The browser now has three zones: the folders, the file view, and the "side view".
In VirtualDJ 8, all the internal audio components, like pitch-stretching, limiter, equalizers, filters, etc, have been rewritten to harness all the power of modern computers and give you a crystal-clear sound.Slots can be arranged on a grid, and have colors and icons. Samples can be organized by group and triggered like an instrument bank. Video samples can have alpha transparency. Samples can be audio, video, or still images. It can now play an unlimited number of samples simultaneously. The new sampler in v8 has shed all the limitations of the old v7 sampler.You can then disengage sandbox, and calmly wait for your current track to reach the point where you're now confident you should start your mix. When sandbox is engaged, you can jump to the end of the current track, and try to mix into the next track, hearing it only in your headphones, until you find the perfect exit-point and entry-point where you'll want to mix. Sandbox is a feature that helps you prepare your next mix while the audience is still listening to the previous song. One new exclusive feature of VirtualDJ 8, is the new "sandbox" concept.Here is a quick guide to the main new features, intended for people who are already experienced with version 7:
It also brings its share of new features and novelty.
That's why we spent the last 3 years to rewriting everything clean and fresh, so that for the next 20 years, new breakthrough features will keep coming at lightning speed, update after update. But, 15 years of layers upon layers of new code, can get quite messy, and our development speed was slowing down. VirtualDJ was first started in 1996, and in the following 15 years, we kept adding more and more features, to keep pushing the limit of how technology can help you mix better.
Unlike the transition to v7 from v6, or to v6 from v5 etc, where we just added new significant features (like video support, 99 decks, ContentUnlimited, etc), for the v8 transition, we rewrote our software from the ground up. This version is a significant milestone in the history of VirtualDJ.