![]() The version we looked at (beta 8) didn’t have the preconfigured controller support loaded that the commercial Deckadance 1.94 did, and also the Effector VST plug-in that will come included with Deckadance 2 was not part of the beta download. Occasisionally, Deckadance 2 beta wouldn’t load some of them, even through in previous sessions it would. Other BPMs showed up just fine, however, so it was inconsistent.Īlso, there were problems reading or finding some tracks in the iTunes library. For some tracks, the BPM info didn’t show up, even though they were analyzed/tagged in Mixed in Key and also loaded/analyzed by Deckadance itself. But the biggest problems we had with the beta revolved around the browser. Keep in mind that as this is a first-look preview of a beta software, we’re neither being overly critical of some of the bugs that we experienced, nor did we attempt to find a comprehensive list of bugs. The Bottom Line: We have to reserve final judgment until the commercial version launches, but at the very least, Deckadance 2 plays a decent game of catch-up to the most popular DJ programs while adding some amazingly deep performance functionality that’s unlike anything else. Some missing controller and plug-in support in the beta. Some bugs and very glitchy playback in the current beta. The Bad: Sampler can’t route through effects. Infinitely creative Gross Beat effect built-in. Extremely flexible Smart Knobs with many presets. The Good: Efficient, customizable modular interface. ![]() Mac: OSX v10.4 (Universal Binary) or later G4 1.5 GHz or Intel Core Duo family 512Mb RAM CoreAudio drivers. PC: Windows 7, Vista, XP (SP2) Intel PIII 1 GHz or Althon XP 1.4 GHz 512Mb RAM DirectSound or ASIO compatible soundcard. Supported Audio Formats: MP3, Ogg, M4A, WMA, FLAC, AIFF, WAV (records to WAV) Price: $179 (Club Edition) / $99 (House Edition)Īvailable: Beta available now to registered users commercial availability TBA Pre-Reviewed: Image-Line Deckadance 2 Beta DJ software With a redesigned modular interface, 4-deck support, Smart Knobs, the slick Gross Beat rhythmic effect and other enhancements, Deckadance looks to give the giants of DJ software a run for their money for a second time. After many incremental updates, the version 2 beta has now reared its head to registered users. We’ll watch this closely, for sure.It’s been more than six years since Image-Line launched Deckadance 1.0. And an open DJ app could finally free the full-time DJs from reliance on hardware/software platforms, at just the right moment as Final Scratch customers got burned by the Native Instruments – Stanton divorce. A full-featured DJ plug-in that works inside other apps means you can add DJ sets to your existing live sets, scratch during a performance … the lines between DJing and performance continue to blur. If the performance aspect is there, and if this thing has a similarly powerful workflow and rock-solid stability like it’s sequencer brethren Fruity Loops, I think Traktor (and DJ Decks, and Torq, and everything else) is in for some serious competition.Įd.: This is just the sort of thing we’ve been waiting for. No release date has been set, although Image-Line says it’s coming “real soon”. The only glaring omission I see so far is a lack of support for FLAC files (although it does support MP3, WAV and Ogg), but I’m sure we’ll see that in a future version. With the availability of Image-Line’s Poizone and Toxic III soft synths for OS X, perhaps it’s not as big a surprise as it would have been a few years ago, but it’s nice to see ImageLine pushing forward with multiple OS support (I’m guessing that a Linux/Jack port is further down the line :-). Most surprisingly, it says that a Mac / Audio Units version is planned, in addition to the current Windows version.
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