Popular DJing App Djay Becomes One of First Apps to Integrate Shazam on iOS 15

[MacRumors]

Just ahead of the release of iOS 15, Algoriddim today announced it has integrated Apple's new ShazamKit framework into its award-winning DJing app djay.

ShazamKit brings Shazam's music recognition technology to the djay app, allowing users to discover music playing in their surroundings. Once a song has been identified, djay instantly loads it onto the virtual decks and plays the audio in sync with the external music source. The app's Automix feature can then create a mix with similar tracks. djay also saves previously identified songs to users' Shazam history in Control Center on iOS 15.

"Integrating Shazam into djay completely transforms the creative workflow of DJs," said Algoriddim CEO Karim Morsy. "As a DJ you are constantly on the lookout for great new music to play at your next gig, but identifying a track and the process of getting it into your library has been a challenging task with no seamless way to do it. Now, whenever you hear a great song you can load it into djay's decks with the tap of a button."

Apple announced ShazamKit alongside iOS 15, which will be released later today. The software update is compatible with all devices that can run iOS 14, including older devices like the original iPhone SE and the iPhone 6s.

Article Link: Popular DJing App Djay Becomes One of First Apps to Integrate Shazam on iOS 15

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Nice! Can’t wait to mess with it

 

[hellosil]

Shazam is going places.

What I'd like it to be able to do too:
Shazam with my iPhone while I watch Apple TV with AirPods.

 

[Lapidus]

A very neat feature that you will never need or use.

 

[DeepIn2U]

What I'd like it to be able to do too:
Shazam with my iPhone while I watch Apple TV with AirPods

Great idea!

A very neat feature that you will never need or use.

its' not a future 'you' would directly use, although you could. It IS a feature for DJ's at live shows, halls, etc. where you may have an issue with license fees or right to use license for work you did NOT create.

I see this as a way for artists properly getting paid for their music being used. Just like FM/AM radio plays music - they need the right to do so or was loaned rights to continuously play music owned to help music chart.

now more than ever before with pennies for track per stream, this is very important.

 

[DJ_Envo]

This is a great example why DJay won't going to come out from the "Toy" category. Yes, I'm a DJ. Yes, i'm using Shazam a lot, but not during on stage where i'm all prepared for the night. I just can't see the real life scenario for this.

If they want to bring their game to the next level, then push the full Pioneer HID compatibility to iOS and iPadOS... Or work on a beat and key detection (both is pure garbage).

I tried to love their stuff, and i used DJay on many gigs (most of the time from my iPad), and it works basically, but after i've had to work twice because the beat grid were totally wrong, and the BPM values were miscalculated, i just gave it up on them. And I won't going to talk about file sync issues, and a lot more...

On the positive side: the stem separation feature is kind of cool and useful.

 

[trvs]

I don't understand a real world reason to have this feature.... if you're dj'ing why would you Shazam what is being played? What am I missing here?

 

[DinkThifferent]

Why would you shazam a song that you literally started playing yourself ?

 

[djphat2000]

Why would you shazam a song that you literally started playing yourself ?

Integrating Shazam into djay completely transforms the creative workflow of DJs," said Algoriddim CEO Karim Morsy. "As a DJ you are constantly on the lookout for great new music to play at your next gig, but identifying a track and the process of getting it into your library has been a challenging task with no seamless way to do it. Now, whenever you hear a great song you can load it into djay's decks with the tap of a button


This isn't for something your playing yourself. It makes integration "better". So you have to manually add music to your library today. If your using Algoriddim, you can do so from iTunes or even Tidal (Which I use, it integrates better). So with Shazam integration, any music you tag can now automatically go into your DJ app library. If you listening to the radio or someplace that's playing music, and you Shazam it just like today. Your tags can now go right to the DJ app. Saving some typing.

For folks that Shazam a lot when say listening to XM-Radio (again, I do on the drive to work and home). There are plenty of mixed tracks that I know the name of, but not that "version" etc. Or maybe I don't know the name of it. You get my point.

 

[DJ_Envo]

Integrating Shazam into djay completely transforms the creative workflow of DJs," said Algoriddim CEO Karim Morsy. "As a DJ you are constantly on the lookout for great new music to play at your next gig, but identifying a track and the process of getting it into your library has been a challenging task with no seamless way to do it. Now, whenever you hear a great song you can load it into djay's decks with the tap of a button


This isn't for something your playing yourself. It makes integration "better". So you have to manually add music to your library today. If your using Algoriddim, you can do so from iTunes or even Tidal (Which I use, it integrates better). So with Shazam integration, any music you tag can now automatically go into your DJ app library. If you listening to the radio or someplace that's playing music, and you Shazam it just like today. Your tags can now go right to the DJ app. Saving some typing.

For folks that Shazam a lot when say listening to XM-Radio (again, I do on the drive to work and home). There are plenty of mixed tracks that I know the name of, but not that "version" etc. Or maybe I don't know the name of it. You get my point.

Since Shazam is integrated into Apple Music, every music you find with it getting added to a specific playlist. And you won't going to be able to play it until you actually purchase it somewhere (iTunes, Bandcamp, Beatport, etc). I don't think Algoriddim can override the DRM setting of Apple Music ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

 

[trvs]

This isn't for something your playing yourself. It makes integration "better". So you have to manually add music to your library today. If your using Algoriddim, you can do so from iTunes or even Tidal (Which I use, it integrates better). So with Shazam integration, any music you tag can now automatically go into your DJ app library. If you listening to the radio or someplace that's playing music, and you Shazam it just like today. Your tags can now go right to the DJ app. Saving some typing.

For folks that Shazam a lot when say listening to XM-Radio (again, I do on the drive to work and home). There are plenty of mixed tracks that I know the name of, but not that "version" etc. Or maybe I don't know the name of it. You get my point.

The video above literally shows someone using the Shazam feature and then mixing the song into their mix. And that's what the statement from Algoriddim makes the feature sound like by stating "whenever you hear a great song you can load it into djay's decks with the tap of a button." It makes no sense.

Your use case kind of makes sense, but djs (and just about everyone else) is Shazaming songs all the time. It doesn't matter if it goes directly into your library (this actually might get annoying for anyone with a well organized library). Nor why would you run around with the Djay app open on your phone instead of just using the Shazam button in control center, which is a much faster process.

This feature is one that Algoriddim did just because they could not because it is practical. It's quite bizarre really.

 

[ErikGrim]

As a DJ I can't come up with a single scenario where I'd use this feature. It is mind bogglingly dumb.

 

[djphat2000]

Since Shazam is integrated into Apple Music, every music you find with it getting added to a specific playlist. And you won't going to be able to play it until you actually purchase it somewhere (iTunes, Bandcamp, Beatport, etc). I don't think Algoriddim can override the DRM setting of Apple Music ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Exactly why I don't use Apple Music with djay. I used to use Spotify, but they stopped supporting it. So Tidal was the next one.

 

[djphat2000]

The video above literally shows someone using the Shazam feature and then mixing the song into their mix. And that's what the statement from Algoriddim makes the feature sound like by stating "whenever you hear a great song you can load it into djay's decks with the tap of a button." It makes no sense.

Your use case kind of makes sense, but djs (and just about everyone else) is Shazaming songs all the time. It doesn't matter if it goes directly into your library (this actually might get annoying for anyone with a well organized library). Nor why would you run around with the Djay app open on your phone instead of just using the Shazam button in control center, which is a much faster process.

This feature is one that Algoriddim did just because they could not because it is practical. It's quite bizarre really.

From what I read and quoted. It seems to just make it easier to get a shazammed song into djay without having to go through the steps of looking for it in either Apple Music or other streaming service. Not that you would be doing this "while" your dj'n. But, that you can build a list of tracks you want ahead of going into the djay app.

I agree, shazzaming while dj'n is not something one would do. I would personally use it to get a list together and not have to search for it again in djay.

 

[djphat2000]

Also, this video (just watched it sorry) was done on the phone. Which after seeing it makes a bit more sense to me now. When your out and about, you hear some music. You like it. Whip out your phone, shazam it in the djay app and go. Play a bit with it (mix) etc. Save the track for later.

Not while at a party, someone else plays some kind of music and you Shazam that. That's crazy. The phone thing makes more sense to me. That I would use.