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Topic: audio sample when no pro license - Page: 1
Unfortunately, some people are abusing our licensing system, and have been using VirtualDJ FREE or HOME for professional events.
So, we have introduced a small audio drop just saying "VirtualDJ" that will play from time to time if you don't have a PRO license.
The audio drop sounds cool and should not disturb anyone playing at home, but if you are using VirtualDJ in professional events without a PRO license, you might want to get one now, otherwise your audience will know that you are cheating ;)

https://virtualdj.com/buy/
 
Posted Sun 07 Dec 25 @ 6:52 pm
Might've been more fun to have it say "Your DJ tonight hasn't paid for their software" :-)
 
It's not cool, it's naff. I use VDJ to play my music catalog in my own home, I don't need it dropping random samples in.

Yes people do abuse the licensing but this takes it out on those that aren't doing anything wrong too. I've also paid money for a license to use VDJ with my very basic controller and this wasn't part of that.
 
It won't affect you. You've got a license. Anyone else can buy a license too if they don't like the watermark.
 
Reminds me of the time the cracked version of BPM Studio (bypassing the USB dongle licence) introduced a loud "beep beep beep" randomly at some point. Happened to the guy I worked with in a club on a really busy night and he had to reboot then got fired.

I guess some people use VDJ at home for just playing music but as you say there are some using one channel in to a mixer to get past it. This will catch out a lot of people who have a home controller licence but are using it at gigs.

On a side note I still know people using cracked versions of V7 but that will fade away as they have to replace their laptops.
 
groovindj wrote :
It won't affect you. You've got a license. Anyone else can buy a license too if they don't like the watermark.



Looks like the OP has a home licence so it will cut in by the looks of it. Only PRO removes the sample.
 
Looking at the license web page, the controller licenses are called Home Plus. For users without license, it's called Home Free. The title says "no license" and a Home Plus is a license.

@Stephane can you clarify?
 
Stephane Clavel wrote :
we have introduced a small audio drop just saying "VirtualDJ" that will play from time to time if you don't have a PRO license
 
....so really the title should say "when no Pro license" and the text should say "Home Free or Home Plus". :-)
 
Can I echo other people's comment that this was not part of the deal when I bought the license for my controller! I'm not a DJ and I play strictly at home, often Jazz or Classical music. This does affect me and, sadly, is a reason to stop using VDJ.
 
Pretty sure the licence page counts Home Plus users (as they are paying users) Professional users, and therefore you should be unaffected, but @Stephane can clarify.
 
I have the pro license, It still makes that audio VIRTUAL DJ sound, do I log in and log out then log back in? Please help ion the gig now!
 
Hahahahaha!! I can NOT wait to be out and hear this pump out the speakers!! LMFAO!!
 
groovindj wrote :
Looking at the license web page, the controller licenses are called Home Plus. For users without license, it's called Home Free. The title says "no license" and a Home Plus is a license.

@Stephane can you clarify?


I have a controller license and it does it
 
Controller licence is for home only use per the EULA. Only a Pro license removes the sample now.
 
DJ_MaIn_EvEnT wrote :
I have the pro license, It still makes that audio VIRTUAL DJ sound, do I log in and log out then log back in? Please help ion the gig now!


If you had a registered pro license it would say so under your name. That's why you still hear it
 
Interesting to see that there's now a $4 per month home subscription shown inside VDJ alongside the $19 Pro subscription - but no Pro Infinity option!
 
i get this if i hit buy from the home web page
 
Yeah, I guess it's understandable that they're not in sync yet as VDJ 2026 is still EA.
 
bonjour Stephane, je me permet de repondre a votre commentaire. j'ai une version home plus car je mixe a la maison, j'enregistre mes mixs, je mix avec mes potes pdt l'apero sur une petite flx4...pour le plaisir. ce jingle pose vraiment probleme... techniquement et ethiquement en fait.
je comprend tout a fait le probleme des gens qui "trichent" mais a priori, avec cette licence, on ne peut se servir que de petits controleurs pas vraiment pro (quoi que la flx4 + vdj a autant de fonction qu'un controleur haut de gamme mais sans le confort ni la precision et quand meme limitée) .
ce qui me pose probleme c'est que du coup, pour 117€, j'ai une version non utilisable a part pour faire mumuse dans ma chambre quoi.... ce n'est plus vraiment un logiciel de mix mais une demo ou une version extremement limitée et inutilisable. franchement, RB est comme il est, mais il est utilisable avec la FLX4 en sortie de boite, qu'importe l'utilisation.
je repete : je comprend que vous vouliez eviter les tricheurs mais vous avez plombé votre logiciel pour tous les amateurs. vous dites que ce n'est pas grave ce jingle...franchement c'est pourri et tres fort en plus, ca casse tout, ca sort n'importe quand...et meme : on en veut pas !
vous devriez vraiment reflechir a faire autrement pour brider la version home plus....enlevez des fonctions a la limite (sur les videos par exemple ou limitez certaines options secondaires utiles (enlevez l'ia, limitez les sets à 3h et obligez a couper et rallumer le logiciel... dans un cadre non pro ca peut encore passer, en soirée pro c'est inaceptable. ou mettez votre jigle a partir de 3h de mix...) ou sinon, faites un rabais de 100$ pour passer de la formule home plus a la version pro parce que sinon, un petit gars comme moi va payer 2 fois pour la meme chose...(ca reviendrait a 440€ le logiciel...ca pique un peu la) . la je pense vraiment que vous vous tirez une balle dans le pied. vous avez le meilleur logiciel a mon sens, mais ce truc....ca me fait penser aux pubs pendant les jeux sur smartphone, c'est vraiment limitant et redibitoire, ca enleve bcp de l'interet de cette "formule" qui pour le coup est tres chere avec ca. pour le reste, c'est vraiment bien tout ce que vous faites. moi je passe ma vie a convertir des dj pro ou non a vdj.
 
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