The effects in Serato DJ Pro are powered by isotope which already speaks for itself: These are extremely high-quality effects! Serato DJ Pro by itself comes with 13 effects, but you can buy the FX expansion pack for 29$, which will give you even more FX. This leads us to the next aspect of our review: Effects Next, to the view mode selector, you can hide or show the FX sections as well as the sampler of Serato DJ Pro. At the same time, the library will be displayed as big as possible. Vertical mode will show the virtual decks at the left and right with the waveforms displayed vertically in the middle of the interface Horizontal is basically the same but with the waveforms displayed horizontally in the middle of the GUI Extended will show the waveforms as big as possible, while the performance features on virtual decks get a bit smaller Finally, library mode will hide the virtual decks except for a very small virtual platter and a few track info. Nex to this option, you can choose between 4 view modes: Vertical, Horizontal, Extended and Library. While it’s not as customizable as Virtual DJ’s, the GUI of Serato still gives a lot of opportunities to make it fit your personal preference: In the top left corner, you can choose between 2 and 4 deck view. This might sound like an issue at first, but it forces you to focus more on your gear and your ears (which will avoid “laptop face”).
When your Serato hardware is connected, the mixer section will be hidden and there is no way to see it on the laptop. You can also see a lot of the performance features of Serato DJ Pro in the interface itself and like every other DJ software, it displays the waveforms.
The graphical user interface of Serato DJ Pro is simple yet professional: It’s a classical DJ software interface: Two decks or four decks containing a virtual platter each. The GUI of Serato DJ Pro in vertical view mode Sounds interesting to you? Then keep on reading as we go into the actual review now. And on top of that, it’s extremely reliable. Here are a few advantages of Serato: Serato DJ Pro has the lowest latency in the whole industry, brings a lot of performance features (basically everything you need to DJ) and works with a wide range of hardware.
You can also create incredible setups with a laptop: Combining CDJs, turntables a mixer and controllers? No problem when you’re using software! But there are so many different DJ programs out there. The advantages of such software are quite obvious: You can access your whole music library on your laptop using pretty much any setup.
The best DJ's and around the world are using Traktor DJ or Serato DJ. A DJ software is basically a program that allows you to DJ using just your laptop. In today’s world of DJing, there are mainly two kinds of music sources used: USB sticks and laptops with DJ software.