Virtual DJ User Guide

Before beginning to use VirtualDJ, familiarize yourself with the controls and “zones” of the software. Upon opening the application, an interface menu is displayed. Interfaces called “skins” feature different configurations, layouts and functionality of the software. Let’s begin by selecting “Internal mixer interface” to become familiar with the most important features of the software. To change to a different skin while the software is running, click on the “Config” menu and select the “Skins” tab.





1. BROWSER I SAMPLER / EFFECTS I RECORD

Browse your music folders, Create, edit and save your playlists
Adjust effects video, and audio, Record and save mixes

2. DECK 1 CONTROLS

Drag and drop music from the browser to this virtual deck.
Track title, beats per minute display, counters, Transport Control

3. DECK 2 CONTROLS

Drag and drop music from the browser to this virtual deck.
Track title, beats per minute display, counters, Transport Control
4. CENTER PANEL

Multiple panels can provide access to Crossfader, Gain, Volume PFL Controls, Video controls, Video preview windows, Effect controls, Timecode Scratch Interface

5. RHYTHM WINDOW

This window tracks the waveform of each song loaded or playing on a deck. This area also features a Computer Beat Grid (CBG) used for visual mixing and beat-matching.


BROWSER

The Browser Zone is the area where to navigate and organize files stored on a local, external, or network hard disk. The browser contains the compatible file types (i.e. whose extensions are associated with the decoders in VirtualDJ) to access the compatible extensions list. Click the “Config” menu then choose the “Codecs” tab. See the “Codecs” section of the manual for further details.



The Browser zone is divided into panels

1. File System / Folder Structure
2. File / Search Results
3. Automix Playlist
4. Sidelist

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File System - Folder Structure Panel

VirtualDJ provides several organizational groupings of the track collection and a few third-party interfaces by default. Also provided is the ability to create additional navigation aids. To better understand the managed groups and interfaces click the “Config” button and view the “Browser” tab.

The “Browser” tab allows the selection of the various groupings that can be viewed. Each item ‘checked’ will have an associate entry on the File System/Folder Structure panel.




Volumes – shows the File System navigation option from the My Computer structure

Desktop – shows the File System navigation option from the Desktop structure

NetSearch – NetSearch provides access to searching the Internet to try to find the song you're looking for. You can then instantly stream the song or video directly off the Internet.

Genres – provides a generated tree of Genre types based on the imported ID3 tag Genre field. By selecting on the various listed genres the file browser panel (2) only shows those entries that match the tag.

History – provides access to data stored about each session use of VirtualDJ. The data is stored as .m3u playlist files and it is stored in the My Documents -> VirtualDJ\Tracklisting folder. History data is saved on the fly in order to provide running history of played tracks for each 24hr timeframe of use.

iTunes – displays iTunes playlists and uses the information in the playlist for accessing files. If the files don’t exist per the playlists path, an ‘Error’ shows up in the deck’s display when attempting to load the track.

Crates – allows access to the crates structure created and utilized by the Serato ScratchLive application.

Playlists – show or hide the contents of the My Documents -> VirtualDJ\Playlist folder. This is where an Automix playlist is saved by default.

Favorites – show or hide any created folder favorites, created from a right-click on a folder in the Desktop navigation structure and selecting “Set as favorite” from the menu or by using the icon on the panel’s right divider bar.

VirtualFolders – show or hide any created VirtualFolders created from clicking on the icon found on the right divider bar

FilterFolders – show or hide any created FilterFolders created from clicking on the icon found on the right divider bar

** To learn more about this feature and additional features that compliment the NetSearch capabilities, visit their website at www.virtualdj.com.

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