MixVibes has released version 2.0 of Cross DJ for Android.
With this release, they say that ‘feature-wise, the gap between DJing on Android and iOS doesn’t exist anymore.’
Here are the details:
Features:
- Accurate BPM detection of your music, down to the last decimal.
- Stable Sync: one-press, and the 2 tracks never go out of phase.
- Split Mono: Pre-listen your music tracks before mixing them.
- Customizable, manual pitch range (4, 8, 16, 32, 100%) + progressive & manual pitch bend.
- Accurate Beat-grid editing: make any track sync properly.
- Quantize feature: hot cues and loops are automatically set on the beat.
- Smart-seek: Tap on the waveform to fast-forward & get a seamless jump
- Automix: let Cross DJ mix your tracks and play music automatically, from any sources.
- External mixer: control EQs and crossfader with hardware mixers.
- Low latency: music reacts instantly to your actions.
- Realistic scratch sound as on real turntables.
- 15 effects (Bi-filter, Low-pass, Hi-Pass, Delay, Echo, Phaser, Flanger, Cut, Roll, etc.)
- Keylock mode: change BPM without affecting the tone.
- Key detection: detect the key of the songs and know which tracks sound good together.
- No load time when starting-up the app.
- Autogain: automatically equalizes the levels of 2 tracks.
- 2 turntables, full-fledged 3-band EQ mixer – with DJM EQ preset.
- Sampler: 14 sample banks + possibility to record your own samples.
- Mix Soundcloud: Explore, play and mix all SoundCloud.
- New Waveform view: scratch & see the music + set cue accurately.
- New Separate tabs: swipe to display different panels on each side.
- Quantized loops: loops triggered with the sampler are synced to main player.
- Crossfader with 3 modes: cut, autofade, normal.
- Compatible with MP3s, AAC, FLAC and more.
- Multiple sorting options: sort your library by title, artist, album, BPM or length.
- Navigation by folder.
- Large control pads: XY effect pad, 16 hot-cues pads.
- HQ live recording of your mixes.
- Optimized for mobile & tablet.
Here’s a playlist of Cross DJ for Android demos:
Cross DJ for Android is available for US $9.99 in the Google Play store. Mac & iOS versions are also available.
does anyone know how they are getting low latency?, wasnt supposed to be coming before Android L, if they are managing this on the current sdk then why can all other apps I wonder?
actually perhaps they aren’t – from their website – “About latency in general
Cross DJ for Android is optimized to operate at the lowest latency on each device. The actual latency depends on the device’s capabilities. Indeed, all devices are not equal when it comes to audio latency”
“the gap between DJing on Android and iOS doesn’t exist anymore.”
“The actual latency depends on the device’s capabilities. Indeed, all devices are not equal when it comes to audio latency”
LOL.
MixVibes’ statements are misleading, maybe even a little irresponsible.
They should provide some guidance on the latency issue. From what I’ve read, you’re only going to get low latency if you’re using a small number of relatively high-end Android devices, like the Galaxy Note 4. So, if you’re doing anything that requires responsiveness/low latency, it may be a challenge with other devices.
Also – the Android version of Cross DJ isn’t really equal to the iOS version. The thing that jumped out at me is that there’s no mention of MIDI controller support.
MIDI is mentioned on the website: http://www.mixvibes.com/products/cross-dj-android
It’s compatible with one controller?
Is there still no standard MIDI support on Android?
Not too sure about this, but by definition MIDI is ‘a protocol to connect a wide variety of devices allowing them to talk to each other’, so if it doesn’t do that then I guess it isn’t a MIDI implementation.
Bollox! Unless they have traktor Dj on android it’s an utter lie!
I haven’t noticed a real latency issue on good sound apps on android since project butter, if you are using a comparative high end device to an iOS device – the problem has been the development of good quality apps. But I have noticed I big change in this over the last few months with some solid offerings comings, maybe the tide is turning. If I brought a £50 tablet from china, I don’t think I’d be expecting to get the the same latency as a Note 4 – and I’d suggest if anyone is expecting that then they may be a little unhinged. The site has min specs of Jellybean (4.1), 1Gb, 4″ screen, and dual-core, and does offer a demo, so I don’t see a issue – try it and see how you get on.