Algoriddim is ending the year with a bang with the launch of djay Pro for Mac — its most powerful version of the popular music mixing app. Spotify integration added access to over 20 million songs for djay users in May, and Algoriddim released djay for Android for the first time this part October. With the release of the professional version of djay for the desktop, Algoriddim is adding access to your Spotify library for mixing right in the DJ app and highlighting ‘pro’ features and capabilities with this brand new version.What makes the professional desktop version of djay worthy of its Pro name? For starters, djay Pro is spec’d out with OS X technologies including native 64-bit support, optimization for Retina displays including the Retina MacBook Pro and Retina 5K iMac, 60 frames per second graphics, multi-core analysis with up to 24 processing threads on 12-core Mac Pros, iCloud support for syncing cue points, grid edits, and meta data from djay for iOS, and a library of keyboard shortcuts for accelerating your DJ workflow.
The user interface can start out simple and approachable with the standard side-by-side two deck setup and expand to more complex setups including four simultaneous decks for playback and mixing for the first time. You can also toggle between turntables and wave forms regardless of how many decks you have.
As a professional DJ app, djay Pro packs in advanced DJ tools like sync, cue points, looping, beat grid editing, and more. Support for hardware integration extends to more than 50 MIDI controllers, advanced MIDI Learn, multi-channel USB audio interfaces, and external audio input and mics.
djay Pro with Spotify integration in light mode
Spotify built-in means djay Pro users can switch between music playback from iTunes and the subscription music streaming service without even leaving the app. If you do have Spotify’s native Mac app opened, however, you can actually drag tracks from there directly to djay Pro just like if it was the native library. This also gives you access to song recommendations with The Echo Nest-powered matching over the cloud.
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Algoriddim’s djay Pro is a brand new app available for $49.99 (reg. $79.99) through the Mac App Store for OS X 10.9 Mavericks and higher including OS X 10.10 Yosemite. While a Spotify Premium subscription is required to access tracks, playlists, charts, and everything else from the streaming music service, djay Pro users can unlock a 7-day free trial.
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I’m all for using computers in new ways, but when it comes to music, these DJ apps are encouraging kids to NOT learn how to play a musical instrument and I think studying music and learning how to play a musical instrument is far more vital to society and the music industry vs spinning records acting like a fool is more productive.
In other news: stoves mean people don’t know how to start fires; escalators mean people lack the skills to walk up stairs, and cars encourage people not to ride bicycles.
On a serious note, it looks like they’ve finally brought everything from dJay 2 on iOS back to the Mac. It’s definitely priced above what a casual DJ would pay. But if you’re DJing in a nightclub and aren’t tied to Serrato or Traktor, it’s actually a good option for the money. Using Spotify in a club definitely feels like cheating, but it’s great if someone asks for a good song that you don’t have.
I’m hoping my son gets more into music. He is 12 so he’s right around that age where music becomes more popular. He is playing the Trumpet in band and likely realizes now that becoming good at an instrument takes time and effort. Technology has improved so much in a couple of decades. I’m a Sax player myself but I’m determined to learn the guitar I have at home and a bit of Piano.
I think it’s about exposure. I plan to have a handful of instruments lying around and if my kids see me playing they might catch the bug as well.
Unless you have a real hardware controller and mixer to manipulate the software, you have nothing.
Yep. I’ve got a Reloop Beatpad coming in the post :D
DJing on the Mac and iPad is great, but you need real knobs and sliders to control. Adjusting the gain by sliding the EQ panel open and dragging a slider just isn’t the same.
This is fine for your wedding/birthday/family casual DJ. No serious professional DJ will ever use this in a club/festival setting. Heck, most DJ’s nowadays just carry a laptop/ HDD/ USB thumb drive, even if they use Serato, Traktor and other similar hardware. Most all clubs/festivals are setup already with the necessary hardware, DJ just shows up and plugs in his peripheral of choice.
True DJs want physical controls no matter if they use CDJs, Serato, or even true vinyl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTbVMyhne44