DJ Mixer Express

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What is DJ Mixer Express

DJ Mixer Express is a fairly straightforward mixer program that can be used to make audio creations with the music on your computer. It features quite a few professional controls, addons for more control and an interface that will be familiar for any professional DJ.

Adding music is simple. You can drag and drop music into the program's playlist with ease or navigate to the music in any directory that you want. If you're new to being a DJ, the interface resembles a standard sound control deck that can be used to get advice from any sound engineer, DJ or amateur artist on you can reach.

Do you miss having a record to scratch? Clicking on the playback bar will allow you to warp, reverse or spin the music in any way you want without destroying a perfectly good piece of vinyl. Sure, it doesn't have the same authentic sound, but anyone who grew up with actual scratch parties knows that the music and drinking is too loud the get the subtle nuance.

If that's your thing, don't worry. Records are making a comeback just for you. No need to piss off old people by ruining their old records.

There are a few plugins that are compatible with DJ Mixer Express, but make sure to check with the developer if you have any questions. Try exploring a few communities for DJing, mixing and other sound services if you want to explore other ways of bringing the full potential of DJ Mixer Express out.

Pros:

• Great soundboard features that can be found in many entry and mid-level soundboards. Rather than investing in a cheap, real life starter, this will do a much better job.
• Easy to read interface with a large playlist for keeping track of your music.
• Digital interface for precise tracking of song times, volumes and other properties.
• While this is a PC version, there is a Mac version available as well. If you're versatile, using both and ignoring the childish platform arguments is easy.
• Saving files is easy, and playback depends on the codecs you have installed. I haven't thrown too many weird formats at it, but it's something worth checking out.

Cons:

• This isn't a massive, professional studio soundboard. If you're trying to mimic a million dollar setup, this doesn't have all of the options. That said, people have done better jobs with basic mixing than some professional studios.
• The Professional version from the same company expands many of the features that a more experienced DJ would expect.
• The scratch area isn't nearly as wide or versatile as an actual record deck. Maybe a virtual representation of an actual record deck would help? Add as many as you want, then scratch! It'll go perfectly with today's touchscreen environment.
• Another issue with the scratch, it's a very set pitch. Scratching does sound a bit different in real life depending on how you scratch and where you scratch in the song, but for a basic program it's not much of a con.