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DJ With Apple Music launches to enable subscribers to mix their own sets
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#12Probably isn't huge for existing DJs who would need the reliability of having stuff on a USB in venues which might not have great internet access. But I can see this being good for the casual users at home since this is the first streaming integration which doesn't charge an additional DJ subscription on top of the standard subscription.
Indeed, you actually bring two as links don’t always work and flash drives tend to die in most unexpected ways.
Besides this whole ‘get it from the streaming app’ business is indeed best suited for bedroom deejays. Everybody who cares about their craft as a professionL cuts VIP versions and dubplate loops that don’t get released on these platforms at all.
The real recent (~10 years) breakthrough in this area was/is that mixer producing companies (hardware vendors) would start implementing two CUE channels so that people can work better in a back2back session. A real game changer.
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#13Yet another layer of abstraction for the DJ.
Apple owns the rights to the music catalog. Apple controls the access, and can limit or remove access to the music catalog.
Apple owns the rights to the tools and any subset of tools or virtual devices. Apple controls the access, and can limit or remove access to the tools and any subset of tools or virtual devices.
What was it Agent Smith said? "Me, me, me..."
This model doesn't seem long on the long-term for users or content creators.
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#14Question is can I access MY library and playlists synched to Apple Music with this? I don’t care about being able to access the Apple Music library.
This is specifically about extending the Apple Music streaming license to cover DJ software. If you already own your own music (DRM-free digital or physical), you can already use those tracks with your DJ software.
not what theyre asking. I would also like to know
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#15I've been wanting to try DJing so this could be quite good for me as someone at entry-level who generally doesn't buy music unless it's only on Bandcamp.
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#16Djay’s killer feature is algorithmic stem extraction. The streaming audio services that have integration (Tidal, now Apple Music) don’t allow this processing. It’s an arbitrary technical limitation that I suspect is rooted in a licensing agreement from the rights holders.
tl;dr this is great for playing with sequencing, but a lot of modern djays will want to be able to do stem separation even when exploring, and live use was always a tough sell with a no-internet kill switch.
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#17At gym I use light weight MP3 player + earhook style wired earphones
At home i use mopidy + speaker system.
Other times I use DAC + IEM.
I just make my own remixes for gym and home use. Other times I listen to youtube podcasts while running.
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#18At gym I use light weight MP3 player + earhook style wired earphones At home i use mopidy + speaker system. Other times I use DAC + IEM. I just make my own remixes for gym and home use. Other times I listen to youtube podcasts while running.
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#19Spotify used to have this, and it's very annoying that they removed the feature about a year ago.
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#20Apple Music would be interesting to me if I could add my own legally purchased music. Mixing your own sets was possible with the iPod, even more so with a good operating system like Rockbox.
This is old and still too limited a feature to be marketed as new, well done Apple marketing department.