KEEP THINGS SEPARATED

Atomix’s VirtualDJ isn’t often included in the roster of industry-standard DJ’ing software, with Traktor, Serato and Rekordbox usually hogging the decks. The reality, however, is that VirtualDJ is the most popular audio and video mixing app in the world.

The program has been downloaded more than 100,000,000 times and has been endorsed by such heavyweight DJs as Carl Cox, Qbert and David Guetta. The software has helped millions of newcomers get their first taste of DJ’ing and VJ’ing without having to spend a penny, and it boasts an approachable interface along with all the advanced features you’d get from competing software. It was even the program that sparked this writer’s desire to start mixing and scratching back in 2010.

STEM CELLS

Atomix got pulses racing in June when it released its new VirtualDJ 2021 iteration and announced that the software features real-time stem separation. Opening up a new frontier for