djay Pro is DJ software for Mac from Algoriddim, a winner of the Apple Design Award. It brings a local library together with streaming catalogs from Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, SoundCloud and Beatport, and offers a turntable and mixer interface with four decks, a sampler and waveforms. Neural Mix separates beats, instruments and vocals of any song in real time, Fluid Beatgrid handles beat matching, and Intelligent Automix creates automatic mixes. It requires macOS 10.15 or later and offers a free download.
The software suits beginners trying DJing with a streaming account as well as working DJs who need hardware support. It works with more than 100 controllers out of the box, including CDJs from Pioneer DJ and the RANE Twelve motorized turntable, and an advanced MIDI Learn system maps custom gear. Bedroom DJs, wedding and event performers, club DJs, and producers who like remixing live can all find a workflow. Visual artists can add video and photo effects to a set.
Typical uses include mixing a party set from Spotify playlists, isolating vocals or drums to build mashups on the fly, letting Automix run background music at an event, recording and sequencing loops during a performance, and outputting visuals through HDMI or AirPlay to external screens. DJs can pre-cue the next track in headphones using Split Output mode or an external audio interface while the main mix plays through speakers. The grid-based Looper holds up to 48 time-stretched, beat-matched loops for remix-style performances. Hobbyists can start with the free download and a streaming subscription, then add a controller later as their skills and setups grow, keeping the same library and settings throughout.
