DJ

This is a demo video of 64 (Video) Fingers, a free monome audio and video sequencer, inspired by Kutiman’s Thru-You videos.

DJ Tech Pro has introduced “the most powerful mouse in the world – the one that you’ve always dreamed of.”

The promo video for the DJ Mouse is pretty laughably bad.

But you know what? The time has come to transform your PC or Mac into an ultimate dance machine.

Should this thing be dismissed on the basis of its horrifically bad promo video, or do you think there might actually be something here worth checking out?

Leave a comment with your thoughts!

Details on the DJ Mouse below. Read more…

This is a video guide to getting started with Traktor Pro.

If you’ve got your own tips or tricks for setting up Traktor Pro, leave a comment below! Read more…

IK Multimedia has introduced GrooveMaker for iPhone/iPod Touch, a new loop-based audio sequencer.

Everything in GrooveMaker is done in real-time. You can add, remove, and replace single or multiple loops as you listen.

If you’ve used Groovemaker, leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…

Quixonic has released a new DJ application for iPhone and iPod Touch, Quixpin DJ (App Store link). The app translates the concept of a two-channel DJ mixer into a multi-touch environment.

The above demo is from the DJ’s perspective. See below for another video from the “dance floor” perspective.

Limitations:

Quixpin DJ has two notable limitations: the two channels of audio offered by the iPhone and an inability to access the iTunes music library. These limitations aren’t specific to Quixpin DJ, though, but are a reflection of Apple’s iPhone design decisions.

Quixonic works around the lack of iTunes music library access by letting you upload songs into Quixpin DJ. It works around the limitation of two channels of audio by treating the left and right channels as independent mono channels.

In spite of its limitations, though, Quixpin is a milestone in mobile electronic music.

It’s a real DJ app that demonstrates that the iPhone is viable as a platform for DJing. It also demonstrates that there are usability benefits to a multitouch screen.

Extrapolate out from this a year, and it’s likely that we’re going to have some very powerful iPhone DJ apps available.

Let’s hope that Apple sees this as an important development direction to support and opens up the OS to let developers make the iPhone a full-fledged DJ platform.

More details on Quixpin DJ below.

If you’ve used Quixpin DJ, leave a comment with your thoughts!

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