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I steer clear of Apple products, but I've still had a lot of fun in this space thanks to DJ Studio (https://dj.studio/ https://dj.studio/), a desktop app that h

by sowbug 2y ago

I steer clear of Apple products, but I've still had a lot of fun in this space thanks to DJ Studio (https://dj.studio/ https://dj.studio/), a desktop app that helps make offline (rather than real-time) mixes. I use it to make a monthly personal mixtape, which is a nice way to remember what I used to listen to. They call it a "DAW for DJs," which is accurate. I especially admire the team that makes it. The CEO records demo videos that are so filled with enthusiasm and accessible expertise that you can't help but appreciate the product more each time you watch them, and the COO sends out email announcements that are actually useful and not spammy. It's a niche product, but they fill that niche well.

mikae1 2y ago
https://mixxx.org https://mixxx.org for a FOSS (read: somewhat enshittification proof) alternative.
- notpushkin 2y ago
  I think Mixxx is for live mixing only. Still a good piece of software though!
  - kennyloginz 2y ago
    It’s not for live mixing only.
    - omnimus 2y ago
      It is? It has no timeline or automation. Mixx is Tractor alternative. DJ Studio is more like simplified DAW aimed at making mixes/prep for DJing.
    - akx 2y ago
      Can you point out the nonlinear/non-live features? https://mixxx.org/features/ https://mixxx.org/features/ doesn't do a good job of that.
  - nsteel 2y ago
    Not sure about that. There is a feature request for supporting streaming services and the hurdle is legal more than anything. https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/938180 https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/938180
    - notpushkin 2y ago
      That’s a bit orthogonal, though – you can use streaming services when playing live, too.
      - nsteel 2y ago
        Yes, sorry, that 2nd part of the comment belonged in another thread here.
- amanaplanacanal 2y ago
  I love mixxx, but I bet this apple music thing will never support open source dj software. They are too afraid of folks pirating the music.
  - timeon 2y ago
    I guess someone using mixxx is not streaming the music (like me) so yes these are different target 'markets'.
lynx97 2y ago
I used to do offline mixes with a (partly generated) shell script that calls several sox instances to do the mixing/tempo change/volume adjustments. As a CLI person, I liked that approach, although I would be happy for something a little more streamlined. I wonder if anyone knows an offline mixing tool in the spirit of KISS, without a GUI? I guess Csound would be a better backend then sox, but I lack the fluency in Csound to do that...
mfro 2y ago
The Apple Music integration in dj studio is currently completely nonfunctional for me on macOS. I get a listing of tracks in my library but I cannot use them even after downloading locally.
ThatMedicIsASpy 2y ago
Looks interesting - only to see I have to convert my whole flac library
- SSLy 2y ago
  "DJ.Studio supports many file formats from MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC and more."
- sowbug 2y ago
  It works with FLAC; in fact, that's preferred, because you want to start with the best available quality.
  - crtasm 2y ago
    Could anyone comment on how its stems separation compares to VirtualDJ?
    - crtasm 2y ago
      A genuine question about the software being discussed, no call for downvotes.
      - sowbug 2y ago
        I didn't downvote, but your comment is fairly deep in a subthread about a different topic, so it's out of place.
  - butlike 2y ago
    TECHNICALLY flac is conceptually worse than wav. Flac truncates the 0 values in the PCM file, WAV preserves them. It's functionally the same, but wav reads the file while flac has to re-add the 0's then read the file, so there's technically one more processing step (which could go wrong).
    - xnzakg 2y ago
belthesar 2y ago
Interesting! This product looks to be the spiritual successor to MixMeister Fusion, another app that I used to use to make offline mixes back in the mid-late 2000’s.

by sowbug 2y ago

mikae1 2y ago

https://mixxx.org https://mixxx.org for a FOSS (read: somewhat enshittification proof) alternative.

notpushkin 2y ago
I think Mixxx is for live mixing only. Still a good piece of software though!
- kennyloginz 2y ago
  It’s not for live mixing only.
  - omnimus 2y ago
    It is? It has no timeline or automation. Mixx is Tractor alternative. DJ Studio is more like simplified DAW aimed at making mixes/prep for DJing.
  - akx 2y ago
    Can you point out the nonlinear/non-live features? https://mixxx.org/features/ https://mixxx.org/features/ doesn't do a good job of that.
- nsteel 2y ago
  Not sure about that. There is a feature request for supporting streaming services and the hurdle is legal more than anything. https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/938180 https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/938180
  - notpushkin 2y ago
    That’s a bit orthogonal, though – you can use streaming services when playing live, too.
    - nsteel 2y ago
      Yes, sorry, that 2nd part of the comment belonged in another thread here.
amanaplanacanal 2y ago
I love mixxx, but I bet this apple music thing will never support open source dj software. They are too afraid of folks pirating the music.
- timeon 2y ago
  I guess someone using mixxx is not streaming the music (like me) so yes these are different target 'markets'.

lynx97 2y ago

I used to do offline mixes with a (partly generated) shell script that calls several sox instances to do the mixing/tempo change/volume adjustments. As a CLI person, I liked that approach, although I would be happy for something a little more streamlined. I wonder if anyone knows an offline mixing tool in the spirit of KISS, without a GUI? I guess Csound would be a better backend then sox, but I lack the fluency in Csound to do that...

mfro 2y ago

The Apple Music integration in dj studio is currently completely nonfunctional for me on macOS. I get a listing of tracks in my library but I cannot use them even after downloading locally.

ThatMedicIsASpy 2y ago

Looks interesting - only to see I have to convert my whole flac library

SSLy 2y ago
"DJ.Studio supports many file formats from MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC and more."
sowbug 2y ago
It works with FLAC; in fact, that's preferred, because you want to start with the best available quality.
- crtasm 2y ago
  Could anyone comment on how its stems separation compares to VirtualDJ?
  - crtasm 2y ago
    A genuine question about the software being discussed, no call for downvotes.
    - sowbug 2y ago
      I didn't downvote, but your comment is fairly deep in a subthread about a different topic, so it's out of place.
- butlike 2y ago
  TECHNICALLY flac is conceptually worse than wav. Flac truncates the 0 values in the PCM file, WAV preserves them. It's functionally the same, but wav reads the file while flac has to re-add the 0's then read the file, so there's technically one more processing step (which could go wrong).
  - xnzakg 2y ago

belthesar 2y ago

Interesting! This product looks to be the spiritual successor to MixMeister Fusion, another app that I used to use to make offline mixes back in the mid-late 2000’s.