User's Guide

VirtualDJ 8 - User’s Guide
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Deck Options
Click on the button to choose a different
behavior for the Basic Control buttons,
adjust the Pitch Range, and enable Master
Tempo or other useful smart mixing options
such as Smart Loop, Smart Cue and
Smart Play.
Deck Options
Description
Smart Play
Automatically start playing from the nearest position that would allow
the songs to be beat-matched with one another.
Smart Cue
Automatically adjusts the jump position to keep the song beat-matched
Smart Loop
Automatically adjust the loop points when you set a manual loop to
make the loop seamless
Master Tempo (or
Key Lock)
Keeps the key of the song unchanged when the pitch of the song is
changed
Pitch Range
Set the percentage (%) Range of the Pitch slider
Control Buttons Behavior
Play, Stop and Cue buttons can
behave differently depending on the
selected Mode
Control Buttons
Description
Play-Stutter
In this Mode the Play button behaves like Play-Stutter
(the song will keep playing from the last Cue) and the
Stop button behaves like Pause-Stop (pauses the
song if playing and cycles through the available Cue
points if paused)
Play-Pause
In this Mode the Play button behaves as Play-Pause
(toggles between Play and Pause) and the Stop button
behaves like Stop (will pause the song and return to
the previous Cue if playing and will cycle through the
available Cue points if paused)