New iPod app puts a turntable in your pocket for £2.99

Budding DJs (assuming they have an iPhone or iPod Touch) are one step closer to being able to ditch those pesky flight cases full of decks, records and god knows what else thanks to a new piece of software recently made available through the Apple App Store called 'Virtual Deck'. Once downloaded for £2.99, Virtual Deck enables users to upload samples or tracks from a Mac or PC to their iPhone or iPod Touch and then mix them into a live set. When booted up, the app is the spitting image of a Technics SL-1200 and, indeed, the program enables you to carry out many actions that the real deal does. You can scratch, alter Beats Per Minute and repeat small cuts for looping. There's even an effects screen where you can add resonance and reverb filters over your samples. When it comes to getting the music into the application, things aren't quite so straightforward. Due to DRM placed on iTunes downloads, it's impossible to simply sample tracks straight off the iPod/Phone. ... (link)