![]() ![]() One of the big new features of Cross DJ Pro 3.1 is Ableton Link: it lets apps that are Link-enabled talk to each other, either through WiFi or if you’ve got them running on the same device. Ableton Link Cross DJ Pro 3.1 is compatible with Ableton Link, meaning it’s able to sync with other apps that have Link onboard, such as Mixvibes’ own Remixlive looping app. You can record your own sounds using your iOS device’s microphone, and then mangle it using the performance pads ( D-d-d-d-deejay Joey!) I don’t use samplers much during my DJ sets, but it’s an extra bit of fun for small parties and the like. Sampler Cross DJ Pro’s sampler comes with a dozen sample packs built in, plus you can create your own samples by recording through your iOS device’s mic.Ĭross DJ Pro has a separate Sampler section that comes with six pads and 12 built-in sound packs. The hotcues aren’t on the main display, so you’ve got to press the Hotcue button to toggle them into view – doing this replaces the spinning platter / album art with eight pads, auto loop controls, and the slip button, which works like the Slip mode in Serato DJ and Flux mode in Traktor. Hotcues There are eight hotcue pads that can be assigned in Cross DJ Pro. It saves you from having to toggle the FX menu just to do so, and it makes mixing with filters a more straightforward affair. What I didn’t like so much here was the way the filters were implemented: you have separate high-pass and low-pass filters, which I think would be better implemented as a single fader in the mixer section. I don’t use a ton of effects when I DJ, so this wasn’t a problem for me. You can’t chain these effects together, which effects-savvy DJs may find disappointing. There are 14 effects here, including echo, flanger, delay, phaser, jet, and high / low-pass filters. Two XY touchpads appear, and you can manipulate effects one by one on them. The effects in Cross DJ Pro can be accessed through the FX button toggle. FX The FX can be controlled via an XY touchpad that appears when the FX toggle button is engaged. While it tends to get choppy because the frame rate is a bit low, it’s effective enough for those who want to do manual beatmatching and need a visual reference. You now see the waves of both decks on top of each other. If you’d like to see these “stacked”, ala Virtual DJ or Serato DJ, you can do so by pressing the waveform icon. Waveform toggle The track waveforms can be toggled to show them as being stacked on top of each other for visual beatmatching.Īt the top of the screen there are two waveforms: one for either deck. However, for the DJ who wants more (this is the “Pro” version, after all), Mixvibes makes it easy to toggle between advanced features through the use of buttons on the interface, much like djay Pro. What I like most about Cross DJ Pro is that it keeps the main screen uncluttered by just presenting you with the essentials – as I’ve said, many weekend warriors will be content to spin on it without being confused by extra buttons and pads. ![]() Some DJs may prefer this, especially those with smaller iOS devices, or perhaps if you want to connect two iOS devices to a mixer and use each one as a dedicated deck. You can use Cross DJ Pro in landscape mode to see both decks on screen at all times, or in portrait mode where you’ll see only one deck in a larger format. You can nudge the track by swiping the record platter left to slow down, or right to speed up, and of course you can adjust the tempo using each deck’s tempo fader. Once you’ve got your tracks loaded on the decks, you can play them as you normally would, crossfading between the decks, tweaking EQ, and even manually beatmatching if you want to skip the sync button. It’s the only way at the moment, although you are able to stream songs straight from your SoundCloud account if you’ve got an internet connection. You get music to it by transferring through iTunes – I’d prefer if being able to download songs from the cloud was possible (eg Dropbox). You load a song by pressing the plus sign on either deck, which brings up the tracks that are stored on your iPad or iPhone. In Use Main interface You can DJ with songs in your iOS device’s library, as well as tracks streamed straight from SoundCloud. ![]()
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