Djay Vs Serato Vs Virtual Dj

 

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Oct 05, 2017 We’ve got a tough Head To Head challenge here: both Serato DJ and Virtual DJ 8 are long-running digital DJ apps that each have their own dedicated supporters. If you’re on the fence as to which app to pick, read on to find out what makes each of them special and see how they stack up against each other. Mar 17, 2016  The Serato forum is your space to discuss all things Serato DJ, Serato Studio and more with other users in our community. Get your questions answered, learn something and pass on advice of your own. Serato vs DJay Pro? Appleteam 3:19 AM - 28 February, 2016. So I have recently discovered Djay pro and the idea seems really cool.

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  • In my eyes, Serato DJ wins hands down. But I’m also the kind of DJ who just wants to play tunes, not do performances and LOVE the GUI in Serato. So it’s really up you which software is better as software is a personal thing. I am friends with someone who likes traktor and it’s GUI, but he shares my sentiments in just wanting to put tunes together.

    To answer number 2, yes VDJ 8 supports the Mixtrack pro 3. But it’s definitely going to be more responsive in Serato as it’s a native serato controller. That’s something they’ve managed to do really well is make Serato controllers that little bit more responsive in their software vs other software, and make it so you can’t fully map SDJ to any controller like you can with VDJ.

    Best of luck!

    Titan is spot on. I second his opinion.

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    • This reply was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Terry_42.

    Please note that after purchasing your controller you also have to PURCHASE the software/s
    $99 US for Serato DJ (on sale now)
    $299 US for VDJ(8) Only 10 mins on controller without license
    or mthly subscription, or Controller Specific License. check website

    I would agree that it’s better to use the software that comes with the controller. In this case, that’s Serato. If you want to verify that, here’s the link: http://www.numark.com/product/mixtrack-pro-3.

    I would like to clear one thing up though. Virtual DJ offers a “controller” edition (Virtual DJ 8 plus “controller”) on a per controller basis for less than the “pro version”: http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html.

    Select your controller from the drop down menu to see the price. For a Mixtrack 3; the price was $99. However, as previously stated, your hardware will work better with the software it was designed for (Serato).

    I don’t agree with the statement that the controller will be “a little bit more responsive” in Serato. From my experience, the VDJ mappings for natively supported controllers are extremely tight. I have yet to find anything that’s less responsive with that software.

    Having said that, if you feel like Serato fits your needs then you won’t be at all disappointed with your software choice.

    Yes, I also have to disagree with “more responsive” bit.

    While that case can be made for some high end gear that uses HID with the software it is designed for versus basic midi on other packages (ie. NI gear on Traktor vs on other software), or has controls tailored specifically for one software package (ie. buttons for Serato’s Flip), there is nothing on the Mixtrack 3 that isn’t a one-to-one map with other software packages, and the controller itself (unless I’ve missed something) is just a straight up midi-box. That means with proper mappers, it can work with anything on equal footing.

    So it comes down to costs to upgrade software, what kind of workflow you want, and ultimately, what you are comfortable using.

    Despite some of the bias above, none win “hands down” and there aren’t a lot of advantages with one package over the other these days until you start getting into the really advanced stuff.

    With our “normal” routing, software choice is a result of (intended/expected) workflow. Controller choice is a result of workflow and software choice (and budget of course). Hence you either pick a controller that comes with the software of your choice and that ticks all the other boxes, or you get the best fitting controller for you and use it with the software of your choice.

    So “best to use the software that comes with your controller” is not solid advice, imho.

    A good example was the MC6000 (mk1), it came out with Traktor license in Europe and VDJ in US. That would mean that for US DJs using VDJ was the better option and for European DJs Traktor was? Clearly not.

    The only real reason imho to use software that the hardware was designed for would be specific hardware buttons to do specific often-used software-specific functions and/or labelling of buttons with software-specific function names. The other exceptions is Traktor which just plays truely nice only with NI hardware.

    Clearly, if you want to use RekordBox you are “stuck” with Pioneer gear for at least another 9-12 months til they come out with a midi option.

    Finally, I agree with Todd that no software is better than others. You can check the number of features, the quality of implementation, the GUI, the price, the hardware support and many other things. At the end of the day it still matters only if it’s important to YOU.

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