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Topic: What are your go to Effects?

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I've been using VDJ since it was just called Atomix :)

What I noticed recently are my go to effects are still the ones that have been released pretty much since effects were added to the software.

LoopOut
Brake
BeatGrid
FlippinDoubles


Just curious as to what others use as there go to effects....are there some of the newer ones that I am really missing out on?
 
Posted Thu 01 May 14 @ 9:19 am
I use brake and backspin.

Forward_reverse is also good to remove expletives if you know the track well enough
 
Using brake into a brake-start can sometimes work well when in a bind
Transform is awesome, just usually best with dance music
The phaser built into my mixer is my mosted used effect

I agree with loopout and beatgrid, love em
 
which transform are you using...i tried searching but see a few options
 
The transform I use is built into my mixer

I did download this cut - http://www.virtualdj.com/addons/727/Cut.html
There is no dry side though...

EDIT: I just tried Trans Mach3, which offers 2 parameter control versus the cut which has 1 parameter control. It seems better than the cut effect. By having parameter 1 on 50%, parameter 2 seems to do an ok job. It just has some weird filter on the music instead of the track actually being cut out.

Honestly after using the built in effects in the mixer I am on keen on many vdj effects
 
beatgrid, cut, backspin...just a few but I use these alot more than others. I still need to explore many of them. The TK2 filters are very fun to use as well if used correctly to blend tracks.
 
^Can you use the TK filter with a controller or is it just a mouse job?^


I use lots,

4 beat grids on 4 buttons, #1 quads beat 4, 2# 1---, 2-2- 3--- 4-4- 3# Just doubles, 4# I can only describe as a 2 copies juggling cheat.
Reverse dump + beat grid (set up to quad the last beat) on and off quickly in the mix
Overloop 4 beats from breakdown synths on low as I'm mixing in the intro
Flanger + Auto cut for 4 beats upto a symbol crash.

I've got a loop macro that first loops 32 (upto the beat drop on a build up) second press cuts the loop to 16 and jumps forward 16, next press 8, next 4 upto an 1/8 and the last press exits the loop and syncs the tracks for a build up of build ups

(the mixer's) filter + reverb + echo (on 0.1 to 1.5%) makes some nice resonant types of noise

And I've been told this is wrong (it introduces minor bpm errors) but for beat timed effects (like auto cut, flanger beatgrid) I double, quad, half and quarter the tracks bpm for more scope.
 
Phaser
High Pass Filter
 
for audio:

loopout
beatgrid
overloop
filter
brake
backspin
echo
echo Doppler

for video -

essential visuals
slideshow
sbdj slideshow
clipbank
and whatever video transition effect strikes our fancy
 
I can't believe no one said "ramp_delay" it's easily my favourite VDJ effect, when combined with scott's filter_sbdj it sound's great
 
everything mentioned above then Vocoder the robot voice
 
ramp_delay is also my favorite but it does not work with vdj8..
 
a lot of plugs dont work with vdj 8,but we're still early in the ball game.they will update as soon as they work out more important things (bugs imao)
 
Aye I've had an impressive amount of crashes with some older VSTs
 


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