We’ve seen Richie Hawtin using an iPad to DJ at the Detroit Electronic Music festival (with his custom-designed application Griid, which turns an iPad into a modular touch controller for Ableton). And we interviewed DJ Rana Sobhany, who uses the iPad as a means of producing music in real-time, in essence just like DJing at a club. So, the idea of using an iPad as a DJing tool, especially given its large multi-touch surface, isn’t a new one. But so far, nothing has surfaced that replicates the actual experience of turntabling as authentically as possible, and one of the reasons for this was the limitations of the iOS 3.2 software. Apparently, the release of iOS 4.2, with advanced audio features, is changing things.Algoriddim, makers of djay app for Mac, the supposed “#1 DJ Software on iTunes,” are soon to release the same software for the iPad. Their Mac version turns your computer into a turntable, pulling music from your iTunes music library, and allows you to scratch, mix, loop, record, as well as a fairly robust library of features and effects. Have a look at the video above to see what it can do and sign up here for more information on when it will be released.[via MacRumours]
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