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Table of ContentsA. BASIC FEATURES . 4Top Section . 6Application Controls & Info . 6Waveform Display . 7Deck Controls . 10Track Info Display . 10Basic Deck Controls . 12Advanced Deck Controls . 15HotCues . 16Effects . 17Loops. 19Custom Buttons . 21Mixing Controls . 22Audio Mixer . 22Video Mixer . 25Scratch mixer . 28Master panel . 30Browser . 33Folders List . 33Songs List . 34Side Toolbar . 37Sideview. 38Sidelist . 38Sampler . 39Automix . 42Karaoke . 44Clone . 45File Info . 45B. DATABASE . 47Search Database. 47Analyse Tracks . 48VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide2

Playlists . 49m3u Playlists . 49iTunes Playlists . 51Crates . 51History . 52Virtual Folders . 52Filter Folders . 53Favorite Folders . 55Content Unlimited . 55Cloudlists . 58Live Feedback . 59C. ADVANCED FEATURES . 60Sandbox . 60POI Editor . 61BPM Editor . 63Tag Editor . 65Track Cleaner . 68Video Editor . 69Sampler Editor . 72Automix Editor . 76D. SETTINGS. 78Audio Setup . 78Graphical User Interface . 80Controllers . 81Options . 83Licenses . 84Broadcast . 85Record . 87Remote . 88E. Audio Setup Guide . 90F. Settings descriptions . 105Legal Information . 116End User License Agreement . 117VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide3

A. BASIC FEATURESBefore beginning to use VirtualDJ, it is important to familiarize yourself with the controls andthe available sections of the default GUI (Graphical User Interface) or Skin.2 DECKSDefault 2 Decks Skin view4 DECKSDefault 4 Decks Skin viewVirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide4

6 DECKSDefault 6 Decks skin viewTABLETDefault Tablet Mode Skin viewVirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide5

Top SectionApplication Controls & InfoTop section - Left sideTop section - Right sideApplication Controls & LogoOn 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 ofthese buttons is reversed on Mac OS computers.The maximize buttons offer 3 states:Fully maximized: Application covers the whole screenSemi-maximized: Application covers the whole screen, but leaves the bottom taskbar visible.Windowed: Application is displayed in a smaller resizable and movable windowClick on thebutton to open the Settings of VirtualDJ.VirtualDJ logoSettings & Applications buttonsSystem InformationOn the top left side a Clock isavailable along with someinformation about the CPUusage. Click on the Time textto toggle between 12 and 24htime format.Clock & CPU usageThe progress bar of the CPU indicates the CPU usage for all applications running at thattime on your computer. Hover mouse to see information about the Sound card interfaceusage.VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide6

Layout & ModeClick on thebutton to select how many decks you wish VirtualDJ to display. Togglebetween the Keyboard and the Tablet Mode using the 2 MODE buttons. A special Tabletskin is offered with similar features but with much large buttons, mainly for touch-screenusers (2 Decks only).Keyboard / Tablet ModeDecks LayoutMaster VU meter & LimiterThe VU Meter on the top shows theVolume Level of the Master Output*.The Limiter* indicator shows if thesignal of the Master Output iscompressed or not.Master Volume Level & Limiter* Note. Both Master VU and Limiter indicator will not be available if an External Mixer Audio setupis selected (see Audio Setup).Waveform DisplayThis area tracks the waveform of each song loaded or playing on a deck. It also features aComputer Beat Grid (CBG) used for visual mixing and beat-matching.The waveform posts curves corresponding to the two rates/rhythms of the music, allowingyou to see your music. The peaks in the curve represent beats. In order to synchronize themusic, these peaks should occur at the same time. The present is represented by thefeature in the middle of the screen. All on the left as already played, while what is on theright represents the next few seconds of the track.Below the curves there are small squares, named CBG (Computed Beat Grid), whichrepresent the position of measures. The large squares represent the beginning of a measure4:4 time. The CBG is particularly useful, for example, when mixing a track at the time of anintro where the beat is not yet present.Waveform - Rhythm & CBGIn the picture above, you can see that the beats are completely synchronized. It is easy tosee that the peaks (beats) of the music are lined up. However, some music does not haveVirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide7

the very obvious single beat peaks that most house and techno music has. This is when theCBG is very useful. If you look at the following graphics, it is not exactly clear where thebeats should sync up by just observing the waveform visually. However, with the help of theCBG, it becomes much easier to synchronize the two tracks:Not beat matched - CBG not alignedBeat matched - CBG not alignedBeat matched - CBG alignedAdditional waveform displays can be selected. Click on thewith the available options.button to receive a menu2 DECKS3 different views are offered in the 2 Deck layoutto choose from. Default, Inverted andScratchwave*. Extended Grid lines can beadded to the first 2, by selecting the Show extragridlines optionWaveform Selection menu - 2 DecksDefault waveform - 2 DecksInverted waveform - 2 DecksHorizontal scratchwave* - 2 DecksVirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide8

4 DECKS6 different views are offered in the 4 Decklayout to choose from. Default with all 4decks or just Left and Right, Default with theRight deck inverted, Scratchwave* with all 4decks, just Left and Right or just the selecteddeck. Extended Grid lines can be added tothe first 3 views, by selecting the Show extragridlines option.Waveform Selection menu - 4 DecksDefault Wave - All 4 DecksDefault Wave - Left, rightDefault wave - Left and Right decks invertedScratchwave - All 4 decksScratchwave - Left and right decksScratchwave - Selected deck6 DECKS3 different views are offered in the 6 Decks layoutto choose from. Default (with all 6 decks),Focused (with Left and right Decks) andScratchwave* (with Left and Right Decks).Extended Grid lines can be added to the first 2,by selecting the Show extra gridlines optionWaveform Selection menu - 6 DecksDefault waveform - 6 DecksVirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide9

Focused waveform (left-right) - 6 DecksHorizontal scratchwave* (left-right) - 6 Decks*Note. Different Scratchwaves can be selected from Options (ColoredWaveforms setting), wherethe detected frequencies of the track are differently colored.Zoom slider & preset buttonsUse the slider to zoom in/out and adjust the visible areaof the wave in the waveform. Click on the D button to getthe default zooming value. Use the S button to saveyour custom zooming value and the R button to recall it.Zoom SliderZoom buttonsBeat keeper & phrase indicatorThe Beat keeper indicates on whichbeat of the 4 beat bar the track is on.On the sides, extra beat counters areoffered based on the 16 beat phraseof each track4 Decks2 & 6 DecksDeck ControlsDrag and drop a track from the Browser into a virtual Deck dropzone area. Once the track isloaded the track info will be displayed and all deck controls will be available. Press thebutton to start playing the track.Track Info Display2 DECKS6 DECKSOnce a track is loaded to a deck, the track’s Info such as Artist, Title, Time (Remain,Elapsed and Total), Cover, BPM, Key and Gain will be displayed in this area. The track willbe analyzed and the song-position (progress) will be displayed.VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide10

Click on the Remain/Elapsed/Total Time display to get the desired Time ViewUse thebutton to manually calculate the BPM of the track. Right-click on thebutton to open the BPM Editor to perform more advanced and precise Tempo andBeat/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 infoof the trackKey ControlClick on the Key text to get its value into 3 differentviews. Press thebutton right next to the Key valueto reveal/hide the Key Control panel in order to adjustor reset the Key of the track. Use thebuttonsto move the Key one semitone up/down and thebutton to bring the track back to its original Key value.Key Control PanelTurn on/off the Master Tempo (Key Lock) with thebutton. If Master Tempo is enabledthe Key of the track will retain its value if the Pitch is changed.6 DECKSAll 6 Decks are offered as Mini Decks below the Left and the Right ones. Mini Decks 1, 3and 5 can become Left (A) and Mini decks 2, 4 and 6 can become Right (B) Deck if youclick on the header of each Mini Deck. Artist, title and song position is offered for each oneof the Mini Decks. Each time one of the Mini Decks is set as Left or Right the Mini Deck getsthe corresponding color (blue for Left, red for Right) The M buttons indicates the MasterDeck (all other decks will sync to the Master Deck if SYNC is pressed).VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide11

Mini Decks - Deck 3 assigned as Left (A)4 DECKSOnce a track is loaded to a deck, the track’s Info such as Artist, Title, Elapsed and RemainTime, Cover, BPM, Key and Gain will be displayed in this area. The track will be analyzedand the song-position (progress) will be displayed.Use thebutton to manually calculate the BPM of the track. Right-click on thebutton to open the BPM Editor to perform more advanced and precise Tempo andBeat/Phase corrections if required. (See BPM Editor ).The M button indicates the Master Deck. All other decks will sync to the Master Deck ifSYNC is pressed on any deck. Click to set any deck as Master or leave the Auto selectionon (depends on which deck is currently going to the Master Output)Right-click on the Artist or Title of the track to show/hide the Cover. Click on the Cover ofthe track to open the Tag Editor to view and edit all the available info of the trackBasic Deck Controls2 DECKS6 DECKSIn this area a virtual Jog wheel isavailable to provide bend or scratchcontrols of the track. Use the controlbuttons PLAY, STOP and CUE*, to play,pause and stop the track or set atemporary Cue point*. Use the Pitchslider to adjust the tempo (BPM) of thetrack. Thebuttons will temporaryslowdown / speed up the track (PitchBend) Click on thebutton togradually reset the tempo to its originalvalue or double-click for instant reset.VirtualDJ 8 - User’s GuideDeck Controls - 2 Decks12

Press thebutton to smoothly synchronize the track of the deck with the oppositedeck. It will match the BPM of the track and align the CBG (Computer Beatgrid)Toggle between the Scratch (Vinyl) and Bend (CD) mode using thebutton. In VinylMode the Jog Wheel will emulate the sound of a record being scratched when the position ismoved. In CD mode the jog wheel will bend the pitch when the position is moved.Enable Slip mode using thebutton. While Slip Mode is enabled, Hot Cues, Loops andScratching will only affect the position of the song temporary and once disabled the song willcontinue to play from the position it would have been if the Slip Mode had never beenenabled.* Note. The CUE button sets a temporary Cue and will not affect the saved HotCues. However, thetemporary Cue point will be saved across sessions for each of your tracks4DECKSA virtual Jog wheel is available to provide bend orscratch controls of the track. Use the control buttonsPLAY, STOP and CUE*, to play, pause and stop thetrack or set a temporary Cue point*. Use the Pitchslider to adjust the tempo (BPM) of the track. Thebuttons will temporary slowdown / speed upthe track (Pitch Bend). Press thebutton tosmoothly synchronize the track of the deck with theopposite deck. It will match the BPM of the track andalign the CBG (Computed Beatgrid)Deck Controls - 4 DecksClick on the(for decks 1 and 3) or(for decks 2 and 4) buttons to set a deck asLeft Deck or Right Deck. Setting a deck as left or right is mostly used to control 4 deckswith a 2-deck MIDI controller.Select a deck using the numberedbuttons.Toggle between the Scratch (Vinyl) and Bend (CD) mode using thebutton. In VinylMode the Jog Wheel will emulate the sound of a record being scratched when the position ismoved. In CD mode the jog wheel will bend the pitch when the position is moved.Enable Slip mode using thebutton. While Slip Mode is enabled, Hot Cues, Loops andScratching will only affect the position of the song temporary and once disabled the song willcontinue to play from the position it would have been if the Slip Mode had never beenenabled* Note. The CUE button sets a temporary Cu

VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide 7 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

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