What is Virtual DJ?

Scratching on turntables started materializing with DJ's in New York in the early 80's. Some popular New York DJ's were Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Grandmaster Flash, and DJ Kool Herc. Since the 80's, scratching has grown into a musical skill used in many different styles of music--from hip hop to dance, from techno to rock. And now with the increasing use of computers and multimedia, scratching can now be done on the computer with Virtual DJ.

In this free video series, watch as computer and music specialist Matt Nichols teaches how to use Virtual DJ. Learn how to choose skin, load music, use slider functions, scratch records, use beatlock, set and use cues, create loops, apply effects, record performance, adjust beats per minute, use automix, and use shortcuts on Virtual DJ. This computer program is fun software to use for homes, clubs, or just your own dance party in your room. Let the experts at ExpertVillage increase your cool factor with these easy step by step tutorials.

"Hey everybody my name's Matt and I'm speaking to you on behalf of Expert Village. Today I'm going to be teaching you about Virtual DJ, for those of you who don't know what Virtual DJ is, it's basically just a virtual setup that a DJ might use at a club. There's a lot of things you can do with it as you can see, you've got your turntables, you've got your mixers. It's pretty much just an all in one package that you can use to do anything from put it on a computer, take it to a club, take it to a party and do anything that a DJ might do. Also a lot of other things you could do. You can remix songs, you can add samples and effects and record it and output your remixes. And you can even remix videos with Virtual DJ. It's a great little program you can use for a lot of different things. So lets go ahead and start learning about Virtual DJ and all the things you can do with it."