Atomix Virtual DJ 6 Limited Edition manual

V ersion 6[...]

W elcom e to the Virtua lDJ Limited Edition (LE) software. Th e Li m ite d Edition version o f Virtu a l DJ is built for distribution w ith O r igina l Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) p roducts. Th e LE version is intended to provide you with the n ecessa ry capability, features, an d functionality for using yo ur h ardw are t o i t s f ull potential [...]

3 INTER FACES – ZONES BROWSER FILE SYS T EM / FOLD ER STR UCTURE VIRTU AL FOLD ERS FILE / SEAR CH RESU L T S 4 5 5 5 6 AUDI O AN D VID EO TAG SUPP ORT 7 SEARCH ING 8 TRACK OPTIONS 10 BPM ANA LYSI S AN D KEY DETEC TION 10 COMPUT ER BEA T GRID (CB G) AND M AN UAL BP M C O RR ECTION 10 DECK C ONTROL S 11 INTER NAL MIXER C ONTROL S 14 TOOLBAR C ONTRO[...]

4 Before begin ning to use VirtualDJ, fa mil iarize your se l f with t h e con trols and ―zo n es‖ of the s oftware. 1. BROWSER I SAMPLER / EFFECTS I RECORD Brows e your m us i c f o l de rs , Create, ed i t and s av e you r playlists Adjus t effects video, an d aud io, Record an d sa v e mixe s 2. DECK 1 CONT RO L S Drag a nd drop music from t[...]

5 The Browser Zone is the a rea where to navigate and organize files sto r ed on a lo c al, external, or network hard disk. The Browser zo n e is divided int o panels. 1. Fil e Sys te m / Fol der Structure 2. Fil e / Search Resul ts File S y s tem / Fol d er S tructure Panel From the l eft File System / Fo ld e r struct ure panel, VirtualDJ provide[...]

6 File / Searc h Results Pa ne l (2) VirtualDJ provi des several e lem en ts of informati on about each track. T he informati o n is a combination of ID3 Tag and VirtualDJ defined data fields. By de f a ult the title of the song a n d artist are list ed for each f il e a l ong with columns fo r beats per minute (B PM) and duration (Length) with add[...]

7 VirtualDJ supports ID3 tagging of M P3 a udio f iles and MP4 and M O V tagging of video files. VirtualDJ has always provided the fast s information access a b out one‘s collection by usi ng Virt ualDJ‘s d atabase. Adding d ir ect tag access to every file considerably slows the applicati o ns ability for timely browsing and searching. VirtualD[...]

8 Here is a screen shot o f the fie l ds being displ ayed in t he browser – [Typica l ID3 tags + Key fiel d ] Displaying Virt ualDJ data f ield c olum n s In the file br owser, right click on a ny column an d ch o ose f rom t h e pop -up list a n y or all of t h e avail able data fields. Y our options are :  Title  Artist  Album  Genr[...]

9  Asterisk ( * ) – sub stit ute t his string position with a ny amount and kind of st ri ng ch ar a ct ers as long as the preceding and followin g character a re present. In the f ollowin g example, a search on ‗ba‘ is enter e d int o the search box. The c e n ter f il e browser panel displays the results of t he searc h . The f il e(s) l[...]

10 Right clicking on a track displ a ys ma n y options:  File Info – f or launchin g the File In fo dia lo g to modify data f i eld c o n tent  File Operati o ns like - c op y , mov e , and delete fil es o W he n selectin g Delete a warning is displayed about del e ting the f il e(s) from your sy stem  BPM analyze track op tions – Re -[...]

11 VirtualDJ‘s inter f ace p rovi d es access to two virtual ―decks‖. To load a t rack to a de c k, drag and drop f il es into e ac h of the d ecks spinnin g virtu al platters . The two decks ar e e quipped wi th the following controls and displays: 1. Inf ormation about track c urr e ntl y l oaded – p rovid e s ke y information abo ut the [...]

12 4. Waveform display for curre ntl y - This vie w sh ows the visual waveform of the entire t rack , allows for viewing t h e remainin g d ur a tio n of the audio, as well as what h as already been played. W he n highlighted in blue o r red (Using the d e fault skins), that area of the waveform indicates wh at ha s been pla y ed and the curre nt p[...]

13 9. Pitch sli de r / Pitch butt ons Controls the s peed/pitc h of the tra ck when m oving the slid er. Moving it downw ard the spee d of the music spe eds up. By movi n g upward th e spee d slows down. Th e ―Zero‖ b utton lets you smoothly bring the pitch back to 100 %. Double cli ck o n it to bri ng it back i nstantly. The two Pitch b u tton[...]

14 VirtualDJ featur e s an internal mix er se c tio n as part o f the Mi xer panel. It can be us ed j u st lik e a regular DJ mixer. The controls on the mixer i n clude: 1. Panel selecti on button s 2. M a st er and Headphone Cue vol ume knobs 3. Channel Gain This knob sets the gain level for the correspondin g channel (deck). (Rig h t clicking wil[...]

15 PC Version Mac Version ZOOM LEFT ZOOM RIGHT Items found o n the toolb ars – 1. Virtual DJ Logo 2. CPU – u sage graph o f the CPU 3. 4/4 CBG Beatkeep e r 4. Clock – Displays time, and whe n clicked wit h mo use can act as a c ounter. 5. Confi g – Provides access to the c onfiguratio n settings dialo g . 6. Wi ndow control s – windo w c [...]

16 Above the p layers , a window p os ts curves corres p o nding to the tw o rates/rhyt hms of the music. These curves are r e presen ted in a w a veform , allowing you to see yo ur m usic. The p e aks in th e c urve represent beats. In orde r to syn c hronize the musi c, these peaks should occur at the same time. Th e present is repres e nte d b y[...]

17 VirtualDJ fe a tures a powerful sampler, which pro vides the a bility to record, load, and p lay s ample s on the f ly . The sa m pler can be accesse d by clicking on the ―Sampl e r‖ tab in the lower win dow and features 12 slots for s amples whic h ar e available to use at a ny give n point in time. There are two types o f s a mpl es t h at[...]

18 Samples can be playe d from the skin‘s inter f ac e. The sampler is found just b elow the ‗Effects‘ int er face on t h e skin. Simply selec t the sample f r om the p ull-down m enu, and then click o n the sample t itl e to begin play. The frame a ro u n d the title will light up during playback. If the sample is a loop, then click the samp[...]

19 VirtualDJ features a compreh ensive se t of au dio and vid eo effects and tr a nsiti o ns w hich can be accesse d by clicking the ―Effects‖ tab. The e ffects list is displayed on the le f t side. Each of the effects can be activat ed f or b oth decks. M ultiple effects, both audio and video; ca n also be activ a ted. To use an effect, select[...]

20 In addition to mixin g traditional a u dio, VirtualDJ makes i t possible to mix vid eo content with the e as e and fa mi liarity of a DJ inter f ace. Instead of audio f ile s (.mp3, .wma, .m4a, e tc.), video files (.avi, .mpg, .wmv, .vob, etc.) can b e p lay e d . V ir tualDJ‘s inter f ace provides all the same fe atures to mix, scratch, effec[...]

21 Video Files i n the Browser Video f iles are distinguish ed in the B rows er with a small, blue ―V‖ on their icon . And, audio f il es with linked videos are distinguishe d in the Bro w ser with a small, blue ―L‖ on their icon . W hen playing a video /linked audio f il e, a video window w ill open in VirtualDJ. Video Performance There a [...]

22 In ad diti o n to being ab l e to play music and other video content, VirtualDJ a ll ows provides support t o play and mix k a raoke f il es. VirtualDJ is comp atible wit h M P 3+G, W AV+G, WM A+G , OGG+G, and .ZI P files. The tracks will a p pear with a ―K‖ in its icon . W hen loaded on the deck, V ir tualDJ will load the audio track on the[...]

23 http:// www.at omi x pr oductions.com http:// www.v ir t ual dj.com A tomix Productions Inc. Los Angeles CA 90036, USA VirtualDJ Co pyright: Copyrigh t 1997- 2010 Ato mix Pro duct i ons All Rights Res erved Number IDDN.FR . 00 1.040 012 .01.R.C.200 0.000 .31400 . T ra demark s: The Log o is a reg i s tered trademark o f Ato mix Productio ns Virt[...]

EULA SUMMARY: ------------- - This license gives you the right to install and use the software on a maximum of two computers, by one person. - It doe s not giv e you t he ri ght t o ren t or sell comput er s ystems on whi ch th e sof tware is i nstal led, or to re nt or sell the software or part of it. - The software is distributed "as - is&qu[...]

2 Copyright © 2009 wr itt en by C hristopher J . Stoll[...]