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Ion Audio shows off its latest offerings, including the AirCopy and the iDJ2Go, at CES 2013

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2013)

Ion Audio has a booth set up as usual on the floor of this year's International CES, where it is showing off a number of new and fairly new products for anyone coming to see them. This company is one of our favorites -- they make some really excellent iOS accessories and fun devices (including ...

iRig Mix out now, impresses with size and features

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2012)

IK Multimedia's iRig Mix mixer has finally arrived in stores, and it's just as impressive now as it was back when we saw it in action at CES this year. The mixer is sturdy and impressively small, and it has hookups for two different sources, including two iOS devices or any other stereo input ...

IK Multimedia's DJ Rig arrives on the App Store

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 14th, 2012)

Back in January, IK Multimedia announced the iRig Mix and accompanying app, DJ Rig. We're still waiting to get our hands on the mixer (due at some point later this month), but the DJ Rig app has arrived on the App Store. And you don't need the iRig Mix to take advantage of it. DJ Rig is a ...

Slacker Radio tries to break through a flooded streaming music market

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

One of our final meetings at CES last week was with Slacker Radio's VP of Marketing, Jonathan Sasse, who sat down in a Las Vegas lobby restaurant to tell us what his company has been up to lately. Slacker Radio is one of the many streaming radio offerings that have apps available on the App ...

Our exclusive preview of djay 4 for Mac - Now available

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 15th, 2011)

Updated: djay 4 is now available from the Algoriddim site or Mac App Store. Introductory pricing is just $19.99 (normally the app is $50). I know we've covered djay quite a bit this year but this update, coming soon, is a pretty huge one. We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek at djay 4. I ...

Daily iPad App: Skillz

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 19th, 2011)

Skillz for iPad is a rhythm game for existing and wannabe digital DJs. It has two turntables and lets you mix, cross-fade and scratch your way to DJ stardom. The gameplay is similar to Tap Tap Revenge and requires you to control both left and right album decks, the sampler and cross ...

Turntable.fm iPhone app now in the App Store

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 13th, 2011)

Update: You no longer have to be invited by someone to get in. The good news: There's finally an app for Turntable.fm. The bad news? You're probably not going to get to use it. Turntable.fm still requires you to be invited via Facebook by someone who is already using the service. This is ...

Roll the wheels of steel with iDJ Live

by Mike Schramm (Jul 12th, 2011)

The awesome monstrosity you see above is the iDJ Live, a set of two turntables and a control panel that also serves as a dock for your iPad. The device is manufactured and sold by famous DJ supplier Numark, and it features the ones and the twos, a cross fader, and a hookup to any sort of sound ...

algoriddim's djay now on iPhone / iPod touch, iPad version updated

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 16th, 2011)

Algoriddim, maker of the djay app, has gotten in touch to let us know that it has updated djay for iPad to version 1.1 -- introducing some exciting new features -- and to announce an all-new version of djay for the iPhone and iPod touch. djay is a virtual, touch screen DJ setup with a ...

Video: DJing on an iPad

by Mike Schramm (Dec 24th, 2010)

In the video below, you'll find a pretty rocking DJ set thanks to an iPad and some other pretty gnarly hardware. This isn't exactly a DIY solution, since DJ Kutski is using Traktor Pro (that's the software on the screen above) and an X1 controller, both of which are pretty significant pieces of DJ ...

Be a turntable hero with djay for iPad

by Brett Terpstra (Dec 3rd, 2010)

An iPad app might not be enough to convince a seasoned DJ to go iPad-only, but then, a medium-sized, multi-touch surface can only come so close to replicating a turntable, right? With djay for iPad (US$19.99 on the App Store), algoriddim has not only impressively mimicked traditional decks, they've ...

djay for Mac and iPad review, video hands-on and giveaway

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 1st, 2010)

We've covered djay and the djay Remote app's release, but I think the video (on the next page) shows you how awesome the two are together. I'm not a professional DJ, however. I understand many of the basic concepts and tools, as I've seen some former roommates practicing their skills -- and skills ...

EasyMix is DJ sequencing for the lazy. That's a good thing.

by Keith McDuffee (Apr 28th, 2010)

The relatively recent boom in touch-enabled, portable devices has been a godsend for professional and amateur DJs. Well, some purist DJs may stick their noses up at the newfangled touchy-feely technology, but there's no denying that having a halfway decent beat sequencer in one's pocket is a lot ...

Count The Beats: IK Multimedia brings GrooveMaker to the iPad

by Matt Tinsley (Apr 14th, 2010)

On the heels of the popular GrooveMaker app for the iPhone / iPod touch, IK Multimedia (musicians first) has released GrooveMaker for the iPad. Perfect for that upcoming house party (DJ set) you've been planning. If you're into house, hip-hop and drum 'n bass style music (mixing loops and samples ...

Plastikman releases SYNK, an app for his tour

by Mike Schramm (Mar 20th, 2010)

Earlier we were hearing that Apple might get involved in location-based ad-hoc social networking, and now it looks like Plastikman might beat them to the punch. That's the DJ, not the superhero -- he's released an iPhone app that's designed to be used at his concerts this summer, giving you some ...