VirtualDJ VS AzuraCast

VirtualDJ Reviews

AzuraCast Reviews

1. Sheriff    

   Developer at Shift GraphiX | about 3 years ago
   Azuracast is Gold

   I used Centova cast before switching to Azuracast and all I can say is that this software is worth praise and efforts to better it. It offers everything Centova does and even goes and extra mile. The dashboard is pretty straightforward and my playlists always play. One needs to really know what they are doing setting up schedules and tweaking liquidsoap settings. Live broadcasts are seamless too. I use BUTT/ Sam Broadcaster/Radio Dj. And to imagine that this is all open source... major respect to the developers. 5 * from me.

   🏁 Competitors: Centova Cast, RadioBOSS, RadioKing, Citrus3, SHOUTcast Radio

   👍 Pros:    Stable song request feature|Offers https streaming|Web dj software. (no need for encorders)|More functionalities|It's free!|Integrates with other encorders,|Easy to swap btwn icecast and shoutcast

   👎 Cons:    Open source. (support is on github and may be too techie for people)|Applying too much playlists settings may disrupt playlist|Listener maps not 100% accurate
2. Heywood Jablowmy    

   Sales at The Vending Lot | almost 4 years ago
   It is the Worst

   Nothing Works. The edit function does not work. The fade in and fade out function is non existent. The Playlists and scheduled shows never happen. It is honest a total crap shoot as to what works and what does not using this awful program. I cannot believe it is legal to resell it. Its mind blowing how bad it is and its because its a crap shoot as to what works or not.

VirtualDJ mentions (5)

• Ask HN: Looking for a DJ Program

  To "live DJ" there's the extremely famous https://virtualdj.com/ To create prerecorded DJ sets https://www.mixmeister.com/ Been using both for at least 10 years, love them both. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Ask HN: Looking for a DJ Program

  Not open source, but free for "home use" https://virtualdj.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Can you help me to start?

  I started with Virtual DJ to get used to the software latency (I came from turntables) and get my muscle memory on button locations (which is why I stayed with the same brand). VDJ has every feature you need. The software is free to use without a controller from virtualdj.com. Source: over 1 year ago

• Music & video playlists at Oz/Goodfriends/etc

  A lot of the places that do it from scratch I notice use https://virtualdj.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• A-B Looping software for background music in D&D/RPG games?

  DJ software, like VirtualDJ will have features that are more conducive to what you're trying to do, like live looping functions that help you lock the loop to the beat. It's also cheaper (free for non-commercial use without a hardware controller) than QLab, and it's cross-platform (QLab is Mac-only, if that matters). Source: almost 2 years ago

AzuraCast mentions (2)

• azuracast

  The station you are listening to is powered by AzuraCast, the free and open source software that makes web radio simple, if you are hearing this message your station is ready to go, just add music to your playlists, if you need help or to learn more about AzuraCast, visit azuracast.com. Source: over 1 year ago

• Advice needed for my own music/radio server.

  Recently tried azuracast to do something similar yo what you did. I have it running as a docker on my raspberrry pi and it streams music on my local network accessible on any device. I believe it can be used to run an actual radio station live but I havent dug that deep into it yet. I followed these instructions mixed with some instructions from their site to spin up their docker.... Source: over 1 year ago