DJ ProDecks review: 14 facts and highlights

It is compatible with PCs and laptops running the Windows operating system.

The DJ software lets you repeat certain effects or parts of a song as much as you want. It started with CDJ players, where there was a “loop in” and “loop out” pair of buttons. You had to time precisely when you hit the buttons to get the perfect loop.

Also known as pitch bend, pitch shifting allows you to change the pitch of the music.

This feature gives you the ability to create the classic DJ effect of scratching a vinyl record while playing.

The delay/echo sound effect will let you hear your sound rebounded back at you. It’s simply the same sound, repeated again and again.

Flanging is a type of phasing where two signals are introduced milliseconds apart, and then the two signals are mixed together. The delay time is varied, creating a whooshing or jet plane like effect.

The software features a graph that will illustrate the vibration/wave of the track that is currently playing.

This feature gives you the ability to switch from one song to the next by lowering the volume of one song and increasing volume of the other.

The software allows you to designate a point in the current song where you want the next song or sound effect to start.

The total number of DJ decks that can be used in the software (usually the number of decks that a single DJ can control while mixing is 4).

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The DJ software supports MP3 audio format. MP3 is the most widespread of the lossy formats. (MP3s at 320kbps are generally accepted as pretty indistinguishable from CD sound quality).

The DJ software supports AAC audio format. It is the native lossy format of Apple’s iTunes, iPod, iPad etc. It usually has the file extension m4a.

The DJ software supports AIFF audio format (lossless format). Be aware that they’re not as universally playable as WAVE files once you get away from Macs.

The DJ software lets you create and save playlists with all your favourite tracks. Playlists can be saved, modified and played over and over.