If you are looking for a quick and easy for livening up a party, a simple music player just won´t do. To create a total mayhem on the dance floor, you´ll need a couple of loud speakers, a PC, Virtual DJ and some magic.

Virtual DJ places you right in front of an audio console to mix songs with all the advanced options that professional DJs use, but without needing a vast knowledge on the subject to make the most of it.

Let´s get started. First, add the songs to the trays. To do this, click the Browser tab and look for the song you want to load. We can also drag and drop files from the desktop into Virtual DJ playlist that unfolds upon placing the cursor on the bottom right of the Virtual DJ.

As we can see on the screen, both trays have the exact same options. Among them there is the CUE option, which is used to choose and memorize the start point where we are going to play the tracks. In order to do this, hit Play on either tray (you can also fast-forward or rewind by moving the audio specter with your mouse on the top side of the screen) and then click on the CUE button.

With Virtual DJ you can memorize up to three start points with Alt+1/2/3 hotkeys, or straight from the program interface by clicking in the HOT CUE area on any of the three buttons.

Now, there is an essential tool that any DJ uses, and that is PITCH. Without it you won´t be able to mix tracks. PITCH is used to modify playback speed enabling you to synchronize the rhythm of both songs (the final synch touch is given with + and – buttons).

However, what really makes any Virtual DJ user a professional DJ is the SYNC feature. By clicking on it, the application will automatically synch both songs to get a perfectly clean mix.

By mixing both songs, now you must lower the volume of one of them so the other keeps playing and finish the mix.

To do this, slide (towards either track) the horizontal bar found on the center of the screen, under the volume bar of each track.

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