Auto DJ mix software DJ.Studio has just added Beatport Streaming to the list of services it works with. Beatport subscribers can log in and then access the complete Beatport catalogue to create mixes using the software’s advanced automix features, and then share them with other Beatport Streaming subscribers directly within the app, who can then remix those mixes themselves using a special feature, should they wish.
Alternatively, it is possible to automatically add any tracks you’ve used on Beatport Streaming to a Beatport cart, buy them, import them into the app, and then export your mix to Mixcloud, YouTube, Ableton or just an audio file – you can even send it to Rekordbox DJ software, complete with cue points, for performing.
Other features include the ability to take a Spotify mix into Beatport to locate the tracks to do the same with, and even import DJ set playlists from the website 1001tracklists to Beatport, so that you can start creating mixes with tunes played by your favourite DJs in real DJ sets.
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In a way, this Beatport implementation is similar to the way DJ.Studio works with YouTube for videos (and, as mentioned, with Spotify) in that whatever the challenge, the app tries to find a way to help you get your music into it from anywhere in order to start creating DJ mixes automatically.
• Pricing starts at $6/month or $199 for a one-time licence. More info on the DJ.Studio website.
Our thoughts
DJ.Studio is not like a normal piece of DJ software, in that it’s specifically trying to be an app for people who wish to create DJ mixes, but don’t want to perform them – either because they’re not DJs (think gym instructors or simply music fans) or they’re DJs in a hurry! So for the latter, think radio DJs creating mixes for their shows and so on.
For us, the really exciting thing about DJ.Studio is the sheer amount of time, effort and money that’s going into development. They’re innovating extremely quickly, and while not all the features will be for everyone, some of their ideas – including a way of creating DJ mixes with YouTube videos that you really have to play with to believe – are genuinely exciting.
Adding Beatport to their feature list is a clever move, because if there was one music store (and now streaming service) ubiquitous with electronic DJs, it’s Beatport.
We’d like to see best-in-class beatgridding (like Djay Pro) and also stems arrive in this app to bring its basic features up to speed, but we honestly think that is a question of when, not if.
Unless you have a hang up about DJs not performing their mixes all the time, you owe it to yourself to play with this app. It’s an awful lot of fun, seemingly getting better week by week.
Phil Morse
