Tag: DJ

The Aviary suite of web apps is best known for its image editing capabilities, but now it's expanding its audio offerings, too, with a new beat creator called Roc. Roc is extremely easy to use and comes preloaded with 30+ instruments, from drums to guitars to pianos. Creating music with Roc is as simple as dragging in the instruments you want to use and clicking out a pattern of beats. Roc may ...

Ever wish you could make sweet, sweet music by mixing the sounds of two artists, movies, viral videos, or pretty much anything else you can find on YouTube? Two Youtube Videos and a Motherfucking Crossfader Dot Com can help. In case you didn't get it from the domain name, the web site basically presents you with two YouTube videos. And a crossfader. That's about it. Slide the fader left or ...

Mac OSX application djay, pitched as 'the world's sexiest DJ software' (I'm inclined to agree), has been updated to version 3. Featuring a user interface that is likely to make Windows users cry in the corner and a featureset to match, djay reads your iTunes library and turns your Mac into a full on DJ system that is well suited to both beginners and professionals. djay's range of functions ...

If you ever made a music mix on your computer you know there are many ways to go about it. There are applications that simulate turntables giving you that analog feel or those that draw out waveforms so you can align the songs the way you want them to be played back. But one common aspect between these types of applications are that you really have to pay attention to the tempo to get them synced ...

The team at MixMeister wasted no time developing a scratch app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The MixMeister Scratch allows you to scratch anywhere and anytime you feel the need to. The app comes with audio clips that you can scratch to by sliding your finger back and forth on the vinyl portion of the screen. We found the scratching fairly responsive but lacks the feel of an actual record (for ...

VirtualDJ is one of many mixing applications out on the market today. But what separates it from the rest is that it combines some nice features to help beginners as well as pros get the most out of their mix. The greatest feature we like about VirtualDJ is that it displays the actual waveform of the music. This allows you to see the musical beats, giving the user greater accuracy when mixing two ...

If you've ever played a musical instrument the concept of playing in key is nothing new. But what about DJs? Are there lessons out there that go over majors, minors or even basic chord progressions? Having 2 songs mixed in key gives the impression that the songs were made for each other. MixedInKey has developed a software for DJs that will analyze your songs to determine what key they are in. ...

Divvycast lets bands, artists, producers and DJ's make money by using their service, and tools to bring their creations to the audience. Divvycast supplies publishing and creative tools that publish podcasts in a professional manner, and hook them up to high traffic areas like iTunes and Yahoo to spread the word. The service is free for 15 days, plans start at $9.95. Divvycast's production ...