the Virtual DJ DJC Edition User Manual
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3. move more quickly within the audio file using the rewind and fast forward buttons play it by pressing the Play button on your DJ Console Rmx on the deck where the file is loaded b Supported audio formats i File extensions VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition can play most digital audio formats including MP3 PC Mac AAC PC Mac AIFF Mac WAV PC WMA PC OGG PC and CD Audio 14 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition ii DRM protected files VirtualDJ 5 DJC cannot play files with DRM protection so if you have purchased AAC files with DRM protection the solution to play the music in VirtualDJ 5 DJC is to either 1 burn an audio CD with the music file s and mix using the audio CD instead of the AAC file s with DRM protection 2 or connect your portable music player which supports this media file to the audio input and mix this analog source in VirtualDJ with the music stored on your computer iii If you encounter an issue with an audio format If you cannot play one of these formats check to see whether the codec for this audio format is installed on your computer For example if you cannot play an AAC file verify that iTunes is installed on your computer since the AAC codec is installed by iTunes iv Video files VirtualDJ also supports video files but in VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition playback is limited to a small window to mix video in full screen mode you need the VirtualDJ 5 Pro version You can upgrade from VirtualDJ
4. actual BPM rate the BPM analyzer can count only 1 beat out of 2 in a track or identifies an intermediary sound inside a beat as the start of another beat If your file is not properly analyzed you can correct it by manually entering the BPM rate If a music file is not analyzed loading the file on a deck analyzes it and you can then read its BPM rate on the VirtualDJ skin above the volume slider iii BPM rate display The BPM rate is displayed in 2 areas inthe file browser if you have analyzed the files in the mixer area over the Gain button VIRTUAL Hercules 1944235 mere miala aronzales Techno remix of 80 s dance be hi GA va l n _ loop in v i loop in v loop out v loop out y e fp tend r 3 obena sfpoend y SE p bend 2 Empier rec y E gt ampler rec y s sampler pli v sampler pil v voicePitct OY I Sver Loopy Oo d Information on music tracks The text information inserted into each music file is called a tag your audio files are generally tagged automatically when you import an audio CD via iTunes or Windows Media Player or when you buy MP3 files The tag includes but is not limited to the song name artist name composer name album name music genre the date on which the music was recorded and the BPM Once you analyze a music file in VirtualDJ its BPM rate is added inside the tag User
5. again e Beatgrid The Beatgrid is a beat repeater it samples 4 beats of the current music track and play this 4 beat pattern over the music during 4 beats which adds intermediary beats to the music If you keep the Beatgrid button pressed down the 4 beat pattern is added continuously as a loop over the music track If you release the Beatgrid button the 4 beat pattern stops at the 4 beat while playback of the music track continues 30 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition f Brake The Brake effect slows down playback which gradually returns to its default speed when you release the Brake button if you didn t push the Brake button long enough to completely stop the track s playback Setting the Brake effect You can set the brake effect by pressing the Brake button and turning the left jog wheel at the same time instant brake is at the maximum counterclockwise position and a slow brake is at the maximum clockwise position 89 1 Techno musers Loops for the trance amp s p bena y a f beatgria 7 e brake 7 Ee O O User Manual 31 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition g Flanger The flanger consists of adding a cycle of stretching and compressing on some frequencies of the music while keeping the other frequencies unchanged so that you keep the tempo and the tone of the music but change its sound Flanger is very frequently used in techno music To enable the
6. by pressing the Loop Out button reduce the loop length by pressing the Loop In button i loop in iv Tips Shortening a loop As long as your loop can be divided into beats of the original music track the loop doesn t change the music speed but if you reduce the loop to below 1 beat by pushing the Loop In button while you are playing the last beat of the loop you accelerate the speed of the music by making this loop the new beat of the music If you shorten the loop to a fraction of a beat you don t hear a beat anymore but rather a continuous sound which may sound industrial or techno even if it is based on a standard analog musical instrument Sampling a loop VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition sampler mode by default records a 4 beat loop of the music on the fly at the moment you press the Sampler Rec button so if you want to sample a different length you should define the loop with the Loop In button and Loop Out buttons and once you are in the loop press the Sampler Rec button which will save this loop as a sample User Manual 27 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition b Sampler i Function The sampler mode is a mode where you record a loop of a music track store it and assign it on a button and play it back later in addition to your music file This recorded loop is called a sample Playing back a sample over a music track may add rhythm to the music or make it sound more interesting or keep a stable beat while you are busy pr
7. characters in their tags in the file browser 12 34 User Manual SEARCH Might TITEE II cannot forget the heat of that fall Day nd All Of The Might Mightmare Love s Interlude te Might 4nd Day Ge Might 4nd Day te Round Midnight te Saturday Night g Mid night Sun Night Village Tune G Good Wight VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition ARTIST Dance Floor Master dam Blackwell Artie Shaw Barry White Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Charlie Parker Charle Spivak Dee Dee Bridgewater Deep Forest Singer G e Playlist Virtual folder You can create playlists in the folder area by clicking the blue sign with a red folder in its background near the Search field E oo SEARCH te TITLE ADO ae A NEW UWIRTURL CUOUNMONITOREO FOLOER This virtual folder is a playlist in which you can place bookmarks for music files User Manual 13 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition 5 Playing audio files a Loading and playing an audio file When you have selected an audio file in your music browser you can load it on the left VirtualDJ deck by pressing the Load Deck A button on your DJ controller oron the right VirtualDJ deck by pressing the Load Deck B button on your DJ controller Once an audio file is loaded on a deck you can move within the audio file by turning the jog wheel on the deck where the file is loaded
8. flanger press the Flanger button to stop it press the button again Changing the flanger You can change the flanger when you press the Flanger button and turn the jog wheel at the same time the right jog wheel sets the delay of the flanger the left jog wheel sets the frequency of the flanger O 5 On l Mixer 909 In the name of the party 135 8 5 O revere a Klaner OG These 2 settings are represented as rotating knobs below the 6 buttons in the VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition skin Wiiidii adil SE fm h Flipping double Flipping double repeats the music with half a beat delay this sounds similar to as if you had 2 turntables that were playing the same track one playing half a beat behind the other and you moved the cross fader quickly to the second turntable at the end of each beat creating a repetition of the rhythm i Mic Flanger Mic Flanger adds a flanger effect on the microphone input When you enable this function the microphone input replaces the audio track on Deck A so you cannot use this function in talk over mode as you cannot hear the music file loaded on Deck A when Mic Flanger is enabled To restore playback of the track loaded on Deck A you must switch off the Mic Flanger function by pressing the Mic Flanger button again 32 34 User Manual j Mic Chorus Mic Chorus adds a chorus effect on the microphone input When you enable this function the microph
9. set as a sample Setting the volume of the sample You can change the volume of the sample by pressing the Sampler Play button and turning the jog wheel at the same time 89 1 Techno musers Loops for the trance o e re 0000 i 4 M iliil i Yy 7 7 aaa r Y 7 v 5 ampler pla Bian l Flanger G GS User Manual 29 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition c Backspin The backspin function sends an impulse backward on the music track as if you had momentarily pushed a vinyl record counterclockwise The backspin action must be short otherwise you stop playback of the track The backspin effect stops when you push the button again Setting the backspin effect You can set the backspin effect by pressing the Backspin button and turning the jog wheel at the same time the left jog wheel sets how long the backspin will last shorter counterclockwise longer clockwise the right jog wheel sets how fast the backward impulse goes slower counterclockwise faster clockwise 89 1 Techno musers Loops for the trance 8 e Rive f loop in x Bi toon ou DA a beatgrid 7 e backspin 7 EFFECT d Overloop The Overloop function sets a 4 beat loop of the current track and plays it in the background of the track s playback To enable the Overloop function press the Overloop button once To disable the Overloop function press the Overloop
10. 5 DJC Edition to VirtualDJ 5 Pro on the www virtualdj com website c Previewing music files Previewing a music file means playing it for the DJ only while playing another track for the audience The most common way to preview a music file is to listen to the music on your headphones while playing another track for the audience over the public address speakers you may also preview the music with near field monitors while mixing another track for the audience if the DJ booth is isolated from the audience i Target Before playing a music file for the audience you can preview it to select a music file and check whether it fits with the ambiance and the beat of the current track set a Cue point in the music file the Cue point is the moment in the music file where you want the audience to start hearing it synchronize the music file with the previous music track played for the audience User Manual 15 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition ii Steps To preview a music file you must 1 Connect headphones to your audio interface with the DJ Console Rmx on either the top or front face preferably headphones with a low impedance below 80 Ohms in order to get a strong output level or to an external mixer 2 Set the Monitor Select knob to the Cue position on your DJ controller or your mixer 3 Load the music file on the deck opposite the position of the cross fader so that the audience cannot hear t
11. J controller has 4 controls for beat matching Sync button Pitch fader and Beat Lock Master Tempo button Pitch Bend buttons Pitch Bend Jog wheels loop out 7 e ptend 7 s p bend y 2 ampler rec y 5 sampler plal y User Manual 19 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition a Sync button Pressing the Sync button on a deck instantly synchronizes the beat of the music file loaded on this deck with the beat of the music file on the other deck Beat matching is done immediately and easily You can synchronize a track with another track using the Sync button as long as the BPM difference between both tracks is within the limit of the pitch scale The pitch scale is the percentage displayed below the VirtualDJ Pitch fader on the corresponding deck and is set at 12 by default The pitch scale can be changed by clicking the percentage figure displayed in VirtualDJ below the pitch fader you can set a pitch scale of 5 8 10 12 16 20 25 33 50 or 100 When you synchronize one track with another using the Sync button you disable the action of the Pitch fader on your console so if you want to control the pitch of your music with the Pitch fader you must press the Sync button again to re enable the Pitch fader b Pitch fader and Master Tempo The Pitch fader is a slider used to slow down speed up playback of the music file Moving the Pitch fader up slows down playback Mo
12. Manual 11 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition i Customizing the tag display You can select which fields of the music tag you want to display in the music browser by right clicking with your mouse on the music browser headlines or Ctrl click on Mac if you use a mouse without a right click button SEARLA E3 TIT EE RATIST After The Final Beat BeatMix Mogul II cannot forget the heat of that Dance Floor M Still Dance and Show 129 Dancefloor Ba w Drums Hardcore Salo Drummer Boy Techno remix of 80 s dance best Ericho Daron fe Movin up and dancing Erika Martina s Music 4nd Dancefloor Healing Florence H Sh Dynamite mix for drums and b Hard Club Lov agais Light and Dance Remix Mc Lights amp D Year In the name of the party Party Mixer 90 Ms Never Miss The Tempo Party Mixer 90 Play count w Title wf Artist w Album Genre w Bpm ker w Length ceRhythm amp Bass Over The Stage R amp B Under Stale ce wake Up and Mave San Antonio D First play ce Loops for the trance Eee Last play Drive Filepath Filename Filetype Filesize Filedate LinkedVideo Order li Ordering You can order your music files by each tag item by song name artist name BPM music genre by clicking the headline of the tag you want to use iii Searching You can also search songs using the Search field when you enter a chain of characters VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition will display all music files which include this chain of
13. VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition CONTENTS A INTRODUCTION sicune aaia 3 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS wictsvissscsesscsnctsssavenecicusccrsncunnswactsacrswsaeutienscnscis 3 D gs Me ee er a ee eee ee eee eee eee ee eee 3 0 A 2c ene pe ere ee eee On eee re 3 3 VIRTUALDJ 5 DJC EDITION OVERVIEW cccccsssseeesssneeeeeeeeeeeenees 4 a Browser area cece earcste ci seicexene ac sesieicainte bees ec ces Doles oet age coeaeeeex ee acces 5 D eas cesses E nee aseeh teases E E 5 2 NO eee eee ne ne eee eee eee eer one ee eee er ere 6 Tasco ese eee ice se pet see ene eee eee soso T e Waveform area cccccssccccceseecceeececceseeecseueecseuececseuseesseseesseeeesseneeeeas 8 4 THE FIRST TIME YOU USE VIRTUALDJ 5 DUC eeeeeeeeeneeees 9 a Seral NUMDET bes scctcne cet cmenedeccna eiiieaen AAA REA n ARTES RANE Ein AEE 9 b Browser area ee 9 i Folder DIOW GCF ssissscsioorariin rni rna n a EE E aNs 9 ii FO DOWS OT seansas anaE Er E EEA Er ER E ER AaS 9 c BPM Beats Per Minute rate of your music files ccceeeeees 10 i Analyze the BPM rate of your MUSIC fIIOS 02 ccccseeeeeeeeneees 10 ii Run the BPM analysis in advance not during a party 10 iii BPM rale diS Play osier dat inidinred ecmodimenyomants 11 d Information ON music tracks cccceeceeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeeesaaes 11 i Customizing the tag display cccccsseecceneeeeeeeeeseaeeeseaeeeeees 12 ii OVO OTIS cr
14. allowing you to load only music tracks matching the BPM rate you need To analyze music files in a directory select the music file s in the music list and right click them with your mouse or on Mac with no right click button using Ctrl click the analysis menu lets you select the BPM analysis mode either for Techno House or for other music files and run the BPM analysis SF IWS PS Piao Pic PF Grip reorey ile T LA A Rhythm amp Bass Over The Stage R amp B T Stax Anthology fr g Still Da E pancefloor Battle Dance Boos w Techno T loche Or Ne Wake BPM d Analyze ktechnolhous Ereet aaa File operations j Analyze okher music Remove From search DE Manual Edit Go to Folder ii Run the BPM analysis in advance not during a party BPM analysis takes time 1 hour for 120 music files so starting the BPM analysis of your complete library just before a party is a very bad idea You should do it beforehand it s easy since you can analyze your entire hard drive and you don t need to remain in front of your computer while VirtualDJ 5 DJC is 10 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition analyzing the music files Since BPM analysis takes a lot of processing time mixing while VirtualDJ 5 DJC is analyzing your full library is not recommend as your computer will not respond as fast as it should The analysis is generally perfect but sometimes the BPM rate calculated is not accurate sometimes the BPM calculated is double or half of the
15. cing to avoid a slow introduction of the music which may interrupt the rhythm of dancing i Placing a Cue point Once the music file is loaded on a deck preview it for yourself only on your headphones up to the moment where you want to place the bookmark in your music file you can get to the right point by playing the music file by pressing the fast forward or rewind buttons or by turning the jog wheel and then push the Cue button at the moment you want to place a cue point VirtualDJ adds a marker with the label Cue 1 in the waveform display a white bar in the waveform in the waveform preview Party Mixer 909 In the name of the party e 2S 2g ees ii Changing a Cue point position Each time you press the Cue button VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition updates the Cue point position iii Going to a Cue point If a Cue point has been defined in a piece of music you go to this Cue point when you load the music file on a deck Each time you press the Stop button you come back to the Cue point iv Deleting a Cue point If the music contains a Cue point going to the start of the music file using the Rewind button and pushing the Cue button once you have reached the start of the music file deletes the previously recorded Cue 1 point You cannot set multiple Cue points in a music file with VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition but this option is available in VirtualDJ 5 Pro so you must upgrade to VirtualDJ 5 Pro to access this
16. e moment is the Loop Out point Playback goes from the Loop In point to the Loop Out point and when it has User Manual 25 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition reached the Loop Out point returns to the Loop In point and the cycle continues Loops are a way to remain on a specific part of a track without stopping its rhythm ii Mapping the Loop function In VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition with your DJ Console Rmx you can set one of buttons 1 to 6 of the deck as the Loop In button and another one of buttons 1 to 6 as the Loop Out button The most comfortable setting is to place the Loop In button and the Loop Out button on the same line If you map Button 1 as the Loop In button you should set Button 4 as the Loop Out button f you map Button 2 as the Loop In button you should set Button 5 as the Loop Out button If you map Button 3 as the Loop In button you should set Button 6 as the Loop Out button By default the loops are mapped to buttons 1 and 4 leak i Ap mera porgo 02 0a0 25 82 29 26 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition iii Procedure You place the start of a loop with the Loop In button and you place the end of the loop with the Loop Out button You are then inside the loop Tornado kirt the name of the party 135 8 05 26 4 02 19 9 89 1 Techno musers loop in jy CT Ta k T 4 loop out 7 Ww 1 G amp 4 loop out Air Eoo S When you are inside a loop you can leave the loop
17. end button the button on which this function is mapped turns blue on the screen the BPM counter remains unchanged displayed in the VirtualDJ 5 DJC skin above the Gain knob the scrolling of the music track in the waveform window is slower of faster However the best way to evaluate the pitch change is to actually the hear the change of the music s speed User Manual 23 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition In the VirtualDJ waveform window the start of each beat is marked with a small square below the waveform so if the squares of both music tracks overlap the music tracks are synchronized if the squares of both music tracks don t overlap the music tracks are not synchronized d Jog wheels If you play a music file loaded on a deck you have 2 action modes for the jog wheels Fine Tuning mode you can speed up or slow down music playback temporarily by turning the jog wheels as you would do with the Pitch Bend or Pitch Bend buttons The action is the same as if you were accelerating or slowing down a record on a vinyl turntable by putting your fingers on the edge of the record or giving it a little push Scratch mode if the Scratch button is lit up the button is located over the Up button on your DJ controller then each time you move a jog wheel you lock playback of your music track to the moves of the jog wheel so that if you turn the jog wheel counterclockwise you play the music track backward
18. ep the CD envelope and installation CD ROM in a safe place since both the installation CD and the serial number are required if you re install the software on your system or change your computer b Browser area When you run VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition for the first time the browser area displays no music files i Folder browser On the left of the browser area you can see the list of folders the active folder has a blue background You can move within the folder area to access the directories where you store your music files by pushing the buttons labeled Up or Down to change the active folder expanding the active level by pushing the Load Deck A button li File browser Once you have found the directory where you store your music files you can move from the folder browser to the music file browser by pushing the Right button You can then move within the file browser by pushing the Up or Down buttons to move line by line by keeping one of the Up or Down buttons pressed down while turning the jog wheel Once you reach the file you want to load on one of your virtual decks press the Hercules DJ controller Load Deck A button to load the file on the left deck or press the Load Deck B button to load the file on the right deck User Manual 9 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition eyo Bureau Genres aA History iTunes GB 70 s Music x II cannot forget the heat of that Dance Floor Ma istance for I fe In the na
19. eparing the next track ii Procedure The sampler uses 2 functions You record a sample of the music currently playing on the deck by pressing the Sampler Rec button You play back this sample by pressing the Sampler Play button In VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition you can record only 1 sample per deck so when you press the Sampler Rec button you cancel the previously recorded sample iii Key mapping In VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition you must assign 2 functions the Sampler Rec function on one of the buttons 1 to 6 on this deck the Sampler Play function on another of the buttons 1 to 6 on the same deck The easiest solution is to place Sampler Rec and Sampler Play on the same line Ifyou map Button 1 as the Sampler Rec button you should set Button 4 as the Sampler Play button If you map Button 2 as the Sampler Rec button you should set Button 5 as the Sampler Play button If you map Button 3 as the Sampler Rec button you should set Button 6 as the Sampler Play button 28 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition iv Tips Changing the sample length In VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition the default sample is a 4 beat loop so if you push the Sampler Rec button you instantly record a 4 beat loop whether you release the button immediately or whether you keep the button pressed down To record a different length than 4 beats for your sample you must set a loop and record the sample while you are in loop mode you record the loop you have
20. er pitch faders have a centre detent meaning a click position at the center so that you feel in your fingers when you reach the default speed of the music track iv Action of the pitch fader in VirtualDJ When you move the pitch fader you can see its action in 2 ways the BPM counter changes displayed in the VirtualDJ 5 DJC skin over the Gain knob the scrolling of the music track in the waveform window is slower or faster However the best way to evaluate the pitch change is to actually the hear the change of the music s speed User Manual 21 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition In the VirtualDJ waveform window the start of each beat is marked with a small square below the waveform so if the squares of both music tracks overlap the music tracks are synchronized if the squares of both music tracks don t overlap the music tracks are not synchronized kemiX 129 6 01 00 8 05 03 0 129 6 Drum c Pitch Bend buttons Pitch Bend and Pitch Bend Pitch Bend functions slow down accelerate playback of the music track loaded on a deck but the difference between this function and the Pitch fader is that the Pitch Bend action is temporary when you release the button playback of the music file gradually returns to its previous speed i Using the Pitch Bend function To beat match 2 music files you generally set both music files at the same BPM with the pitch fader then align the beats of one track with the beat
21. er recl 5 mpler play y ums I cannot forget the heat of that In TL pa B al th 1 Bm p an n Music nd Dancefloor Healing Nev Rhythm Still D Tec Wake Up a San Antonio Dance Club PRP RP RPP PRP PPP PP ee The VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition software interface can be split into 5 areas Browser area Deck A Mixer Deck B Waveform 4 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition a Browser area In this area you can browse through your computer or network drives to select the audio files you will load and mix on both decks The browser area consists of two sub sections the folder browser on the left where you can select a folder disk or playlist the file browser on the right where you can select the music track you want to load b Deck A Deck A is the virtual deck on the left you can load music files on this deck move within tracks play music files add a bookmark to a song position called a Cue point change the pitch the playback speed or apply effects to the track loaded on Deck A R amp B Under Stax Rhythm amp Bass Over The Sti User Manual 5 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition c Mixer The virtual mixer area in the center lets you set the volumes the cross fader add gain and change the equalization for Deck A and Deck B It also includes a view meter in the center where you can see the volume on each deck and the CPU usage It also includes BPM counters on t
22. g wheel jog clockwise sets a higher tone voice J Party Mixer 909 In the name of the party 1 SELECT loop in y 4 loop out 7 p bend 7 s p bend 7 2 e 7 rippindoubl AA ston y User Manual 33 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition m Scratching Scratching is the action of stopping a vinyl record playing on a turntable with your hand and moving the record back and forth creating a distinctive sound the vinyl record moves at the speed of your hand instead of at the speed of the turntable since the slip mat isolates it from the turntable s rotation i Scratch mode You can enable Scratch mode by pressing the Scratch button located over the Up button on the DJ controller the Scratch button lights up and you can use the jog wheels to scratch ii Action Once you are in the Scratch mode if you turn the jog wheel counterclockwise you play the music track backward and if you turn the jog wheel clockwise you play the music forward at the speed of the jog wheel s rotation iii Tips ASIO latency Scratching requires a short latency so you must set a short latency in your audio interface With your DJ Console Rmx VirtualDJ 5 0 DJC Edition often has a better ASIO latency in 48KHz than in 44 1KHz mode so setting your DJ Console Rmx in ASIO at 48KHz 16 bit with a 7ms buffer before running VirtualDJ 5 DJC should give you a satisfactory result Jog wheel accuracy Scratc
23. he preview 4 Press the Cue Select button on this deck on your DJ controller Cue Select means select this deck as the audio source for your headphones 5 Preview the music file on your headphones by pushing on the Play button heals na a al a a emOOOce ececews 16 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition d Moving within a music track You can move within a music track using 3 controls Play the music track with your DJ controller s Play buttons This is the easiest way simply press the Play button on the selected deck of your DJ controller and you can hear on your headphones where you are within the track Move within the track by turning the DJ controller s jog wheels This is the most precise way you turn the jog wheel backward and forward and see your position in the waveform window Move backward and forward by pressing the Fast forward and Rewind buttons This is the fastest way you can see your position inside the music track in the small waveform preview for each deck over the vinyl record image in the VirtualDJ 5 DJC skin User Manual 17 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition e Setting a Cue point A Cue point is a bookmark of the moment in the music file where you start playing the file for the audience for example to avoid a slower beginning of the track if it s too slow for dancing This bookmark is intended to start playing the music file only once its beat is clear enough for dan
24. hing requires the best accuracy for the jog wheels so you should select the standard jog wheel accuracy in the DJ Console Rmx control panel instead of one of the reduced accuracy modes 34 34 User Manual
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26. me of the party Party Mixer 90 ge Club f Light and Dance Remix MC Lights amp Daffce o Beat Masters Moskau Here S RE e j Da cefloor TITLG 2 RT ST ALBUM After The Final Beat BeatMix Mogul I Revenge Of The Mogul Drums Hardcore Solo Drummer Boy Samples for Drums Lounge Dynamite mix for drums and b Hard Club Lovers Dance Best 2007 Loops for the trance Techno musers Ya cannot miss what yo never Movin up and dancing Erik Time r WS E R Music nd Dancefloor Healing BROWSER 2 F Never Miss The Tempo Part B My LE Rated Rhythm amp Bass Over The Stage R amp B Under Stax Anthology from S Bi Party Shuffle B Podcasts B Radio B Recently Added Ei Recently Played Still Dance and Show 129 Dancefloor Battle Dance Booster su Techno remix of 80 s dance best Ericho Daronzales Noche Or Nacht wake Up and Move San Antonio Dance Club Repeat After Beru op 25 Most Played B TY Shows c BPM Beats Per Minute rate of your music files The BPM rate is the number of beats per minute in the music which indicates how fast the music is aBPM rate below 85 is slow aBPMrate over 130 is fast i Analyze the BPM rate of your music files The first time you display your list of music files in the software the Beats Per Minute rate is not calculated we recommend that you analyze all of the music files you intend to mix in advance so that you can then view the BPM Beats Per Minute rate in the browsing area
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28. one input replaces the audio track on Deck A so you cannot use this function in talk over mode as you cannot hear the music file loaded on Deck A when Mic Chorus is enabled To restore playback of the track loaded on Deck A you must switch off the Mic Chorus function by pressing the Mic Chorus button again VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition k Mic Reverb Mic Reverb adds a reverberation effect on the microphone input When you activate this function the microphone input replaces the audio track on deck A so you cannot use this function in talk over mode you cannot hear the music file loaded on deck A when Mic Reverb is enabled To restore the playback of the track loaded on deck A you must switch off the Mic Reverb function by pressing the Mic Reverb button again I Mic Voice Pitch Mic Voice Pitch lets change the pitch of the microphone input When you enable this function the microphone input replaces the audio track on Deck A so you cannot use this function in talk over mode as you cannot hear the music file loaded on Deck A when Mic Voice Pitch is enabled To restore playback of the track loaded on Deck A you must switch off the Mic Voice Pitch function by pressing the Mic Voice Pitch button again Changing Mic Voice Pitch You can change the voice pitch when you press the Mic Voice Pitch button and turn the right jog wheel at the same time turning the jog wheel jog counterclockwise sets a lower tone voice turning the jo
29. op of each gain button as well as a timer for each deck 6 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition d Deck B Deck B is the virtual deck on the right you can load music files on this deck move within tracks play music files add a bookmark to a song position called a Cue point change the pitch the playback speed or apply effects to the track loaded on Deck B ii jii T 4 7 User Manual 7 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition e Waveform area This area displays 2 waveforms 1 in red and 1 in blue for the 2 audio tracks loaded on Decks A and B the Deck A music track is in blue while the Deck B track is in red You can choose the resolution of the waveform area by selecting preset display modes 1 2 or 3 to the right of the waveform Preset 1 Zoom In Preset 2 Standard display LA Preset 3 Zoom Out VOR ad eee eee eee eee ee eee ee OU Oe 8 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition a Serial number The first time you run VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition you are asked to enter a serial number This serial number is found on the paper envelope of your installation CD ROM this serial number belongs to you you cannot change it and you must not share it with any other user of VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition otherwise you won t be able to register on the VirtualDJ website which will prevent you from accessing VirtualDJ service updates plug ins or upgrades Ke
30. option 18 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition 6 Beat matching music files The DJ s task is to provide the audience with the music they need to dance which includes playing tracks adapted to the audience keeping a dancing rhythm with a good vibe and avoiding breaks in the rhythm such as empty spaces or BPM rates which change too quickly making transitions easy for dancers by synchronizing the next music track to the current music track wherever possible this synchronization is called beat matching Beat matching consists of adjusting the speed of music file B until the moment when the beats generally drums of music file B play at the same time as the beats of music file A to keep the same beat during 3 steps 1 when you play music file A 2 then when you mix music B together with music A 3 and then when you stop playback of music A to keep only music B so that the dancers don t need to change their dancing rhythm If the BPM rate of a piece of music is very far from the BPM rate of another track you can also synchronize the two pieces by setting the beat rate of the second track at half or twice the BPM rate of the other track so that the beat of the second music track is played at the same time as 1 beat out of 2 of the first music track or vice versa For example you can typically synchronize a 75 BPM music track with another track set at 75 BPM or with a track set at 150 BPM Your Hercules D
31. r computer s USB port In Windows XP or Vista if you see the Hercules DJ Console Series icon in the taskbar with no red cross your DJ controller is connected and detected If the DJ Console Rmx icon is in your taskbar with a red cross your DJ controller is not detected on any of your PC s USB ports and you will not be able to run VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition until the red cross has disappeared 2 System requirements a PC Desktop laptop PC with Intel Pentium III Athlon 1GHz or higher 512MB RAM Operating system Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista 32 bit USB powered port or USB hub USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 Hercules DJ controller Headphones or amplified stereo speakers CD ROM or DVD ROM drive 16 bit 1024x768 video resolution Microphone Internet connection 100MB free hard disk space b Mac Desktop laptop Mac with G4 G5 1 5GHz or Intel Core Duo 1 66GHz or higher 512MB RAM User Manual 3 34 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition Operating system Mac OS 10 4 Tiger or Mac OS 10 5 Leopard USB bus powered port or USB hub the USB port on Mac keyboards is not powered Hercules DJ controller Headphones or amplified stereo speakers CD ROM or DVD ROM drive 16 bit 1280x800 video resolution Microphone Internet connection 100MB free hard disk space 3 VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition overview 18 5 7 38 Waveform area loop in aL out 2 d i pbe 2 ampl
32. s of the other track other by slowing it down speeding it up with the Pitch Bend buttons ii Mapping the Pitch Bend function The way to map a function such as Pitch Bend or Pitch Bend on one of the buttons 1 to 6 is to click with your mouse on the arrow next to the button on the VirtualDJ skin which displays a list of functions and then select the function you want to map on this button 22 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition With your DJ Console Rmx you can set the Pitch Bend functions on buttons 1 to 6 the easiest way is to set Pitch Bend on button 1 2 or 3 and Pitch Bend on the same line Ifyou map Button 1 as the Pitch Bend button you should set Button 4 as the Pitch Bend button Ifyou map Button 2 as the Pitch Bend button you should set Button 5 as the Pitch Bend button If you map Button 3 as the Pitch Bend button you should set Button 6 as the Pitch Bend button Hercules MOoo0ece OO oo o 30 0 6_S c JQ 5 iii Viewing the action of Pitch Bend in VirtualDJ Party Mixer 909 In the name of the party 135 8 05 40 9 03 30 4 89 1 Techno musers Loops for the trance s O VOmOY amp E Fon GO Cen Jv 2 p bend v p vend 7 E s reerpa e A E A efre pe T pe voicePitch s GY Over Loo GY a E si When you push the Pitch Bend or Pitch B
33. ving the Pitch fader down speeds up playback i Master Tempo In VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition the button labeled Beat Lock on your DJ Console Rmx activates the Master Tempo function when this function is on the pitch fader changes the music speed without changing the music tone so that you can speed up music playback without making the music s tone higher pitched and you can slow down music playback without making the music s tone lower pitched 20 34 User Manual VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition li Pitch scale The pitch scale is the percentage of speed variation you can achieve with the pitch fader a pitch scale of 6 means the pitch fader s upper position corresponds to a 6 slowdown in music playback and the pitch fader s lower position corresponds to a 6 acceleration in music playback a 100 BPM rate becomes a 94 BPM rate when moving the fader to the top and 106 BPM when moving the fader to the bottom TUE The pitch variation scale can be changed by clicking the percentage figure displayed below the pitch fader on the VirtualDJ 5 DJC skin you can set a pitch scale of 6 8 10 12 20 25 33 50 or 100 The lower the pitch scale the higher the precision of the pitch fader so a low pitch scale makes the pitch fader more precise but a low pitch scale limits your choice to music tracks whose BPM is close to the BPM of the currently loaded track iii Centre detent Hercules DJ controll
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