DJing software for Mac OSX
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DJing software for Mac OSX
Hi, I'm deejaying on a Macbook with OSX and can't find deejay software. I use iTunes, but it won't let me cue or crop songs. Can anybody recommend free or inexpensive deejay software for Mac OSX? Thank you.
How do you like it?keither wrote:http://www.mixxx.org/
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It's not free, but Traktor is available for the mac ( http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/ ... aktor-pro/ ). And sometimes you can find it on sale.laffs4sale wrote:Hi, I'm deejaying on a Macbook with OSX and can't find deejay software. I use iTunes, but it won't let me cue or crop songs. Can anybody recommend free or inexpensive deejay software for Mac OSX? Thank you.
I'm in a similar situation and have been doing a fair bit of 'research' about what is out there. I've only been dj-ing about 6 months and have been using i-tunes (through the itunes-dj bit to cue up tracks) with the cross fade turned on at 2 seconds. If only Apple added a 'monitor' channel to i-tunes I'd be sorted....
So...names to plug into the web - I'm pretty sure they all have a demo download version so you can try them out:
DJ-1800 - cheap, essentially cd deck emulator, no 'auto' cross fade but seems nice and stable.
Virtual DJ - more expensive, slightly clunky crossfade, seems to be better suited to beat mixing / dance music
MegaSeg - Seems to be really good for setting up playlists but expensive
Disco XT - Again, seems to have good playlist function + good (v adjustable) autocross fade + is relativly cheap. Only thing stopping me from buying it is my G4 dosen't seem to be able to cope with it
Mixxx - No crossfade and IMHO a bit clunky and ugly - but free!
Radiologik - Actually software for putting together internet radio but no reason why you couldn't use it to DJ. I quite liked it although I was having problems importing my itunes in / managing playlists which has put me off a bit - but relativly cheap if it floats your boat.
DJay - Cheap, seems to do fairly good crossfade + playlist function, a bit 'gimicky' + there seems to be an intermittent problem with not being able to run a USB soundcard as a monitor channel which they don't seem to have sorted out properly. If they do I might think about it...
Traktor - Expensive, didn't play about with it much - they do cheap LE versions but only for Windows.
Phew....I think that's about it - although all of the above have their own little idiosyncrasies to look out for when importing your music from iTunes.
At the moment I'm sticking with iTunes + DJ1800 to monitor tracks before adding to the playlist (although if I can get my 'mixing' a bit more steady might start moving onto DJ-1800 full time.)
So...names to plug into the web - I'm pretty sure they all have a demo download version so you can try them out:
DJ-1800 - cheap, essentially cd deck emulator, no 'auto' cross fade but seems nice and stable.
Virtual DJ - more expensive, slightly clunky crossfade, seems to be better suited to beat mixing / dance music
MegaSeg - Seems to be really good for setting up playlists but expensive
Disco XT - Again, seems to have good playlist function + good (v adjustable) autocross fade + is relativly cheap. Only thing stopping me from buying it is my G4 dosen't seem to be able to cope with it
Mixxx - No crossfade and IMHO a bit clunky and ugly - but free!
Radiologik - Actually software for putting together internet radio but no reason why you couldn't use it to DJ. I quite liked it although I was having problems importing my itunes in / managing playlists which has put me off a bit - but relativly cheap if it floats your boat.
DJay - Cheap, seems to do fairly good crossfade + playlist function, a bit 'gimicky' + there seems to be an intermittent problem with not being able to run a USB soundcard as a monitor channel which they don't seem to have sorted out properly. If they do I might think about it...
Traktor - Expensive, didn't play about with it much - they do cheap LE versions but only for Windows.
Phew....I think that's about it - although all of the above have their own little idiosyncrasies to look out for when importing your music from iTunes.
At the moment I'm sticking with iTunes + DJ1800 to monitor tracks before adding to the playlist (although if I can get my 'mixing' a bit more steady might start moving onto DJ-1800 full time.)
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I looked into Mac DJ software two years ago...and ultimately decided to stick with a PC for now.
I am a little unsure about multi channel sound card support with Disco XT - I prefer to have a monitor channel, and separate channels for Player A and Player B. MegaSeg does support this.
MegaSeg was my #1 choice. If I'd gone Mac, this is what I would be using.Rob wrote:MegaSeg - Seems to be really good for setting up playlists but expensive
Many of the local DJs I see are using DiscoXT. DiscoXT is available on both Mac & Windows. The integration with iTunes playlists seems to be above average. Overall as a DJ platform this software is reasonable.Rob wrote:Disco XT - Again, seems to have good playlist function + good (v adjustable) autocross fade + is relativly cheap. Only thing stopping me from buying it is my G4 dosen't seem to be able to cope with it
I am a little unsure about multi channel sound card support with Disco XT - I prefer to have a monitor channel, and separate channels for Player A and Player B. MegaSeg does support this.
On the left, under playlists you should have iTunes DJ. It's sort of a dynmaic playlist which will automatically keep a set number of tracks in the queue (although I set it to 0).Sorry but what do you mean by 'the itunes-dj bit' ?
I just find it a bit easier to shift tracks into and around it when I'm mid-set and picking tunes. Right-click on any track in iTunes and you can see the add options.
Found another couple of potential strong contenders:
Futuredecks Lite - V. cheap (£20)
UltraMixer - Range of license options (free - £179)
Only had a quick play with both of them but itunes import quirks aside both look very promising for playlists / decent editable auto-crossfade......
Anyone know either of these?
Futuredecks Lite - V. cheap (£20)
UltraMixer - Range of license options (free - £179)
Only had a quick play with both of them but itunes import quirks aside both look very promising for playlists / decent editable auto-crossfade......
Anyone know either of these?