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Sony Turns PlayStation 2 Into DJbox

Posted by simoniker on from the scccratch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony Japan has put some more info about its PlayStation 2 DJ mixing software DJbox onto the official site. Check out the three 'Movie' links at the bottom of the page for video of the software in action - there are a few screenshots on other Japanese sites. The software, which allows you to mix and scratch music on your PS2, is released on July 29th as both a standalone PS2 title, as well as a special Premium Kit version including the PlayStation 2 'BB Unit' (hard drive), which is required to save DJbox creations." There's no word on a Western release yet, but this looks like a neat piece of software.

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  1. Yeah by Pluvius · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This will probably be as awesome as Kris Kross Make My Video.

    Rob

  2. Doesn't exactly require the "BB Unit" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    DJ Box doesn't require the BB Unit aka the PS2 hard drive to play the game. It does require it to save the works that you make. Of course, if you have this game you probably want to save what you mix.

  3. Too bad by piznut · · Score: 3, Interesting
    It's a shame this wasn't designed as anything more than a toy. The features, from what I gather in the software seem to be pretty powerful. It appears to display the beat count graphically where each notch is a beat, and the distance between each notch is a nice heads up indicator of the tempo of the song. Pretty neat concept. It's not the first time it has been done, but it is definately a great way to "See" what you are hearing.

    If they could incorporate some sort of Final Scratch type interface, or even a custom controller (think mixer and 2 turntables) I could seriously consider buying it for use as rig for mixing mp3s. Pop the PS2, the nonexistant custom controller and a small LCD into a mobile rack and you could have a kick ass platform for mobile mixing of digital audio files.

  4. DJing for noobs by ALeavitt · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe I'm an elitist, but I don't see this as that great a thing. Scratching with vinyl is hard and someone who is good at it is really impressive, especially live. I view turntables as an instrument, and DJs as musicians. I hope that I never have the misfortune of seeing a "DJ" use one of these live - to me, it would be akin to an orchestra sitting on stage and playing a CD (or, to use a less extreme example, a popular singer lip-synching... wait, that happens all the time.) Anyway, my point is that this may be an excellent game or toy, but it isn't the real thing, and won't turn the masses into DJs.

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