The Underscore Archives

On 02/08/07, Rick Edwards <rick.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> Didn't see the show but judging from the website it'll only mix tracks
> that lend themselves to simple mixing anyway (i.e. highly distinctive
> repetitive beat patterns), isn't this just simple Fourier Analysis and
> the application of a transform to a waveform to get a matching beat
> pattern (ok, so I couldn't write it but I have a feeling the maths
> ain't that hard)?
>
> Any mathmatically minded DJ's out there in [_] land?
>
> There's a shed load of programs out there that do this kind of thing
> already isn't there? Maybe they're not automated. I know of at least
> one that'll allow you to mix up to 8 mp3's at any one time in real
> time (and it wires into a dancing robot projection!).

Would that be Ableton Live perchance? I've only played with the free
trial, and not for very long.

> disclaimer: I'm a dj'ing ludite, I'm sure it's all terribly clever.

Hehe - I still buy vinyl :)

Tim