DJing for SoundCloud: mix in your browser

SoundCloud DJ player: the interface might need a splash of colour...
SoundCloud DJ player: the interface might need a splash of colour...

Musikame has just unveiled an experimental web-based project that lets you 'DJ' SoundCloud tracks from within your web browser.

This is far from the finished article - indeed, SoundCloud DJ player is currently in beta - but it provides an interesting glimpse at the kind of mixing functionality we might see in the future.

Tracks can be selected and cued up via a central browser, with the waveform being displayed above. Crossfading between tracks is done automatically, though a slider does enable you to select how long (in seconds) this will take.

Other features currently include a looper, a pitch slider and an FX pad.

Everything looks and feels rudimentary at present, but this definitely feels like a project worth pursuing. Assuming you've got Flash installed, you can try the SoundCloud DJ player here.

Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.