DJ software?
 

Reccommend a nice easy to use MacOSX freeware/shareware program so I can make some nice mashups!

Thanks!

virtualdj is not very good, i know that.
i use cooledit, but it's not quite what you want (and not freeware).

Traktor by native instruments is an excellent peice of software, i dont beleive there is a demo, and the full version is around 200bucks.

yea there isnt much out there in the way of freeware/shareware that I know of. Traktor does have a time limited demo, with recording disabled. Traktor is pretty bad ass, and is the peice of software that most laptop dj's use (at least the ones I know). Its seems expensive, but compared to a set of worthwhile tables its a steal.

If you want a free sequencer you can check out rosegarden. I havnt tried it yet though.

Of course all software is free if you know where to find it ;)

rosegarden is so so as music software goes...it has promise but it needs to mature more however...

Making digital music happens in two steps:

1) Make a bunch of sound samples.
2) Arrange sound samples in some sort of order.

You'll need seperate tools for that. Audacity is a free, basic sound editor. Pro Tools is commonly used in professional setups, but it's costly. I like Tracktion instead.

You get what you pay for. Freeware/Shareware is not the way to go.

You're probably looking for something like <a href="http://www.ableton.com" target=_blank>Ableton</a>.

You might also look at <a href="http://www.synthzone.com" target=_blank>Synthzone.com</a>. They have lists and lists of resources for electronic music. What you're looking for is in the Music and Audio Software forum.

I can't stress enough that you get what you pay for though. I'm not trying to tell you that you should go out and spend thousands of dollars ...

Doug

I use Reason.. it's the best imo. Some people hate it some people love it. It retails for around $500 though but I tend to agree with the you get what you pay for philosophy.

Looking forward to seeing the results of your work! I haven't done any myself, I'm not that clever. I checked the GYBO forum, but didn't get any hits on Mac or Macintosh, so I can't give you any advice. They do have links to a whole bunch of instrumentals and a cappellas, so that should give you a start.

thought some of you may be interested in this. it looks like a worthwhile magazine on the subject...

free Remix magazine: https://www.kable.com/pub/remx/freedom.asp?src=YQ0308 (page gives error, but an email verifies subscription)

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There's always Audacity. It's free, open source software. Works well enough for my purposes, but I was never much into sound editing, so I don't know what it has/doesn't have.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Cubasis is good enough for mash-ups and isn't expensive, especially older versions. I picked it up for £10 English pounds in a bargain bin last year.

If you want to use free/shareware programs it is possible but you're going find it in unbearable pain in the arse to get your tracks in time with each other.


#edit# Wow, this is an old thread. You must onto your second album by now, Sadistik.

Can't believe no one has mentioned Acid.