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The rise of streaming services has recently caught the attention of DJ software developers, with pulselocker being released late last year and now Pacemaker, a spotify exclusive DJ application for the iPad that we reported here.

Free on the appstore for iPad right now, Pacemaker features a two channel mixing, eq, gain, looping and cue control. Extra features such as effects cost $1.99 each or can be bundled for $10.49.

I wasn’t expecting much opening the app for the first time. A majority of existing iOS DJ apps just plain suck – laggy controls, iffy beatmatching issues, bad mp3 integration and single channel audio. With the exception of traktor on iOS, I haven’t found a half-decent mixing application I would even consider using outside the comfort of my own headphones.

While Pacemaker is far from flawless, I was pleasantly surprised by the polish of the UI and integration of playlists from your spotify account. In its current state I can see pacemaker being a fun novelty at a house party, though in its current state its far from viable in any kind of club setting.

Breakdown of my thoughts on the pros and cons of Pacemaker

Pros

Integration with spotify music collection (Over 20 million songs)

Responsive, polished and simple UI

Multitouch mixer – eq your A track while you’re effecting your B track

Sync, with traditional tempo and nudge controls.

Waveforms of songs

Split audio – send one cue channel and one master mix

FREE!

Cons

Two channels

One cue point per track as far as I can tell, which doesnt save

No separate volume faders – just the crossfade

Any effects besides EQ cost $1.99 each

Impressive cue control – a zoomable waveform would be great!

No track preview

Can’t record mixes that include streamed songs from spotify

Grab it from the appstore and give it a try: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacemaker/id593873080?ls=1&mt=8