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DJ Life Simulator, Part Two: A chat with the Developer
DJ Editorial DJ Software Education
John - the solo developer behind One Day Code Games - got back to me with answers covering the engineering, the detection methodology, controller support and what’s next for the game. A closer look at DJ Life Simulator.
DJ Life Simulator: A Game That Sets Out to Teach Real Mixing
DJ Editorial DJ Software Education
A solo developer has released ‘DJ Life Simulator: Learn to DJ for Real’ into Early Access on Steam. The pitch is unusually direct for the genre: not a rhythm game, not an arcade fantasy, but a tool that claims the skills you build in-game carry over to real decks.
XDJ100SX: An Open-Source CDJ Mod
DJ Mixxx Open-Source Player
Barcelona-based DJ and Audio Engineer Marc Monka has released the XDJ100SX, a brilliant DIY project that guts an old CDJ-100S and resurrects it as a fully standalone, modern DJ deck. The best part? It runs entirely on open-source software.
Finding Legal, Zero-Cost Tracks
Creative Commons DJ Mixxx Tracks
If you have ever tried to learn a new skill on a budget, you know that the start up cost is often the biggest hurdle. In the world of DJing, that usually means three things: the software, the hardware, and the music.
Mixxx Controller Explorer
Controller DJ Mixxx Open-Source
If you’re a fan of the open-source DJ software Mixxx, you know one of its greatest strengths is its ability to work with a huge range of hardware. The problem is finding one that is mapped straight out the box - so I built a visual controller explorer.