NEW MIXMEISTER FUSION DJ SEQUENCER SOFTWARE

MixMeister Technology's new DJ software, Fusion, is designed to give DJs the real-time responsiveness they need to adapt to the needs of the audience at any moment, while still giving them the flexibility and pinpoint precision that the company's award-winning studio mixing tools are known for.

Conventional software for digital DJs typically mimics the functions of traditional CD decks and turntables. While that is a familiar setup for most users, it also suffers from many of the same limitations and requires DJs to concentrate on repetitive cueing and beat-mixing tasks. That approach is rather like designing a car to work like a mechanical horse—it misses the primary benefit that new technology can offer.

MixMeister Fusion throws away the traditional dual-deck metaphor in favor of a much more powerful approach, where an entire DJ set can be constructed onscreen. With a workflow similar to digital audio workstations or video production software, Fusion lets you blend full-length songs on a timeline and reorder or remix them, while keeping everything in perfect sync at all times. By automating most beat-mixing tasks entirely, DJs can be free to experiment more creatively with their music.

MixMeister Fusion includes a beautifully crafted user interface and a slew of advanced features, from live looping to harmonic mixing and support for MIDI hardware controllers. The product also comes with a bundle of top-notch VST effects, including iZotope's OzoneMP, Camel Audio's CamelSpace and NewBlue's DJ Essentials suite.

MixMeister Fusion costs $329.95 and runs on Windows XP. Users can download a free trial copy from www.mixmeister.com.