The first real iPhone DJ app
I have been resisiting the strong temptation to invest in the sexy looking Pacemaker hand held DJ system, ever since I realised the potential for something with similar capabilities but a far smaller price tag to be made for the iPhone.
Now finally Amidio has answered my calls, releasing the first credible DJ app and overall I wasn’t disappointed. There are some really nifty ways to get around the relatively small screen size an innovative ‘visual-mixing’ waveform display that makes it possible to beat match without headphones.
Featurelist:
* “Visual mixing,” with a clever interface that uses overlays atop side-by-side waveform views
* Pre-listening using a special left/right adapter
* Faux vinyl and spin effects
* Real-time scratching, looping, positioning, EQ, effects, re-pitching
* Onboard sampler with 3 WAV sample slots, recording from the mic
* Uses a separate MP3 library with companion apps, since it isn’t possible to DJ from the library you sync from iTunes
The only annoying thing is the fact you cant use the tunes straight from your itunes library… I have heard rumours that this might be possible but Apple are refusing permission for other developers to use this technology in anticipation of their own DJ app (and fair play to them for that… without them there would be no iPhones at all and we’d all still be stuck poking round on tiny blackberry keypads!)
Anyway, the app costs $19.99. Check out the promo vid:
