“Digital music mixing tools for DJs”

If you're throwing a party at home and would like to have some nice background music without having to pay an expensive DJ, this tool is what you need.

Zulu DJ is a free music mixing app that will enable you to perform as a professional DJ by yourself, just with the help of your computer and using your favorite songs. To be honest, the program is not the most complete DJ tool I've ever seen (meaning, don't expect it to be remotely similar to Virtual DJ, for example). However Zulu DJ is an excellent choice for beginners and DJ newbies who prefer an easy-to-use tool to a feature-ridden mixer that they can hardly use at all.

The program includes two main tracks to load the songs you want to mix, plus a series of sound effects you can apply on the go. It works with MP3 – among other formats - and supports drag-and-dropping of files, which makes it really handy. I especially liked the automatic BPM synchronization and the possibility to "preview" a song only through earphones before actually mixing it with the one on air. Just be aware that Zulu DJ is meant to mix music live and does not record your mixes.

With Zulu DJ you can give your first steps as DJ and easily mix your favorite songs. It may however fall short of expectations for more experienced DJs.

Languages:

English

OS requirements for Zulu DJ:

OS: Win98/98SE/2000/XP/Vista

Minimum requirements:

Processor: 1.5 GHz
Memory: 256 MB

Pros

Perfect mixing tool for beginners
Supports many audio formats
Very easy to use - drag-and-drop interface

Cons

Too basic for advanced users

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From the publisher of Zulu DJ

Zulu DJ software is an audio DJ program for Windows. This professional DJ software lets you mix music and other audio recordings live. When loading a music track onto a deck Zulu will automatically scan the file for a beat and assign a beat per minute (BPM), and will change the tempo in the second deck for perfect synchronization. Drag and drop music into and around the application's interface and preview an upcoming track through headphones via a secondary audio output.

Zulu is designed to be a very easy and intuitive to use. Within minutes you will be able to load audio files and broadcast live while applying effects. But if you take time to explore the other features you will find many powerful tools designed with the professional DJ in mind.

See what this program features for you:

Crossfade in between two tracks.
Automatic beat detection.
Synchronization between the Decks.
Supports a large number of audio file formats including wav (multiple codecs), mp3, vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg and many more
Change the pitch in real time of each track, slow it down or speed it up to manually sync it with the other tracks.
Add a cue pointer marker at any point in a track to instantly start playing the track from that point.
Loop sections within a track and syncronize that loop to the BPM.
Real time Equalisation on each Deck (track) including "kill" buttons for instant EQ.
Apply effects in real-time to a track.
Effects include Distortion, High Pass Filter, Reverb, Phaser, Flanger and Delay.
Separate output for headphones.
Simple and intuitive user interface for day-to-day operation.