Now that You said it - I made a fast cut out.
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Oops… sorry…
I don’t have that much time at work to make precise mocups. That was just a fast cut. But anyway - not a good idea for a mixer…
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There should be a full equipped tablet or phone version from Engine DJ so we could freely combine it with whatever we want.
LC6000, X18xx, ….
Also it would have the benefit that we can prepare set’s on the go.
Alternatively why not to bring Engine OS functionality to MPC live or Force. 
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In the year 3026…
Maybe…
I’d like to see a 2 channel mixer option or at the very least engine integration with the Rane mixers. Kind of head scratching how there is only one mixer option from Denon and only one with engine integration.
I know it goes totally against the “All in one” idea, but why not just make Engine an iOS app.
Mixer has the soundcard, USB hub & midi control. Everything else in an iPad above it.
It would hopefully make the hardware cheaper too.
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I think that would be a massive risk on their part. DJay Pro AI already has the iOS market on lock, and with how clunky the Engine desktop software is I don’t have much faith in them developing a reliable app. I think they would be more likely to refine the desktop software into a full fledged DJ program rather than jumping straight to an iOS app. Either way I don’t think either of those scenarios are really the approach they are going for.
Its not a risk. With the speed engine is being developed at its more like SUICIDE. Still havent nailed the badics down after HOW many years???. I know development is a slow process but there is slow and there is stop. Then comes backwards… we have been through slow. We have had stop. We are now in reverse. Carrying more equipment to do a basic job that the “standalone” should in theory be capable of negating.
Can someone clarify denons “mission statement”??? What are they “trying” to achieve
Actually thinking about the original topic… Yeah good idea. Then we can do this.
Problem solved…
Tablet and phone apps are the future outside of standalone hardware. I remember a time when more people had laptops than smart phones. Now, everyone has a smart phone. It’s about chasing that market penetration.
It may be the future but it’s not there yet imo. I think the fact that the leader in the iOS DJ field doesn’t have professional grade hardware designed specifically for it is telling enough.
I also still stand by the fact that Denon does not have a good enough track record software wise to all the sudden try something like an iOS app and expect people to give it a shot.
The next steps for them imo is to expand the number of engine compatible mixers (new ones or newly compatible existing ones), and to introduce a standalone motorized controller (prime 2m perhaps).
I don’t think we’re far away.
My M1 Macbook Air can run iOS apps, & the new iPad Air has the same processor as my Mac.
Surely we’re close to the point where it will be one codebase for a DJing app that runs on both platforms?
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Lets get it running properly on one platform…
Yep! I’m buying this one. Either as a built-in model with built-in software and screen or just a screen module for those who run SC, I would like to be able to see the waveforms on a screen. Or you can choose whether you want to play on the SC or LC players on the mixer.
If Apple goes with the M1 in their phones and makes changes to iOS to match the architecture, cross-is compatibility will be a thing.
All current Windows DJ Software will run on the Microsoft Surface, so we are already there for tablets.
Pretty sure engine os has Linux at its core, so porting over to android won’t be hard either.
It is not only the future, it is what we would expect at the current time from professional software.
Why we have to use Dropbox to bring our library uncomfortable in the cloud ?
Why we can not access our library right out of the box in the cloud. Start your Denon DJ hardware, enter your credentials and access your library, that’s it. Why to make things so difficult for us.
Hey its 2022 not 1996. Why the hell are we not able to arrange our playlists when travelling on a phone ?
The hard trues, I can not even set a song rating on may $$$ Denon media player 
And what is even more worth. Instead of open and provide documentation for there devices and protocols they are blocking the community.
I am talking on Stagelinq, SDK’s and MIDI documentation.
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One has to question the whole streaming side of it. Fine if you got a strong internet connection… what if its patchy or non existent… What if there is a ddos attack on site while your playing… GAME OVER… We need the fundamentals nailed down hard and flawless before we start adding extra layers. Then onto dropbox. Same thing applies. All good with a connection but we are on 5g now, the units cant support 5g so we are at best going be using an outdated 3g connection if venue cant or wont supply connection. If the database was more stable then we shouldnt need to stream at all
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There’s a lot to do for the developers. I see which great features inMusic develops are adding to MPC and Force. Hopefully we see great new features also in the Engine environment.
I trust to 100% on Denon DJ that this will happen. Great hardware deserves great software.
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