VDJ2024 - Changes and New Features

This video shows the new and changed features in Virtual DJ 2024

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0:00 Intro
3:06 Library organization - the new and changed lists and folders
4:39 New Ideas folder
5:12 My Lists
5:40 Your external M3U files have survived
6:10 Creating new lists
7:27 Creating new filters
9:40 Old favorite folders and new shortcuts
11:43 Previous folder button
12:24 New features on lists
13:04 Lists - No duplicates
13:48 Lists - Keep order
15:15 Lists - HotPlug
16:37 List setting - Browser auto export m3u
17:24 List setting - Browser show sideview in lists
17:53 Linked tracks
21:32 CloudDrive - Sync'ing tracks and lists
23:41 Adding stuff to CloudDrive
24:35 What happens on your CloudDrive
25:44 What can be sync'ed
26:45 What is actually being sync'ed
27:59 Let's see it happening
30:47 Summing up the CloudDrive feature
31:19 Use-cases for CloudDrive
33:09 Additional things on CloudDrive
33:43 Fuzzy Key Mixing - the new trend in Harmonic Key Mixing
44:39 Setting up fuzzy key mixing
45:36 Setting up full fuzzy key mixing
47:01 Fix for autoCue when used with keepPlayingStatus
50:39 Going back to VDJ2023 if needed

[rocksteady-radio]

You are definitely the go-to-guy when new updates are released. Fantastic job as always !! Unfortunately for me I think they should have left the browser section alone. Since stems 2.0 I have used it extensively. To keep track of everything I have colour coded my playlists and virtual folders. When you update all that reference work is lost, so I quickly reverted back to build b7921. Will 7291 be my last update? I will have to create a ticket to VDJ moderators and hope someone sees it and understands the importance of the browser section to some of us who have strict structures in place, and perhaps we can bypass that section but still have the ability to upgrade to all the other updates. We will see🤞

[JoeNardi]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:35 *🌐 Main Features of Virtual DJ 2024*
- Introduction to Virtual DJ 2024 and its new features.
- Cloud Drive integration allows syncing lists and tracks across multiple devices using various cloud storage options like Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, and Dropbox.
- Library organization, including unified lists, instant folder shortcuts, and link tracks, enhances user experience and workflow efficiency.
- Additional improvements such as key mixing, folder ordering, and AO queue fixes contribute to the overall functionality.
03:23 *📚 Understanding Library Organization in Virtual DJ 2024*
- Explanation of changes in the browser section of Virtual DJ 2024, including the conversion of old playlists to unified lists.
- Instructions on creating new lists, filters, and favorite folders in the updated library organization.
- Demonstrating the use of shortcuts and the retrieval of old favorite folders, along with enabling the previous folder button in settings for improved navigation.
12:08 *🔄 Advanced Settings and Features of Lists in Virtual DJ 2024*
- Detailed exploration of advanced list features, including "No Duplicates, " "Keep Order, " and "Hot Plock."
- Explanation of how each setting affects list management and customization.
- Instructions on utilizing additional settings such as "Browser Auto Export" and "Browser Show Side View in Lists" for enhanced functionality.
18:08 *🎵 Link Tracks and Enhanced Track Management*
- Overview of the Link Tracks feature, allowing manual association of tracks for seamless mixing.
- Demonstration of linking tracks, creating track sets, and viewing linked tracks in the Remixes Pane.
- Explanation of color rule integration based on link tracks, providing visual cues for linked tracks within Virtual DJ 2024.
23:23 *🛠️ Cloud Drive Setup and Syncing*
- Setting up Cloud Drive for Virtual DJ.
- Syncing tracks and folders to Cloud Drive.
- Managing synchronization across multiple devices.
26:31 *🔄 Continuous Syncing and Track Preparation*
- Continuous synchronization of tracks, lists, and database information.
- Automatic syncing of changes to tracks and playlists.
- Preparation of stems synchronized across devices.
28:19 *🎛️ Testing Cloud Drive Syncing with Multiple Devices*
- Demonstrating synchronization between two laptops.
- Identifying synced lists and tracks across devices.
- Testing track additions and changes for synchronization.
34:01 *🎶 Harmonic Key Mixing and Fuzzy Key Mixing*
- Explanation of traditional harmonic key mixing.
- Introduction to fuzzy key mixing, allowing for diagonal key matches.
- Integration of fuzzy key mixing and one-semitone track adjustments for enhanced mixing options.
45:44 *🔀 Advanced Key Mixing with Extended Semitones*
- Enabling extended semitone adjustments for wider key matching.
- Expanding key mixing possibilities with greater flexibility in track adjustments.
46:23 *🔑 Fussy Key Mixing Explained*
- Fussy key mixing allows tracks to harmonically mix even if they're not traditionally in the same key.
- Enabling both FY key mixing and FY key mixing plus FCY full enables almost any track to harmonically mix with another.
- Trust your ears when experimenting with fussy key mixing.
47:09 *🎵 Play Status on Load Feature*
- Play Status on Load feature allows a deck to continue playing when a song is loaded on top of it, instead of pausing.
- You can configure whether the loaded track starts playing from the beginning or from the first cue point.
- Disabling load security ensures that a loaded track starts playing immediately, even if the current track is audible.
49:16 *🔄 Auto-Queue Feature Fix*
- The Auto-Queue feature now works properly with the Play Status on Load setting, ensuring that tracks start from the first cue point as intended.
- Disabling load security allows loaded tracks to start playing even if the current track is audible, enhancing workflow flexibility.
- Users can revert to Virtual DJ 2023 by downloading and installing the older build or by renaming the executable file of the current version to distinguish between versions.

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[djgstam]

Thanks for your time Klaus....always very helpful.

[johnnychipello]

Thanks for making these videos Klaus. They are so helpful!! I can't thank you enough for them.

[proverbialwhatever]

Thanks Klaus, I knew to look out for your video when I was prompted to download the new version :) These seem like overall good updates.

I knew that the merge from 'playlists' and 'virtual folders' into 'Lists' was coming, but there were some occasions where I would still want a 'playlist' type option where a song could appear more than once and in a specific order. Thankfully I've just now reached the sections starting at 13:04 that address this very concern :)

[DavidHamiltonDJHammy]

Thank you so much Klaus really has helped me understand especially re creating folders again. I didn't see any info re these big changes in advance from vdj so just downloaded the 2024 version last week and thought id deleted something re the tabs on the left hand side.

[DJPowerPaul]

I came from Mixxx, I'm new relatively new to VDJ (Infinity) and your explaining gave me a lot of explaining about useful functions. Other users in the comments mentioned that you seem to be the VDJ "go-to-guy". As I have seen this, you got my sub. And just as a little support I thought to write you a comment - may it help at least a little to push your content. Great work! I look forward to discover more of your vids after this one! VDJ is very powerful when you know how to use this stuff - just the linked tracks will help me a lot. Thank you for making us... harder, better, faster, stronger... döp dödö döp. ;-)

Do you have any recommendation of your vids, which video I really don't should miss?

Have a great day & thanks again!

[rocksteady-radio]

Breaking news !! Just (well 3 days ago) had a reply from the CEO saying they have fixed it in the new build whoop whoop !!

[andymarkland]

Great video as ever. Been playing with the new release all day since watching it.... Happy DJ here

[djles]

Excellent video as always Klaus. You answered a few questions for me. I gigged with this version on Saturday for a 30th birthday party, which was flawless. I've now used VirtualDJ for 18 years and it just keeps getting better and better. 😊

[DJDRFUNKJUICE]

Going to watch this video later on today.

[Mike_Kasper]

Thanks for this brief. A lot of useful information ! :)

[maximilianphilips]

Thank you for taking the time to explain how this new update works since VDJ won't! Most of these "major updates", we djs, already do manually. Like key mixing and the so called fuzzy mixing. Cloud access is always welcome but most of us have external drives as backups. On a personal note... VDJ should have left the browser as it was. People spend years perfecting their playlists, crates, folders... Why change it VDJ? Why?

[djkirk]

Hi Klaus love the content. I have question when analyzing songs in VDJ, is there a way to change the range. For example in Serato you can change the range to be 78-155, etc.. I want to know if that can be done in VDJ as well.
Thanks

[SOULKRATESofficial]

As always, u r the King! -
In "linked tracks", u showed the "info section" of the song, where u can see all the linked tracks to it ("has links") - is there a similar way to see, in wich playlist/fav folders this song already is?

Tia

[AsTHEDj]

Good Job Dj what if you can pick a Cue to start.

[sebastienclarembeaux]

Hi Klaus, great work as usual! Can you download the songs from your Cloud drive to another computer so you don't need the internet to play them?

[DJHT]

Hi Klaus, Thanks for your usual support and help, I'm having a serious issue with list and I'm hoping if you can help me here,
For some reason now with VDJ 24, when I create a new list (as a playlist) then when I go to Win Explorer I’m able to see the Folder with no issue, but as soon as I add a song to the list and go back to Win explorer I can’t find the folder anymore, it disappear.
This happened whether I add song to a list or to a Subfolder below the list.
Any idea why this is happening,
I need to be able to see the playlists in Window explorer as sometime I need to copy playlist(s) to a usb in order to use it on my 2nd laptop.
Thanks in advance for your help

[djkirk]

Hi Klaus hope all is good. I was wondering if you can do a video on fuzzy key mixing in VDJ and how it works. Thanks

[oloco.events]

Fantastic job as always, thanks a lot! You mentioned the user case whereby you use 3 laptops (at work, primary DJing, secondary back up) and can synchronise with clouddrive the three of them. I thought we can only have the software installed on up to two computers at any one time (providing that they are both for your own personal use and will not be used simultaneously). So it's possible on 3 laptops as well, under same conditions ?