Using AUTOMIX to Auto TRANSITION - virtual DJ 2023 tutorials

[@todds.6028]

I DJ at a night club on the weekends. No joke, I have nothing but a laptop and speakers, and I use the automix about 90% of the time. And not to pat myself on the back, but I've been doing better than most of the other DJs in my town---most of whom are working with full $5000+ set ups. The automix editor is genius.

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @todds.6028 👋☺️ First of all, congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 I'm always happy when these tutorials help out. Remember, practice makes perfect And I'm sure you can achieve even more. 👍 ☺️

[@alanevans8450]

Just started using Virtual DJ and this video has helped me more within 5 minutes than I've learnt in the entire time ive been learning! Thank you!

[@sarmyparty]

Cool, very amazing tutorial. The best.

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Glad it was helpful! 😊 👍

[@mirandamaria]

this was very helpful, thank you!

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

I'm so glad! @mirandamaria

[@YSEclips]

I always love your tutorials. Keep it up

[@djrob69]

Thank You

[@mcebondlangamandla1078]

Thank you so much you've just shared the most important tips

[@shady_mixes]

man this is the best auto mix demo for virtual dj

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

I appreciate that! 🙂🙂🙂

[@Matsus20]

thanks you sooooo much, you are the best tutorial that I ever seen for virtual dj

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @Matsus20 👋😊 Your comment means a lot ❤️ It's always encouraging to hear positive feedback. Thanks 👍

[@djiris1910]

Never tried automix before but seems cool to use especially when I'm away from the decks on a bathroom break 😆😎🆒

[@djjohnneybbadd]

Sounds off beat all the time.

[@jcriley7695]

DJ DEUCE

[@thebosh7801]

Question: how does your automix play on 2 decks? when i use automix it all happens on 1 deck? is there a setting to be able to use both decks during automix? Thanks

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @TheBosh! You can set this under settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes) Hope this helps 😊😊😊

[@kennethmwangi5256]

​@@YoungSimbaEmpireHae,what about on the automixmode please.

[@nimsayalebara]

thank you so much, a question... can I export the automix playlist?

[@blackburd]

Automix editor is awesome. Thanks for showing it.

[@thedj5914]

Great, guess what ime doing for the next week 🤗

[@curtispattinama3668]

Hi I have a question the other deck (the red one) isn’t giving me any sound but the blue does, how do I fix that?

[@stuungar3390]

Great tutorial, well explained

[@trins_house]

Once i create an automix playlist, how do i download it?

[@RaphaelLanglois]

When i try to automix the next song goes in the same deck how can i put the next song on the others deck

[@eproberts1]

wow lots to take in, great vid. do you happen to have a tutorial on how to use broadcasting with virtual dj to youtube? thanks again

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @eproberts1 👋 Glad the tutorial helped, as for your question: To broadcast Virtual DJ to your KZbin channel, you will need a valid KZbin account and have it activated for live streaming. Activation requires 24 hours before you can begin to start streaming live. Here are the steps to follow: • Open the BROADCAST tab of VirtualDJ Settings and select the VIDEO option from the Select Tabs. Select the KZbin option from the Stream to drop-down list. • Click on the Go to link below to get the Stream Key from the KZbin Stream Service (kzbin.info_dashboard). In your KZbin Dashboard, scroll down to the Encoder Setup section and click on the Reveal button to get your Stream Key. • Copy the Stream Key and paste it to the Stream Key field in VirtualDJ Broadcast Settings. Click on the START BROADCAST button. You can find more detailed instructions on how to broadcast video to KZbin on VDJ website (virtualdj.com/wiki/Video%20Broadcast%20to%20KZbin.html) I'll be making a tutorial on the same soon but I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

[@eproberts1]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire can you just set mine up for me ha thank you for the quick response 🙂

[@Vegaming889]

Thanks

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

No problem @Vegaming889 . A 2024 version of the tutorial is dropping Soon

[@strayhandycat2753]

Automix is sure making much better transition, than myself..

[@diwenivaleriano8685]

Sooooo how do i transfer music into this app? Do you recommend any music apps to download music? Or can i download music from Virtual DJ 2023???

[@retharsamusic]

LIFE SAVER

[@darkdreamsmv]

Sounds good for short radio mixes but not for extended mixes, or?

[@guywthclss]

Great video but how do you get both decks to work and the transition slider to go on it's own. I can only get one deck spinning the music? it will transition but only on the left deck. I'm using 8.3 Build 5186

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @guywthclss 👋😌 You can change this under settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes) Now you should be able to have both decks playing during Automix. 🤓 🤓 🤓

[@guywthclss]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire Yep that worked.. Thanks. I've been using BPM Studio forever and it worked from XP to Win 7 and I loved it. It automatically mixed with both decks on auto. Had to go with VDJ on win 10. So still figuring it out. Thanks again

[@bertiloleandersson927]

Hi, cant see that I can mix youtube videos by adding them from a browser. Is that possibel, and if not when is it updated with that add-on.

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @bertiloleandersson927 👋☺️ Sadly you can't stream KZbin videos on virtual dj (yet) 😭 It could be an upcoming feature in a future update but there's no information on that from virtual dj. But I'll be sure to puch that as a recommendation. 😊

[@bertiloleandersson927]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire Super... Hoping that will be an update with that option. Tryed that ..in another dj..studio program, but that program has put some virus in my computer.. But that way to mix with youtube is amazing. Hope your fantastic program will have that soon. Best regards 👍

[@SegaSavageMusic]

Hey you lost me why does deck two start to play the red side and not the blue deck under the blue deck on deck 1 where the white bar for automix is at on both deck on songs 🤔

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @djsegasavage You can set this under settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes)

[@TheAlmorah]

How do i download the mix into my pc file? Also how ro make the bpm all the same? On all tracks?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @TheAlmorah 👋. Just responded to your other comment, check it out. As for making the BPMs all the same, Automix allows you to use match BPM but only if the difference in BPM isn't too big otherwise you need to get creative and use transitions like Drop mixing, which I actually talk about in this tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5XIeWdue699iqM PS: I'm working on a refreshed tutorial focused on the automix editor, hopefully you'll stick around for it. 😉

[@TheAlmorah]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire Thank you. Can you help me out on this matter. I am trying to make a mix that not only has the same Bpm which I've managed to do now but, importantly I really need to make the matching BPM mix into a 32 count throughout also. Is there an automated way to do this please? 🙏🏽

[@nuttysister50]

Can you add your youtube playlist to this?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @nuttysister50 👋😊 Sadly you can't stream KZbin videos on virtual dj 😢 But it could be a feature that's coming soon 🤞

[@intercommradio7372]

VERY IMPRESSIVE SOFTWARE

[@TheAlmorah]

I'm a novice..I'm trying to mix my playlist with the match BPM but I don't want to listen to the 1 hour playlist play. How do i stop the mix playing as listening to it is annoying. Also, how do I save the mix after it's completed? I don't even see the red track on the right when mix is coming in. Anyone please help 🙏🏽

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @TheAlmorah 👋. sorry if you're finding this frustrating, let's see if we can change that. To save your mix after you are done editing, hit record under the master tab which should be in the middle of the main screen, then press the automix button at the top of the automix playlist. This will start playing the automix while at the same time recording it. And to have your automix play on both the 'Red' and 'Blue' decks, head to settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes) Now you should be able to have both decks playing during Automix. As for stopping the mis from playing, maybe explain further what you mean and I'll get back to you. Hope this helps 🙃

[@TheAlmorah]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire thank you for replying back. In terms of stopping the music. What I meant was do I have to keep the mix playing for the entire hour in order to have it record & saved? It's just so mundane having to wait for the entirety of the mix before I go onto making another one. If there is a way to do this i appreciate your help 🙏🏽

[@michalc.public]

And I have a problem such that it does not want to switch between deck1 and deck2. Despite these settings it does everything on deck1, why?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @michalc.public 👋 Try changing this setting : under settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes) Now you should be able to have both decks playing during Automix. Hope this was helpful, don't hesitate to ask any follow-up questions 😉

[@michalc.public]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire Thank you for answer.

[@alanhilder1883]

Can you edit the automix "on the fly", that is you get a request and add the song where appropriate. without screwing everything up? ( not saying it would, but you didn't show adding a song into the current schedule while playing. ) I will have to try this out.

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @Alan 👋 That's a very good question. To add a song while the automix is active, the first thing you need to do is map this action "automix_add_next" (without the quotation marks) to your keyboard or to a button on your controller. This action will Add the songs selected in the browser to the automix playlist right after the song currently playing. Now select the song(s) you want to add then press the key/button you mapped. Hope this works 😊 I'm working on a second version of the automix tutorial so feel free to suggest any topics you'd like to be covered.

[@animation1403-s8r]

Tell me how to download this software please🙏

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @Black-zp2ni 👋😊 The software is called virtual DJ and you can download it from this download page for free 😀 : www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html PS: We have alot more videos about this software if you're interested in learning more 🙂🙂🙂

[@MauriceMutetiNgundi]

Only one deck is playing on my side. How do I play on both?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @MauriceMutetiNgundi You can set this under settings > options > automix > automix dual deck (select yes)

[@MauriceMutetiNgundi]

@@YoungSimbaEmpire Already got a solution. Thanks though.

[@mauricemcgary10]

I can't use the editor, do you know someone who will edit a song?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @mauricemcgary10 👋 I replied to your earlier comment, let me know what type of editing you wanted to do and maybe I can give you some pointers 🤓

[@ujwaledits1.2m72]

Give this virtual dj player In discription

[@carlosandrade9317]

I dont see the the white box on the end for the transitioning

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @carlosandrade9317 👋 Try loading some songs to the automix side playlist then changing the automix option to "smart" then open the automix editor and look for the white section. Hope this helps, if you have any issues don't hesitate to ask 🤠

[@avicohen122]

It have ai? How it can remove from song the singer.?

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @avicohen122 👋😊 Virtual DJ has real time stem separation, meaning you can remove any vocals or instruments from any audio file. We have a lot of tutorials on this btw 😊

[@boogiebarbie7792]

vdj are better than serato it never crash or lag, searching songs is so quick..

[@djchiphighley8828]

Now, get out of your parent's basement and make $20/hr as a "professional" DJ! 😂

[@djchiphighley8828]

Great tutorial by the way.... 👍

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

😂😂😂 Thanks for the motivation @DJChipHighley Appreciate your support

[@paulgilbert8029]

$300/hr 😊

[@Epileptick0]

Try more like 150-300 an hour. Im making $600 this Saturday and I'm not even good yet. And I live in a small town. People need to stop telling musicians/DJs they can't make a living because it's incorrect and offensive.

[@djmakethiopia]

hi i want virtual dj crack software for mac pc please send me even if i pay

[@DeejayNasx]

You still have to assign a key to clone decks in virtual dj? This is 2023 c’mon 😂😂😂

[@alanhilder1883]

I think there is a button on the screen ( click with mouse )... or assign on your controller.

[@DanielJohnson-d5t]

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[@chikodipaul5368]

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[@garyhodge5291]

Crap….real dj’s mix songs themselves….no fun on auto mix

[@jessecoleman4380]

This tutorial is not for beginners... After I drag the first track onto [Deck A], do I need to drag the next song to [Deck B]?? Then I would assume I need to click [Deck A]'s play button? Well, that's what I did, but it stopped at the end of the first song. And it took me 5 minutes to figure out how to make the AUTOMIX panel visible (by clicking on the "sideview" tab).

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @jessecoleman4380 👋 Thanks for your feedback! I understand this tutorial might not be clear enough for complete beginners but you're on the right track. For automix you don't manually press play on each deck, the software does the transitions automatically. I appreciate you pointing out the beginner-unfriendliness; I'll try to be clearer in future tutorials. I'm actually working on a an updated tutorial about the automix and I think it will be both fun and easy to understand for beginners and pros alike. If you're still having trouble, feel free to ask more specific questions, and I'll do my best to help. 🙂

[@hbeezey]

Extremely frustrating software, doesn't do what you're doing, not complicated. Doesn't sync the bpm between them and it's a very weak transition, basically a crossfade that isn't synced. Wasted an hour on this shit, moving on.

[@YoungSimbaEmpire]

Hi @hbeezey Sorry you had a bad experience with the automix, but it's important to note that the automix is not perfect and it requires additional input from you as the DJ. This inputs consist of: • handpicking the appropriate songs based on their BPM (for smoother transitions between BPMs) • manually placing the transition point (if you don't plan on playing the songs back-to-back or using fade in and fade out) • choosing the appropriate transition (transitions that work for 1 song may not work for the next so trying out the transitions manually before adding the songs to automix will help) I'm working on a part 2 of the automix tutorial and I'll cover this and more. Please let me know if there is anything specific you'd like me to cover in the next tutorial. PS: Remember, practice makes perfect. So don't give up, we'll grow together 😊 😊 😊