Serato 3.0 User Tries Virtual DJ Pro 

I used Virtual DJ 15 years ago as a wedding DJ, then took a long hiatus until late last year when I decided to be a club DJ in less than 2 months. Still had the lifetime license, so made sense to just use VDJ. I never found it overwhelming or busy. I've looked at it as having a bunch of features waiting for me to discover/learn. If there's one thing I find confusing about other software/standalone systems it's the data management.

You are testing one of the most powerful DJ softwares in the world. That requires some learning from videos, other users, etc. to learn quickly. You can’t take a sophisticated racing car out for a spin like a normal sedan. An orientation is necessary. Enjoy.

DJs that keep touching the knobs without adjusting anything - Look Mom, I'm DJing.

as a VDJ pro user who is just now after 5 years starting to mess around with Serato this video was HILARIOUS! because its me.... but looking at Serato like what the hell is this!? hhhahah great vid

Allready been said, But to get your virtual dj effects to echo out with the fader down you just need to go into setting and find the fx section and change it to post fader. pretty much any problem you run into can be fixed in the settings.

It's crazy that we are still having these debates about which is better VDJ or Serato. I have and use both, but prefer VDJ for MY dj needs. I don't Dj in clubs, I do weddings and other events so VDJ works great for me. I do agree with many of the comments, it's unfair to jump into a software that you don't use and have a negative view because it's not like the one you are used too. If all software were the same we would complain about that too. VDJ is used for so many other things other than just djing and that's the option that it gives. Serato is a power house dj program. Biased comparison videos really is not a comparison but a reason to say why I don't really like the other software. Many say that VDJ is clunky and busy, but for the price, I want ALL those options there, it's just my choice to use them. Truth of the matter is, the only people who care what dj software we use is US, the people we are rocking for could care less as long as the music is good!

Virtual DJ is super tight man! I really do credit them for their ability to support so many controllers and on top of that allow changing the mappings on most of those controllers. I broke a tempo slider, and it sucked but with a little tweaking I was able to unbind it and instead manipulate the BPM via the pads, I gotta say I'm better working the BPM using the pads since my tempo sliders are freaking tiny, never liked them anyway. That's the wonderful thing about VDJ is that you can make it 100% personal to you. This is why it's my favorite.

It's not more or less comfortable. It's a matter of comfort level. When you're used to it, you're used to it. Anything else is foreign. They're both equally complicated and not complicated. You just get used to things and then you're gold.

VDJ is compatible with a lot of DJ equipments. I use it as a backup when the controller isn’t compatible with Rekordbox. You didn’t need to use Lexicon with VDJ. VDJ automatically connects with other DJ software. I started using VDJ in the early 2000s.

Nice vid tutorial, it took a bit to figure out the functions of virtual dJ and I must say it has advantages over Serato, one thing I notice was I could use any streaming sites at the same time, that blew me away because everything is at my fingertips. I’m still learning and love it. Thank you for the demo

There are settings to make all shortcuts the same as serato. There are also skins to make it look and feel like serato.

This video is hilarious. I like the fact that this man knew nothing about the software and did a review on the fly. lol lol. Man making virtual dj look soooo complicated when it really isn't. Virtual DJ does alot more than Serato and that's why it may seem complicated to someone who never used it before. It takes times to learn all what VDJ can do that Serato cannot. Love the video still though. lol lol. Good vibe.

You can't have both a lot more features and be less complicated. But in fact you can. With VDJ the whole UI can be redesigned element by element to be exactly what you need. It takes a bit of time but you can pay someone to design your perfect layout, down to buttons, sizes and pixels. Then you're set for years.

Extremely helpful! Thank you!

VDJ has skins and had stems long before the Serato 3.0 update. Its all a matter of preference but VDJ just offers so many user configurable options that Serato does not. But the main issue for Serato (for me) is that you need a fairly decent laptop to use the software as it is a resource hog. VDJ can run on a potato laptop with no issues.

You can't judge the book by the cover.virtual DJ is more easy to use than serato.virtual DJ can do everything serato do .and serato cannot do lot of things vdj can do .get to know vdj and you'll see 👍🏿

This is very intuitive for people that never used any DJ software before.

Yes love it. Do more of these for V DJ

Great video dude, I use both software and I must say Virtual DJ in the last 2 years has taken a slight advantage over Serato. Serato feels more clunky than the old scratch live

VDj is really cool as you get to understand the whole program...not bad for a first timer

I believe you didn't need to use lexicon! VDJ reads your serato crates automatically in the crates folder. Also under options type "fx" and select the post-fader fx vs pre-fader.

Bro your reactions are priceless 😂

Great first look! Almst everything like post fader sounds can be adjusted in the settings!

dj cee b the only reason vdj is pricey is because the video software comes free and plays all video formats, unlike serato only mkv and mp4, or you have to convert the format, oh plus serato video u have to pay for. there is alot u can do with vdj, like you can still mix with vdj w/o a controller, while serato is only a player. plus u n change ur interface to match ur hardware. but like i said before i have both, but mostly use vdj.

Virtual DJ is the best DJ software on the market .I know this because I use .traktor.serato . djay pro.djuce and rekordbox .and none compare to vdj.

Serato user, but when you take into account all the features on virtual dj- and the controllers it works on, and the fact that ive tried it now- its a pretty damn good software i must say❤

Yoh The in depth video i want it mahn

Virtual dj is way more easy to use than serato dj pro....I think u need a good Mastery for all the softwares to clearly explain the lapses ..I mean no disrespect....

Trailing stop in the fx edit tab just press the small plus sign to open on the echo or delay effect

Definitely do a in-depth video on virtual DJ

I use VDJ extensively if you want a call I can show you some tips on it. The configuration can be confusing but the options when setup can make it pretty good.

I have both Virtual for home it is so much fun. Seerato for a gig it does a great job.

I tryed Virtual DJ Pro once with an overlay that fits the controller, it really blew my mind. You should try an overlay for your Setup. I don´t like Serato. Rekordbox is ok to use but too much micromanagment, hiding buttons and options that could set wrong. Still need to investigate Traktor.

I don’t think he should have made a video until he knew what he was doing somewhat. First off, virtual dj reads serato crates, so you don’t need any additional software. Second I would have changed to the pro skin. Just this entire video looks like her has never touched Virtual dj until the video.

Using Serato since 2007 (before using Vinyl & Cds, DJing since 1996), never had the wish to change to an other App...and i do over 100 Gig a Year. never had any Problems.

many of you dj's doesn't understand both software but when you do you will surely know which one is better by choice either loud music or crisp sound

I think that it just seems overwhelming because there are so many options. It's the most flexible DJ software in existence. You can totally remap the functions on your hardware. You can even get skins that like you said resemble serato, or skins that look like your actual hardware setup. There are also plugins for free that you can install as well. It's so versatile it's ridiculous. Side note, I prefer the pro layout the essentials layout is okay but the pro version just feels right LOL

The echoer out is in [crossfader settings] when u switch to the opposite side it engages for you but that's another video. took me some time to get it all setup to engage at the right time and intensity. :)

I just don't get why you should use the cmd+left/right shortcut from the keyboard, and you don't use s9's BROWSE knob that's designed to do just that. I think you can save some seconds there. The thing is that i've seen this loading also from a lot others using s9. Is there aproblem using the 2 seperate browse knob on s9?

its so complicated for you but not for those who love using it. i must tell you its very very easy for those who use it .

Shame the video opened with a misguided comparison. VDJ is more expensive but feature wise is comparable to Serato DJ Pro Suite which is 14.99 USD a month, not the 9.99 tier. However to buy it outright VDJ is 299 Vs 449 for Serato Pro DJ Suite, which surely was worth pointing out?

I started with Virtual DJ. I purchased the Pioneer WeGO4 with VDJ. I didn't understand Rekordbox at the time and was told the Virtual DJ was good software for beginning DJs. I used up I upgraded to the DDJ 400. I made the move so I can learn Rekordbox and start playing outside my apt. I had no issues with using VDJ but it's been a while since I use it. It wasn't as busy as it is now and it was more user-friendly. I currently use the DDJ 800 which I love. I got used to Rekordbox so I can't see myself returning back to VDJ. I know some DJs who have and was pleased with the move. I couldn't do it. Virtual DJ is pricey. With the amount you pay a month, you could get a DDJ 400 (if you are starting out) and Rekordbox will be free.

This was a good video. I definitely think you would feel a lot more comfortable with VDJ after you had a play. One thing to remember it's a video dj software too. So you're able to make your own video mixes to go with you tracks.

bro you are testing one of the best DJ software on planet

I have had Virtual dj for over 15year from day one it was very simple to used, i have not look back since,i think what people need to do is check tutorial on the software also they are video link with in the software to help 👊🏿

Virtual dj may get me this year, Serato been giving me a lot freeze ups on song loads,,,lol

I have used Serato for the past 30 years. I started using VDJ in 2020. I like them both. VDJ takes a little longer to get started, but it offers more features than Serato. It also has better video controls than Serato. Serato sounds best.

nice

some notes. a great review for someone just coming in and starting on VDJ fresh, appreciate that man. serato is ala carte pricing, VDJ give full features for that price, so it seems higher but if u add up the expansion packs and everything else to get serato full featured it does come up to a lot more. secondly the hardware support is basically pretty much 99% of all controllers or HID capable hardware in VDJ. vs serato needs licensed products to be compatible. in terms of complicated yes it very much far feature rich than serato, u can set cue point, u just need to change the layout of the interface. effects u can set post fader or pre fader in the settings, but the VDJ effects are not great and that we all have to agree on. its a lot if ur coming from any other software like serato or RB or engine. but if u do a lot of mobile events and u want to organize and plan shit out VDJ does lot of it, but its an effort to learn, u can even change the EQ frequencies if u want to, i once used it at a private event where the room had bad acoustics. play around with it man, its a great sw to have in the laptop for any emergencies with Serato, i learned that very early, and i am basically software and hardware agnostic now, i keep serato RB and VDJ all in one laptop. there was 2 times where the laptop in the club failed and there was no other choice but to use VDJ for the rest of the night for even the other DJ that was on, coz it failed on his set.

You know VDJ will just import your Serato crates for you...right?

Why you closed the File-info panel on the right side of the browser (05:36) ?! Without opening the Tag Editor, you can well edit comment field contents right from there, also can rate the track and edit some other fields in the drop-down-menu way. Most importantly, the pre-listen fuction is right there, it lets you pre-listen to the track in browser without first loading it on the decks. (Can also pre-listen tracks on streaming services without loading to decks and more) Serato users should hate it very much so why didn't you show it?! Haha Anyways, I like watching your other videos very much, keep up the good work! :)

As someone who have been spinning in VDJ for the last 15 years it's always interesting to see other coming from Serato or Rekordbox. I'll say it is overwhelming if it's not the ecosystem you're used to. It's 100 percent worth going through all the settings and dialing in everything exactly how you like it. The slicer will be more snappy with quantize turned to 1/8th. I'd love to see you do a more in depth vid once you've had time to get familiar with the software and unlock its full potential. VDJ has full write ups on their website if you need anything explained as well as the VDJ community is always willing to help ( me being one of them ) cheers. As for the price when you look at base Serato vs VDJ there are key features missing in Serato that you have to step up to a more expensive version to get when VDJ gives you the world and more at one set price.

It dose effect with the channel fade ... but u have to turn on post fade or post effect fade

Seems like you are quite easily overwhelmed 🤣

Will you demo the stems on your set up for both vdj and sdj

Can u plz do an in depth Virtual DJ vid plz 🙏🏾

Virtual dj is like Android you can customize it to your liking not like serato. Two different software is like android vs apple so next time please to your research before you critique the most Powerful DJ software on Earth

BTW you didn't need lexicon.. yoy can open your serato crates with having to use a different software also. They were already there the whole time... with virtual the database will remember every folder you open within vdj you can just look for the song instead of trying to remember what crate it's in..

VIRTUAL DJ is the mother of all dj software they already hv rekordbox and serato playlist library ready to be used in.

Hey, I was wondering I wanna start filming DJing clips on tiktok, but it never sounds right Any tips on how to get clean audio when doing reels and tiktok vids please

Doing a good job, Serato is more easier. I’ve got virtual Dj as well. It’s a little bit complicated.

You will have to spend about a month to customize vdj to your liking

Serato e vdj sono i migliori entrambi

Hi, I've used Serato and Virtual Dj for years and the first thing I've loved in VDJ was that it reads my Crates directly with all my cue points. I can't understand why you passed out to open the Crates tab and find all your music before conversion. Anyway I love the way VDJ let me decide how much separation between stems during mix, but they are focused on two different kind of DJs, mixing vs scratching.

Just change the skin to see cue points lol)))) Also you can change skins and the wave form to make it look like Serato. If you practice a little more, you'll never get back to Serato. VDJ rules!

If you have the driver already installed you dont need to re install for another dj program. in the case you dont have the driver installed youll need to install anyway dosent matter if is Serato or VDJ. peace!

Serato users say always Serato is better, but my first DJ software was Serato and now i use Virtual DJ pro 20:15 and i say Virtual DJ pro is better for me.

I never managed to play with virtual dj or serato, touch was just very different and very weird for me. I think virtual dj is very flexible though. you can throw in skins, map all the buttons etc. In Traktor I have my own mappings for many buttons and jog wheels have been adjusted to fit my mixing. then again, video tells clearly that softwares aren't interchangeable without some adjusting.

You can change the layout on the top to Performance mode and I feel it looks a lot better than the default mode, and more similar to Serato's color scheme. What's funny is I used to have Serato as my main software and VDJ my backup, until one day my laptop crashed and I was forced to use VDJ. Since then, I haven't gone back :)

Where can I find those remixes at?

Vdj is for the power user. You can do virtually anything you want with vdj. Thats why I use it. You can even write scripts for it. Lol. I think many djs hate it because of this particular reason. Why hate something that gives u a lot of options?? Definitely look into vdj more. The post fader echo effect can be set. Vdj starts a lot faster than serato and the file management and analysis is a lot more flexible. The only thing i need from vdj is to make official vdj hardwares.

I use 2012 macbook pro retina 15", u must upgrade ur memory to 16gb, I have 2014 macbook pro retina 16gb also no lagging

Ive tried virtual dj too. Seems more for people who want to customise it exactly to their own style of djing - its seems reeeally good for that i suppose as the options are extensive. ✌ Also ...See the instant double bit at 16mins in..... Is this mainly for 'flair' ..looks so faaaast man like a more complex way to make the same sound. Because i feel like you could do the same thing just beat juggling the other side or hitting the cue point with left hand before using the crossfader to scratch with the right ? ....since it seems like u prefer the right deck. ❤

you didn't need Lexicon to import the library to VDJ, VDJ already reads the Serato crates

Effects are great if you know what you’re doing. He doesn’t.

Those too many settings on VDj are what made me leave Serato permanently cos in VDj you customise almost everything the way you want

Nice video but here’s a bit of advice. Before you do a fair comparison of DJ software competitors, familiarize yourself with the product. I’m quite sure your stumbling and inexperienced surprises were exactly like this when you started with Serato DJ. Just my honest opinion.

Make a video of vdj vs Serato

The reason it looks cluttered is because unlike Serato it has a full mixer on its GUI.

THIS COMPARISION WOULD BE FAIR IF YOU ... CONSULTED OR DID IT WITH AN ACTIVE VDJ USER... SIDE BY SIDE.. you will learn serato is LIGHT YEARS behind vdj. e.g stems came to vdj ABOUT 3-4 years ago. : playing without hardware has been in vdj since its birth. AND THESE things are just coming to serato.... IN THE NAME OF NEW UPGRADES.. LOL

Why doesn't VDJ have their own dj controller. Everything seems to be Serato confused software.

🤣🤣 this guy is saying every is complicated...YET SERATO USERS say VDJ if for beginners. WHAT🙃 something so so complicated is for BEGINERS 🤫 it beats my mind

Maybe Lexicon can help me use my VDJ playlist in Serato.

do yo share the warmup crates at all ?

Goto settings to change post fade effects

Even when he compared prices he was wrong….VDJ is comparable to the highest Serato package not lite…very misleading

I bet when you do some more studying of vdj you’ll be like WOW? We pro vdj users got a good laugh tho. Plz do an in depth video. Thanks

hi i want virtual dj crack software for mac pc please send me even if i pay

Bro look up a video first before making a video watching this makes me😭

go deep into settings, if you laptop is powerful enough set pitchquality to 4. and record to wav at its highest. i see you closed that popup with keys. bad idea. click where you see the key by the platter. and make sure it wont match the key of the other deck. or it will all sound samey.

Lol why did u have to use lexicon all u had to do is open crates the music was already there automatically i think u guys have too much software at hand i never had to use no other software to get my serato crates into Vdj 🤔🤔🤔

But Serato DJ pro crates work in virtual DJ eve though u don't use dat software

I use VDJ 2021 , Rekordbox, Traktor Scratch Pro. They are better than Serato, I been a Dj since 85. You new djs have no clue as to how easy it is to be a dj now

when you said tat the crates is complicated in VDJ over Serato i laughed. VDJ is the easiest DJ app that handles entirely everything a DJ wants. I used VDJ / Serato / rekordbox / traktor . VDJ wins in library management - BPM detection - easy to use UI - doesn't use a lot of CPU resources - can tweak it as your liking . the only downside of it is the sound quality. it's not the top quality out there

vdj is totally simple to use, Just work with it more,

Yeah.. This video is $tupid.. You instantly started criticizing the program from the start, and very biased.. VDJ is the fruity loops of DJ software, extremely easy with hella options you need to due diligence and try again it's definitely not a fair shake and I'm a rekordbox user, but know VDJ & Serato as well.

you dont need that lexicon, vdj transfers your crates automatically

Just barely at the 2 minute mark. And already I see yet another serato dj about to totally misrepresent VDJ with a totally biased opinion after having no real knowledge on the power versatility ease of use stability and absolute customizability of this amazingly perfect VDJ software. I have used both for years and now... I ONLY use serato when I HAVE to. VDJ has always been a giant leap ahead. Needless to say .. I won't be resuming this vid. I guarantee that anything this guy will say is wrong with VDJ is inaccurate because he doesn't even know the program. You can literally adjust EVERYTHING. Don't be lazy bro. Learn it before you critique it.

I all feel he's being disingenuous. Like he's purposely acting not knowing what to do. Despite he said he started with the software....I love virtual although traktor is my preferred for time code vinyl..virtual is a straight forward interface. Its when you want to do more than the basics then it opens up to endless possibilities....and your scratching sucks.. to much exaggerated movements ..no finesse. ..but keep practicing and learn from others who are more advanced.

VDJ is the linux of dj software