Parties Sound Even Better As Algoriddim's DJay 2 Now Integrates With Spotify

Algoriddim and Spotify have announced a new alliance that will benefit anyone who likes to mix music using the popular djay app for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The latest djay update brings Spotify integration to the world’s best selling disk jockey app for the first time. Spotify Premium ($9.99 per month) subscribers who use djay 2 now have access to millions of tracks to choose from. Better still, with the new Match feature, finding the best music for your party has never been easier. Match recommends tracks that go well with what the DJ is currently playing. This allows users with any skill level to create professional sounding mixes. The feature is powered by Spotify’s recent acquisition The Echo Nest, which provides track recommendations based on danceability, BPM, key, music style, and how well the song mixes with the currently playing track. Spotify integration also gives users access to their existing playlists, starred tracks, and Spotify inbox. The streaming music service’s search capabilities, top lists, and browse functionality is also now available in djay 2. The new Automix Radio feature picks tracks that go well with each other, and also automatically mixes these tracks with beatmatched, DJ-style transitions. Other feature highlights include:

PROFESSIONAL HARDWARE INTEGRATION: djay 2 supports a wide range of professional DJ gear allowing users to mix tracks from the cloud using tactile knobs, buttons and jog wheels. Algoriddim’s djay 2 app is powered by exclusive hardware from Pioneer, Numark, Vestax, Reloop, Philips, Casio, and Griffin. CUTTING-EDGE STREAMING ENGINE: Powerful audio streaming technology, ultra-low latency, advanced effects, on-the-fly analysis (key, bpm, beat grids, colored waveforms), all processed and streamed from the cloud, with no noticeable difference to local files. SOCIAL SHARING: djay 2 allows users to share their set lists as Spotify playlists via SMS, Email, Facebook, and Twitter, so the rest of the world can listen to the tracks instantly or recreate a great set. NEW AUDIO EFFECTS: Over 30 new desktop-class audio effects powered by Sugar Bytes are available via In-App Purchase. These new beat-synchronized effects bring unprecedented creative expression to DJs on iOS and support real-time audio manipulation of both local tracks from iTunes and streamed tracks from Spotify.

According to Sten Garmark, vice president of product at Spotify:

Not only can Spotify Premium users DJ millions of songs, but they'll also enjoy real-time, intelligent suggestions on what to play next, powered by The Echo Nest's analysis of all the music on Spotify. Djay 2 will help DJs and regular music enthusiasts, regardless of their skill level, select the perfect songs for their set - or simply lean back and let djay 2 turn any Spotify playlist into a slick DJ set for parties or private listening.

Take a look: http://youtu.be/qGXsp4Lhbns We'll be publishing our full review of djay 2 with the new Spotify integration later today. In the meantime, as a special promotion, a free seven-day trial of Spotify Premium is now available for all djay 2 users. Additionally, djay 2 for iPhone is now available as a free download. The app is normally priced at $1.99. Also, djay 2 for iPad (normally $9.99) is currently available for $4.99 for a limited time. The universal Spotify Music app can be downloaded here. [gallery columns="4"]

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