Thanks for this great video! For power of Virtual DJ, I think switchers / testers should know and investigate in first: 1) Info Tab in the Browser 2) Programmable buttons (4 blank buttons on User Interface and any button on controllers / mapable keys on keyboard) with VDJ scripts, the possibilities are endless. Including things you thought were impossible before. Just test them out with some user cases. :) Thanks again!
Thanks for the great year of vids DJ City & Mojaxx, look forward to the next! Like to see vdj (video not virtual) content, if you use it & your opinions.
The best VDJ feature is probably that almost everything is based on VDJ script. That means that everything can be changed into almost anything else, and you can extend any native support for any hardware. So it's basically the behind the scenes feature that makes everything else possible
That's also the worst feature. Which will always hold it back, there's too much crap to sift through and the library management is horrible compared to Engine, SDJ, RB, and even Djay Pro if you're constantly maintaining your library. Easily removing files you've deleted or replaced is clunky.
Always a professional... i love these vids... you keep opinions at bay and lay things out cleanly... without inherent bias.... looking forward to more content in 2025... Looking at that dji now.
I disliked the direction rekordbox headed in this year so much that I’ve gone back to Traktor. Feels like coming home tbh, very pleased with my decision. I shan’t be returning to rekordbox again. It’s grubby. Edited now I’ve finished watching to add - BIG UP Mojaxx, I find your videos hugely informative and I’m very interested to see how you get on exploring this content creator stuff. What I’m most curious to hear more about (as someone who will never have to go through all that) is how best to remain authentic and true to yourself whilst working the algorithms. Smart ways that the more introverted can play the game.
my favorite and most used feature on virtual dj is the ""instant filters" in the browser, you can use them to sort by key difference and bpm difference and so on, to find compatible songs faster, or you can filter by color, if you assign colors to your tracks based on certain criteria.
Thanks for the shift to focusing on content creation. That’s what I’m trying to focus on now, and we don’t have a lot of good examples to work from. I’ve had a few semi viral hits for my niche using a 360 camera and recording the mix to blend in post. It’s just a lot of work that feels hit or miss.
i hooked a cdj 1000 mk3 to a NI Audio 8 with Serato scratch timecode cd to an old Windows machine. then i tried to run the timecode with Traktor 4.0 and Serato 3.2 no luck. Virtual Dj it worked perfectly straight away , very impressive
Lmao noooo we have to do social media content 😭😭😭😭 I feel ya bro but it’s the future so us geezers gotta get on board I guess haha. Love this year in review. What a wild decade it’s been already!
Get on with getting to know virtualdj bro. I would luv to hear ur perspective after fully experiencing it. For me it's the easiest to use, has the cleanest stems and tons of features at ur finger tips where u won't really need a specific device to hv the same experience. Like needing a rev7 for stems on the eqs or a flx10 for stems fx or a grv6 for swapping beats on the fly. U can hv an sb3 or ddj 400 and hv those features to use with vdj.
Hey Mojaxx. I didn't catch up with VDJ updates but is so much going on with that software is hard to keep up but I'm still an active owner and user for it and trust me is really a game changer with so much update on it is really mind blowing. Just dig deep to the VDJ software and whatever is an eye open you saw I will pay attention to it. Keep up the great work sir peace.
*My theory is that AlphaTheta is that they will keep the Pioneer DJ brand for their "legacy kit" aka CDJ's and DJM's but all the controllers coming out will have AlphaTheta logos plastered all over it.* *Becauce Pioneer DJ, that stuff is for the mainstage, while everyone else gets AlphaTheta instead. Therefore increasing the price on the Pioneer DJ branded stuff. This is known as clever marketing. Just look what happend to Beats headphones once Dr Dre's name no longer appeared on the packaging.*
One little piece of HW deserves a mention: Howler Recorder and Streamer. Mine came with a 128GB card for whatever reason. Some Dutch person was definitively "inspired" when shipping it to me :D
I wish it WAS an ad. That thing cost me £600… 😂 Everyone I know who owns one seems to turn into an evangelist for it instantly. And now I understand why.
Thank you Mojaxx for all the time and effort you put in to make all these awesome reviews. Yours is my go to channel when talking about dj gear and I am really glad you got into the rotary boutique mixer scene! Greetings from Germany and wish you all the best for next year!
Another fantastic video with loads of useful information. Love the product of the year and literally have been thinking about the same things for 2025. Have a fantastic new year Mojaxx. 🎉
I feel that Pioneer were betting on the Serato merger happening, so had planned to call the Pioneer/Serato brands Alpha Theta… A monopoly would have only reduced competition, the need for innovation and pushed up prices… resulting in only the shareholders benefiting. Competition is necessary for all the obvious reasons. Great vid as always Mojaxx. Wishing you, everyone at Beatsource and all the lovers of music a very happy holiday season 🎉
It’s funny how life is. I remember when I was using VDJ in 2009 my fellow DJ buddies laughed at me. They said I was using a DJ software for kids. FWD today and VDJ is giving other software helllllll.
Thanks so much for all the constantly great videos, well thought out subjects, reviews and being engaged and current with the scene… peace, love and unity to you and yours, looking forward to following and engaging with the streaming journey in 2025… ❤
ill join the crew of wanting to learn more about how to set up and edit videos for content creation, there isnt much help out there and its such a key aspect of DJing now.
i tried twitch for over a year and got nowhere.I tried Kick and did better though on social media its always been up and down.I have posted on youtube for years but i have been up and down like a yo yo there and the suits at youtube are getting worse
Thank you for all your content Mojaxx! You are always my first stop when seeking info for dj hardware and have been since you reviewed the reloop rp8000 mk1 and rmx500! My kids got an occulus headset for xmas so 2day im ‘setting it up for them’ which means im getting the dj app to play on😂 finally decided to purchase my first Allen & Heath mixer, with the Xone PX5, after spending week agonising over it, the 92mk2 and 96, but those fx sold it! Look foward to your content next year!
Wow!DJI Osmo Pocket 3 with iRig stream?Damn...Makes me kinda regret getting the Sony ZV-E10.... Could this combo work with the DJI Osmo Action Pro 5 too?
Don't care what anyone says (Pioneer fanboys), that takeover failing was the best thing to happen, anyone with an ounce of common sense can see why it would be a disaster. I feel like the Laidback Luke device would have been far better if you could plug turntables in, like the old Akai thing.
rekordbox really is embarrassing. i have tried to get into it because of the CDJ/XDJ exports but it still feels leagues behind even traktor/serato circa. 2010.
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Serato not having solid usb support blows my mind still :facepalm. The only reason I can't fully switch to Serato. Unfortunately Rekordbox isn't great either. SMDH
I didn’t review them, so can’t give an opinion on them. As I’m not a mobile DJ I’ve always found it very difficult to review PA gear. Working on a solution for next year!
I don’t think Allen and heath have Ny engineers who design DJ products anymore. Andy is not working for them so re-releasing N old design is all they can do. When they partnered with Denton years ago was their best work, the DB4, K1, K2 etc.. now I fear they will exit the market at some point. Pioneer is the same, the hardware is great, but the software is missing key features, like single / continuous playback per deck. Or elapse / remain per deck ( rx3 as an example). I think the do industry is doomed. We need to go back to simpler times where the music mattered, not how many hit cues and effects you have. Stems is a fad and I fell is already dying, it’s like 3d in TVs comes and goes. the same goes for streaming, it’s starting to fade as djs want to own their own music again.
Here's the 2025 prediction. Algoriddim finally gets someone to make a quality controller for DJay Pro. No Reloop Buddy nonsense. A nice FLX4 or NI S4 style controller to really harness the power of DJay Pro. Oh and Serato with no money now since haters blocked that deal becomes Traktor with super stagnation. Lol
2:58 Paying for control records in what's pretty much 2025 is stupid, just get used Phase and be done with it. That anniversary set is bland, not even worth it.
Im still perfectly happy with my Technics SH-EX mixer from 24 years back. Also my Technics 1210 turntables still work like a charm. What a joke all this software 😅😅😁😁
Leveling up my socials... I needed that 7 years ago lol. Sold all my gear 3 years ago, but planning to get back in the game in 2025
I am pretty glad the deal between pioneer and Serato was squashed
Me too but some venture capital d-bags are going to buy Serato and enshittify the shit out of our beloved brand 😢
Agreed. A monopoly would never benefit us, the community, for so many reasons.
Thanks for this great video!
For power of Virtual DJ, I think switchers / testers should know and investigate in first:
1) Info Tab in the Browser
2) Programmable buttons (4 blank buttons on User Interface and any button on controllers / mapable keys on keyboard) with VDJ scripts, the possibilities are endless. Including things you thought were impossible before. Just test them out with some user cases. :)
Thanks again!
Thanks for the great year of vids DJ City & Mojaxx, look forward to the next! Like to see vdj (video not virtual) content, if you use it & your opinions.
My two VDJ featues: Video support and DVS integration (supporting most timecode vinyls)
The irig with the osmosis KILLER tip
Djs were also against the Serato merger, me personally not sold on pure subscription for my DJ software.
The best VDJ feature is probably that almost everything is based on VDJ script. That means that everything can be changed into almost anything else, and you can extend any native support for any hardware. So it's basically the behind the scenes feature that makes everything else possible
That's also the worst feature. Which will always hold it back, there's too much crap to sift through and the library management is horrible compared to Engine, SDJ, RB, and even Djay Pro if you're constantly maintaining your library. Easily removing files you've deleted or replaced is clunky.
I think VDJ from years ago turned a lot of people off from using it (between reliability and sound quality), but it's amazing nowadays.
Always a professional... i love these vids... you keep opinions at bay and lay things out cleanly... without inherent bias.... looking forward to more content in 2025...
Looking at that dji now.
Thanks for a great wrap up video mate! You re my go to trusted source for all things dj related.
Great vid. Happy Christmas mate
I disliked the direction rekordbox headed in this year so much that I’ve gone back to Traktor. Feels like coming home tbh, very pleased with my decision. I shan’t be returning to rekordbox again. It’s grubby.
Edited now I’ve finished watching to add - BIG UP Mojaxx, I find your videos hugely informative and I’m very interested to see how you get on exploring this content creator stuff. What I’m most curious to hear more about (as someone who will never have to go through all that) is how best to remain authentic and true to yourself whilst working the algorithms. Smart ways that the more introverted can play the game.
Great wrap up!!
VDJ does almost everything, but nothing better than other suites.
Agreed! Hope serato releases the scratch live skin for everyone. Couldn’t get the limited vinyl but have been a dedicated user for 25 years.
Thank you, and a Happy New Year.
I'm hoping for a Traktor Kontrol Z2 MK2 in 2025.
Thanks for including the modular mixer ❤ We hope you have wonderful holidays!
I look forward to the videos ahead with the content and streaming 👏🏼
Livestreaming on Twitch, getting gigs on Fortnight and other Virtual world Gigs are my requests
my favorite and most used feature on virtual dj is the ""instant filters" in the browser, you can use them to sort by key difference and bpm difference and so on, to find compatible songs faster, or you can filter by color, if you assign colors to your tracks based on certain criteria.
Well-spoken legend. Thanks for all your hard work mate
Thanks for the shift to focusing on content creation. That’s what I’m trying to focus on now, and we don’t have a lot of good examples to work from.
I’ve had a few semi viral hits for my niche using a 360 camera and recording the mix to blend in post. It’s just a lot of work that feels hit or miss.
YASS MoJaxx !! ❤
SoundSwitch 2.9 for me (obviously). Niche for most, but big for me.
Thanks for your coverage and see you again in 2025!
i hooked a cdj 1000 mk3 to a NI Audio 8 with Serato scratch timecode cd to an old Windows machine. then i tried to run the timecode with Traktor 4.0 and Serato 3.2 no luck. Virtual Dj it worked perfectly straight away , very impressive
I think they use a different frequency now ill check it out soon
Great idea about content. Bring it on! Thanks!
Dr John Small is a dope DJ name lol
Thanks for the shout out. Glad you like the canera and now I'll be an iRig. 😊
Saw your experiments with the included mic… Ingenious! But yeah, the iRigs seem to be a really cool addition.
Many thanks man, You nailed it again, have a great start in 2025 !
Lmao noooo we have to do social media content 😭😭😭😭 I feel ya bro but it’s the future so us geezers gotta get on board I guess haha. Love this year in review. What a wild decade it’s been already!
Serato could also leave NZ altogether for a country which is more friendly to the sale.
glad i heard that you are going to deal with vdj more from the following year...at least give an equal share like the other dj apps, happy new year!
Great vid. I use a Flx10 and love it, but I didn’t realize the Rane Performer was such a heavy hitter.
Thank god Serato is still Serato.If alpha had got its mitts on it .We would all be paying sub and i would go back to gddmn vinyl.
Get on with getting to know virtualdj bro. I would luv to hear ur perspective after fully experiencing it.
For me it's the easiest to use, has the cleanest stems and tons of features at ur finger tips where u won't really need a specific device to hv the same experience. Like needing a rev7 for stems on the eqs or a flx10 for stems fx or a grv6 for swapping beats on the fly. U can hv an sb3 or ddj 400 and hv those features to use with vdj.
Hey Mojaxx. I didn't catch up with VDJ updates but is so much going on with that software is hard to keep up but I'm still an active owner and user for it and trust me is really a game changer with so much update on it is really mind blowing. Just dig deep to the VDJ software and whatever is an eye open you saw I will pay attention to it. Keep up the great work sir peace.
Thanks have a great new year 🎉.
Please add Sennheiser 25 and Sennheiser plus to your review.
And more Rekordbox videos. Talk to you soon
Whoa. Mojaxx get on that ozempic? My guy looking sleek.
Keto, then resistance training 🙏
Thanks for the wrap up. I will say nothing really revolutionary yet, like the Stems that changed my way of mixing a few years back...
Great video
Thank you
Happy New Year! 🎆
I think 360 camera is.like.the insta x4 is better for djs..as u can capture the crowd reaction etc.
*My theory is that AlphaTheta is that they will keep the Pioneer DJ brand for their "legacy kit" aka CDJ's and DJM's but all the controllers coming out will have AlphaTheta logos plastered all over it.*
*Becauce Pioneer DJ, that stuff is for the mainstage, while everyone else gets AlphaTheta instead. Therefore increasing the price on the Pioneer DJ branded stuff. This is known as clever marketing. Just look what happend to Beats headphones once Dr Dre's name no longer appeared on the packaging.*
One little piece of HW deserves a mention: Howler Recorder and Streamer. Mine came with a 128GB card for whatever reason. Some Dutch person was definitively "inspired" when shipping it to me :D
Haha, score! I will be looking at that one for sure, along with other methods for recording sets.
Thanks for the unsolicited DJI ad in the video 😂
I wish it WAS an ad. That thing cost me £600… 😂
Everyone I know who owns one seems to turn into an evangelist for it instantly. And now I understand why.
I wonder when Serato will have Fluid Beatgrid available!!
Thank you Mojaxx for all the time and effort you put in to make all these awesome reviews. Yours is my go to channel when talking about dj gear and I am really glad you got into the rotary boutique mixer scene! Greetings from Germany and wish you all the best for next year!
Another fantastic video with loads of useful information. Love the product of the year and literally have been thinking about the same things for 2025.
Have a fantastic new year Mojaxx. 🎉
I feel that Pioneer were betting on the Serato merger happening, so had planned to call the Pioneer/Serato brands Alpha Theta… A monopoly would have only reduced competition, the need for innovation and pushed up prices… resulting in only the shareholders benefiting. Competition is necessary for all the obvious reasons. Great vid as always Mojaxx. Wishing you, everyone at Beatsource and all the lovers of music a very happy holiday season 🎉
It’s funny how life is. I remember when I was using VDJ in 2009 my fellow DJ buddies laughed at me. They said I was using a DJ software for kids. FWD today and VDJ is giving other software helllllll.
12:50 so which was it, hardware or firmware? Should we be afraid a retailer will sell us a faulty launch unit?
Thanks so much for all the constantly great videos, well thought out subjects, reviews and being engaged and current with the scene… peace, love and unity to you and yours, looking forward to following and engaging with the streaming journey in 2025… ❤
VDJ can do stem scratching
ill join the crew of wanting to learn more about how to set up and edit videos for content creation, there isnt much help out there and its such a key aspect of DJing now.
i tried twitch for over a year and got nowhere.I tried Kick and did better though on social media its always been up and down.I have posted on youtube for years but i have been up and down like a yo yo there and the suits at youtube are getting worse
i still cant believe a company bought pioneer and renamed it, what an absolutely insane fumble
As long as Serato remains locked to most sound cards, it’s evident that the decision-makers at the company are prioritising questionable strategies.
Thank you for all your content Mojaxx! You are always my first stop when seeking info for dj hardware and have been since you reviewed the reloop rp8000 mk1 and rmx500! My kids got an occulus headset for xmas so 2day im ‘setting it up for them’ which means im getting the dj app to play on😂 finally decided to purchase my first Allen & Heath mixer, with the Xone PX5, after spending week agonising over it, the 92mk2 and 96, but those fx sold it!
Look foward to your content next year!
Wow!DJI Osmo Pocket 3 with iRig stream?Damn...Makes me kinda regret getting the Sony ZV-E10....
Could this combo work with the DJI Osmo Action Pro 5 too?
Don't care what anyone says (Pioneer fanboys), that takeover failing was the best thing to happen, anyone with an ounce of common sense can see why it would be a disaster.
I feel like the Laidback Luke device would have been far better if you could plug turntables in, like the old Akai thing.
vids always informative. question should i go buy the performer or wait and see what's next in the coming months
I hope algorithms DJ fixes that stem delay when you activate neural stems
Haven’t had that issue on my side. I use a M1 & M2.
@ has nothing to do with that. If you turn off pitch lock it works fine. But that shouldn’t work like that. It’s a huge problem
rekordbox really is embarrassing. i have tried to get into it because of the CDJ/XDJ exports but it still feels leagues behind even traktor/serato circa. 2010.
No Beatsource. Wow !
Is recording with the DJI better than just recording with the latest iPhone?
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Serato not having solid usb support blows my mind still :facepalm. The only reason I can't fully switch to Serato. Unfortunately Rekordbox isn't great either. SMDH
Alpha theta keep shitting the bed.
Jungletek mix on turntables with Phase:
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First! 😁
The top product from a DJ TH-camr was NOT on my 2024 list💀
Rekordbox always strikes me as being designed by a Linux coder 😞
Hi Mojaxx. Did you leave out the Alphatheta Wave 8 and the EV Everse 12 because they are in the pro audio category ?
I didn’t review them, so can’t give an opinion on them.
As I’m not a mobile DJ I’ve always found it very difficult to review PA gear. Working on a solution for next year!
I don’t think Allen and heath have Ny engineers who design DJ products anymore. Andy is not working for them so re-releasing N old design is all they can do. When they partnered with Denton years ago was their best work, the DB4, K1, K2 etc.. now I fear they will exit the market at some point. Pioneer is the same, the hardware is great, but the software is missing key features, like single / continuous playback per deck. Or elapse / remain per deck ( rx3 as an example). I think the do industry is doomed. We need to go back to simpler times where the music mattered, not how many hit cues and effects you have. Stems is a fad and I fell is already dying, it’s like 3d in TVs comes and goes. the same goes for streaming, it’s starting to fade as djs want to own their own music again.
Here's the 2025 prediction. Algoriddim finally gets someone to make a quality controller for DJay Pro. No Reloop Buddy nonsense. A nice FLX4 or NI S4 style controller to really harness the power of DJay Pro. Oh and Serato with no money now since haters blocked that deal becomes Traktor with super stagnation. Lol
2:58 Paying for control records in what's pretty much 2025 is stupid, just get used Phase and be done with it. That anniversary set is bland, not even worth it.
Im still perfectly happy with my Technics SH-EX mixer from 24 years back. Also my Technics 1210 turntables still work like a charm.
What a joke all this software 😅😅😁😁
Pioneer is a cancer, so happy they lost the deal