1. Connecting Djay Iphone And Mac Pc
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3. Connecting Djay Iphone And Mac Pro
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Griffin’s DJ Connect is a professional, compact DJ audio interface designed for iPad, iPhone and Mac, and optimised for Algoriddim’s djay software. Just announced, the DJ Connect is a dual output, full stereo audio interface powered by your device’s connection port, whether that’s a USB plug for your Mac, a Lightning connector for newer iOS devices, or the legacy 30-pin ports for past Apple gear.

DJ Connect has been engineered specifically to bring true plug and play functionality to the Algoriddim’s djay apps, although it should work with similar audio software and apps too. It has a big volume knob for controlling the volume in your headphones, delivering 16-bit, 48kHz audio to both phones and main outputs, with an 1/8″ stereo plug for your headphones, and a pair of stereo RCA jacks for connecting to your main speakers

The advantages it has over the Traktor Audio 2 (Native Instruments’s device that performs a similar role) is that you don’t need to connect a 1/8″ jack-to-RCA plug, making for a less cluttered set-up, and unlike the Audio 2, it comes with both types of iOS adaptor. However, the Audio 2 has a port for an external power supply that you can plug in should you want to charge your iOS device at the same time, which the DJ Connect doesn’t, and we’re unsure at the moment of just how much battery power the DJ Connect would drain when in use…

Why use an external audio interface at all?

Pre-cueing: Headphones connected to the Griffin DJ Connect's headphone jack; Instructions: Launch djay; Connect the Griffin DJ Connect to your iPad/iPhone via the supplied lightning or 30-pin dock connector cable. Plug your headphones into the Griffin DJ Connect's headphone jack. Connect your speakers to the Griffin DJ Connect's RCA master output.

Omnisphere 2.6 includes a stunning new “Hardware Library” with over 1,600 new patches created by Eric Persing and the renowned Spectrasonics Sound Development team. Each hardware profile has a corresponding set of sounds in the Hardware Library which were specially designed using that hardware synth as an Omnisphere controller. Feb 24, 2016  Omnisphere 2 by Spectrasonics is one of the most powerful software synthesizer on the planet. Combining various kind of synthesis engine, from Wavetable, FM, to the new Granular synthesis. It also includes 12,000 sounds from various soundsources, and features new arpeggiator engine, new FX units, key split functionality, and redesigned UI offering enhanced browsing experience and the new. Omnisphere - Power Synth Omnisphere is the flagship synthesizer of Spectrasonics® - an instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. This award-winning plugin brings many different types of synthesis together into one amazing-sounding instrument that will inspire a lifetime of exploration. The patches in the Omnisphere 2.6 update are very close to the original sounds you may remember from way back when, that is, if you’ve ever heard the real deal. Even if you didn’t use the D-50 yourself, it has been used in many movie and TV soundtracks, and major artists have featured it on their albums. Omnisphere 2’s Orb is one of its most unique and defining features, and functions equally well as both a production and performance tool. The Orb allows you to instantly manipulate a sound in many different ways by introducing dynamic gestures to macro parameter automations in a way that’s far superior to what’s possible with a standard X/Y controller. Legato omnisphere 2.

Somehow or other, you’re going to want a separate cue (headphones) output to your master out. Devices like these give you a big advantage over one of the other existing solutions, namely a DJ splitter cable, because while splitters solve the issue – halving your device’s stereo signal into two outputs so you can cue on headphones, albeit in mono – they do so at the expense of some audio fidelity as they rely on your device’s built in sound card.

• DJ Connect retails for US$99 and is available right now.

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Do you use a portable sound card when you DJ, or would you rather take along your DJ controller and output through that? Do you think iOS DJ apps with hardware like this are starting to mature into a truly portable DJ solution, or are they still “secondary” to their laptop software counterparts? Let us know what you think below!

By Victor Marks
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 07:24 am PT (10:24 am ET)

Algoriddim's new djay for iOS has moved to a subscription model, and includes beat-matching, A12 Bionic machine learning, plus iPad Pro USB-C support.


Algoriddim has been making djay for iPad, iPhone, and Mac for eight years, winning Apple Design Awards and being featured in Apple Keynotes along the way. The new version is a unified one across all of Apple's iOS hardware, with a bunch of new features added, and older ones improved.

The app launches in Classic Mode, with two turntables and a mixer. Load up two songs and mix between them, and virtual grooves are drawn on the screen so you can identify the breaks in the music. You can apply one of five free effects to either track.
The simplest way to mix is Automix mode. In Automix mode, you view all your tracks, and with one tap, djay mixes all of them with optimal transition points using machine learning and the 'AI Automix engine.'

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The new version also has Spotify integration, giving you access to a huge library of songs if you're a Spotify subscriber. The integration allows users to match songs that go well with what's currently playing, and provide a list of matching songs based on danceability, BPM, key, and music style. It's also able to save songs to Spotify collections and playlists from within djay.
If you have a Pioneer, Reloop, or Mixtour controller, djay is able to work with it immediately. All these features are free, where different versions of djay used to be paid-for apps.
What's different now is that djay is moving to a subscription model, and unlocking pro features with the subscription. In addition to the supported controllers in the free level, a paid subscription unlocks support for over 50 MIDI controllers from Pioneer DJ, Reloop, Numark, Denon DJ, and others. It also adds an advanced MIDI learn system to map each control on users' hardware individually and enables support for Bluetooth MIDI.
Subscription also unlocks unlimited access to a 1GB library of samples, loops, FX, and visuals with content provided by Loopmasters, Future Loops, DocOptic, Sugar Bytes, and others, and a looper and sequencer, so you can begin performing tracks in addition to mixing and spinning. Users who want to make it into a performance can load up the grid-based Looper with up to 48 loops, and djay will time-stretch them and match them to the beat in real-time.

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A pro subscription also turns on video mixing, with output support to external displays. There's a library of visualizers in djay that work with this feature. If you have a new iPad Pro with USB-C, you can use external displays and be connected to DJ hardware at the same time.

Turning on the subscription also enables an advanced media library with playlist editing and management, smart filters, and iOS drag and drop integration with the Files app and Dropbox.
Djay takes advantage of the power of the A12 Bionic processor. Every sample in the new looper can be assigned a video clip that plays in time with the audio. With the power of the A12 Bionic chip, you can now mix up to ten videos in real-time, right on the iOS device.

Earlier, we mentioned the Automix AI engine. An AI is only as good as the training that gives it the data to work with. Here, Algoriddim trained the AI using training sets from human DJs.
Automix AI intelligently identifies rhythmic patterns and the best intro and outro sections of songs. It then calculates optimal fade durations and automatically applies parameter changes to EQs and filters for a seamless transition. Users can fully customize their preferred mix settings and start the automix with a single tap.
djay also now includes Ableton Link, a protocol Ableton developed that allows apps from multiple vendors to all sync up to the same beat on a shared Wi-Fi network. Inclusion of Ableton Link means you can use djay to jam with friends using desktops or compatible mobile apps, and your djay beats will play in tempo with the their applications.

The new version of djay is available now on the App Store for free, and comes with a seven-day trial of all pro features.

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Upgrading to a pro subscription for all the sounds, visuals, and other features is priced at $4.99 a month. Existing customers who purchased a version of djay in the past on iOS are eligible for an entire year's subscription for $9.99 —$30 off the standard pricing, or a year for two month's price.

Connecting Djay Iphone And Mac Computer

The new djay for iOS is compatible with any iPhone or iPad running iOS 11.2 or later.