DJ DEX - The DJ Mixing App

Long time user of PC DEX which is a great program, was glad to get this iPad app. I really like this app, easy to use. One problem that I have with it is that it doesn’t store cue points. That is a big issue with me since I use cue points in live services. In order for me to use this app, I have to set up all cue points all over again for each session. I will continue using the app hoping an update will fix this. I gave it 5 stars because I love the other functionality and ease of use. One other problem, when I search for a song, it finds the same song multiple times in the search results, even though the song is only stored in one location in iTunes.

This is actually a really good DJ app, when it works properly, it can actually be used with some finesse. The syncing works well with 4x4 music. Although there is still a lot of bugs (iPad1) even with the update. Some constructive criticism... 1. The audio seems to drop on the deck that is not playing sometimes, reloading the track normally helps, but is not really viable in most situations. 2. All the sliders are a bit small to effectively grab, often it takes two attempts to actually get hold of it. The track progress bar/slider is almost impossible to grab easily. Could these not be replaced with the entire tracks waveform preview, alongside the magnified view, so we can see when breakdowns occur etc and drag to there etc? There seems to be enough space to make these bigger. Just make the Brake, Echo, Flanger, Sync, Cue and Play buttons a bit slimmer. Same goes for the Equalizer, please make these sliders/handles bigger with the ability to double tap them back to the default position. 3. The pitch sliders will also benefit with a double tap to get them back to neutral. 4. The FX section could also do with some sort of parameter to change the effects strength and tone, these effects get really boring very quickly, as it is the same thing every time! 5. The beatgrid lines sometimes do some funky things, like adding in extra visual lines in between. It doesn't seem to change the syncing, not too sure what's happening there. 6. You have to keep on pressing sync every now and again as the two tracks slowly drift (you can even see this in their video), not a big problem but why would they drift if they are synced? 7. You can multitouch some functions but not others. All in all, it's one of the top 3 DJ apps out there, I actually find it easier to use than DJay apart from not seeing a full track waveform. Can't compare it to CrossDJ as it wont run on my iPad1. Please update to make it more user friendly and more stable and you will have a winner!

I have & have used almost all of the respectable DJing apps, and this ranks as average. While it has some very good points, the app is unfortunately brought down by a few bad ones. The waveform grabbing is a great feature, but as soon as you let go, the song takes off playing even if the song was paused. Now this is great for scratch simulating, but not so much when you are trying to precisely set a cue point. And speaking of cue points... The cue point creation & management is an absolutely dreadful system. Lastly, the pitch fader range is to wide, & the pitch bend is way to sensitive. The bpm detection & sync are both top notch, so all the DJs who cannot beat mix manually are in luck. I will keep checking back with it as it is updated, because I really think it can become one of the better apps. It is just not there yet.