Operation Manual

VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition
e) Setting a Cue point
A Cue point is a bookmark of the moment in the music file where you start
playing the file for the audience, for example to avoid a slower beginning of the
track if it's too slow for dancing. This bookmark is intended to start playing the
music file only once its beat is clear enough for dancing, to avoid a slow
introduction of the music which may interrupt the rhythm of dancing.
i) Placing a Cue point
Once the music file is loaded on a deck, preview it for yourself only (on your
headphones) up to the moment where you want to place the bookmark in your
music file (you can get to the right point by playing the music file, by pressing
the fast forward or rewind buttons or by turning the jog wheel), and then push
the Cue button at the moment you want to place a cue point.
VirtualDJ adds:
- a marker with the label Cue 1 in the waveform display.
- a white bar in the waveform in the waveform preview.
ii) Changing a Cue point position
Each time you press the Cue button, VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition updates the Cue
point position.
iii) Going to a Cue point
If a Cue point has been defined in a piece of music, you go to this Cue point
when you load the music file on a deck.
Each time you press the Stop button, you come back to the Cue point.
iv) Deleting a Cue point
If the music contains a Cue point, going to the start of the music file (using the
Rewind button) and pushing the Cue button once you have reached the start of
the music file deletes the previously recorded Cue 1 point.
You cannot set multiple Cue points in a music file with VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition,
but this option is available in VirtualDJ 5 Pro, so you must upgrade to VirtualDJ
5 Pro to access this option.
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