Operation Manual

VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide

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

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. If trigger deck is

selected then it will route the Sample only to

the deck where the sample was triggered

from (either using deck specific shortcuts, or

from a GUI or even a MIDI controller)

Sampler - Audio Output (Master & Headphones)

Sampler - Audio Output (External Mixer)

Note. The ‘Headphones only’ option will not be available if no Headphones are available in the

Audio setup

Pads Layout

You can define the layout of the Trigger Pad

view, by selecting the number of the used

columns. VirtualDJ will then automatically fill

the necessary rows to show all the Samples

of the Bank. By default the view is

Automatic. (VirtualDJ will choose the best

view).

If a MIDI controller with pre-defined

columns, rows and sides is connected and

Automatic is chosen as the layout, VirtualDJ

will then reorder the pads to match the layout

of the controller

Note. Not all natively supported MIDI controllers with Pads or buttons used for Sampler triggering

have a pre-defined layout.

Recording a Sample

You can record a sample from either a specific deck, Master Output or even from the

Microphone Input. Use the REC buttons available in the GUI. Once a Sample is recorded it

will be automatically added in the Recordings subfolder of Sampler and its contents will be

displayed in the Songs list. Samples will be named automatically depending on the source

(master, mic or track’s name). You can then pre-listen to your Sample and choose to add it

to a Sampler Bank by dragging and dropping the sample to the Sampler Trigger Pad or List

view.

For more advanced Sampler operations see Sampler Editor.