Top Tips to Become a Master Digital DJ – The Software – Part 1

There is a wide variety of weird and wonderful DJ software on the market right now. Today I will introduce you to one of the most popular software programs, OtsAV DJ.

OtsAV DJ is one of the cheapest solutions on the market, but don’t be fooled by the price. At around £100 it has some fantastic features and is certainly good value for money.

because you should buy OtsAV DJ

• “Without delay” promised – I have used OTS for about 2-3 years and no songs have ‘jumped’ during playback. Not one! You can stop worrying about an embarrassing track jump and get on with what you’re good at.
• Good playback compatibility – OTS will play many of the most common compressed and uncompressed audio file formats such as MP3, WAV and many others.
• vj support – OTS has the ability to play video files, which means you can also be a VJ with this program.
• save playlist– With OTS, you have the option to save entire playlists for them to appear at a later date. Of course, this is editable, but sometimes if you have a tough gig it’s comforting to know you already have some great tunes stacked up so you can think ahead.
• Instant song search function – Find songs instantly by simply typing the song name or artist name. Perfect when you’re in a hurry!

because you should not buy OtsAV DJ

• match the rhythm Okay, so you should be making your own beat mix if you’re a superstar DJ, right? Okay, yes. But this program hardly does you any favors. If you’re playing something like Garage, House, or other styles of music where beat matching is essential, it’s hard to achieve consistently using this software.
• Incomplete track information – This, for me, is the biggest problem of OTS. Often when you’re playing a set and looking for a song in your song database, instead of seeing the artist, it may display other information (often the track number). This could be very annoying, as song titles tend not to be unique and therefore knowing the artist becomes essential to playing the right song. For example, both Debarge and Corona have used the song title ‘Rhythm of the night’. Same song title, totally different songs! As you can imagine, this is a big deal when pressure is on.

Overview

Overall OtsAV DJ is a good program to use and excellent value for money. It’s reliable, will play skip-free, and will even automatically dim when needed. While I wouldn’t recommend this software for a budding club DJ, I would definitely recommend it for mobile DJs on a budget. It has a great mix of features and once you get used to it, it’s a very powerful tool in your DJ arsenal.

Rating: 7/10