Well its a known fact that a computer DJ is the one who mixes or rather makes digital music on his laptop or a desktop
Often the MIDI controllers and also the required Interfaces are employed to bring about the physical controls similar to those of record decks, but its the softwares that play a major role here in Computer Djing.
Here I list some of the famous computer DJ soft wares and yeah not to mention I tried some of them!
Ableton Live is a professional loop-based software music sequencer for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 7, was released in November 2007. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging. It is also often used for precision mixing of tracks by DJs.
Official Website
With effects, samples, and transitions that rival vinyl turntablisms, Virtual DJ lets anyone produce polished MP3 mixes.
At the top of the graphically-intense interface, song-structure visualizations show the beats as the music plays. Two simulated turntables play the currently- loaded tracks. Windows below the turntables show samples, effects, music search, recording, program options, and an Explorer-style interface for loading music. You’ll need to download an MP3 encoder if you don’t want to record files in WAV format.
Virtual DJ not only can create audio collages, but it now also can make montages of video clips. The stylish interface and high number of features score points, but learning how to use the program is a hit-or-miss proposition. Fortunately, the program offers a thorough user guide. Virtual DJ is well worth a look both for aspiring mixers and newbies.
Official Website
Sony ACID Pro is a professional digital audio workstation (DAW) software program, originally published by Sonic Foundry, now developed and sold by Sony Creative Software.
With Acid Pro 6 (released in Q3-2006), Sony introduced a full digital audio workstation which also includes MIDI and multitrack audio recording with full support for ASIO, VST, and VSTI audio, plugins, and music synthesizer standards.
ACID Pro uses Acid Loops (meaning they contain tempo and key information for proper pitch transposition) painted out across the screen to create music tracks. Acidized loop sample CDs are available from Sony, as well as third party companies.
As with most sophisticated software packages, ACID is not a single software product but defines a family of products spanning a significant range of features. In a related-marketing effort, Sony has continued to support ACIDplanet, a content web site originally launched by Sonic Foundry which is aimed at current ACID users, prospective ACID users and the general public. It describes itself as “the Internet’s premier site for music, video and unique artists”.
Official Website
Serious DJs, look no further–Traktor DJ Studio busts out a power-packed array of tools, surpassing the abilities of traditional DJ equipment. This versatile application gives you everything you need for live and in-studio mixing and remixing, complete with automatic beat synchronization, one-touch looping, a solid track-search function, interactive graphic waveform displays, and smooth cross fades at the click of a button.
Best of all, Traktor DJ Studio has an intuitive interface, closely resembling a real-world mixing board, that makes it easy to set and save multiple loops and cue points in a track. Our main complaint is that some of the cooler features only run (or run smoothly) on high-end machines, and you might not want to risk taking your nice laptop to a gig. Its price and performance mark Traktor DJ Studio for professional use.
Official Website
Coming to eJAY-the one that I love the most, all I can admit is that its the best music/game software ever produced! The bright and colorful interface that it carries and not to mention the advanced features such as loops, reverb, bass synthesizing and drum loop editors, equalizers and many more make this one of the most preferred softwares and especially by the newbies. This one is just like arranging a jigsaw puzzle, it has many builtin sound notes, all you ned to do is pick and place them accordingly so that it sounds good on ear–now isnt that simple! Try it out and iam sure u’ll just fall in love instantly. Since the original Dance eJay, there have been many releases catering to different music genres and users, including techno and hip-hop as well as a PlayStation 2 edition
Official Website
Often the MIDI controllers and also the required Interfaces are employed to bring about the physical controls similar to those of record decks, but its the softwares that play a major role here in Computer Djing.
Here I list some of the famous computer DJ soft wares and yeah not to mention I tried some of them!
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a professional loop-based software music sequencer for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 7, was released in November 2007. Unlike other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging. It is also often used for precision mixing of tracks by DJs.
Official Website
Virtual DJ/Numark Cue
With effects, samples, and transitions that rival vinyl turntablisms, Virtual DJ lets anyone produce polished MP3 mixes.
At the top of the graphically-intense interface, song-structure visualizations show the beats as the music plays. Two simulated turntables play the currently- loaded tracks. Windows below the turntables show samples, effects, music search, recording, program options, and an Explorer-style interface for loading music. You’ll need to download an MP3 encoder if you don’t want to record files in WAV format.
Virtual DJ not only can create audio collages, but it now also can make montages of video clips. The stylish interface and high number of features score points, but learning how to use the program is a hit-or-miss proposition. Fortunately, the program offers a thorough user guide. Virtual DJ is well worth a look both for aspiring mixers and newbies.
Official Website
Sony ACID pro
Sony ACID Pro is a professional digital audio workstation (DAW) software program, originally published by Sonic Foundry, now developed and sold by Sony Creative Software.
With Acid Pro 6 (released in Q3-2006), Sony introduced a full digital audio workstation which also includes MIDI and multitrack audio recording with full support for ASIO, VST, and VSTI audio, plugins, and music synthesizer standards.
ACID Pro uses Acid Loops (meaning they contain tempo and key information for proper pitch transposition) painted out across the screen to create music tracks. Acidized loop sample CDs are available from Sony, as well as third party companies.
As with most sophisticated software packages, ACID is not a single software product but defines a family of products spanning a significant range of features. In a related-marketing effort, Sony has continued to support ACIDplanet, a content web site originally launched by Sonic Foundry which is aimed at current ACID users, prospective ACID users and the general public. It describes itself as “the Internet’s premier site for music, video and unique artists”.
Official Website
Traktor DJ Studio
Serious DJs, look no further–Traktor DJ Studio busts out a power-packed array of tools, surpassing the abilities of traditional DJ equipment. This versatile application gives you everything you need for live and in-studio mixing and remixing, complete with automatic beat synchronization, one-touch looping, a solid track-search function, interactive graphic waveform displays, and smooth cross fades at the click of a button.
Best of all, Traktor DJ Studio has an intuitive interface, closely resembling a real-world mixing board, that makes it easy to set and save multiple loops and cue points in a track. Our main complaint is that some of the cooler features only run (or run smoothly) on high-end machines, and you might not want to risk taking your nice laptop to a gig. Its price and performance mark Traktor DJ Studio for professional use.
Official Website
eJAY
Coming to eJAY-the one that I love the most, all I can admit is that its the best music/game software ever produced! The bright and colorful interface that it carries and not to mention the advanced features such as loops, reverb, bass synthesizing and drum loop editors, equalizers and many more make this one of the most preferred softwares and especially by the newbies. This one is just like arranging a jigsaw puzzle, it has many builtin sound notes, all you ned to do is pick and place them accordingly so that it sounds good on ear–now isnt that simple! Try it out and iam sure u’ll just fall in love instantly. Since the original Dance eJay, there have been many releases catering to different music genres and users, including techno and hip-hop as well as a PlayStation 2 edition
Official Website
So if you are a game, go on have fun make music and sway all the way!!!!
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