What is VirtualDJ ?
VirtualDJ is a DJ software for PC and MAC.It is used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs.
It will let you organize your collection of tracks and group them easily in a DJ-friendly way, using filter to find the hot songs, or find compatible bpm or key, access your previous playlists, etc. And if you're missing a track, VirtualDJ will automatically find it on the Internet and stream it directly (*requires an additional subscription). And, using the millions of automatic reports we get every day from other VirtualDJ users around the world, it will give you meaningful advices on which songs other DJs consider to go well after what you just played.
VirtualDJ can play not only audio tracks, but also video or karaoke, if you connect your computer to a projector or the club's screens.
It comes with a plethora of effects, ranging from traditional flanger,
echo, etc, to more modern "beat-aware" effects like beatgrid, slicer,
loop-roll.
And if you mix videos, you'll also find a lot of video effects and
transitions to play with.
Its built-in sampler will let you spice up your mixes with a broad
range of drops and loops, or you can go creative and merge live
performance and production by
creating remixes on-the-fly by using the
sampler like a sequencer.
VirtualDJ is plug-and-play compatible with most of the DJ controllers
that exist on the market. Just plug yours and you will be ready to go.
And if you want to change any of the default behavior, VirtualDJ has a
powerful "VDJScript" language that will let you easily tweak any
functions exactly to your liking.
Same for the interface. If you want to change it, our website hosts
hundreds of user-made interfaces to replace the default one, or you
could easily create your own.
VirtualDJ is used by tens of millions of people every day, ranging from bedroom DJs to international superstars.
It is used to play live in clubs and big stadiums, at weddings, private parties, or just to train at home.
And in addition to being used live, VirtualDJ can also be used to record mixtapes, podcast, or to broadcast to Internet radios.
Why use a DJ software
Instead of turntables or CDs?
Because you really want to have all your music on a hard-drive instead
of crates of vinyl and CDs. Crates are big and heavy, they get lost by
airlines, CDs and vinyl get scratched or broken. But a digital
collection can be backed up at will, carried on a thumb drive. You can
exchange remixes and bootlegs with other DJs, buy new tracks instantly
online. And anyway, more and more tracks and remixes are just not
available on vinyl or CD anymore nowadays.
Because DJ software has
more functionality, and let you do new things that were just not
possible on vinyl or CD. From scratching video clips straight from your
turntable, to producing complex remixes live with the sampler, or using
amazing beat-aware effects. DJs using computers can just make better
mixes.
Because the entire DJ industry is moving. Technics stopped to
manufacture turntables at all. Pioneer and all the big DJ brands are
only making digital DJ controllers that plug into a computer, and nobody
makes CD players anymore.
Because DJ software are to vinyl and
CDs what word processors are to typewriters, and you're not still using a
typewriter, are you?
Why should I use VirtualDJ
Instead of Serato or Traktor?
Each software has a different history and philosophy:
VirtualDJ started as a software for mobile DJs and beginner DJs. Our philosophy has always been to use cutting-edge technology to build tools that make DJing more accessible and help existing DJs mix better.
VirtualDJ started as a software for mobile DJs and beginner DJs. Our philosophy has always been to use cutting-edge technology to build tools that make DJing more accessible and help existing DJs mix better.
Traktor
started in a company that specializes in making software for musicians,
and their philosophy is to try to merge the world of DJs and the world
of musicians and producers. Serato started as a timecode-only software
used by turntablists who wanted to do the same tricks they were doing on
vinyl, and their main philosophy is to make a tool where one will use
and need all the skills one learnt on traditional turntables or CDs.
At VirtualDJ, we believe that nobody cares if you know how to beatmatch
tracks in 1 second or 1 minute, that is not what makes you a better DJ.
Your audience will never notice anyway. But what you play and how you
play it, is what is important. Based on that, we don't mind relegating
the technical side of the mix to the machine, and help you focus on the
creative and artistic side of your skills.
Our goal is to help you mix better, not to preserve the legacy of the DJing culture at all costs, so we are not afraid to break the rules and do things differently, if we feel it would improve your performance in the long run.
And history have shown again and again that every change we implemented, no matter how frowned upon by the DJ establishment at the beginning, always ended up becoming the norm a few years later.
Our goal is to help you mix better, not to preserve the legacy of the DJing culture at all costs, so we are not afraid to break the rules and do things differently, if we feel it would improve your performance in the long run.
And history have shown again and again that every change we implemented, no matter how frowned upon by the DJ establishment at the beginning, always ended up becoming the norm a few years later.
Of course, you will always find some DJs who spent years of hard work to
learn how to do all this without a computer, and who will tell you that
you should use the same software they do, because they want you to go
through all the pain and suffering they went through. They are afraid of
how fast you would start mixing better than them if you use VirtualDJ.
This is why millions of regular every-day DJs are using VirtualDJ, while some high-profile DJs are still using Serato: the more rich and famous you became by mastering DJing "the old way", the harder it is to take the risk to try new tools and see if you can still improve your act.
This is why millions of regular every-day DJs are using VirtualDJ, while some high-profile DJs are still using Serato: the more rich and famous you became by mastering DJing "the old way", the harder it is to take the risk to try new tools and see if you can still improve your act.
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