Atomix Productions Virtual DJ - 8.0, Virtual DJ Professional Edition - 8.0 Quick Setup Guide

VirtualDJ 8 – Quick Setup Guide

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VirtualDJ 8 – Quick Setup Guide

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Table of Contents

Welcome to VirtualDJ 8!........................................................................................................................... 3

Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 4

WINDOWS .............................................................................................................................................. 4

MAC ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Opening VirtualDJ 8 for the first time..................................................................................................... 7

Installation Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Application paths ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Upgrading to Version 8 ........................................................................................................................... 9

Database ............................................................................................................................................... 10

System requirements ............................................................................................................................ 11

Legal Information .................................................................................................................................... 12

VirtualDJ 8 – Quick Setup Guide

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Welcome to VirtualDJ 8!

Overview

VirtualDJ 8 is the new, highly anticipated flagship product that will take your audio and video mixing to
a whole new level of creativity. Version 8, with its rich and innovative tools, offers the user a truly
powerful DJ software platform. It has been created to unleash all of your mixing creativity within one
DJ application. It is powerful and easy to use, equipped with all the features a DJ would want as his
favorite DJ application.

VirtualDJ 8 Features Include:

● High Quality Sound Engine: The new internal sound engine processes in high-quality 32-bit
audio.

● Sandbox: A brand new key feature allows you to prepare and test your mix, while the audience
is still listening to the master sound output.

● Sampler: With an unlimited amount of samples and banks, the user can organize audio and
video samples into banks and groups to create new samples by recording from any deck,
master or microphone input.

● Built-in Editors: A wide range of built-in editors have been added to extend the core
functionality. Examples include: Tag Editor, Track Cleaner, Video Editor, Sampler Editor, POI
Editor and BPM Editor.

● Optimized for Multi-Touch Screens and Tablets: with a custom interface tailored for the
touch experience, VirtualDJ 8 will turn your touch device into a powerful DJ controller.

● Intel Dual Personality Technology Support: With Intel Dual Personality ready devices,
VirtualDJ 8 will automatically switch based on the best suited interface to the current state of
your computer.

Let’s get started …

VirtualDJ 8 – Quick Setup Guide

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Installation

WINDOWS

1. Allow the installation to Run

2 Welcome screen … Next

3. End User License Agreement.

Please Read thoroughly. Click I Accept then Next

to agree with the terms and conditions of the

License

4. Choose Setup type

(typical is recommended)

Download the installation file

Visit your Account at http://www.virtualdj.com/users/edit.html or

http://www.virtualdj.com/download/free.html to receive the latest version of the software.

Download and save the Windows or Mac OS installation file to your computer. Navigate to the location
where you saved the downloaded installation file (most likely in your Downloads folder). Double-click on
the file: install_virtualdj_v8.0.msi (for Windows computers) or install_virtualdj_v8.pkg (for Mac OS
computers)

Follow the steps below to continue installation …