Read this next: What’s The Best Software For DJs?īut even if you’re not interested in laptop DJing, nowadays it is still a good idea to use music preparation software to get your tracks ready for the DJ gear you’ll be playing on, to build playlists, and generally to make the most of that gear.Īnd if you want to use DJ controllers, DJ with DVS (digital vinyl systems), or just use all the advanced features of modern “laptop” DJing that only software can provide, then DJ software is a must. You can throw a load of music files onto a USB drive and DJ on club gear quite happily, and more pro DJs still do that than you might imagine. It’s a good question and one non-DJs often ask, because of course, if you’re just playing records, you don’t need software at all.Īnd in fact, you still don’t necessarily need software to DJ on modern DJ gear. Prefer me to talk you through this? In this video, a recording of a live show from the Digital DJ Tips YouTube channel, I talk you through everything in this article, and we take questions from our community too on the subject.
We’ll also give you tips for making your money go further.
So in this article, we’ll look at how much you’ll be expected to spend on DJ software over and above the cost of your equipment, how things have changed over the years, and where this may all be going.
It’s not just the price itself, either, but also how you pay: Rekordbox and djay Pro AI are subscription only, and of course some people hate paying subscription for anything. Virtual DJ, for instance, has always been expensive to buy ($299 is its current price, and I think it cost not far off that 10 years ago). I was shocked – I hadn’t realised the cost of the software had drifted up so much over the years, and it go me thinking about the “hidden” cost of DJ software, especially from a beginner’s point of view, for whom of course added cost has to be weighed up carefully against reward. His view of it was a bit less rosy than mine, mainly because he pointed out that to upgrade the supplied, cut-down version of Serato to a decent “pro” version costs a full $299 extra. I was recently chatting with Mojaxx over at DJcity about the new Numark NS4FX DJ controller – a reasonably well-featured, mid-price ($499) controller for Serato DJ software.
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