Automix

Automix is used to either use the Automatic Mixing operation or to create/edit Playlists. Drag and drop files from the File List or load a saved Playlist. Once Automix is enabled, the first track from the list will be loaded as next to the deck that is currently playing on the Master Output. VirtualDJ utilizes a single deck for Automix in order to leave the other deck(s) free in order to prepare for live mixing*.

The Will Play at field will display the time that each track will be played, based on the selected Automix type (files already played will be colored grey in this field.) The currently playing file in the list will get a blue background color and the next track will be the one below it.

1. AUTOMIX WAVEFORM. On the deck that is selected to host the Automix operation, the top progress bar will show the current playing track and the bottom will represent the next track loaded from the Automix List. The white marked areas will indicate the start and end positions of the auto-mixing. These will be updated if a different automix type is selected from the Automix Options.
   
   Right-clicking the left side of the waveform will open the POI Editor to the Automix Mix In point of the upcoming track while right-clicking the right side will open the POI Editor to the Automix Mix Out point of the current track.
   
   
2. AUTOMIX START/STOP. Used to activate or deactivate the Automix feature.
   
   
3. AUTOMIX OPTIONS. Opens the options menu to adjust automix type, length and other various features:
   
   
   Start Automix
   Start/stop Automix operation
   Automix Editor
   Define how each pair of tracks will be mixed (see Automix Editor)
   Automix Type
   Select the type of mixing that will be used for the tracks
   Smart
   VirtualDJ attempts to determine the optimal mix point based on the outro of the current track and intro of the upcoming track – mix time varies from ~4 to ~8 secs depending on the tracks
   Fade (remove Intro/Outro)
   Attempts to remove the dead air intro or outro segments and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length
   Fade (remove silence)
   Keeps the entire track from beginning to end while removing any dead air or silence that may be present in the track and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length
   Fade (remove nothing)
   Keeps the entire track from beginning to end and creates a crossfade point based on the selected Automix Length
   Fade out, Cut in (remove silence)
   Fades out the outgoing track and brings in the incoming track at full volume similar to how music is played on the radio
   
   *not available in dual deck automix mode
   
   None (back-to-back)
   This is a simple cut mix that plays the files from complete start to finish including any air gaps at the beginning or end
   Automix Length
   Choose the duration of the Automix type. This option does not appear for Smart and None types.
   Repeat
   Enable this option if you wish the List to be repeated once it reaches the end.
   Auto Remove Played
   Choose if the already played tracks from Automix operation will be automatically removed from the list or kept
   Clear
   Removes all tracks from Automix List
   Shuffle
   Play the tracks in a random order
   Shuffle Once
   Randomly changes the sort order of the tracks in the Automix pane
   Remove already played
   Remove the tracks already played (from Automix or not)
   Remove duplicates
   Remove the duplicated tracks of the list.
   Save List
   Save the current list as a List Folder
   
   

Track Options

When Automix is engaged, right-clicking on a track in the Automix pane will reveal 2 additional options:

Repeat song
Continually repeats the selected track until the option is turned off
Mix now
Immediately mixes the selected track into the current track using the Automix mode that is set


Play next
When selected, moves the track up the Automix list to be played next

*Note: Automix is a single deck mode by default but can be changed to use both decks. If you prefer Automix to mix back and forth from deck to deck, go to Settings Options and set automixDualDeck to Yes.

Automix Settings

While the majority of settings and options can be adjusted from the Automix Panel, they can also be set in the Settings Options window along with some additional settings that are not part of the GUI.

automixMode
Force the automix engine to use one particular mode


fadeLength
Length (in seconds) of the transition when using "fade" automix. Negative length adds delay between songs


automixRepeat
The automix playlist will repeat from the beginning when it reaches the end


automixAutoRemovePlayed
Files will be removed from the automix playlist when they get played during automix, or when they get played any time


automixDualDeck
Use both decks and the crossfader to perform the automix, instead of doing everything on a single deck


autoMixBeatMatchOnFade
When automix mode is set to fade and songs tempo is close to each other, they will be beatmatched


automixSkipLength
Number of beats to fade when forcing automix to skip to a different song (double-click or mix_now for example)


automixMaxLength
Maximum time (in seconds) a song will play in automix before skipping to the next song


automixDoubleClick
While automix is active, select what happens when double-clicking a song


automixTempoMode
When automix mixes to the next song, it can either go back to 0% pitch, keep the pitch the same, or keep the bpm the same (when possible within a pitch of +-10%)