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Serato DJ vs Virtual DJ

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When comparing Serato DJ vs Virtual DJ, the Slant community recommends Serato DJ for most people. In the question“What is the best DJ software?” Serato DJ is ranked 1st while Virtual DJ is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Serato DJ is:

Allows you to see the average tone/sound of the music without listening to it.

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What is the best DJ software?

Serato DJ

Virtual DJ

Pros

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Colour wave-forms

Allows you to see the average tone/sound of the music without listening to it.

Pro
Relatively simple to get mixing with

Pro
Configurable display

Change your display to have 2 or 4 decks in either Vertical or Horizontal layout. Even have Library Only and Compact layouts.

Pro
Powerful Browser

The browser allows your to search through your catalog of music faster than a compute can on it's on. The software optimizes the search process and it is amazingly fast -- something necessary when you need to find that certain song REALLY QUICK before bad things happen!

Pro
Broad Compatibility

I own 4 different DJ controllers and they all work seamlessly with Virtual DJ Pro 8. Additionally, the program itself works on Mac or PC.

Pro
Sound Engine

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.

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Cons

Con
No Spotify support!

Con
Limited range of compatible controllers

Serato certification is available on a limited range of dj hardware. Although approximately 98 devices have this.

Con
Painstaking setup

Setting things up and configuring options as well as mapping controllers to your liking can be a daunting and painstaking task -- but that's not a con that is probably seen on every DJ software.