VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide 1
Table of Contents A. BASIC FEATURES ............................................................................................................... 4 Top Section ............................................................................................................................ 6 Application Controls & Info ................................................................................................. 6 Waveform Display .............................................................................
Playlists ................................................................................................................................ 49 m3u Playlists ..................................................................................................................... 49 iTunes Playlists ................................................................................................................. 51 Crates ..............................................................................................
A. BASIC FEATURES Before beginning to use VirtualDJ, it is important to familiarize yourself with the controls and the available sections of the default GUI (Graphical User Interface) or Skin.
6 DECKS Default 6 Decks skin view TABLET Default Tablet Mode Skin view VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide 5
Top Section Application Controls & Info Top section - Left side Top section - Right side Application Controls & Logo On the left side the logo of VirtualDJ is displayed. On the right side a Close button to shutdown the application, along with minimize and maximize buttons are offered. The layout of these buttons is reversed on Mac OS computers.
Layout & Mode Click on the button to select how many decks you wish VirtualDJ to display. Toggle between the Keyboard and the Tablet Mode using the 2 MODE buttons. A special Tablet skin is offered with similar features but with much large buttons, mainly for touch-screen users (2 Decks only). Keyboard / Tablet Mode Decks Layout Master VU meter & Limiter The VU Meter on the top shows the Volume Level of the Master Output*.
the very obvious single beat peaks that most house and techno music has. This is when the CBG is very useful. If you look at the following graphics, it is not exactly clear where the beats should sync up by just observing the waveform visually. However, with the help of the CBG, it becomes much easier to synchronize the two tracks: Not beat matched - CBG not aligned Beat matched - CBG not aligned Beat matched - CBG aligned Additional waveform displays can be selected.
4 DECKS 6 different views are offered in the 4 Deck layout to choose from. Default with all 4 decks or just Left and Right, Default with the Right deck inverted, Scratchwave* with all 4 decks, just Left and Right or just the selected deck. Extended Grid lines can be added to the first 3 views, by selecting the Show extra gridlines option.
Focused waveform (left-right) - 6 Decks Horizontal scratchwave* (left-right) - 6 Decks *Note. Different Scratchwaves can be selected from Options (ColoredWaveforms setting), where the detected frequencies of the track are differently colored. Zoom slider & preset buttons Use the slider to zoom in/out and adjust the visible area of the wave in the waveform. Click on the D button to get the default zooming value. Use the S button to save your custom zooming value and the R button to recall it.
Click on the Remain/Elapsed/Total Time display to get the desired Time View Use the button to manually calculate the BPM of the track. Right-click on the button to open the BPM Editor to perform more advanced and precise Tempo and Beat/Phase corrections if required. (See BPM Editor) Click on the Cover of the track to open the Tag Editor to view and edit all the available info of the track Key Control Click on the Key text to get its value into 3 different views.
Mini Decks - Deck 3 assigned as Left (A) 4 DECKS Once a track is loaded to a deck, the track’s Info such as Artist, Title, Elapsed and Remain Time, Cover, BPM, Key and Gain will be displayed in this area. The track will be analyzed and the song-position (progress) will be displayed. Use the button to manually calculate the BPM of the track. Right-click on the button to open the BPM Editor to perform more advanced and precise Tempo and Beat/Phase corrections if required. (See BPM Editor ).
Press the button to smoothly synchronize the track of the deck with the opposite deck. It will match the BPM of the track and align the CBG (Computer Beatgrid) Toggle between the Scratch (Vinyl) and Bend (CD) mode using the button. In Vinyl Mode the Jog Wheel will emulate the sound of a record being scratched when the position is moved. In CD mode the jog wheel will bend the pitch when the position is moved. Enable Slip mode using the button.
2 DECKS 4 DECKS 6 DECKS Deck Options Click on the button to choose a different behavior for the Basic Control buttons, adjust the Pitch Range, and enable Master Tempo or other useful smart mixing options such as Smart Loop, Smart Cue and Smart Play. Deck Options Description Smart Play Automatically start playing from the nearest position that would allow the songs to be beat-matched with one another.
Cue Standard Will stop the song at the previous Cue point and will preview the song as long as it is held if the song is paused. Cue hold-to-play Will stop the song at the previous Cue point and will preview the song as long as it is held if the song is paused.
4 DECKS HotCues, Effects, Loops and Custom buttons are available in a single view. Advanced Deck Controls - 4 Decks HotCues Use any of the 6 available Hot Cue buttons to trigger a Hot Cue (or save if empty). Rightclick to delete it. 2 DECKS 6 DECKS 3 different views for the Hot Cues are offered (Minimal, Normal and Extended). The Minimal view is auto-selected if one of the other 2 sections (Effect and Loops) are set to Extended View. In this view, only 3 Hot Cues* are available.
4 DECKS Use any of the 6* available buttons to trigger or set a Hot Cue (if empty). Open the POI Editor to manage your Hot Cues with the HotCues - 4 Decks button. * Note. Even though 6 Hot Cue points are offered in the Default 2 Decks GUI (which should cover the needs in most cases), VirtualDJ supports up to 99 Hot Cue points which can be controlled using a custom skin, custom buttons, or keyboard/midi controller shortcuts.
In the Normal View a button is offered to see all the available Parameters and Preset Buttons of the selected Effect. A detailed Effect GUI will be automatically attached on the right side of the Browser. The same Effect GUI for each effect is also offered by the button in the drop-down Effects List. Effect GUI 4 DECKS Click on the button to select an effect from the offered drop-down Effects List, and turn it on/off with the text button.
Effects can be removed from the Effect Selection List by right-clicking *. * Note. Only user’s custom effects can be moved or deleted. The Default Effects (see table below) can not be moved to a Group nor can they be deleted. Additional Effects can be downloaded from our website http://www.virtualdj.com/addons/effects.
The Extended View is selected by clicking on the Header of the section. In this view, Loop IN and Loop OUT buttons are available to set the entry and exit points of the Loop. Use the buttons to half or double the size of the loop. The size of the loop is visible along with a loop progress Bar. Use the Length (round slider) to adjust the size of the loop (to a non-seamless one) and/or the Move round slider to move the loop to a new position.
Custom Buttons In order to cover all possible needs of features and actions, we added in the Default GUI a few extra empty buttons and knobs to customize via VirtualDJ script actions *. On first launch, those buttons will be empty (un-assigned). 2 DECKS 4 DECKS 6 DECKS Click on any of the available Custom buttons or Custom Knob to assign an action that you may miss from the available ones.
Mixing Controls The Center panel of the GUI offers 4 sub-panels MIXER, VIDEO, SCRATCH and MASTER, Audio Mixer 2 DECKS 4 DECKS 6 DECKS The MIXER panel offers a 2 or 4 channel Audio Mixer with HIGH, MID and LOW Equalizer knobs, GAIN knobs, FILTER knobs to control the resonance Filter effect along with Volume Faders, Audio Crossfader and PFL selection buttons.
*Notes:. -By default the EQ knobs do not completely cut off (kill) the frequencies. Kill mode can be selected from Options. - By default the EQ applies on the Master Output. EQ can also affect the PFL (prelisten) channel if the setting is changed (see Options). FILTER Use the FILTER knobs to apply a Low-Pass or a High-Pass filter to each of the available mixer channels. On middle position, no Filter is applied. Double-click to reset Filter (off position) Filter knob Note.
VOLUME - VU Meters Use the Volume faders to control the volume of each one of the available mixer’s channels. Volume Faders - 4 Decks The VU meters can display either the Output level of the deck routed to the mixer or the Output level of the mixer’s channel (after Volume adjustments) VU Meters - 4 Volume Faders & VU meters 2 & 6 Decks Decks 2 & 6 DECKS 4 DECKS Selection is made from the right-click menu on the VU meters.
If the crossfader is at the far right side, only the right-assigned decks will be audible in the Master Output. At any other position, all right- or left-assigned decks will be audible. If a deck is not assigned as left or right, it will be audible regardless of the crossfader position. Double-click to bring the crossfader to middle position. Notes.
Video Mixer - 2 & 6 Decks Video Mixer - 4 Decks Video Previews The large top window will display the Master Video Output. Click inside that area to enable/ disable the Video engine and Master Video Output. The smaller Video preview windows will display the Video Output of the left and right decks. Click on the left Video Deck preview to perform a Video transition to the left side, and on the right video Deck preview to perform a Video transition to the right side.
* Notes. - Additional Effects can be downloaded from our website ttp://www.virtualdj.com/addons/effects.
Video Crossfader 2 DECKS 4 & 6 DECKS Use the Video Crossfader to mix the Video Output of the decks If the Video Crossfader is at the far left side, only the Video from the left deck will be displayed on the Master Video Output. If the Video Crossfader is at the far right side, only the Video of the right deck will be displayed on the Master Video Output. At any other position, the Videos will be mixed depending on the selected Video Transition.
Scratch mixer - 2 & 6 Decks Scratch mixer - 4 Decks Waveforms Displays useful information about the structure of the track (frequencies). Different colored variations are offered from the Options Neutral (default) view Monochrome view UltraBlue view Infrared view PerDeck view Use the Zoom -/+ buttons or a mouse wheel to zoom in/out to the Waveform Clone Deck Click on the buttons to clone the left/right deck to the right/left one.
Mute Reverse When enabled, the track will not be audible if scratched/moved backwards (see Options) 4 DECKS When Timecode Inputs are available in the Audio Setup (see Settings), additional Timecode panels will be offered in the Scratch Panel to enable/disable timecode control for each deck. A quality meter offers information about the strength of the timecode signal. Timecode Panels - 4 Decks Note.
Master Volume Adjust the Volume of the Master Output. Double-click to set the Master Volume to maximum (100%). A VU meter is offered with the level of the Master Output. The LIM is an indicator that will show if the Limiter is engaged on the Master Output. Limiter is ON by default and can not be disabled. Use the REC button below the Master Volume to record the Master Output to a Sample. Headphones Volume/Mix Use the VOL knob to adjust the volume of the Pre-listen channel (headphones).
Master Effect Click on the button to bring up the Effects List and select an Effect for the Master Output. Master Effect - 2 Decks The Sound Effects List will be expanded if only audio tracks are loaded. Both Sound and Video Effect Lists will be expanded if a Video track is loaded Click on the text button (name of effect) to enable/disable the selected Effect on Master Output.
Browser On the bottom of the Default GUI (both 2 and 4 Decks skins), the Browser is displayed. It is divided into 4 basic areas. Folder List, Song List, Sideview and Info. Each one of the available areas can be resized to take the desired width, and can be closed or opened using the vertical button on the separator lines. Sideview is closed by default on first launch. On the left side of the Browser, a vertical Toolbar is offered with some global Browser features.
Right-click on Favorite, Virtual or Filter Folders to rename it, delete, edit or other batch Database operations (i.e add or remove from Search DB etc) Songs List Offers all the Audio, Video, Karaoke tracks and VirtualDJ Samples of the selected folder and information depending on the visible Fields. On the top of the Songs List a resizable Cover Flow area will display the Album Art of your tracks. Drag n drop a track from this list to any of the VirtualDJ decks to play the track.
Right-click on any of the available tracks to receive additional file features and operations.
Files Icons Each track displayed in the Song List will get an icon (displayed on the far left side of each track) which offers valuable information about the type and status of the track. There are 4 basic icons showing the file type of the track, and several overlaid status indicators as per the following table.
Side Toolbar Apart from the Folder operations previously mentioned, the Side Toolbar on the left vertical side of the Browser offers global Browser features. Browser Options Click on the Browser Option button to receive a menu with the following Options Show only Use this to show/hide Music, Videos or Karaoke files. If any of these options are selected, additional Filter buttons will appear on the side toolbar to easily select the desired filter.
Browser Font size Use the buttons to Increase or decrease the size of the Browser font Sideview Sideview offers Sidelist, Sampler, Automix, Karaoke and Clone panels by default. These can be selected by the buttons at the bottom of the Sideview. More custom panels can be added using the Add Shortcut option Sidelist By default the Sidelist will be used in VirtualDJ to keep the tracks that you loaded into a VirtualDJ deck but never played*.
Sampler The Sampler view of Sideview offers 2 different views, the Trigger Pad and the List View. Use the button at the top-right side to toggle between these views. The Trigger Pad view offers large buttons (pads) to trigger a Sample, with an icon, the name and a progress bar. The List view also offers all possible information i.e. Volume, Group name, Mode, Color etc. You may also choose which fields you wish to see in the List View by right-clicking on a header.
Add and remove Samples Drag any Sample, Audio or Video file(s) from the Songs List and drop it (them) to the Sampler area. The file(s) will be automatically added to the selected Bank. To remove a Sample, right-click on a Sampler in List View (or CTRL+Click in Trigger Pad view) and choose Remove Sampler Groups Samples can be organized into Groups. Only one Sample can be triggered from one Group each time.
Audio Output By default Sampler is routed to the Master & Headphones Outputs (or all decks if an External mixer audio setup is chosen). However a different output can be chosen from the Sampler Options menu. You can choose to route the Sampler Output only to the Headphones channel or any specific Sampler - Audio Output (Master & Headphones) deck. If an External Mixer Audio Setup is selected, you could either select a specific deck as Sampler Output or choose the trigger deck option.
Automix Automix list is mainly used to either create/edit Playlists (see Playlists) or use the Automix operation. Drag n drop tracks from the Songs List or load a saved Playlist. Start/stop Automix using the button Once Automix is enabled, the first track from the list will be loaded as next to the deck that is currently played on Master Output. The Will Play at field will display the time that each track will be played, based on the selected Automix type.
Fade (remove intro/outro) : Attempts to remove the dead air intro or outro segments and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length Fade (remove silence) : Keeps the entire track from beginning to end while removing any dead air or silence that may be present in the track and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length Fade (remove nothing) : Keeps the entire track from beginning to end and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length None (back-to-bac
Karaoke This area is used to create a list with Karaoke tracks for the Karaoke rotation. Drag a Karaoke track from the Songs list and drop it to the Karaoke area. Click on the button, right next to each track, to add the name of the singer. Start the karaoke rotation with the button. The first karaoke song in the list will be loaded to a free deck, and will wait for the play button to be pressed.
Clone The Clone area of Sideview is a temporary clone of a folder. Drag any folder from the Folders List and drop into the Clone area of Sideview or simply click on the button while a folder is selected. The content and the name of that folder will be then displayed. To keep this folder into the Sideview area and quickly have access, choose Add Shortcut from the Sideview Options. An additional button will be then displayed on the bottom toolbar for this folder.
Info Options Info Options menu File Info Prelisten Player Click on the Play button to play-pause the Prelisten Player or click inside the progress bar to prelisten any part of the track, By default the Prelisten Player will use the Headphones Output. A security message will be displayed in case no Headphones Output is configured in the Audio Setup.
B. DATABASE One of the most advanced and important features of VirtualDJ, that you should dedicate time is the VirtualDJ Database. A well-organized Database (Music Library) is essential to get advantage of the unique features of VirtualDJ Browser features Search Database The Browser area offers a Search input box on the top. This is used to search and find tracks within your Music Library without browsing within the folders.
Search results Search Options By default, VirtualDJ will search within the Artist, Title and filepath fields of database, but more or different fields can be selected from Search Options to narrow or provide different search results. Tips. - The order of your typing words is irrelevant. VirtualDJ will search within the selected fields using all the words that you typed - Numeric fields can be also used. E.g. Select BPM from the Search Options and type 120-125.
Analyze your entire Music Library If your Music library lies to a specific Drive or folder simply right-click on that folder and choose Batch->analyze for BPM. VirtualDJ will then analyze all the tracks contained in that folder including all the sub-folders. If your track’s collection lies to various Drives or folders you can : - Type a * (star) character in the Search field. This will bring all the tracks of the Search Database to the Songs list.
3. Playlist Options - Save 1. Drag n drop tracks to Automix 4. Save Playlist window 2. Playlist Options Saved Playlist The Playlist will be now available in the dedicated Playlists folder of the Folders List. Click on that Playlist to bring its tracks to the Songs List. How to edit an existing Playlist Make sure the Automix area is empty, or choose Clean from the Playlist Options. Rightclick to a Playlist and choose Load to Automix from the offered menu.
Tips. - Playlists keep the order for the tracks that had when saved. They can be sorted by any Database field and can have their original order if you right-click on any of the headers and choose Reset Order. iTunes Playlists VirtualDJ will read the iTunes Library on every launch and will display all your iTunes Playlists in the dedicated Root element of the Folders list. Right-click on the iTunes folder to Reload the Playlists if changes are done within iTunes and VirtualDJ is running.
History In case you need to see what you have played on a specific date or need to repeat a playing list from a successful event, VirtualDJ keeps a full playing track’s History, organized by dates. Simply click on the History folder to expand and see all your playing tracks ordered by date and grouped by year and month (for the past ones) Select a History Playlist and the tracks that you have played on that specific date will be listed in the Songs List.
Use the right-click offered menu to Load the content of a Virtual Folder to Automix or SideList and other Batch operations such as Add to Search DB, analyze for BPM etc.. Choose from the same menu Rename or Delete of you wish to rename or delete a Virtual Folder. Tips - Select (click) a Virtual folder and choose to Add (create) a new one, if you wish the new one to be nested inside an existing Virtual Folder and create your own Tracks List tree, without re-organizing folders from your Computer.
In the next offered window, type your filter (criteria), inside the Filter box. Lists with the available fields and operators are available on the bottom of that window along with some examples, to help you with the syntax.
Favorite Folders You may want to define a collection of directories which are most frequently used – for example, “Hits of 2006” or “My Music” The best solution is using the Favorite Folders. Think of Favorite Folders as Shortcuts to a folder in the operating system. How to: Select a folder (or a subfolder) from the Folders List and click on the button to set this folder as a Favorite one (or right-click on the same folder and choose this option from the offered menu).
With a Content Unlimited subscription, you will be able to face almost any request from your customers, even for songs you never heard about. And you'll always have access to the latest tracks as soon as they get released, no matter where you are. Read more about the offered Content Unlimited plans at http://www.virtualdj.com/products/subscription.
Content Unlimited Search options Click on the Search Options button right next to the Search field of Browser to access the Content Unlimited Options menu. Use the Force options from menu to force a catalogue and bypass the default automatic selection. Disable the Only use ContentUnlimited when no local results option if you wish VirtualDJ to provide results from the service, even if the Local Database provides search results.
Cloudlists CloudLists are online, saved playlists you can share or access these from any other computer. They can be used to share playlists with other users. So, if a user asks on the forum "I've been booked for a salsa night tomorrow and I have no idea what salsa is, is it some spicy sauce?", and you happen to be a resident DJ in Varadero, Cuba, then you can make a playlist for this poor fellow DJ, and just answer on the forum to add you on CloudList.
You will then see all the Cloud Lists of that user (if available) . Live Feedback Just a few seconds after a track starts playing on a live playing deck, Live Feedback will recommend a track and it’s information will be displayed on the bottom of the Songs List.
C. ADVANCED FEATURES VirtualDJ offers various advanced features, provided through the POI, BPM, Tag, Track, Video and Automix Editors. The Basic features of the software will probably be enough to allow you mixing your favorite tracks, however the Editors will provide advanced tools to organize your music library or take your mixes to the next level. Sandbox Sandbox, introduced in VirtualDJ version 8, is a new feature that will revolutionize the work of mainstream DJs.
POI Editor The POI Editor offers all the Points Of Interest that a track may carry, such as HotCues, Saved Loops, Automix points, Beatgrid anchors, even special points with assigned VirtualDJ script actions On the left-sided list, only the HotCues are listed by default. Click on Show all to see all the available POIs of the track. The top part displays the waveform of the track along with all your POIs as triangle markers. Those are indicated by a color depending on the type.
marked area you will see on the waveform to manually adjust the size of the Saved loop. The Saved Loop will be enabled using the HotCue buttons of the VirtualDJ GUI. Action Assign a VirtualDJ script action, which will be executed once the track reaches this point. A Macro action field will be provided on the right side to type the action and a button is offered to open the Macro Editor which will help you to choose the desired action.
BPM Editor VirtualDJ has an advanced Sound Engine that will calculate the tempo (BPM value) and the Beat Grid (CBG) of your tracks with accuracy in almost all cases. In the rare case that either the BPM value or the Beat Grid of your track are not correct, the BPM Editor will provide all the tools to easily and accurately calculate and manually adjust them. To open the BPM Editor, right-click on any of your tracks or click on the BPM display on the decks of the GUI.
The BPM value is correct but the CBG is not. Drag and move the Beatgrid anchor (First detected beat) - red vertical line to a part (beat) of the track that will probably help you to be more precise. The BPM value will not change in this case. Or use the buttons to shift the CBG of the song by 1 beat backwards or forward The BPM value and the CBG are incorrect and the BPM value is unknown -.Zoom In to a part of the track that has clear beat information.
- Click on the button to add a new Beat Grid anchor - Place your mouse on the background of the waveform between the 1st and the 2nd beat (starting from the new Beat Grid anchor or any other position after that) until the doublesided arrow appears. - Click and move this point to the beginning of the 2nd beat. The BPM will be re-calculated, based on your adjustments.
Fields populated from iD3Tags or filename Artist Artist of the track Title Title of the track Remix Remix version of the track (Club Edit, Extended etc) By default, these fields are populated from the iD3tag.
First seen shows the date of when the track was first added to the database Last Play shows the date of when track was last played Custom user fields Field 1 Blank database field. Fill this with any information you need to store Field 2 Blank database field.
Example. Type a name in the Genre filed if you wish all the tracks of your selection to get the same Genre, or a number in the Year field if you wish all the files to get the same Year. Choose OK to apply the changes on the VirtualDJ Database fields. Notes. - Batch Tag edits is not supported -Batch CoverArt ((e.g. to provide the same Art Cover to the entire album) will possibly not provide any good results, as the Search in the Internet Sources is based on the first track of your selection.
marked area will get red color for the Censor, yellow for the Remove and green for the Stretch operation. - Click to select any of the created marked areas and then click on the it. button to delete - Finally click on the button to save your edit. A vdjedit file will be created in the same folder as your original track and a special icon will be granted to this file (see Browser icons) Tips.
How to: Once the Video Editor is opened, the selected track will be positioned on the top and the Cover Art (if available) of the audio track or the video of the track will be displayed on the Video preview by default. - Click on the button to choose the Video file you wish to overlay to the track. - Once the Video file is selected, it will be displayed (in frames) on the bottom part of the Editor.
- Use the button to delete the selected overlaid video from the original track. - Use the control buttons to play/pause/stop the track and see in the Video preview window how the overlay looks. Drag the green vertical line (Play marker) to move inside the track. - Finally, click on the button to save your file. A .vdjedit file will be created in the same folder as your original track and a special icon will be granted to this file (see Browser Icons). Note.
- Type the text you need to overlay inside the Text box. - Choose the font and the color, along with border and shadow if needed from the right sided options. - Optionally apply one of the available Fx to rotate, zoom, float or even shake and strobe your text as the track will play. - Use the mouse to create (select) the area (red), where you need your text to apply. Move and resize the area using your mouse.
The sample will be analyzed and the multi-colored waveform will be displayed, providing information of its structure, based on the detected frequencies. The grey-scaled background indicates the 4 beat pattern of the Beat Grid of the sample. The left red vertical line indicates the Beatgrid anchor (first detected beat), and the green line indicates the playing position. Use the buttons to play/pause/stop the sample. Move the green playing marker using mouse to a different position if needed.
Stutter: the Sampler will play from the beginning, each time you trigger a Sampler Pad. Right-click to stop the Sample Unmute: The Sample will be muted if the Sampler Pad is not pressed. Right-click to stop the Sample. How to create a Sample from an existing track Record a Loop Play a track on a deck and create a loop. While the track is on loop, click on the button you will find in the Advanced Loop panel. A Sample will be then created and listed in the Recordings folder.
Use a mouse wheel to zoom in/out and the navigation bar, to focus to a part that you wish to edit. Move the blue left and right vertical lines to define the part of the track that you wish to keep as a Sample. Move the green playing marker to any position the preview your edit. buttons to Once the part of the track is defined, choose a name or even a Group and a Color. Click on the Save button.
Automix Editor The Automix Editor will offer the ability to edit the automatic process of the Automix feature, and bypass the selected Automix Type for any pairs of your tracks. The Automix Editor is available in the Automix view of SideView (Playlist Options menu) Once Automix Editor is opened, all the tracks of the Automix list will be displayed on the left side and can be selected by pairs. On the right side, a timeline will be created to show how the tracks will be mixed, and with what order.
Repeat the above procedure with any of the paired songs you wish to edit for this Automix List. Close the Automix Editor window (saving is automatic). Notes. - Any part of the previous song of a pair, positioned after the Automix (blue) area, will not be heard - Any part of the next song of a pair, positioned before the Automix (blue) area, will not be heard - Automix Editor will not provide any functions if Back to Back (none) is selected as Automix type Tip.
D. SETTINGS Click on the SETTINGS button on the top, to access the Settings of VirtualDJ to manage all the features and options of the software. Audio Setup Audio Setup provides sound output and input setup configuration options The OUTPUT tab of Audio Settings offers Speakers Only, Speaker+Headphone and External Mixer options. Choose SPEAKER ONLY option to create an Audio Setup with Master Output only.
The CARD tab of Audio Settings offers Internal Soundcard, Two Soundcards and Stereo to Mono Splitter options. Choose INTERNAL SOUNDCARD option if you need VirtualDJ to use the default soundcard of your computer Choose TWO SOUNDCARDS option if you need to route Master and Headphones to different sound cards (e.g.
Multiple Audio Setup profiles Each time a different Audio Setup is created, using the buttons from the top tabs or the detailed list, it is stored as config 1 (default name). You can then choose to rename and save the current Setup in order to create multiple ones and restore them from the list on the right bottom of this window Audio Setup Profiles Once the desired Sound setup is created, click APPLY to enable it. Note: A detailed Audio Setup Guide with examples is offered in the Appendix.
Notes : - Additional skins can be downloaded from registered licensed users from our website at http://www.virtualdj.com/addons/skins.html - Custom skins can be created. Read how to at http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/Skin%20SDK%20.html Controllers VirtualDJ 8 comes with predefined mapping for most of the MIDI/HID DJ Controllers* (more than 120 in the default installer, and more can be downloaded from the website), but the mappings can be easily changed and tweaked to your liking.
Choose from the Deck List the decks you wish to control with each one of your connected devices. Leave that to Automatic to allow VirtualDJ to assign the decks automatically. Mapping file selection Decks Assign In the middle section a list with all the available Keys and their assigned actions is offered. Click on the Key field header to sort the Keys alphabetically. Mapping Key list Custom mapping Choose from the top list the device you wish to customize.
*Note : More details about VirtualDJ script actions and syntax are available in our Wiki pages http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJscript.html (Documentation button) Options VirtualDJ offers a large number of settings to allow you customizing every single feature of the software. Settings are categorized for easy navigation and search, but can also be searched from the top Search field. Click on the Show Advanced Options to get all the available settings or choose among the most common ones.
Licenses VirtualDJ 8 is a single core software version with no serial numbers*. Licenses can be added to access additional features of the software and these are associated with your account. Use this tab of Settings to view, add and manage your Licenses and your Content Unlimited subscriptions. Click on the Login button to receive the Login window.
Once you login, all your active (purchased) Licenses and Subscriptions will be enabled. You can choose to add a License of Pro Full Infinity, which will provide full access to all the features of the software, a Controller License, which will provide you the ability to use an external analogue DJ mixer and a MIDI/HID controller or a VirtualDJ Pro Subscription, which will offer full access to the features of the software for a specific time.
Broadcasting settings using a Radio Server To upload your broadcast to virtualdj.com server and save your mixes. Just enter your Episode Name and start broadcast. To manage your podcasts click on the link provided Note : Broadcasting requires Port 8000 needs to be forwarded in case a router is used. See some useful information in our Wiki page.. http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/Broadcasting%20Howto.
Record The Record tab allows recording your audio and video mixes. Select the Format of the recorded file and click on the and the path of the recorded file. button to select the filename Formats Description MP3 (default audio format) Record audio in .MP3 format. By default the quality is set to MID (192 Kbs). A different quality can be selected from the option recordQuality in Advanced Options under the group Record (low=128Kbs, mid=192Kbs, high=320Kbs).
WEBM (default video format) Record video in .WEBM format MP4 (alternate video format) Record video in .MP4 format. Once the filename and format are set, press the START/STOP RECORD button to start/stop the recording. Click on the button to receive to get additional operations for the recorded file.
VirtualDJ iRemote is an application for iPad/iPhone/iPod-touch, that let you use your iDevices as an additional interface. The iRemote connects to VirtualDJ wirelessly. The connection is completely secure, and only iRemote devices on your accept list will be able to interact with your VirtualDJ. An iRemote Setup guide is available in our website http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/iRemote%20Setup%20Guide.html The iRemote is completely skinnable, and use the same skin format as VirtualDJ.
E. Audio Setup Guide Below are some examples of basic Setups and Audio configuration of VirtualDJ Audio Setup with Speakers (Master) Only Simply connect a pair of amplified speakers to the Sound output of your computer. Use the front (green) output in case your computer offers more than 1 stereo outputs. Note that VirtualDJ will only use a single stereo output.
a) Your computer has a single stereo output and you wish to listen Master Output through your computer’s built-in speakers. In this case, you will need a single stereo USB sound card to connect your Headphones. Connections Speakers & Headphones with USB sound card - Connections Audio Setup Select the SPEAKER+HEADPHONE and TWO SOUND CARDS options.
Connections Speakers & Headphones with Y-Splitter - Connections Audio Setup Select the SPEAKER+HEADPHONE and STEREO TO MONO SPLITTER options. VirtualDJ will then route the Master Output to the 1st mono channel and Headphones to the 2nd mono channel of your computer’s built-in sound card. Click APPLY Speakers & Headphones with Y-Splitter - Audio setup c) Your computer has a built-in soundcard with at least 2 stereo outputs (4.1 or higher) Connections Speakers & Headphones with 4.
Audio Setup Select the SPEAKER+HEADPHONE and INTERNAL SOUND CARD options. VirtualDJ will then route the Master Output to the 1st stereo channel and Headphones to the 2nd stereo channel of your computer’s built-in sound card. Click APPLY Speakers & Headphones with 4.
Master & Headphones with Multi Channel USB sound card - Audio Setup Note. It is strongly advised to use the ASIO drivers of the sound card (if available) and make sure the USB sound card is not the default soundcard of your Operating system Audio Setup with External mixer & multi-channel USB sound card In order to use an external analogue dj mixer a sound card with at least 2 stereo outputs is required. For each VirtualDJ deck you wish to use with an external mixer a dedicated stereo channel is required.
Audio Setup Select the EXTERNAL MIXER and INTERNAL SOUND CARD options. Once the Audio Setup is created select your USB sound card from the SoundCard field. VirtualDJ will then route each of the available decks to a separated stereo channel of your USB sound card. Click APPLY. 2 Channel External Mixer & USB multi-channel sound card - Audio Setup 4 DECKS To use 4 VirtualDJ Decks with an external 4 Channel analogue dj mixer, a sound card with at least 4 stereo outputs is required.
4 Channel External Mixer & USB multi-channel sound card - Audio Setup Note. It is strongly advised to use the ASIO drivers of the sound card (if available) and make sure the USB sound card is not the default soundcard of your Operating system Audio Setup using a MIDI Controller with a built-in soundcard Most of the natively supported MIDI/HID controllers with built-in soundcard will offer a pre-defined Audio Setup as a special button in the CARD section, once these are connected.
Note. A Controller or Pro Infinity License is required. Microphone input A microphone may be routed to the Master Output, using an input of a multi-channel sound card. Connections Simply connect a microphone to the input of a sound card. Audio Setup Select the MICROPHONE option in order an additional line to be created or create a new by selecting mic from the drop-down list of the Source field.
Timecode What is Timecode Timecode (also known as DVS-Digital Vinyl system) is a special audio signal recorded on a standard vinyl record or audio CD that allows you to use traditional vinyl or non-MIDI capable CD decks to control song playback in VirtualDJ. VirtualDJ 'listens' to the audio signal coming from the timecode record/CD playing on the vinyl/CD deck and can work out the song position, what speed it's playing at and which direction, allowing this to be replicated on the virtual deck in VirtualDJ.
- In Relative mode VirtualDJ does not respond to playback position changes (needle drop) The track just pauses when the timecode stops, and it starts again when there is timecode signal in the soundcard’s inputs (Play / pause). VirtualDJ still responds to pitch changes and scratch when performed from the timecode player but not in loops and HotCues. However Sync, loops and hot cues work perfectly when performed from the software. Pitch change and Sync from the software are not allowed in this mode.
Timecode & External mixer - Audio Setup Once the Audio Setup with the Timecode Inputs is applied, an additional tab in the Settings will be available. Click on that tab to open the Timecode settings window Timecode Settings Timecode is auto-configured based on the selected Timecode type, so there is not much that you need to tweak. Simply choose the type of your Timecoded Vinyl or CD and VirtualDJ will auto-configure the necessary settings.
When Timecode is part of the applied Audio Setup, additional Timecode panels will be available in the GUI of VirtualDJ showing the strength of the signal along with buttons to turn on/off the timecode control Timecode panels in Decks - 2 Decks GUI Timecode panels in the SCRATCH panel - 4 Decks GUI Note. In order to use VirtualDJ’s timecode capabilities, the sound card must be able to provide a stereo signal on the appropriate input channels. Mono input of a timecode signal is not supported.
Recording with a 2 Channel External Mixer & USB multi-channel sound card - Audio Setup Note. It is strongly advised to use the ASIO drivers of the sound card (if available) and make sure the USB sound card is not the default soundcard of your Operating system ReWire From Propellerheads, the inventor of ReWire: “ReWire is a system for transferring audio data from one application to another, in real time. Basically, you could view ReWire as an "invisible audio cable" that connects two computer programs.
Rewire – Audio Setup In this example VirtualDJ deck 2 is loaded with an audio track and deck 4 is a ReWire deck (Reason). The audio deck can be synced with the ReWire deck.
Audio Setup common issues While creating and applying an Audio Setup, If the sound card is not connected or its assigned channels are not available, a message will be displayed in the details tab. In this case make sure the sound card is connected and its drivers are installed, or use a different one. If the soundcard of your previously used Audio Setup is not connected on launch, a pop-up warning message will appear on your taskbar.
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loopAutoMove Select if the loop is kept and moved to the new position when a cue is called during a loop loopDefault Default number of beats used in loops loopRollDefault Default number of beats used in loopRolls displayTime Select what is displayed in the time zone on the skin hideSongInfo Hide the song’s title and artist from the skin, if you don’t want people behind you to be able to see which tracks you are playing sandboxSplitHeadphones In sandbox mode, sends the sandbox master to the left h
inside VirtualDJ coverDownload Automatically download cover pictures when a new file without cover is encountered getTitleFromTags Get the title and artist fields from the tag getRatingFromTags Get the rating field from the tag getCommentFromTags Get the comment field from the tag getCuesFromTags Get the cues field from the tag getRemixWhenParsingFilenames Get the remix field when filename are formatted like artist - title (remix) or artist - title [remix] searchInFolder Search results display
multiTouchTwoFingerScroll Enable scrolling with two fingers on touch-screens browserSearchByFirstLetter When the focus is on the browser, typing on the keyboard will select the song starting with this letter, instead of using the keyboard mapper lastSelectedFolder Last selected folder (saved for the next session) coverFlow Select how to display the cover pictures on the coverflow band lastTrackListDate Last date from the tracklisting.
Audio audioAutoDetect Keep checking for new devices to detect when a known soundcard is plugged in wasapiSharedMode When set to false, VirtualDJ will take exclusive control of your soundcard, meaning that all other applications running in the background will stop to make any sound while VirtualDJ is active autoCue Automatically goes to the first cue or first beat when a song is loaded autoBPMMatch Automatically change the pitch slider to match the BPM of the other deck when a new song is loaded (smar
prelistenOutput Selects which deck is used to output the prelisten sound (from the editors or the info panel preview). 0 means automatically select the deck that is not currently on air metronomeVolume Set the volume used by the metronome ticks in the BPM Editor equalizerMode Defines the spread of the equalizer bands.
sources when the video crossfader is moving videoFx Select which video fx plugin is currently loaded videoLogo Show a logo on the bottom-right corner of the video output (you need a VirtualDJ PRO license to be able to remove or change the logo) videoLogoImage Select which image is used for the video logo (you need a VirtualDJ PRO license to be able to remove or change the logo) videoLogoSize Select the size of the video logo (you need a VirtualDJ PRO license to be able to remove or change the logo v
produce a forward-spin effect jogSensitivityScratch Set the sensitivity of the controllers jogwheels when scratching jogSensitivityCue Set the sensitivity of the controllers jogwheels when cueing jogSensitivityBend Set the sensitivity of the controllers jogwheels when pitch-bending controllerTakeoverMode Defines how sliders and knob are behaving when the value on the controller doesn’t match the value on the skin: Instant means as soon as you touch the slider on the controller, VirtualDJ will use the
slightly compressed using OGG samplerDontSaveSource When set to true, new samples that are recorded will not save their source file filepath (if you want to distribute the sample file without exposing your folder paths) samplerOutputToTriggerDeck When set to true, using the controller’s trigger pads on the left side or right side change the sampler output channel accordingly samplerRootFolder Let you change the default folder where the samples are stored Record recordFile File use to record the mix
of bandwidth) broadcastSongInfo Set to false if you don’t want your listeners to see the titles of what you are playing podcastName Name of your podcast Internet internetDontConnect Set to true to prevent VirtualDJ to log you in or connect to the Internet (most features won’t be available) stayLoggedIn Set to false if you want VirtualDJ to ask your password every time checkUpdates What to do when there is a new version of VirtualDJ available sendHistory Save your playlists on your virtualdj.
overclock On old systems, make sure that the internal clock is running as fast as possible to ensure accurate sound behavior. maxPreloadLength Prevent overloading your memory, by not fully preloading any song that is longer than this value (in minutes). Set to -1 to always preload pitchQuality Choose which algorithm to use when pitching/scratching/mastertempo.
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