djay for Mac

This update brings support for the popular Pioneer DDJ-ERGO DJ controller, as well as a number of enhancements and improvements:

• Added support for Pioneer DDJ-ERGO MIDI Controller
• Improved handling of iTunes XML library file not being found
• Added keyboard shortcut for Match Key
• Changed crossfader cutting shortcuts to F/G/H
• Fixed jog off mode for Vestax Spin (press both jog mode buttons to activate)
• Fixed VCI-100MK2 crossfader in cutting mode
• Stability improvements

We’re looking forward to your continued feedback via the djay Facebook page or @algoriddim on Twitter.

Thank you for the overwhelming feedback since we launched djay 4.0! We’ve been hard at work addressing a variety of reported issues and requests to bring you a rock solid update with significant performance boosts and stability improvements.

Note: In addition we have enhanced compatibility and added functionality for the all-new djay Remote 2.0 for iPhone (available on the App Store, free update for existing djay Remote users)
General:

• Added preference to automatically start playing when pressing Sync
• Added enhanced compatibility with djay Remote 2.0 for iPhone
• Fixed various song loading errors
• Fixed pre-cueing with Vestax Spin controller
• Fixed output issue when launching djay on certain configurations
• Improved looping and cue precision with key-lock enabled (fixed loop drifting issue)
• Improved support for mono microphones
• Improved iTunes playlists integration (e.g. removed Books, iTunes U)
• Improved sampler recording, sort order, and save sample selection

MIDI enhancements and fixes:

• Added native MIDI support for Vestax VCI-400
• Added native MIDI support for Numark DJ2GO
• Fixed MIDI jog wheel issues with pitch bend and jog seek
• Fixed MIDI configurations not being saved for certain controllers
• Fixed hang issue when launching djay with certain MIDI controllers
• Improved MIDI mappings for Vestax Spin, Vestax VCI-100MK2, Novation Dicer, Numark Mixtrack, Numark Mixtrack Pro, Numark Total Control, Omni Control, and Stealth Control, M-Audio Xponent
• Improved jog seek: more fine-grained, allows seeking to beginning of song

Learn more about using MIDI controllers with djay

We’re looking forward to your continued feedback via the djay Facebook page or @algoriddim on Twitter.

• Fixed crash issue with certain configurations

Note: If you are running Mac OS X 10.5, please download this update from here and replace your current djay in the Finder.

• Fixed compatibility with iTunes Match
• Improved stability
• Improved performance with Voice Over

Note: To play tracks from iTunes Match with djay, please first download them with iTunes by clicking the track’s cloud icon, then choose “Refresh” in djay’s Library menu.

• Redesigned single window UI
• Visual Waveforms
• Harmonic Match™: key detection and matching
• New Audio FX: Gate, Flanger, Phaser, Reverb, Echo, Filter (Low Pass + High Pass)
• Instant FX: Absorb, Drift, Sway, Crush, Punch, Twist
• Multi-touch FX Pad
• New integrated sampler (with an awesome built-in sample pack)
• New loop modes: Bounce looping
• iCloud integration
• Built-in organizer of recordings with instant preview
• New music library (with dark/light modes)
• New audio engine: high-quality key lock, low-latency scratching
• New stunning OpenGL graphics engine
• New Auto-Gain/audio normalization based on the Loudness Recommendation EBU R128 standard
• Enhanced MIDI support and MIDI learn including jog wheel mapping
• Enhanced Audio Hardware support and configuration options: Split Output Mode, option to disable microphone input
• Enhanced multi-touch control
• Enhanced preferences, e.g. option to adjust start and stop break of turntable individually
• Improved fullscreen mode
• Improved accessibility
• Improved iTunes library integration: support for playlist folders, improved sorting, integrated history, integrated key info

And so much more…

Also check out djay for iPhone & iPod touch and djay for iPad available on the App Store!

For the latest updates and to connect with the djay community follow @algoriddim on Twitter or become a fan of djay on Facebook.

• Added support for iTunes 10.4 (album cover loading)

This update brings full support for OS X Lion (10.7) with:

• All-new full screen mode (Lion only)
• Improved support for multi-touch gestures (including support for inverted scroll direction based on user system preferences)
• Support for rubber-band scrolling on table views
• Various improvements and fixes related to CoreAudio and external audio devices

Other improvements:

• Vestax VCI-300 mapping: fixed right skip forward button being mapped to left turntable
• Numark Mixtrack mapping: fixed detection of different versions of controller

• Improved playback and recording performance
• Improved graphics performance with Snow Leopard
• Fixed issues with recording files
• Fixed analyze library issue
• Fixed issue with installing custom MIDI Mappings
• Added support for Numark Mixtrack
• Reloop Digital Jockey IE2: fixed button light of right cue button

• New: Enhanced support for djay Remote (for iPhone and iPod touch)
• New: Compatibility with Magic Mouse
• New: Compatibility with inertial scrolling for new MacBook Pro
• New: Native MIDI support for M-Audio Torq Xponent
• New: Native MIDI support for Reloop Digital Jockey Interface Edition 2
• New: Native MIDI support for Hercules DJ Console Mk4 and DJ Control MP3
• Improved: User interface gamma under Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
• Improved: Stability when toggling key-lock
• Improved: Only prevent display sleep when playing music with MIDI controller attached
• Improved: Added support for MIDI (3Fh,41h) rotary knobs (auto-detected)
• Improved: Added “Reset Cue Points” command to MIDI mapping menu
• Improved: MIDI rotary knobs now start at center value
• Fixed: fullscreen mode on secondary screen when using multiple screens
• Fixed: exported history PDF cut off on the right
• Fixed: issue when manually tapping BPM about more than 50 times
• Fixed: relative MIDI speed slider after syncing
• Updated Vestax VCI-100 and VCM-100 mapping for “set cue” buttons to use start point
• Updated Vestax VCI-100 mapping to fix issue where turning Hi-EQ knobs would trigger jog seek move
• Updated Hercules MIDI controller mappings for jog wheels to do pitch bend when not in scratching mode

• New: Significantly improved Auto-BPM detection
• New: High-precision Auto-Sync
• New: Quantized Cue Points (set cue automatically aligns to closest beat/onset)
• New: Auto-Saving (Cue Points and tapped BPM)
• New: Native MIDI support for Ion DISCOVER DJ, Hercules DJ Console Rmx, Hercules DJ Control Steel, Hercules DJ Control MP3 e2, Hercules DJ Console Mk2, VCI-300
• New: Improved keyboard shortcut system for international keyboards: now uses shortcuts based on key position for all shortcuts regarding turntables, sampler, and cutting
• New: Auto-Loop Shifting (if in loop mode, skipping or jumping to cue point shifts loop region)
• New: BPM half / double (accessible from the Table-1/2 menu)
• New: Transition to inactive turntable command (Shortcut: Cmd-Enter)
• New: Extended commands for MIDI mappings
• New: Support for MIDI pitch-bend controls
• New: Added De-Activate command for transferring license
• Improved: Cueing sample accuracy for aac files
• Improved: Support drag and drop of multiple tracks from iTunes into Automix Queue
• Improved: Duplicate table now also copies the start and end cues
• Improved: Meta data file caching
• Improved: Support for virtual MIDI endpoints
• Improved: MIDI output LED binding when manually changing MIDI mapping
• Improved: Button LEDs now light up when being pressed for built-in MIDI controller configurations
• Updated all MIDI configurations for improvements – users with modified mappings will automatically be offered to change to the new mapping
• Updated Vestax Spin mapping to use start point instead of cue point 1
• Updated Vestax Spin mapping to allow using jog mode buttons with modifier
• Fixed: Issue with external samples imported into djay
• Fixed: AAC recording issue on Snow Leopard for files over 100 minutes
• Fixed: Graphic flickering issue on Snow Leopard
• Fixed: Inverted jog wheels and crossfader for some Numark Omni Control and Stealth Control
• Fixed: Freeze issue with Vestax Spin
• Fixed: Master/monitor volume-up keyboard shortcut for US keyboards
• Fixed: “Toggle library” action in fullscreen mode
• Fixed: Re-occuring alert for newly detected MIDI devices
• Fixed: Scratching with “key” enabled
• Fixed: Audio Unit View support on Snow Leopard

• Improved library search (included Comments and Grouping)
• Fixed sorting of BPM column
• Fixed proper display of time column when added after being removed
• Improved keyboard shortcuts handling
• Improved Auto-Cut behavior through keyboard shortcuts (X, C, V)
• Fixed Cue-Pause keyboard shortcuts
• Improved integration with external audio devices on Leopard and Snow Leopard
• Improved microphone support
• Added admin authorisation for non-admin users to fully support Pre-Cueing on these user accounts
• Extended MIDI mappings actions (Cue, Censor)
• Improved MIDI mapping menu
• Added “invert” option for sliders in MIDI Learn
• Fixed saving of custom MIDI mappings for affected devices
• Fixed Pre-Cueing issue related to file permissions when upgrading to Snow Leopard
• Fixed Vestax VCM-100 mapping for latest firmware
• Fixed Numark Omni Control and Stealth Control inverted jogs and crossfader
• Fixed cover display for songs dragged from Finder onto Automix Queue
• Fixed screen drawing issue for systems with missing fonts
• Added full Italian localization

• Automatic Tempo & Beat Detection
• Auto-Gain
• High-Quality Scratching
• Auto-Cut Scratching
• Beat-matched Looping
• Beat-matched Skipping
• Redesigned user interface
• Powerful audio engine
• High-precision Cue Points
• Enhanced Audio FX
• Extended support for MIDI controllers
• MIDI Learn
• Enhanced Automix mode
• Automix Queue
• Invert speed slider preference
• Support for start and stop points from iTunes
• Savable start, stop, cue points and EQ
• Analyze library (BPM, Beat-Grid, Gain, etc.)
• Hide music library option
• Adjustable music library font size
• Improved library search
• Improved support of Multi-Touch trackpad gestures
• Improved audio latency
• Improved and extended keyboard shortcuts
• Extended support for external audio interfaces
• and many more improvements…

• Improved Brake transition when “Key” (speed) activated
• Improved start/stop ramping of turntable when “Key” activated
• Improved handling of corrupt audio devices (on 10.5.6)
• Fixed event handling issue for 1 and 0 keyboard shortcuts

• Seamless integration with Nicecast by Rogue Amoeba for online radio broadcasting
• “Auto Select” turntable feature for pre-cueing with headphones
• Drag and drop from iTunes
• Power button for turntable (push to brake)
• Improved behavior: resume playing when pressing play keyboard shortcut while jumping to cue point in pause mode

• Fixed audio start up issue on Mac OS X 10.5.6
• Improved audio stability with external audio devices

• Fixed rare issue where first loaded song would play no sound
• Fixed issue with DRM protected songs authorized from another computer

• Significantly improved two-finger and Multi-Touch trackpad support to control turntable, mixer, sliders and music library individually
  (Multi-Touch control applies to the user interface element currently focused by the mouse cursor)
• Added Multi-Touch control to master volume, sampler, precueing and bonjour volume slider
• Added Multi-Touch control to open/close/switch tools
• Added rotate and swipe gesture control
• Added preference to enable/disable Multi-Touch control
• Added dialogue to confirm quit if sound is still playing
• Added option shortcut to load song on active turntbale on double click
• Added double click and right mouse click on slider for reset
• Improved iTunes sorting behavior
• Automatically sort albums by track number
• Improved play/pause behavior with space bar
• Changing line faders does not affect pre-cueing channels
• Changing line faders preserves the audio signal metering
• Fixed iTunes marked/played column header highlight
• Fixed issue with Multi-Touch control for pre-cueing crossfader
• Fixed issue with 22 kHz sample rate audio files
• Fixed issue with some Vestax VCM-100 controllers being detected as VCI-100 (added option to select configuration)
• Fixed issue with sampler LED buttons on VCI-100 MIDI Controller

• Fixed album cover loading for iTunes 7.7.1 update

• Added new preference for Automix to adjust how many seconds before end of song the transition starts
• Added keyboard shortcuts for line faders
• Added keyboard shortcuts for muting turntables
• Added keyboard shortcuts for pitch
• Added keyboard shortcuts for moving crossfader stepwise
• Added keyboard shortcut for crossfader cut
• Added keyboard shortcut for cutting while scratching with trackpad
• Remember position of Mic window when it is repositioned
• Fixed issue with BPM tap values
• Fixed issues with French localization

• New keyboard shortcut for switching between remaining and elapsed time display
• New keyboard shortcut for Automix mode
• New scrubbing/jogseek mode preference for Vestax VCI-100 MIDI controller
• Fixed graphics issue when resizing the music tracks library under Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
• Fixed issue with Automix playback
• Fixed size of “Purchased” playlist icon

• Unique multi-touch trackpad support for scratching and mixing with the same gestures as used on an old-school turntable/mixer duo
• Plug-and-play support for Vestax VCI-100 and VCM-100 DJ MIDI controllers
• New “Duplicate Table” feature – duplicate a song from one turntable onto the other, where it will start playing synchronously with the original song
• Expanded and enhanced keyboard shortcuts
• Improved equalizer slider ranges
• Improved scratching velocity
• And more…