Algoriddim’s audio-mixing software djay has become one of the most popular digital music mixing tools, but until now it’s lacked one thing that users have been craving: Spotify integration. That’s about to change, however, with the company announcing that it’s rolling out support for Spotify Premium users in the djay app on Mac and Windows.
For the first time, music fans and budding DJs alike will be able to access their own Spotify library, as well as playlists made by Spotify, to create their own mixed sets. Though Spotify integration is not yet available on Android and iOS devices, djay’s mobile app does support Apple Music and Tidal.
In its announcement, Algoriddim shares that “with just a login, Spotify Premium subscribers can instantly browse and mix millions of songs through djay”. From there, users can express their creativity as freely as they wish.
“From curating the perfect home party set to exploring new music, users can effortlessly drag and drop tracks into djay’s decks, create seamless transitions across genres with intelligent beat-matching, play using built-in DJ tools, or connect their favorite DJ hardware for tactile control,” the company adds.
Once you’ve logged in, djay has several music-mixing features for you to experiment with, from its catalog of effects and loops, to its beat-matching abilities – all which you can access via its user-friendly interface, so it’s easy to get mixing if you’re a DJ newbie.
The new integration with Spotify is a big step for djay, offering a wider and far more accessible music source to its users, rather than them having to go through the hassle of downloading songs from elsewhere. With that said, Spotify hasn’t long launched its own in-app mixing tool either.
A threat to Spotify Mix?
Though Spotify Mix wins on the creative control front compared to Apple Music, it lacks advanced features such as track looping and effects, which you can use in djay. Add that to djay’s new support for Spotify, and users get the best of both worlds; neat DJ features and a music library that’s more accessible than before. However, I don’t think Spotify Mix is going to get pushed out of the limelight so quickly after its launch, and that’s thanks to its everyday user appeal.
When it comes to djay, its Spotify integration is only available for Mac and Windows – for now. And if and when it does come to djay’s Android and iOS versions, I imagine that Spotify users would still go for its in-app Mix feature, not just because it’s there at the tap of a button in an app they use daily, but because the playlist mixing novelty is there – which djay doesn’t have.
I know that I wouldn’t want to flick between two different apps when I have the basic features that I want right there in my Spotify account, but I do respect the fact that djay is the more advanced software. Adding integration with the world’s most popular music streaming platform is undeniably a smart move on djay’s part, and one that could see an influx of new users.
