Ableton Live 10 is perfect if you want to kill two birds with one stone. One way to use these audio effects is chaining, where you load several FX into one unit. The audio will go from left to right moving through this chain of effects and this is an excellent way to make your music come to life and sound really cool, plus the possibilities are close to endless.
Serato DJ Pro makes it easy to apply effects to your different remix decks, and you can choose whether to use the same audio effects for all the remix decks or adapt them individually. If you master the basic program and feel like you want to take it to the next level, there are expansion packs that you can download.
Some of them are free and others cost money. Remember the five tips about Ableton Live 10? The same guy has made a video about Serato, and this video is great for beginners. Check it out now! You can try it for free for 14 days before you commit to buying it, which should be enough to make up your mind. Ableton Live integrates with Ableton, the professional, world-renowned digital audio workstation DAW.
If you need power, flexibility, and tons of creative expandability then Ableton Live is the way to go - but it comes with a steep learning curve! If you just want something really easy to use on your computer without buying any expensive hardware, you might like Virtual DJ Broadcaster Dsa for your musical creations. It offers a 99 deck capacity and you can adjust the tempo and pitch of your music and scratch with the mouse cursor to make it extra DJ-like sounds like DJ turntables!
It also offers seamless transitions between the songs in your playlist. The program also features instant BPM detection. Why We Liked It - We would recommend this software program to kids and young people who have a dream of becoming a DJ and want to try it out for music production, or possibly adults that are hosting a party or a wedding and want to be able to do more than just put on a Spotify playlist.
This program makes it easy to use songs from your music library on iTunes or music that you have saved on your computer, you just drag them to the right deck to aid with your musical creations. No matter if you want to simply play the music, remix it or scratch, this software can do it without any extra hardware.
Why We Liked It - This software is a good choice for anybody looking for a pretty simple DJ software that will let them try out the noble art of digital DJing at a few parties or weddings. Next up is an amazing program that is so much more than just a DJ software for music production. Why We Liked It - This program is great for anybody who likes to produce music as well as DJ and who needs a program that does it all.
Are you a beginner who wishes to start as a DJ, but also would like to be able to record and produce music? Do you want a program that is easy to use and specifically designed for people like you, with no DJ experience?
It comes with a lot of cool sounds, to be exact, and it features a wide range of virtual instruments and loops. Why We Liked It - This is the perfect performance tool for beginners who need something easy and user-friendly to start out with. It has everything you need to have fun with your music, and you can even record your own samples to personalize it even further.
Well, 25 sounds like a small number when comparing it to the 30 instant players in RadioDJ or up to 96 slots in StationPlaylist Studio. Since the Quick Keys opens in a separate window, you might struggle finding room for it on a smaller screen.
It should not be a problem if you have two monitors. Also, the program supports multiple windows like SAM Broadcaster. While figuring out how everything works, we turned to the manual, which frankly needs updating after the release of PlayoutONE Version 3 that has new features such as the Media Finder.
On the other hand:. Watch to get started in the shortest possible time. For instance, the audio output will be of very low quality, voice-tracking will be limited to 10 seconds, and the database server connection will stop working after 10 minutes.
On the surface, mAirList looks like a program you can use without reading a darn manual! Consider reading the tutorials at the mAirList Wiki.
There are two ways to create playlists in mAirList. You can manually insert files into the playlist window, or automate the process using the mAirListDB database. You click Insert from the top toolbar and select Files. Alternatively, you can drag and drop songs to the playlist from the File Explorer.
In addition to music, you can also insert playlist files, live feeds, commands, silence, comments, audio, news containers, hook containers, region containers, cartwall pages, and more. To add folder trees, click Add from the main toolbar and choose the folder that contains your music. You click on a song and select the microphone icon from the main toolbar to open the Voice Track Recorder.
Now, here is the best part:. When you click the record icon, the tool plays the last ten seconds of the preceding track. After you have finished recording, you can edit your voice track in the Mix Editor. The event editor allows you to customize your event in many ways and even set an expiration date. Similar to the event scheduler in RadioDJ, you can add multiple actions to one event. Some of the actions you can do include loading a file, disabling or enabling automation, starting or pausing recording, generating playlists from your database, sending an email, downloading a file from the internet, and more!
Then, you have to import music into an unsorted folder, create virtual folders categories , and then sort your audio items into them. Since mAirListDB uses an hour grid for scheduling, you'll have to generate playlists of 60 minutes each. The process involves creating hourly templates made up of time blocks. After which, you create music templates that define the source of files to be used by the hour templates. While setting up rotations and scheduling with the database was a tedious ordeal, setting up encoders was simple.
Without a third-party scheduling program, Studio provides limited automation features. Its user interface needs an overdue revamp. If you judged a book by its cover, you would think unfavorably of StationPlaylist Studio.
Its interface is not the most modern. If you need advanced automation features like track rotation—download and setup Station Creator. If you installed the trial versions for Creator and Studio, you'll have 21 days to use them. The playlist editor allows you to view, edit, and preview songs in a playlist. You will also use its VT Recorder tool to add voice tracks in between songs. Another excellent feature of the editor is the ability to insert break notes in the playlist.
You can use them to provide notes to the DJ, such as announcements or advertisements. The Track Tool lets you edit an individual track. You access it by right-clicking on a music track and selecting ' Load in Track.
You can preview the song, and set the intro point when the artist starts singing. It also allows you to edit the cue and segue positions. Indeed, not the best out there. In PlayIt Live, you access your carts in a panel appended near the bottom. In RadioDJ, your carts are neatly displayed in a separate tab but on the same window. So, you'll need a large monitor or dual screens to view Studio and the Carts form together comfortably.
You only get the Play button, Stop, insert, Skip Next, instant stop, and restart. It would be convenient and cost-saving to have the Creator as part of Studio such as in RadioDJ where you do everything in the same program. However, we found Creator easy to use. In the Standard version of Studio, you get reduced features. NextKast Pro was created by Winston Potgieter an internet radio broadcaster. It pledges to automate your radio station fully.
Note that:. In the Standard version, you can only set up 6 encoders instead of And you can not adjust the microphone input settings. You have two players for your tracks and a third player in the top toolbar, which plays sweepers as overlays and automated song title announcements.
Below the players, is the categories section. You can also record voice tracks. You select a category and drag songs to the playlist. To record voice tracks, you choose the song to precede the voice-track and right-click the Play button at the left-bottom of the screen.
The voice track tool will play about 25 seconds of the song. You can start recording immediately by pressing the Record Voice Track button. After you're done recording, the program will play the last 15 seconds of the song plus your voice track and the next track.
You get a big X button to delete the recording instantly. After creating a playlist, the next step is to schedule it. You click schedule from the right-hand bottom corner of the screen, which opens the Rotation Scheduler window. It displays each day and every hour in a grid plus your rotations and playlists at the top.
To schedule, you select a playlist or rotation and left-click inside the hour segment you want it to play. You'll also find creating and saving rotations to be relatively simple. In the new window, all your categories are displayed. You drag them into the Rotation List to create a new playout pattern. Virtual DJ is the most downloaded DJ program in the world for a reason. And it packs some impressive features like the online tools, video mixing and more.
You should definitely try it! Virtual DJ is a household name among professional DJs and hobbyists alike. In fact, it has been downloaded over million times. However, having an account at virtualdj. The interface remains unchanged in this version. You get the two classic dual decks.
But, you can add up to 6 decks from the top section or switch to tablet mode. Below the deck is the browser section. It allows you to access all the drives and folders on your computer. You also get a search bar to find your music quickly. This allows you to drag-and-drop songs to build a playlist quickly. You can change the automix type, enable repeat, instruct the program to remove tracks from the list once they are played or save an automix list as a playlist.
The automix editor allows you to edit the whole automation process. The recorder captures sound from the master output. But —did you know that you can record and save voice tracks? You can adjust the gain on the microphone with the knob and see the strength of the input with the VU meter. If you have an internet radio station, Virtual DJ has a built-in encoder that can stream audio to a Shoutcast or Icecast radio server.
But, you need a PRO license to use it. And lastly, you can broadcast video directly to Facebook, YouTube, Periscope, Vimeo, Twitch, Musically, and other social media platforms. Before Virtual DJ , you had to use a third-party app, which would act as a link between the program and the social apps. The program can use 4 other video sources. It can display the album art for that particular track, use your camera or play a slideshow.
One of the most talked about feature in Virtual DJ , is the fourth way to add a video to a track using shaders from a site called Shaderjoy. AskTheDJ, for instance, allows you to receive requests from your listeners directly in the program. LiveFeedback recommends a track a few seconds after you start playing a song in one of the decks. If you want more song recommendations than what LiveFeedback offers, you can use GeniusDJ to find a group of songs played together with a particular song by other DJs.
Online Music is a music subscription service built-into Virtual DJ. While Virtual DJ had numerous audio effects, it was missing a way to automate scratch routines.
But not anymore:. It can be used with any standard MIDI controller. Its advanced filters and FX means you can manipulate sound like never before! But, it lacks a built-in encoder for streaming audio to a Shoutcast or Icecast server. Serato DJ consistently ranks among the top DJ programs in the world. Anyone can download Serato DJ Lite for free. But it only works with Serato controllers. It's an advanced audio mixer application that allows you to create virtual inputs and outputs.
Next, configure your stream server settings on the Main Tab. If you need more help with this, check out our BUTT tutorial. Need an alternative to RadioDJ? Explore over 20 radio automation, DJ, and encoder programs on our broadcast software guide.
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