Latest controllers supported by VirtualDJ 8

There's no stopping VirtualDJ right now. Having been rebuilt from the ground up, support for just about everything with a USB port is slowly being included. Over NAMM and beyond, a stream of DVS compatibility has been added, including the "natively supported" Traktor Kontrol Z2. I see what they did there.

Latest controllers supported by VirtualDJ 8

VirtualDJ 8 proudly proclaims itself “the most powerful and extensive hardware support on the market”. With the way both Serato and Traktor close their systems, it’s easy to see why VDJ8 succeeds in capitalising on how broad their support is. In fact, you can see the extensive list on their ‘VDJpedia”.

With the rate at which new hardware comes out these days, it’s pretty impressive that Atomix are able to keep up with making sure their software works with the latest and greatest. But they do, and here’s the most recent additions to the software’s plug’n’play family:

All the mappings!

The Virtual DJ software model lives and dies by the breadth of controllers they support, so it’s no surprise they are constantly updating their list. For me, the most interesting things are whether the AMX has support for VDJ’s DVS, if anyone with a Z2 would be likely to use VDJ8, and that they support something like the Neon, which is most useful for DJ performances.

For the first question, The AMX supports DVS within Virtual DJ 8, much like it does for Serato. As for supporting the Neon and the Rane Sixty-Two, this suggests a further move by Atomix into the “pro”/club DJ market. The Sixty-Two in particular is a serious piece of scratch DJ gear, and something that has traditionally been very Serato-centric.

The DJWORX team talked through the idea of using a Z2 with Virtual DJ, considering it comes with Traktor Scratch and the point was made that a key feature VDJ8 offers is video mixing, but how many people will choose that? There’s also the chance that someone might buy a second hand Z2 without a copy of Traktor.

I’m interested in seeing how the Traktor and Serato crowds react to VDJ8 going forward. Either way, VDJ8 has got an uphill battle ahead.

Head on over to their site to download and try Virtual DJ 8

Will you be using any of these controllers with Virtual DJ 8? What hardware do you think is missing from the supported list?

Dan Morse
Dan Morse

Opinionated DJWORX newsie. Loves Traktor, analogue mixers, vinyl and Android. The best Techno bedroom DJ you know.

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25 Comments

  1. I’ve used the lite version of VDJ – it works well – but agreed on the skin – looks like a couple of amateurs did it. Need something professional looking.

    I still don’t see any love for Deckadance – I think it is way better than VDJ and even on par with Traktor.

    • I liked Deckadance when I played with it, but I think Cross holds a better shot as the new option right now. I should give Deckadance another shot, though. I’d be curious to see hot it’s improved since the last time I used it.

  2. I would try it.. But.. I remembered why I don’t like the company when I went to the website after reading the why use DJ software and why use Virtual DJ in particular sections.. Totally pissed me off again.. Sorry they don’t care if you can beatmatch in 1 minute or 1 sec.. And that manufacturers only make controllers you plug into a computer now ( Guess they missed the new Rane mixer, Pioneer turntable, vinyl sales highest since 1990 this past year, etc..) I guess they stand for a certain viewpoint.. But alienating large numbers of DJ’s right off the top and not caring seems crazy to me..

  3. Just my 2 cent:
    I am SDJ user, I have sl2. I love to scratch
    I tried today VDJ in timecode with SL2. Oh well…is sound (the scratch) identical to famous dvs software…Incredible…it is a VDJ||

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