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VirtualDJ for Mac

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Key Details of VirtualDJ

  • Audio and video formats are supported, including high-resolution formats like full-HD and 4K
  • Suitable for beginners and professionals alike, offering a range of features for various skill levels.
  • Works with over 300 controllers, supporting popular brands such as Pioneer DJ, Numark, and more.
  • Highly adaptable, suitable for DJs across different settings from bedroom setups to main stages.

Editors' Review

Download.com staff

VirtualDJ Home for Mac provides aspiring DJs and music enthusiasts a free and user-friendly platform to explore the world of digital DJing. While it may lack some of the advanced features of its professional counterpart, VirtualDJ Home offers a solid foundation for beginners to learn the basics and experiment with mixing and creating their own music.

VirtualDJ Home boasts a visually appealing and intuitive interface that mimics a traditional DJ setup. The layout is well-organized, with clear sections for decks, mixer controls, effects, and music library. This makes it easy for beginners to grasp the fundamentals of DJing without feeling overwhelmed by complex features. 

Compared to other free DJ software like Mixxx, VirtualDJ Home's interface is arguably more user-friendly and visually engaging.

VirtualDJ Home offers all the essential tools for basic mixing, including beatmatching, EQ controls, crossfading, and looping. It also includes a selection of built-in effects like flanger, echo, and reverb, allowing users to add some flair to their mixes. While not as extensive as the effects library in Serato DJ Lite, VirtualDJ Home's selection is sufficient for beginners to experiment with.

VirtualDJ Home seamlessly integrates with your iTunes library and allows you to import music from various sources. It also features an intelligent search function that helps you quickly find the tracks you need. This makes it easy to access and organize your music collection within the software.

While VirtualDJ Home is a great starting point, it does have some limitations compared to the professional version of VirtualDJ or other paid DJ software like Traktor Pro. It lacks advanced features like video mixing, DVS support, and multi-deck mixing. However, VirtualDJ Home serves as a gateway to the full-featured VirtualDJ experience, allowing users to upgrade if they desire more advanced capabilities.

Bottom Line

VirtualDJ Home for Mac is an excellent choice for beginners who are interested in exploring the world of digital DJing without investing in expensive software or hardware. Its intuitive interface, basic mixing capabilities, and comprehensive music library integration provide a solid foundation for learning the ropes. 

While it may not satisfy the needs of professional DJs, VirtualDJ Home is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to have fun and experiment with mixing their favorite tunes.

What's new in version 9.0.6017

  • Pioneer XDJ-XZ support
  • Photon Fader support
  • Mixars Quattro support
  • Sample Editor shows video timeline for video samples
  • Colored overview waveform in editors
  • Camera plugin has option for chroma key
  • Sample banks in sampler_bank list ordered the same as in browser
  • Fix some videos not showing on older gpu's in Windows 64-bit version
  • Fix swap_decks not swapping video
  • Allow transition plugins to be used in Slideshow
  • search_playlists action to search which playlist a song is in
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VirtualDJ for Mac

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GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
9.0.6017
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Mac
Operating System
Mac OS X
Additional Requirements
  • macOS Catalina
  • macOS Mojave
  • macOS High Sierra
  • macOS Sierra
  • OS X El Capitan
  • OS X Yosemite
  • OS X Mavericks
  • OS X Mountain Lion
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By Atomix Productions
Mix digital music or video, replacing your turntables and CD players.
VirtualDJ is a software used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs.It lets you "mix" your songs, by playing two or more tracks at the same time, adjust their relative speed so that their tempo will match, apply effects like loops etc, and crossfade from one side to the other. It also lets you scratch your songs, set and recall cues, and all the other regular features DJs expect to find to be able to mix.It will let you organize your collection of tracks and group them easily in a DJ-friendly way, using filter to find the hot songs, or find compatible bpm or key, access your previous playlists. And if you're missing a track, VirtualDJ will automatically find it on the Internet and stream it directly (*requires an additional subscription). And, using the millions of automatic reports we get every day from other VirtualDJ users around the world, it will give you meaningful advices on which songs other DJs consider to go well after what you just played.VirtualDJ can play not only audio tracks, but also video or karaoke, if you connect your computer to a projector or the club's screens.It comes with a plethora of effects, ranging from traditional flanger, echo, etc, to more modern "beat-aware" effects like beatgrid, slicer, loop-roll. And if you mix videos, you'll also find a lot of video effects and transitions to play with. Its built-in sampler will let you spice up your mixes with a broad range of drops and loops, or you can go creative and merge live performance and production by creating remixes on-the-fly by using the sampler like a sequencer.VirtualDJ is plug-and-play compatible with most of the DJ controllers that exist on the market. And if you want to change any of the default behavior, VirtualDJ has a powerful "VDJScript" language that will let you easily tweak any functions exactly to your liking. Same for the interface. If you want to change it, our website hosts hundreds of user-made interfaces to replace the default one, or you could easily create your own.VirtualDJ is used by tens of millions of people every day, ranging from bedroom DJs to international superstars. It is used to play live in clubs and big stadiums, at weddings, private parties, or just to train at home. And in addition to being used live, VirtualDJ can also be used to record mixtapes, podcast, or to broadcast to Internet radios.