![]() We’ve not had a chance to test it just yet because we don’t have our hands on a new iPad Pro at the time of this writing, but we’ll give you a full report once we do.ĭjay For iOS is the latest and greatest version of djay which was first launched back in 2010 (a Mac-only version was first released in 2007). The new iPad Pro models come with USB-C onboard, so in theory you’re able to plug in any Midi controller whether it’s a keyboard, grid pad, or knob / fader pack and get it to work with djay. Midi Learn has been added, making control mapping easier. One of the big new features in the djay Pro subscription version is the ability to map just about any Midi controller for use with djay. The way it works is whenever you trigger a clip in Looper, the video at the top of that clip’s column starts playing too, letting you mix it into whatever is currently showing on djay’s video output. The controls in Video mode have a new, more intuitive layout, plus the lower half of the screen now has the Looper interface which itself has video windows per column. The ability to mix video in djay Pro continues to improve. It would be awesome if you could load your own sounds to Looper, but at the moment you can’t. There are lots of packs to choose from across different genres including deep house, dub, EDM, latin, drum ’n bass, trance, and even Melbourne Bounce. Part of the reason why Looper sounds good and is because it comes with loops and samples pre-loaded from Loopmasters, and if you’re a djay Pro subscriber you get access to even more packs available from the djay Store for free. It’s very easy to do, and quite fun – I found myself messing around with it for extended periods, turning what would’ve just been a simple song transition into a jam that makes sense. Or you can try transitioning from a song playing in a deck over onto a drum loop that you’ve got going in Looper, and then building a song from scratch by triggering more loops and samples. It’s easy to use and is great for live remixing: add percussion loops, drums, melodies and even basslines on top of a track you’re playing. The brand new Looper feature lets you launch clips, samples and loops that are in sync with whatever it is that you’ve got playing in your decks. Finally, Video mode lets you mix with video files. Single mode is for song preparation, letting you place hot cues in a single track that appears at the top of the screen. Looper is an 8×6 grid interface that you can load sounds for triggering and improvising while you spin.Ĥ Decks lets you mix with up to four songs at the same time. ![]() ![]() 2 Decks splits the screen in half as mentioned earlier, giving you access to both the decks and your library at the same time. Automix lets you pick songs for djay to mix automatically, and it lets you adjust settings like transition type and duration. Classic mode gives you the “two turntables and a mixer” graphic interface that’s been a staple of the djay app since its inception. There are now seven different modes available in djay Pro: Classic, Automix, 2 Decks, Looper, 4 Decks, Single and Video. Those familiar with previous iterations of djay (djay Pro, djay 2) will find a more optimised version of the two-deck and four-deck screens – for example, on the two-deck screen the interface is now split in half with the decks at the top and the library at the bottom, making it easier to browse your library while mixing. One of the new features on djay For iOS is the redesigned interface that puts DJ performance essentials front and centre. I downloaded djay For iOS from the App Store onto my iPad Pro, signed up for djay Pro and got to work. You get more AI Automix options, Midi mapping, video mixing, the brand new Looper feature that lets you improvise and trigger loops and samples on the fly, and access to video and audio loop packs.įor the purposes of this review, we’ll be taking a look at the djay Pro subscription version. The subscription is called “djay Pro” and it costs US$4.99/month. New features in this version include a streamlined user interface that lets you easily switch from among djay’s screens (more on that later), plus is now a monthly subscription option that gives you access to even more features. It retains the familiar djay look as well as features including two and four-deck mixing, AI-powered Automix and Spotify streaming. Djay For iOS is the latest incarnation of Algoriddim’s djay app, and it unifies all other iOS djay versions into one (previously you had djay Pro, djay 2, and so on).
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