Djay 2.3.1

When you need a quick music mix, the temptation to fire up iTunes can be tough to resist. But a dedicated DJ app will give you...

When you need a quick music mix, the temptation to fire up iTunes can be tough to resist. But a dedicated DJ app will give you more advanced features that make playing music more fun--and fun is what DJing is all about, right? While advanced apps such as Native Instruments' Traktor Pro certainly fit the bill, for many users they're overkill and over-budget. Many people are just looking for a tool that combines iTunes' playback library with the basic tools for mixing, scratching, effecting, looping, and sharing music. And for that purpose, you'll have a tough time beating Algoriddim's Djay. Surprisingly, more-serious users may want it in their arsenal, too.

The interfaces of most advanced DJ programs resemble airplane cockpits. Djay's visual presentation, by contrast, is immediately understandable--imagine iTunes if it had been created for DJing. Djay's main screen has two virtual turntables separated by a crossfader, with play, reverse, speed, pitch, EQ, and volume settings for each deck. To the right of the turntables, you see your iTunes library, browsable by playlist or searchable. For some, this functionality alone will ...

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Peter Kirn, Macworld.com