Touch Mix iPhone deadmau5 DJ-Remix App, from Future Audio Workshop
Touch Mix is a simple music app for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets you play, mix, and remix ten exclusive tracks by producer deadmau5. Now, of course, you’re unlikely to grab this in order to DJ nothing but deadmau5. (The all-deadmau5, all-the-time approach?) But the app demonstrates that iPhone-only artist releases can be a whole lot more fun than just a few tracks and some static album artwork. And it also shows off what a handheld DJ interface could look like, with a pretty efficient one-screen-per-deck design that doesn’t overwhelm your fingertips.
Features:
- Two players, two sets of playback controls
- Interactive display warns you as the next track is queuing
- Separate crossfader, volume
- Effects: loop, filter, flange, delay
- Adjustable speed, bpm
- Scratch, back spin by touching live waveform
Yes, that’s quite a lot more than simply plopping in some static content. Just guessing, but I imagine we could see this app applied to other music, as well. (What you can’t do — yet — is bring in your own waveforms, which would make all the difference.)
Touch Mix is the work of Future Audio Workshop, the folks who brought us the lovely drag-and-drop, OpenSoundControl-compatible Circle synth. FAW’s Gavin Burke had a chat with us about how he thinks about design. (If Touch Mix isn’t meaty enough for you, you can use your iPhone or iPod touch to control Circle in real-time; you’ll find an app that works with the popular TouchOSC to ease setup.)
17 Comments
Leave a CommentJonBro
very cool, the fact that this is a full dj app is really interesting… maybe just the tip of the iceberg for what they are going to do with this code.
February 10, 2009 @ 9:55 am
dyscode
While the app is fun, you may want to remember that it was deadmau5 himself who took the fun out of remixing him.
February 10, 2009 @ 10:59 am
Touch Mix: DJ With Your iPhone - PSFK.com
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February 10, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
josh@firestorm
..but deadmau5 put the fun back in, by releasing some of his samples royalty-free on cd..
February 10, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
crikey
It’s unfortunate from a spectator’s POV that developers seemingly as on their game as FAW (Circle’s great – I use it) decided to partner with such a douche/drama queen spokesmodel for publicity. I suppose I can’t complain too much if it helps to fund the development of more good software.
Apologies, Peter. I know you’d rather we keep it civil around here.
February 10, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
Touch Mix - Deadmau5 Edition, a music mixing iPhone/iPod Touch app featuring 10 exclusive tracks by Deadmau5
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February 11, 2009 @ 5:17 am
Los fans de Deadmau5 pueden remixar sus tracks | flowmi
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February 11, 2009 @ 9:01 am
RichardL
I don’t know who this Deadmau5 is, but this app seems like a lot of trouble just to be able to support 10 samples. Obviously there’s more here, but I suspect they’re going to be dishing it out piece-by-piece. Nice amusement though.
February 11, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Medusa
Last comment has killed me. How can you possibly don’t know Deadmau5 and still own an iphone… I don’t understand this world anymore..Tell Deadmau5 I Love him!
February 11, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
hueyjl
can u mix your entire music library with this app?
February 11, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
ash
@hueyjl: unfortunately not. i think apple doesn’t allow apps to access the itunes library. at least i haven’t seen any iphone app yet, that can do it.
February 12, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
Peter Kirn
That’s right — that’s an Apple decision to not allow you to make direct use of the library. And to me that seems to be about control rather than security or quality; that’s one of my beefs with them. In fairness, no mobile platform is without compromises, though, certainly not at the moment.
February 12, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
Armando Cajide
Peter is right, Apple is not letting you access your own content its not the apps fault. Sucks because I’m sure he would make another couple of G’s off the App store alone.
February 13, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
quone
anyone paid the 2.99? if you did and have a jailbroken device, try getting in via ssh and see if you can just replace the audio files…?
February 13, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
quone
had some iTunes $ so I took one for any interested parties…
1. it doesnt seem to send audio out of the built in speakers in my 1st gen iPhone – headphones only.
2. each ‘track’ has a .beat file associated with it (see grab).
3. all ‘tracks’ are only 12 bars at 128bpm.
4. replaced one of the defaults with a 12 bar 128bpm loop with same name and that worked.
5. there’s also 10 tracks to play with but 11 inside the app.
6. there’s a CodeResources which is a .plst file – lists all elements including tracks. could possibly add more tracks via this file – havne’t tried yet. not sure how those data strings are generated and how they are linked. (see grab 2)
I’m not a coder so idk where to go besides just replacing the tracks with new audio but keeping same filenames. deadmau5 isn’t my cup of tea music wise, but love FAW and this app looked fun. hopefully just an update or non-deadmau5 version is in the works.
GRAB 1
GRAB 2
_qu.one
February 14, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
dj kmo
quone….that is genius…have you tried anything else to replace tracks/expand library….im sure its not that difficult.
February 23, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
tt
w..t…f…
ok i just bought it. first thing it says on the top is that its for iphone OR ipod touch. well i have an ipod touch. spent the 3 dollars to buy the app. its in my itunes. as i plug in my itouch i get the message saying the deadmau5 wasn’t installed to the ipod because it is NOT COMPATIBLE. what the fuck. does this happen to anyone else. or am i just getting totally screwed by apple right now
March 16, 2009 @ 1:43 am
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