You’re setting up for a party tonight. You’ve got food, girls, more food, and even Mike Chilludos coming! But what about music? No problem, just plug your laptop into some RadioShack computer speakers and hit shuffle, right?!
For those of you who don’t want your party to be graced with a spontaneous rendition of “Yakety Sax”, Algoriddim Software has released djay 3. This DJ program integrates with your iTunes library, and automatically adds transitions and other cool DJ things to your mix.
The UI is straightforward for experienced DJs and anyone who has every used a record player. Simply select a song, drag it onto the platter, and hit the large, green play button. Basic functions such as a three-band EQ, crossfader, and stereo panning are all at the bottom of the turntables.
djay 3 does have some basic FX capabilities. The standard echo and reverb, as well as some preset transitions between songs, to give that real, disc scratching feel. You can either control the mix in real time, or select an iTunes playlist, hit “Automix” and let the program do it for you.
If you want to shell out $50 just for some cool transitions between and a GUI that looks like a turntable, go ahead. But if you’re serious about jockeying, get yourself a real turntable.
this has been done before. It’s really nothing new and/or original. for $50 to buy this software i could buy myself 2 used turntables and a mixer with 10x more mixing capabilities. I mean granted, the drag and drop is a bit easier than having to transition records, but I think anyone who has ever used turns knows what I mean
You can’t by 2 used turntabels and a used mixer for $50!! Maybe for $100-$250, but that would be one SHITTY setup.
Done before? On the contrary: I find this to be a refreshingly new approach. You can get Traktor for $300 and spend a year learning the convoluted interface, or you can spend $500 plus turntables on Serato and control your software with the turntables, which works great if you are willing to spend that much and have a bulky setup.
Or you can get this for $50 and just play your music straight from your MacBook with an incredibly intuitive interface just like those turntables. This hasn’t been done before.
I wonder if the program has USB turntable compatitbility…
Sir, we would like to know what time the contest ends, down to the timezone. Can you provide that for us, please? c:
Just download a cracked version for free.
If you still buy software, i have one to show you.
Its called uTorrent.
I have the trial version. I need a code! :(
I don’t think saying that every serious DJ has to have a turntable is right. Lots and lots of professional DJs are purely digital these days. In the end it’s the music and skills that count.
That being said, this app rocks! Judging an app by the number of effects it has, and then saying you should get a real turntable (with no effects) makes no sense to me. I tried many apps, and this is the closest you will get to real turntables on a computer. With the trackpad gestures you can control all the sliders nearly as well as on an analogue mixer (complete with gestures for kill/reset for the EQ), and you can even scratch (if you want that) or cue up the basedrum with two fingers on the pad. Neat stuff and works brilliantly. Plug in a cheap USB adapter and hook up your headphones for cueing. That’s all a DJ needs. Plus some tunes.