iPod DJ Mixer

[Leviathan]

^ nope you just need hot chicks sucking your nob, thats what makes a good DJ.

[cubed]

or a really good PR campaign like I did with marty.

[angst]

Using Ipods to Dj with strikes me as rather gimicky and expensive (2 Ipods + mixer can't be cheap) Why not just use final scratch or serato, which has an interface specifically designed for DJing? Apple has always surrounded its products with too much hype and this seems like another attempt by them to create buzz on a product that only trendy hipsters will actually want.

BTW, info on new products doesn't "get leaked" by accident.

[cubed]

Originally Posted by angst

BTW, info on new products doesn't "get leaked" by accident.

tell that to the music industry.

[Leviathan]

How does this have anything to do with Apple, its a Numark mixer.

And we all know how trendy the ipod was two plus years ago.

two turntables and a mixer costs more.


EDIT:

You can buy two ipod mini's for less than you would pay for final scratch.

Originally Posted by angst

Using Ipods to Dj with strikes me as rather gimicky and expensive (2 Ipods + mixer can't be cheap) Why not just use final scratch or serato, which has an interface specifically designed for DJing? Apple has always surrounded its products with too much hype and this seems like another attempt by them to create buzz on a product that only trendy hipsters will actually want.

BTW, info on new products doesn't "get leaked" by accident.

[Leviathan]

BTW, info on new products doesn't "get leaked" by accident.

If your insinuating that the company is the one leaking the info, tell that to the people who Apple through lawsuits at.

[sweet~kandy]

hahahahaa NICE!

[angst]

Originally Posted by Leviathan

How does this have anything to do with Apple, its a Numark mixer.

And we all know how trendy the ipod was two plus years ago.

two turntables and a mixer costs more.


EDIT:

You can buy two ipod mini's for less than you would pay for final scratch.

Yes, 2 TTs and a mixer costs more, so if you decided to take up Djing then the i pod set up may cost less, but most people who already DJ have TTs and a mixer. My point about using Final Scratch or Serato was that they are specifically designed for Djing, the Ipod isn't (yet).

Also, do you really think that Apple would just let another company design a product based around an Apple product without having any knowledge and/or input?

[automatic]

Originally Posted by angst

Also, do you really think that Apple would just let another company design a product based around an Apple product without having any knowledge and/or input?

absolutely, apple has 100% encouraged anyone to make after-market add-ons for the ipod, acknowledging that the more accessories out there, the moe ipods they're going to sell. the only thing you might have to pay apple might be a small licensing fee if you wanted to call your product "iSOMETHING" (eg: "IMIXER"), not too sure about that and whether or not apple holds a trademark on the "i" prefix..... but i'd be pretty sure numark could go ahead and build their little mixer with no hassle. however, aside from giving you an easier control interface it's really no different from what you could do with a couple of docks, 2 1/8"-rca cables, and any mixer already on the market. once they add pitch control and "nudge" to ipods (it's coming apparently) then stuff like this will be a more viable alternative.

they could build a specialized 80 gig "ipod DJ" with an rca out, pitch control, nudge, and a faster hard drive and then someone could build a dock for it that resembled something like a pioneer cdj.....THEN you could start thinking about it being a viable dj alternative.

as for djing, the mixer isn't meant for people who want to learn how to dj, it's meant for people who want to have a house party, and they and all of their friends already own ipods. so stick it in your kitchen, plug it in to your stereo, and take turns porting you ipod in and picking out some party tunes....

[automatic]

Originally Posted by tom121

lets guess the price tag for 2 ipods and the mixer...

$3000 lmao

considering ipods start around $500-$600 canadian i doubt that it's a $2000 mixer.

[REV]

pimpy, but kinda odd

[Leviathan]

Here is a good article on authorized ipod accessories. As stated above, anyone can make something for the ipod, they have to pay Apple in order to get the Apple stamp of approval. My guess is after paying some sort of royalty, Apple will then release information about the ipod to make it easier to design a product for it.

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=934

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Leviathan

^ don't ask me how he did it, without pitch control

By making his own loops at the same tempo?

Seems like something he'd do.

[ebbomega]

My main worry about these is that we're gonna start seeing them in clubs.

Because a 128kbps-quality mp3 sounds SOOOO GOOOD on a big club system.

[Leviathan]

^ there's still an option to rip at 128kbps? :)

[QuanNeur]

That Hawtin iPod stunt at the Apple store in NYC was not Hawtin's idea by any means. It was an Apple PR concept that Hawtin was handsomely paid for. He even played music available through the iTunes music store.

I imagine the situation is quite similar with Final Scratch. Don't forget that in this age of DJ superstardom, an electronic music personality's endorsement of a product is a convincing selling point. Oftentimes it's not so much innovation on the part of the artist as it is prudence on the part of a marketing team.