Guides:DJing in VRChat
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Hardware and software for DJing
In order to DJ in VRChat, either DJ software or stand-alone DJ hardware is required. If software is being used a DJ or MIDI controller can be used to control this software.
Hardware
Stand-alone Hardware
Stand-alone DJ hardware does not require external software or a connection to a computer in order to work.
There are two possible set-ups for stand-alone mixing: DJ systems or DJ players together with a mixer.
DJ systems are all-in-one devices that contain a mixer, music players, and usually a screen to display necessary information (such as waveforms) - examples include the AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ and Denon Prime 4+.
DJ players are devices that can play one track at a time, modern players usually include a screen to display information such as waveforms. In order to mix music a mixer and multiple (at least two) DJ players are required. Examples of DJ Players include AlphaTheta's CDJ 3000x and Denon's SC6000 Prime. Examples of DJ Mixers include Pioneer's DJM-A9 and Allen-Heath's Xone92.
Both these setups have the ability to output audio via physical cables connected to the DJ system / mixer. Some DJ systems and mixers are also able to output audio digitally via a usb connection to a computer.
DJ Controllers
DJ controllers are used to control DJ software and must be connected to a computer in order to work.
Many DJ controllers come packaged with a license for a certain software and will only officially be supported with that software - however many can be manually remapped usuing MIDI to function with free software such as Virtual DJ. Although, if a controller does not officially support a software it may be the case that some functions of the controller will not be functional. Examples of DJ controllers include: Pioneer's DDJ FLX-10, Pioneer's DDJ FLX-4, and Traktor's Kontrol S4.
Some (but not all) DJ controllers can output audio via physical cables. The connected DJ software can be used to output audio digitally.
Software
DJ software is used to: mix music (optionally with DJ controllers); organise, prepare, and analyse tracks for mixing; as well as output tracks to storage devices (e.g. USB) for use with stand-alone DJ hardware.
Examples of DJ Software include: Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, and Virtual DJ.
Streaming and content delivery
In order for players inside VRChat to hear a DJ's mixing, audio (and optionally visuals) must be streamed.
First audio must be routed, either from DJ Software or stand-alone DJ hardware, into a broadcasting software such as OBS. For routing from DJ software, OBS's audio capture sources (Audio Input Capture, Audio Output Capture, Application Audio Capture) can be used. For routing from stand-alone hardware, either an audio interface or usb connection (and respective drivers) can be used.
Once audio is inside the chosen broadcasting software, the user should stream to a CDN of their choice. Possible choices include VRCDN and Twitch. VRCDN provides a lower latency stream, but requires a paid subscription.
Inside VRChat
Once a stream has been set up, the link to this stream can be inputted into a video player inside VRChat. For Twitch, this link is simply the link to the user's profile (e.g. https://www.twitch.tv/username). For VRCDN, various links are displayed in the user's panel (https://panel.vrcdn.live/live.php) - see The VRCDN Wiki for more information about using VRCDN.
