Deckadance is a DJ mixing application that works either as a standalone program OR as a VSTi plugin inside your favourite host. Deckadance itself can also host any VST compliant softsynth or effect. You can control Deckadance using most (if not all) existing midi controllers and timecoded vinyl and CD systems.

Extended information

Image-Line, the company behind Deckadance, has more than 10 years of experience in writing and managing audio software such as FL Studio. In developing Deckadance, we didn't just bring in some consulting DJs to tell our software engineers what they wanted. Deckadance was written by a DJ (Argu) for DJs, so we are confident that it will take your DJing to the next level. Of course, if you suck as a DJ, you will still suck using Deckadance, but you will suck better, faster, harder and more creatively than ever before!

Features:
* Mixing: Beat analysis, beat matching, time stretching, pitch shifting, bass x-fades, and user-assignable x-fade curves are all possible. Deckadance supports MP3, WAV and OGG formats.
* MIDI control: Deckadance comes with pre-configured setups for working with the Vestax VCI-100, Behringer (BCD2000 & 3000), Allen & Heath Xone:3D, M-Audio XSession, Hercules DJ Console (MP3 & MK II), EKS XP10 , Kontrol-DJ. All other controllers will work in Generic mode or via custom links which can be made with the MIDI learn feature and saved for future recall.
* Vinyl control: The following Time Code Vinyls and CDs have been certified to work with Deckadance - Stanton FinalScratch, Serato Scratch Live, MixVibes, and msPinky. All other vinyls and timecode CDs can be 'learnt' using the inbuilt Deckadance Time Code calibration system.
* Sampler: Eight integrated sampler banks can load or record 1, 2, 4 or 8 beat loops from one of the decks (freely assignable). Samples can be triggered on-the-fly or beat-synced with the associated deck.
* ReLooping: The Deckadance Relooper features the ability to re-slice any beat-analyzed track and re-arrange the beat. The Relooper includes a set of master effects for added customization of the sound and can be used to create stutter effects, or to extend infinite parts of a track to create unique breaks, intros or outros. The Relooper also supports unique loop and leap features which allow the track to continue from the point it would have reached if no loop had occurred.
* VST host: Deckadance can host eight VST instruments or effects. These can be assigned to either deck, and are located in the signal path between the decks and the master outputs. Instruments may be driven by MIDI sequences to create unique live sequenced tracks. Included with Deckadance are the Image-Line JuicePack effects including: Love Philter, Parametric EQ & EQ2, Wave Candy, Multiband Compressor, Delay, Delay Bank, WaveShaper, EQUO (graphic morphing EQ), Flangus, Vocoder, Spectroman and Stereo Enhancer plugins.
* VSTi plugin: Deckadance can be loaded as a VST inside any VST-compliant host, such as FL Studio, Ableton Live, Sonar or Cubase.
* Playlist: Working with the integrated file browser, the Playlist allows sets to be arranged and tested before the gig, including cue points, loops and beat-markers. Complete with 'DJ-Style Automix' function (using Bass crossfades) even the laziest of DJs, or those who need to visit the bathroom, are catered for.
* DMX: Digital Multiplex lighting control standard is a communications protocol, similar to MIDI. However, DMX may be used to control lighting, dimmers and other DMX-enabled equipment such as fog-machines. The Deckadance DMX Sequencer is an optional module to be released soon.
* Skins: Deckadance ships with a Dark and Light skin. The skin bitmaps are freely editable so users can create or customize their own. New skins will also be downloadable from the Deckadance website shortly.
* Key DSP and Technical: ASIO-compliant, 64-bit DSP, pristine quality processing. Two decks loading MP3, WAV and OGG, aufTAKT Tempo analysis. Deckadance supports 12 freely assignable outputs and 6 freely assignable inputs. Crossfader curve shape is user adjustable, Pre-fader listener level adjustment, phone split (L/R), independent Monitor outputs assignable, Auto slave and Beat Sync, 3DP pitch control, 3 Band EQ with Killer buttons, Tempo Tracking, Torque simulation for realistic scratching and cueing effects, 7 inbuilt effect types… and much more.

Technical specifications

64-bit DSP, high quality processing.
2 decks capable of loading MP3 (Id3v1&v2), WAV and OGG audio tracks
aufTAKT tempo analysis. for perfect syncronisation
12 outputs (6 x Stereo): master mix, monitor, deck a, deck b, sampler, vsti.
Seamless Looping / Cueing.
Unique Loop and Leap feature.
Unique Reverse and Leap feature.
Flexible monitoring options : pre-fader listener level, phone split (L/R).
Switch/vumeters for all elements.
Flexible crossfader modes (linear or curved w/curve adjustment, reverse).
Seamless "beat jump" functions.
-36dB to +12dB low/mid/high eq range control. Band kill of -48dB.
Auto-Sync buttons.
Auto-Slave to main tempo/host tempo button.
Auto Beat-Sync playback start.
Precise pitch control.
Crossfader embedded VU meter, auto-transition & deck punch-in control.
3 Band EQ with 3 Band killer buttons.
Deck accurate pitchbend slow/fast control.
Deck downbeat shift control.
Tempo tracking switches (for tracks with variable tempo).
Internal torque simulation with realistic mouse scratch/hold.
Effects :
- lowpass
- highpass
- bandpass
- bandreject filter
- 8 Tap 3D Phaser
- Variable 3D Echo/Flanger effect
- XY control pads
Playlist with virtually unlimited number of entries.
Automatic Playlist mix :
- common track crossfade
- DJ style mode! (it will beatmatch playlist transitions).
- SHUFFLE mode
Automatic Playlist recursive directory search.
Embedded right file browser.
Full drag&drop from external OLE applications
Song browser with search function (in screen resolutions of 1280 & more).
Bass crossfader.
Middle interface display: Direct help, Peakscope and Spectroscope.
Lot of samples and midi grooves provided.
+500 royalty free loops downloadable
8-slot sampler that uses the included samples
8-slot sampler samples from the decks and has with loop, beat sync,
Relooper that works with the predefined/included patterns
Fully editable "relooper" [reslice / rearrange loop in realtime].
wave & OGG loading and pitchbend support
Works as standalone or VSTi plugin inside hosts like FL Studio, Live, ...
Hosts VSTi softsynths & FX
8-slot VSTi host with midi database
Full timecoded Vynil & CD support for all brands
6 inputs (3 x Stereo deck a input tracking, deck b input tracking, mic.
Full low-latency vinyl tracking system with autolearn mode. Tested with:
- Final Scratch
- Serato Scratch Live
- MixVibes
- MS PINKY
- ... (all others supported via a vinyl control record speed "learning" mode)

Vst host midi-in thru. (to control hosted vst's from external controller).
On-the-fly disk recorder. Pitch control and tempo variation feedback calculated from vinyl tracking relative speed, making bpm-matching a breeze with turntable (or slave Deckadance to external controllers).

Midi Support:
Generic MIDI control support.
MIDI Learn with easy to configure function <-> midi control assignment.
Native remote DJ Controller support for :
- Behringer BCD2000 & 3000
- Hercules DJ Console.
- Hercules DJ Console Mk2.
- Eks XP10 Controller (native HID/USB com. for full device resolution)
- Vestax VCI-100
- Kontrol DJ
- ... more devices to be supported later.
Full monitor routing swithes for decks, samplers and vsti host. VST And Standalone Win32 Versions. OSX AU versions planned.