Operation Manual

VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition
7) Loops, effects and samples
The DJ's task is not only to play music tracks with no blank spaces, but also to
tweak existing music tracks to enhance their energy to stimulate the dancers.
The functions included in VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition are:
- Loops
- Sampler
- Backspin
- Beatgrid
- Brake
- Flanger
- Flipping Double
- Overloop
- Scratch
These functions can be mapped to Hercules DJ controller buttons 1 to 6. To
map one of these functions to one of buttons 1 to 6:
- click with your mouse on the arrow next to the button on the VirtualDJ skin,
which displays a list of functions,
- and then select the function you want to map on this button.
a) Loops
i) Definition
A loop is the repeated playback of a moment in the music: the start of this
moment is the Loop In point, and the end of the moment is the Loop Out point.
Playback goes from the Loop In point to the Loop Out point and, when it has
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