Line Interface

Each line within VDJ contains a full MP3 and Karaoke player. At the top, VDJ shows information about the file that is loaded in the line. Below that is the LCD display area, showing timing and other information about the file.

Below that are typical Transport buttons - Play/Pause, Stop, and Open/Load.

Below is an example of a Line:

The top section describes the file that is currently loaded. You can configure how this information is displayed by Right-Clicking and selecting Filename Display Options.

You can see the Pan (Left/Right Balance), Volume (larger) and Pitch/Tempo (smaller) sliders, as well as a group of buttons:

Repeat: This button causes the current file to play in a continuous loop.

Mute: This button mutes the current line. You can use this for example when using the CUE feature, to listen to this line over headphones without it going over the main mix.

Trigger: This allows you to automatically "trigger" the next line when this line is finished. You can choose a number of seconds before the file is done, or let VDJ choose the appropriate trigger time by analyzing the audio level.

Zero: This causes VDJ to slowly reset the Pitch/Tempo to zero. For example, after beat-matching two files, you may wish to creep the playing file back to its default speed.

Preview: If you have configured a second sound card, this button sends this line to that card; this is useful for previewing a file before playing it through the main mix.

There are other options available as well, accessed via the Right-Click menu:

Re-Open Last File opens the the previously opened file if you either cleared the line or accidentally dragged another file onto this line.

Choose Equalizer for the per-file EQ settings. These settings are saved so that the next time you open that file, its equalizer settings will be retained.

You can edit the ID3 tag information for an MP3 file, adjust the Filename Display Options, and more with this menu.

Of particular interest is the Save Layout feature; this allows you to save the entire layout of VDJ, including all open files, all slider and button settings, and the master faders and equalizer. You can then recall those settings in the future.

This allows you to plan a specific layout for a specific event or show ahead of time, and even have multiple layouts preselected.

Clicking Clear All Files & Settings will simply unload all open files, and reset the interface to the default settings.

Choose the Skins menu to load up an alternate skin interface.