As a DJ, it’s easy to be confused by the sheer number of DJ Music software available in the market. Choosing the best DJ mixer software is a challenge in itself because of the plethora of conflicting reviews on the internet. This is what this article aims to solve by giving a detailed review of the DJ Music Mixer and elaborate on the exact factors which cause a music maker to stand out.
Aimed to fulfill the needs of both professional as well as the novice DJ’s out there, Program4Pc DJ Music Mixer is a DJ software which has a good set of features. It is packed with a reliable audio mixing engine that is a must for any DJ. Mixing music and songs is made a lot easier with this software’s crossfade audio engineering technique.
It offers an intuitive interface that will make your life as a DJ a tad bit easier, allowing you to focus on just giving out the best music. This software also has all the latest technological advancements like an automated MP3 Mix, beat matching, real-time effects, sampler, smart looping, pitch shifting, video mixing, removing vocals from any music track and the list just goes on.
Along with this, it allows you to play multiple files at a time, having a configurable number of “sampler” with each song and with its own player. It comes bundled with a variety of sound effects like Chorus, Echo, Flanger, Gargle and so on, giving DJs the freedom to innovate and produce the best music mixing experience.
You just need to put a song on the deck of this software and you are good to go. You can monitor your mixing with the scratching and scrolling waveform that indicates beats and cue points. You can also view waveform of the entire song for quick seeking. Be it a radio station, club DJs, mobile DJs, discos, pubs, hair studios, clubs, parties, restaurants or any place that needs audio mixing, this software will certainly help you in giving the best experience to your audience.
Technical Details:
DJ music mixing is all about playing with the cues, looping, mixing and then remixing. With this DJ Music Mixer, you can easily change cue points, i.e. dropping or triggering them with ease. Playback engine is perfectly tuned for an accurate and rapid cue triggering providing you an amazing experience of audio mixing without any glitches.
It is always easier to change the looping when the buttons are placed close or when just one button is provided for all types of looping as getting the timing correct is very important for a DJ. In this software, one click of a button provides seamless looping with 1,2,4,8,16 and 32 beat segments. This software allows the user to have full control over the input stream, giving the freedom to experiment with different types of DJ tunes. You can set as many input channels as your sound card supports and then efficiently route them to the deck.
You can apply sound effects, visualize the waveform (which is a must!), synchronize and access many more features. One more amazing add-on provided is that you can now record audio live and then covert it to lossless MP3 format to remix it further. A built in library is provided which gives user a quick and easy access to all the files. Features like replay and scratch are also available.
With respect to sound effects, you have access to a number of powerful and customizable effects such as the Chorus, Distortion, Echo, Flanger, Gargle, Reverb, Reverse, Phaser, WahWah, Brake, Backspin and Vocal Removal that gives an overall inspiring and awesome audio experience.
Audio and video mixing is also possible with real-time effects. Versatility is what most DJs look for and this DJ music mixer just proves that it is versatile as it supports all types of major audio formats like MP3, OGG, AAC, M4A, AIF, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, WMA and also video like MP4, AVI, MPG, MPEG, WMV. All the time that is typically wasted trying to convert from one form to another can be saved in the future!
You can also extract audio from a video file and then work on it, providing a remix version of audio in the video. The features that it provides set this software apart from other software, for example, it provides sampler with volume control and also a player and a recorder. It is also equipped with two independent decks with an audio signal waveform.
You could also add a playlist to it. It supports all major formats like M3U, PLS, WPL and PDJ. You can customize it for later use or save it directly to your music playlist.
Moreover, music compatibility is really important as you might need the system to be intelligent enough to understand all languages. This software truly does that with Unicode compatibility, internally translating all files and songs written in foreign languages from all over the world.
The system requirements that you need to run DJ Music Mixer in you PC are-
- Supported OS: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista
- Processor: 1 GHz or higher Intel or AMD compatible CPU
- .NET Framework 4.0
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Free Hard Disk Space: 30 MB or more
- Administrative permissions for program installation and activation
- Internet connection to activate
Conclusion
The Program4PC DJ Music Mixer software provides an extremely real, easy and intuitive visual interface for amateurs as well as professional DJs. It is easily accessible on both desktops and PC, with the initial installation, setup and subsequent usage being extremely straightforward and easy. As it has bagged awards from both CNET Editors and PCWorld, this is definitely a DJ mixer software product to consider including in your arsenal!