Comments on: Pacemaker.net: Mobile DJ Gear + Mix Editor + Web Community

By: Dj with your I-Phone at djtechtools.com

Dj with your I-Phone at djtechtools.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:56:36 +0000

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By: Nick@sonic

Nick@sonic — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:18:01 +0000

And, it has two separate audio outs so you can cue/monitor.

We shot a video at last years Plasa in London:

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=5310

By: masterslave

masterslave — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:07:46 +0000

I’d much prefer something like this than two iPods in a mixer. If you want to have fun playing at house parties and small clubs, it sounds like fun… And it doubles up as 120 gig music player!

By: Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:50:22 +0000

One problem that will initially inhibit iPhone-based DJ tools is that the iPhone SDK doesn’t currently provide access to the iPod music database. And the provisions of the development agreement are that 3rd party apps may only use officially published API and may not directly access other applications’ data. On the other hand, there are Jailbreak-ware apps currently available for the iPhone that do access the music database (e.g. Tap-Tap-Revolution). So an iPhone-based DJ tool is clearly possible, but not currently by Apple’s rules.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:43:36 +0000

MrMZ — oh, absolutely. Totally agree. Yeah, and I tend to feel the same way about the Pacemaker. An interesting gadget, maybe even a lot of fun, but it seems high on the price side while still being limited as far as, it just doesn’t seem like something you’d actually DJ with.

But my point was just, because iPhone’s SDK has these desktop-class development tools, I don’t know where we might go next. And I suspect that soon the iPhone won’t be the only mobile device with those kinds of software capabilities (Linux devices are not far behind).

By: MrMZ

MrMZ — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:55:21 +0000

Um..OK.

So to clarify I’m not trying to knock Adrian or get into the whole fan zone Mac / Windows thing. (Tools are tools some more effective some less depending on the job at hand.)
I was making a sarcastic joke along the lines of-DJing is loosing it’s DJ-ness.
I just hope I never roll to a party and see some dude “texting a set on stage”! LOL.
Right up there with the email jokes. You see.
Technology is amazing though.
Oh and my other humorous thought which I’m sure someone has coined already. Disc Jockey is now Disk Jockey or Digi Jock. We can get rid of the vinyl but we can’t shed those two letters can we?

Have a good night and thanks for all the cool info gathering Peter.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:54:48 +0000

No, Adrian has a point (and he’s a Windows user, not a Mac fanboy). Because iPhone’s SDK has Core Audio and Audio Unit support, building in serious sound capabilities becomes a real possibility (provided the hardware keeps up).

By: MaxvaX » Pacemaker.net: Mobile DJ Gear + Mix Editor + Web Community

MaxvaX » Pacemaker.net: Mobile DJ Gear + Mix Editor + Web Community — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:51:09 +0000

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By: MrMZ

MrMZ — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:45:02 +0000

If anything should get a Fail it’s iPod DJing.

Ha ha ha.

By: Adrian Anders

Adrian Anders — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:16:45 +0000

Open SDK iPhone/iPod Touch is going to kill Pacemaker.

I predict the next-gen of iPod DJing consoles are going to be combination hardware/custom iPhone software designed for two docked iPhones/Touches. Why mess around with an esoteric piece of kit that doesn’t integrate as well with your iTunes librarian (as much as I love Foobar, it’s just not nearly as popular), when you can just use your existing iPod Touches and/or iPhones and use third-pary DJing software on the device. Perhaps even brand-names like Traktor or Serato….

Pacemaker will fail, sorry guys.