VirtualDJ is used by tens of millions of people every day, ranging from bedroom DJs to international superstars. 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. 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. VirtualDJ is plug-and-play compatible with most of the DJ controllers that exist on the market. 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. And if you mix videos, you'll also find a lot of video effects and transitions to play with. It comes with a plethora of effects, ranging from traditional flanger, echo, etc, to more modern "beat-aware" effects like beatgrid, slicer, loop-roll. 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. 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. And if you're missing a track, VirtualDJ will automatically find it on the Internet and stream it directly (*requires an additional subscription). 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. It also lets you scratch your songs, set and recall cues, and all the other regular features DJs expect to find to be able to mix. It lets you "mix" your songs, by playing two or more tracks at the same time, adjust their relative speed so that their tempo will match, apply effects like loops etc, and crossfade from one side to the other. They’re gambling that people will become used to their interface, and that when they get a bit more serious and buy a DJ controller they’ll upgrade to the full version.Īre you glad you can play with a fully featured software version with no time limit? Will this persuade you to have a play with Virtual DJ for the first time? Was Virtual DJ your first foray into digital DJing too? Let us know in the comments.VirtualDJ is a software used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs. It’s a fantastic move by Atomix, who are obviously aware that many people downloaded their 30-day trial of Virtual DJ Pro as their first step into digital DJing but needed more than a month to get “hooked”. There are other trivial limitations – you can’t use it to broadcast with as that function is disabled, and full-screen video output is also blocked, but apart from that you get the full, real deal. That means you can’t plug in a DJ controller or control vinyl system – you have to DJ exclusively from your laptop. Considering that my first DJ software was Virtual DJ back in 2004, and I actually DJed using just the laptop in clubs all of that year with it (I couldn’t find a DJ controller I liked and just found it easier to use the keyboard), this shouldn’t put you off, especially if you’re just getting into laptop/digital DJing and want to try it out. Obviously there is going to be a catch here, and it is that the Home version won’t work with external hardware. The Pro version of the software costs US$299 / €227 / £199, but Atomix will now let you download Virtual DJ 7 Home for free, with nearly all the same features as the Home version, for absolutely nothing and to use forever. Virtual DJ 7 is a considerable advance on the previous version, and the software now has up to 99 decks (we think you’ll be happy with 4 or even 6), as well as a host of advanced features including auto key detection (the only DJ software that does this to our knowledge). Virtual DJ 7, the award-winning DJ software, is now available as a free download for the first time to all DJs, in its Home format.
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