Virtual Dj6 Setup Quick Guide
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VirtualDJ is a professional DJ software that is easy to use. To get started, users must register their software by creating an account. They can then download the latest version. There are several setup options depending on the user's soundcard and equipment. The basic setup uses the computer's internal soundcard by splitting the headphone jack. An external mixer setup connects each deck to a dedicated soundcard output. A timecode vinyl or CD setup requires an ASIO soundcard with 4 input/output channels to connect turntables or CD players and route audio to the mixer.
![Quick Guide – Running for the first time …
Now lets setup VirtualDJ with one of the three
Opening VirtualDJ for the first time … common uses with a soundcard—
A. Double click on the VirtualDJ icon on the desk- Headphones with Internal Sound card,
top. External mixer with Multi-channel card,
B. Enter the serial number you received with your or Timecode Control.
purchase … OK
Setup for Basic Internal Soundcard use…
* This setup will require a Y-splitter
to split your system’s headphone
jack into separate Left and
Right outputs.
C. VirtualDJ will then check for a new version.
(This can be disabled in the Configuration section.)
A. Click on the Config button in the upper right
corner of the skin.
B. The first tab presented is the Soundcard tab.
D. VirtualDJ splash screen … showing the initializa- Here you will select your sound card and chan-
tion of the software’s components. nel assignments. We will look at the basic op-
tions for using your computers internal sound
card.
E. VirtualDJ User Interface (Skin)
C. Leave the Input selection at None.
[Input is only necessary when using Timecode Vinyl or CDs.
This is covered in the Quick Guide—Timecode section.]
There are more than these three possible
setups for a sound card and VirtualDJ.
If you have a unique setup that you would
like help with — please visit us at
http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/
and our Staff and VirtualDJ Community
will be glad to assist you.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/virtualdj6-setupquickguide-100121234043-phpapp02/85/Virtual-Dj6-Setup-Quick-Guide-6-320.jpg)
![Quick Guide – Basic Setup
H. Click OK to store these settings.
D. Click on the down arrow for the Output and Now plug your speakers into the Left (white)
select Headphones option. channel of the Y-splitter and your Headphones
into the Right (red) channel of the
Y-splitter.
At this point you should be ready to use VirtualDJ in
a very basic sound configuration and typically the
ideal configuration for most ‘bedroom’ DJs.
Time to have some fun …
Load a couple tracks and press PLAY!
Output identifies the different ways you can Now, The Next Level !
channel the output of VirtualDJ. Headphones External Mixer setup …
allow you to split the output signals so you can
have a Master Out to go to your amps/speaker Since you would be preview/cueing your mixes from
and Headphones Out for Pre-Fader Listening the mixer, you can use the previous Mono-
(PFL). With PFL you are able to listen to the separated configuration to have each deck assigned
track you want to cue or prepare to play next to a dedicated output.
while not being audible to the crowd in the
Master Out. If you simply change the Headphones output option
to External Mixer, you will see that instead of Left:
E. Leave the Output options on the default Master / Right : Headphones; you get Left
deck:Left Chan and Right Deck:Right Chan. This
[Master: Left chan / Headphones: Right chan] will provide a MONO signal to each channel of the
mixer.
F. Soundcard allows you to pick the card type you
will be using. We will start with the Mono-Split Though it is not necessary (as described above), it
option for use with your internal sound card. is more ideal that you have a multi-channel sound-
card so you can assign each deck to a dedicated
G. Leave the Soundcard choices on the defaults. output on the card. By having the multi-channel
[Depending on the brand of your sound card the choices may differ from
the one pictured.] soundcard you can achieve a STEREO output from
each deck.
Most desktop systems have a 4.1 Surround sound
card in them, so we will look at that configuration
for setting up the external mixer. For laptop users
you will need to use the Mono-separated setup if
you do not use an external card.
There are more ‘Professional Grade’ cards on the
market that will provide more flexibility in connec-
tions to the mixer. We look at these type of cards
in the Timecode Setup section.
* See brand names like ESI, Hercules, M-Audio, ECHO, etc. for
various multi-channel sound cards to choose from.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/virtualdj6-setupquickguide-100121234043-phpapp02/85/Virtual-Dj6-Setup-Quick-Guide-7-320.jpg)
![Quick Guide – External Mixer Setup
Building on the basic setup …
First you will need some different cables. E. Back in VirtualDJ, click on the Apply button to
set the changes.
F. Click on the Options tab of the Config dialog.
G. From the Left hand list, the first item listed is
Two (2) 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo plug to Stereo RCA (Male) plugs
Crossfader. This controls the crossfader curve
A. Change the Output from Headphones to External of the internal VirtualDJ mixer. Since an exter-
Mixer nal mixer is being used and all crossfading of the
tracks will be done externally, set the internal
B. Leave the channel assignment drop-down with crossfader to DISABLED.
the default.
With the VirtualDJ internal crossfader disabled,
[Left deck : Left chan / Right deck : Right chan] this will allow the audio to flow freely from in
VirtualDJ to the external mixer channels.
C. Change the Soundcard from Mono-Separated to
the 4.1 Card option. H. Click OK to close the Config dialog.
That is it …
quick and simple …
External Mixer Setup!
As mentioned if you are using a more Professional
Grade soundcard the settings are very similar. You
can choose from the following options under the
sound card drop-down depending on the drivers
that are being used.
You will need to plug each of the cables above
into the respective BLACK and GREEN outputs of • 4.1 card - Windows Driver Model (WDM) support
the soundcard. If your card only has GREEN, • ASIO card - Audio Stream Input/Output driver
RED, and BLUE output jacks then your card is support (Lower Latency)
not a 4.1 surround card and you will need to use
the Mono-separated option instead. * See brand names like ESI, Hercules, M-Audio, ECHO, etc. for
various ASIO supported multi-channel sound cards to choose
from.
D. Plug the other end of the cables into the Line
inputs of the appropriate channels on the When planning your use for Timecode control of
Mixer. VirtualDJ, you are going to want a soundcard that is
supported with ASIO drivers. The card also needs
to not only have 4 Mono (2 Stereo) outputs it also
needs to have 4 Mono (2 Stereo) inputs.
The inputs must be STEREO, VirtualDJ’s Timecode
interface does not support sending a MONO signal
of the timecode to the software.
So let’s setup your system
Typically, the GREEN output of the sound card is
the FRONT output (Left deck [Chan 1]) and the
for using Timecode …
BLACK is the REAR output (Right deck [Chan 2]).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/virtualdj6-setupquickguide-100121234043-phpapp02/85/Virtual-Dj6-Setup-Quick-Guide-8-320.jpg)
Virtual Dj6 Setup Quick Guide
- 1. Version 6
- 2. Quick Guide – Welcome and Software Registration Welcome to VirtualDJ! Overview VirtualDJ is the latest state-of-the-art software in music mixing for DJs. Very easy to use and with a very smooth learning curve, it includes all the professional features a real DJ needs. But you will discover that VirtualDJ also offers some breakthrough features that will definitely change the way you mix! Software Registration Please make sure you have the latest version of VirtualDJ by first creating a user account and registering your software. Visit http://www.virtualdj.com/users/ and click on the “Create a Login” tab. Provide a user name, password, first and last name, along with an email address* then click on “Submit”. You will be emailed a confirmation with a link for activating your account. Click on the link provided in the confirmation email to take you to the account activate page. From the activation page you are encouraged to visit our forums, add-ons, and your personal profile location. We will start with the “Profile Page” to register your soft- ware. Once you clicked on the link for the profile page, scroll down to the section titled “Licenses”. Enter your software serial into the provided box and click on the “Register” button. You will then see a graphic and title of the product version registered. To get the latest version, click on the graphic of your product to access the VirtualDJ Download Center. VirtualDJ Download Center From the Download Center, you are provided links for downloading the software for your specific platform MS Windows or Mac OSX. You will also see that the serial number for your product is displayed. So now that you have registered your product, if at any time you need to download the installation files or forget your product serial number; return to the VirtualDJ Download Center and you can retrieve both. So Lets get Started …. *Please note: Atomix Productions / VirtualDJ DOES NOT sell or distribute this information with third- party companies.
- 3. Quick Guide – Installation (PC) Installation D. End User License Agreement — Please Read thoroughly … then Next to agree with From CD the terms and conditions of the License. • Insert the VirtualDJ Installation CD-ROM into your system. The installation should start auto- matically. If not, browse the CD-ROM and double click on the file “install_virtualdj_v6.exe” From the downloaded install file • Navigate to the location where you saved the downloaded install file (most likely your Desk- top). Double-click on the file “install_virtualdj_pro_v6.exe” E. Application Path … Next Follow the steps below to continue installation … A . Allow the installation to run F. Start copying files … Next B. Select language … Next G. Finish Installation … Finish C. Welcome screen … Next Now your software is installed and you should find an icon on your desktop for opening VirtualDJ.
- 4. Quick Guide – Installation (Mac) Installation B. Click Continue after reading the License Agreement From CD • Insert the VirtualDJ Installation CD-ROM into your system. The installation should start auto- matically. If not, browse the CD-ROM and double click on the file “install_virtualdj_v6.exe” From the downloaded install file • Navigate to the location where you saved the downloaded install file (most likely your Desk- top). Double-click on the file “install_virtualdj_pro_v6.dmg” A dialog will open with the VirtualDJ install package displayed. Double click on the install package. C. Click ‘Agree’ to accept the License Agreement Follow the steps below to continue installation … D. Click Install to perform the installation. A . Click Continue to begin the installation.
- 5. Quick Guide – Installation (Mac) E. Enter you system’s password for installing applications. F. Files will now copy onto your system. G. Click Close to finish the installation. Now your software is installed and you should find an icon in your Applications folder for opening VirtualDJ.
- 6. Quick Guide – Running for the first time … Now lets setup VirtualDJ with one of the three Opening VirtualDJ for the first time … common uses with a soundcard— A. Double click on the VirtualDJ icon on the desk- Headphones with Internal Sound card, top. External mixer with Multi-channel card, B. Enter the serial number you received with your or Timecode Control. purchase … OK Setup for Basic Internal Soundcard use… * This setup will require a Y-splitter to split your system’s headphone jack into separate Left and Right outputs. C. VirtualDJ will then check for a new version. (This can be disabled in the Configuration section.) A. Click on the Config button in the upper right corner of the skin. B. The first tab presented is the Soundcard tab. D. VirtualDJ splash screen … showing the initializa- Here you will select your sound card and chan- tion of the software’s components. nel assignments. We will look at the basic op- tions for using your computers internal sound card. E. VirtualDJ User Interface (Skin) C. Leave the Input selection at None. [Input is only necessary when using Timecode Vinyl or CDs. This is covered in the Quick Guide—Timecode section.] There are more than these three possible setups for a sound card and VirtualDJ. If you have a unique setup that you would like help with — please visit us at http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/ and our Staff and VirtualDJ Community will be glad to assist you.
- 7. Quick Guide – Basic Setup H. Click OK to store these settings. D. Click on the down arrow for the Output and Now plug your speakers into the Left (white) select Headphones option. channel of the Y-splitter and your Headphones into the Right (red) channel of the Y-splitter. At this point you should be ready to use VirtualDJ in a very basic sound configuration and typically the ideal configuration for most ‘bedroom’ DJs. Time to have some fun … Load a couple tracks and press PLAY! Output identifies the different ways you can Now, The Next Level ! channel the output of VirtualDJ. Headphones External Mixer setup … allow you to split the output signals so you can have a Master Out to go to your amps/speaker Since you would be preview/cueing your mixes from and Headphones Out for Pre-Fader Listening the mixer, you can use the previous Mono- (PFL). With PFL you are able to listen to the separated configuration to have each deck assigned track you want to cue or prepare to play next to a dedicated output. while not being audible to the crowd in the Master Out. If you simply change the Headphones output option to External Mixer, you will see that instead of Left: E. Leave the Output options on the default Master / Right : Headphones; you get Left deck:Left Chan and Right Deck:Right Chan. This [Master: Left chan / Headphones: Right chan] will provide a MONO signal to each channel of the mixer. F. Soundcard allows you to pick the card type you will be using. We will start with the Mono-Split Though it is not necessary (as described above), it option for use with your internal sound card. is more ideal that you have a multi-channel sound- card so you can assign each deck to a dedicated G. Leave the Soundcard choices on the defaults. output on the card. By having the multi-channel [Depending on the brand of your sound card the choices may differ from the one pictured.] soundcard you can achieve a STEREO output from each deck. Most desktop systems have a 4.1 Surround sound card in them, so we will look at that configuration for setting up the external mixer. For laptop users you will need to use the Mono-separated setup if you do not use an external card. There are more ‘Professional Grade’ cards on the market that will provide more flexibility in connec- tions to the mixer. We look at these type of cards in the Timecode Setup section. * See brand names like ESI, Hercules, M-Audio, ECHO, etc. for various multi-channel sound cards to choose from.
- 8. Quick Guide – External Mixer Setup Building on the basic setup … First you will need some different cables. E. Back in VirtualDJ, click on the Apply button to set the changes. F. Click on the Options tab of the Config dialog. G. From the Left hand list, the first item listed is Two (2) 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo plug to Stereo RCA (Male) plugs Crossfader. This controls the crossfader curve A. Change the Output from Headphones to External of the internal VirtualDJ mixer. Since an exter- Mixer nal mixer is being used and all crossfading of the tracks will be done externally, set the internal B. Leave the channel assignment drop-down with crossfader to DISABLED. the default. With the VirtualDJ internal crossfader disabled, [Left deck : Left chan / Right deck : Right chan] this will allow the audio to flow freely from in VirtualDJ to the external mixer channels. C. Change the Soundcard from Mono-Separated to the 4.1 Card option. H. Click OK to close the Config dialog. That is it … quick and simple … External Mixer Setup! As mentioned if you are using a more Professional Grade soundcard the settings are very similar. You can choose from the following options under the sound card drop-down depending on the drivers that are being used. You will need to plug each of the cables above into the respective BLACK and GREEN outputs of • 4.1 card - Windows Driver Model (WDM) support the soundcard. If your card only has GREEN, • ASIO card - Audio Stream Input/Output driver RED, and BLUE output jacks then your card is support (Lower Latency) not a 4.1 surround card and you will need to use the Mono-separated option instead. * See brand names like ESI, Hercules, M-Audio, ECHO, etc. for various ASIO supported multi-channel sound cards to choose from. D. Plug the other end of the cables into the Line inputs of the appropriate channels on the When planning your use for Timecode control of Mixer. VirtualDJ, you are going to want a soundcard that is supported with ASIO drivers. The card also needs to not only have 4 Mono (2 Stereo) outputs it also needs to have 4 Mono (2 Stereo) inputs. The inputs must be STEREO, VirtualDJ’s Timecode interface does not support sending a MONO signal of the timecode to the software. So let’s setup your system Typically, the GREEN output of the sound card is the FRONT output (Left deck [Chan 1]) and the for using Timecode … BLACK is the REAR output (Right deck [Chan 2]).
- 9. Quick Guide – Timecode Setup Building on the External Mixer setup … Your connections should look something like the Now you have some new components and different following: cables. Maybe a couple turntables or table-top CD decks. Your ASIO supported 4-IN/4-OUT Soundcard. With the connections in place, we can now open VirtualDJ and configure the software. And your external mixer. The appropriate cables should be furnished with all the components. Most A. Click on the Config button on the skin interface. turntables have the cables connected to them. If not, the ones you most likely need are RCA to RCA B. On the Soundcard tab, select the Inputs drop- for connecting the table-top CD players to the down and select the Timecodes option (last soundcard or the soundcard to the mixer. one). If you are only using 1 timecode, then you can select the Single Timecode option and con- So before we change the settings in VirtualDJ, lets tinue to follow along. get all the hardware configured. C. From the Outputs drop-down, select the option 1. Connect/Install the soundcard to the system by for External Mixer. following the manufacture supplied instructions. D. From the Soundcards drop-down, select the ASIO 2. Connect your timecode control component to card. Then select your soundcard’s drivers from the soundcard. the drop-down right of the ASIO card graphic. Turntables - connect the L&R cables of each Your setup should look like the following but with turntable to the respective jacks on the sound- your soundcard showing in the last drop-down card. Left turntable to Input 1, Right turntable above the ASIO Config… button. to Input 2. Make sure the soundcard is set to PHONO for each input. CD Players - connect the L&R cables of each CD Player to the respective jacks on the soundcard. Left player to Input 1, Right player to Input 2. Make sure the soundcard is set to LINE for each input. 3. Connect the soundcard to the mixer. Output 1 to Channel 1 and Output 2 to Channel 2 on the mixer.
- 10. Quick Guide – Timecode Setup E. Now click on the button “Timecode Config …” H. You should see the following concentric circles to access the configuration dialog… display for each deck. At this point you can make global adjustments using the Left/Right, Phase/Anti, Gain, and Silence settings. If you only need to adjust one deck, then select the appropriate deck tab and F. From the Vinyl drop-down select the correct make the adjustments there. vinyl or CD timecode version that you are using. I. Click OK, to close the Timecode Config dialog. J. On the Soundcard configuration tab, click the “Apply” button to commit your settings. Then click “OK” to close the dialog. You are now ready to start mixing your music using the timecode vinyl or CDs with your turntables/CD players. And, Welcome to the NEXT LEVEL!!! G. Turntables — With the Timecode vinyl on the platters and needles set at the beginning of the If you continue to have questions or need vinyl, more information on these Quick Setup steps, please refer to the Getting Started CD Players — Insert the Timecode CD into your guide and User Guide for more information. player, You can also visit our help forums at … Press Play to start sending the timecode signal to the configuration dialog. http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/
- 11. Copyright © 2009 written by Christopher J. Stoll