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future.dj pro (Mac/PC)
- version 1.2.5 (25-July-2015)
- brand new BPM detection engine (for compatibility reasons the old BPM detection is on by default)
FutureDecks DJ pro (Mac/PC) - EOL/discontinued
- version 3.6.5 (24-march-2015)
- iTunes 12 compatibility
- a brand new interface (skin)
- 8 new controllers added:
- Akiyama Quattro
- Akiyama Quark
- Hercules DJ Control Wave
- Pioneer DDJ SX
- Pioneer DDJ SR
- Reloop BeatMix 2
- Reloop BeatMix 4
- Reloop Terminal Mix8
- minor improvements
- version 3.6.4 (14-october-2013)
- advanced searching (separate search terms by spaces, search/filter by bpm/year/key (eg. b123 displays only songs with 123BPM))
- harmonic mixing: support for key in Circle of Fifths or compatible formats (in ID3 tags)
- reimplemented MIDI buffering (major stability improvement)
- displaying loading/saving database message
- 13 new controllers added:
- Akiyama Syncron
- Hercules DJ Console 4Mx
- Hercules DJ Control Air+
- Hercules DJ4set
- Novation Dicer
- Novation Twitch
- Numark 4trak
- Numark NS6
- Numark MixDeck Quad
- Numark MixTrack 2
- Reloop Contour IE
- Reloop Mixage CE
- Reloop Digital Jockey 2 CE
- MIDI controllers can be detected also with VID/PID in scripts (Windows only)
- MIDI scripting improvements
- fixed: bug on loading different skins (even ones that are bigger resolution than the screen)
- fixed: karaoke soft/blurry images
- fixed: certain Karaoke zip files (with special characters in the name) won't load
- fixed: crash when importing certain mp3 files (with bad ID3 tags)
- fixed: timecode bug in relative mode (when moving the vinyl to the beginning of the track)
- fixed: DirectSound WDM mode (multichannel)
- fixed: loop bug when using fixed-beat loops
- other small fixes and improvements
- version 3.6.2 (18-july-2013)
- MIDI and HID improvements
- new controllers supported:
- Hercules DJ Console RMX2
- Hercules DJ Control Air
- Hercules DJ Control Instinct
- Reloop Digital Jockey IE2 completely re-implemented
- small fixes
- version 3.6.1 (12-april-2013)
- all MIDI/HID controllers are now connected at startup (it's no longer needed to select them in Preferences/Cfg)
- new controllers supported:
- Numark iDJ3
- Numark MixDeck Express (full support, including lcd displays)
- Gemini CNTRL-7 (HID mode)
- Gemini FirstMix
- Gemini FirstMix I/O
- scripting support for scrolling artist-title text on controllers with lcd/displays
- small fixes
- version 3.6.0 (26-march-2013)
- WASAPI audio devices support (Windows only)
- new controllers supported:
- AmericanAudio 10MXR
- AmericanAudio 14MXR
- AmericanAudio 19MXR
- Beyond Abma3
- Beyond Abm4
- Numark MixTrack Pro 2
- Numark N4
- Pioneer XDJ AERO
- Pioneer DDJ WeGO
- brand new flexible support for HID controllers
- all old internally implemented controllers are now re-implemented as external scripts
- Behringer BCD2000
- Behringer BCD3000
- Hercules DJ Console MK2
- Hercules DJ Control MP3
- Hercules DJ Control MP3e2
- Hercules DJ Console RMX
- Hercules DJ Control Steel
- M-Audio Xponent
- Reloop Digital Jockey 2 IE *(partially supported)
- improved quality of hq time-stretching
- several fixes and improvements
- version 3.5.0 (18-december-2012)
- brand new flexible audio routing
- global lists and database search
- 11 new controllers natively supported:
- American Audio VersaDeck
- American Audio VMS2
- American Audio VMS4.1
- Beyond Abma1
- Beyond Music MIDI_8
- Denon HC1000
- Denon MC3000
- Denon MC6000
- Faderfox DJ3
- Hercules DJ Control Steel (reimplemented)
- Stanton SCS.4DJ
- video engine: improved video looping, audio-video sync
- FLV videos support
- preferences system completely revamped both visually and internally
- settings are applied instantly
- you can keep the preferences window open and still control the software (Windows only)
- Note: all your previous settings are lost
- change font dynamically (in real-time) in playlist/browser (press on the list to have focus and then press +/-/0 on your keyboard)
- disabled Auto-Cueing by default
- now scanning tags for m4a, flac, wma too
- user writable controllers and skins folder (user's Documents/FutureDecks/Controllers)
- key stepper configurable (full/half/quarter steps) -- skin dependent
- lots of performance tweaks, fixes and improvements
- minimum requirements: Windows 7/8; MacOSX Snow Leopard / Lion / Mountain Lion
- version 3.0.4 (18-february-2012)
- timecode in absolute mode improved significantly
- key stepper (it will go only on full semitones)
- improved video engine speed
- 8 new controllers natively supported:
- Pioneer DDJ Ergo (much improved from 3.0.3)
- Reloop Contour CE/IE
- Reloop Mixage CE/IE
- Vestax VCI100
- Vestax VCI100 MK2
- Vestax VCI400 (much improved from 3.0.3)
- Vextax Typhoon
- Zomo MC1000
- version 3.0.3 (December 24th, 2011)
- brand new user interface (skin) with 4 decks (SolidBrown)
- 2 new controllers natively supported:
- Pioneer DDJ-ERGO
- Vestax VCI-400
- small bug fixes
- version 3.0.2 (December 06th, 2011)
- first release for the Mac App Store
- full-screen bug fixed on Mac
- small bug fixes (Mac only)
- version 3.0.0 (November 12th, 2011)
- new interface (skin)
- scan/import files/folders in the background
- 4 decks
- 10 new controllers supported natively:
- Akai LPD8,
- American Audio DP2,
- American Audio VMS4,
- BEAMZ Player,
- Denon DN-HC4500,
- Hercules DJ Console MK4,
- Numark DJ2Go,
- Numark Mixtrack Pro,
- Numark TotalControl,
- PCDJ DAC-3
- HID controllers support
- MIDI multiple devices
- MIDI scripting
- CPU meter
- AutoCue
- improved internal effects along with added parameters (needs skin that makes the features accessible)
- much better video including smoother playback
- automatic key detection (perfect for harmonic mixing)
- scan VSTs/AUs on demand (so the app won't crash on startup if certain incompatible plugins are installed)
- skin support for 4 decks, tabs/panels and scripting
- DirectX for Windows / OpenGL for the rest platforms by default
- video high-quality settings on by default (can't be disabled)
- instant loops - RIGHT click press and hold on the loop 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, etc buttons for instant looping while you're pressing
- removed video settings (not needed anymore)
- clicking on time toggles elapsed/remain
- karaoke CDG+MP3 zip files playback
- 48000Hz (48KHz) ASIO + Mac playback - live resampling
- new setting: Disable Automatic Cueing
- Favourite folder option (nest directories)
- auto-mixing also working in external mixer mode
- loop points
- hot cue points logic changed (if it's not set, pressing it will set it, if it's set it will go there directly, if holding the button or right click it - it will delete the cue point)
- prev/next beat/bar (skip function)
- added new timecoded vinyl/CD types
- improved absolute and relative mode for timecoded vinyl/CD
- improved high-quality time-stretching and key shifting
- cue points + loops markers + mix in/out points on the whole-wave display (track position sliders)
- preview video decks (separate)
- sampler: data is automatically saved (file, pitch, volume, bpm, etc)
- sampler: send current loop in a deck to a sampler bank (along with BPM and sync capability)
- sampler: load samples with cue in/out set and keep only that part - trim function (cut samples in a deck using the cue mix in/out points)
- iTunes browser integration
- added Audio/Video/Karaoke filters
- added color markers to the list tracks
- pitch reset when click/right click on value
- press Play to continue playing after using CUE hot-starting (you can safely release the CUE button and playback will continue)
- clicking on the BPM value brings up the BPM edit window
- smart sync between the 4 decks
- speed improvements
- a lot of bug fixes
- version 2.0.5 (December 22nd, 2010)
- record mixes in mp3 format (support for LameMp3 library) - read the FAQ section on how to enable mp3 encoding
- small bug fixes
- version 2.0.4 (November 25th, 2010)
- dry/wet mix for effects (replacing the on/off button) - you can now have much nicer effects in and out of the mix
- bug fixed when using multiple multichannel audio devices on Mac
- key knob warning appears only once if HQ timestretching is not enabled (+Mac fix)
- various stability and bug fixes
- version 2.0.3 (August 30th, 2010)
- support for Karaoke CDG files (mp3 + cdg files)
- FLAC support (lossless audio format)
- additional previewing/monitoring audio device for Mac version (automatic aggregate device creation)
- fixed ASIO audio freeze bug (appeared especially when using BCD2000/3000 controllers)
- speed improvements for AMD processors
- lots of stability improvements
- version 2.0.2 (January 24th, 2010)
- Vestax VCI-100 support
- up/down buttons in the playlist scroll bar
- key value moves in exactly +/- 1 semitone when using shortcuts
- key change label bug fixed
- single shareware version (no more demo + full separate versions)
- several small bugs fixed
- version 2.0.0 ( December 7th, 2009)
- high-quality time-stretching (you need to activate it from the cfg window - requires intensive CPU resources)
- pitch scaling/transpose (independent of tempo/speed) - used for harmonic/key mixing (use the FutureDecks tag editor to assign key values to songs that don't have the key already set)
- whole song audio stripe/waveform on position slider
- added Mix-In/Mix-Out (CUE In/Out) points used by AutoMix (can be edited just like regular cue points)
- Auto CUE In/Out (automatically detecting mix-in and mix-out points for the AutoMix feature if they are not present)
- improved BPM detection and beat-matching (sync)
- import the whole iTunes library or only distinct playlists (works with both normal and smart lists)
- Skin Designer application (released for Windows only at this time)
- video window remembers position/screen and fullscreen mode
- hide mouse cursor when video is full-screen
- settings rework (all XML now)
- cleaned up DirectX, fixed quality (as good as in OpenGL now), fixed aspect ratio when in full-screen
- high-quality video setting for both DirectX and OpenGL (consumes more resources if activated)
- better detection of external controllers
- browsing and loading songs directly from the controller for all Hercules controllers
- new hardware controllers supported: Hercules DJ Control MP3 e2, Reloop Digital Jockey - IE2 (partial support)
- changed loop controls name ("In" is now "In/Out" and "Out" is now "Exit"); the functionality remains the same
- automatically pausing the track when reaching end
- increased tempo/speed maximum range to +/-50%
- a lot of small bugs and critical errors fixed, much more stable
- speed improvements
- version 1.5.1 (August 19th, 2009)
- video full screen fixed (Mac, Linux)
- load files from the current list (using the next-song cursor) when Automix list is empty
- minor fixes
- version 1.5.0 (August 9th, 2009)
- new skin (widescreen)
- video preview screen (for both DirectX and OpenGL mode)
- new CUE points logic (for the small cue points buttons) when you press a CUE point the following actions happen:
- if it's not set, it sets a cue point at the current position
- if it's already set and you press it it goes that cue-point and plays (eg.cue-play)
- if it's already set and you press it for a few seconds it gets cleared (the cue point is deleted)
- special AutoMix playlist
- allow Auto-Mix on all lists (use current list when Auto-Mixing instead of special list)
- inserting/selecting multiple songs (works with Drag&Drop, Remove, Physical Remove, Analyze)
- searching works also with comment and album and preserves last cursor position (when leaving search mode)
- shuffle function
- move song to top/bottom of list (Ctrl + PgUp/Down)
- current time on the standard skins
- complete rewrite of several parts of the software to allow further improvements and better stability
- numerous small improvements
- performance optimizations
- lots of stability improvements
- error on mouse leaving button still pressed (the button remained on)
- video quality fixed (both OpenGL and DirectX)
- version 1.3.3 (May 8th, 2009)
- lots of stability improvements
- completely changed equalizer for much better audio quality and precision
- greatly improved audio latency (Windows only)
- minor performance optimizations
- video stability improved
- improved drag&drop (you can drop files directly on a specific list or directly to the deck's screen or jog-wheel)
- click on BPM value to edit (good for skins that don't have a BPM Edit button)
- crossfader curve setting in config window
- option to disable scratching when playing for some controllers (Hercules)
- changed structure of saved data/playlists/settings (look here on how to preserve all your data)
- disabling screensaver while running
- several bugs corrected related to all controllers
- Hercules controllers can now be used to browse/load songs
- fixed loading OGG files
- fixed loading of very large files
- fixed a very serious crash when analyzing/loading files
- version 1.3.1 (December 19th, 2008)
- timecoded vinyls/CD support:
- FutureDecks timecoded CD (relative mode only) - download
- MsPinky/Torq timecoded vinyl/CD - buy
- remember eq per song
- full screen support for some skins (eg.BCD2000/3000)
- small fixes
- timecoded vinyls/CD support:
- version 1.3.0 (December 2nd, 2008)
- stability further improved
- new controllers supported: Hercules DJ Console RMX, Hercules DJ Console Steel, M-Audio Xponent
- MIDI improvements (for native controllers too)
- video mixing is more stable and more hardware compatible (with both DirectX and OpenGL)
- small fixes
- version 1.2.0 (September 1st, 2008)
- Video Mixing with DirectX and OpenGL support (for video effects and output)
- Pitch Key field in the playlist (edit using the Edit Info window)
- Physical Remove option
- History (songs played recently, in the order played)
- Beat pos display (1 2 3 4)
- Sync for Sampler
- bundled VST effects pack
- lots of small bugs fixed
- version 1.1.0 (February 11, 2008)
- complete effects savings (along with the effect's parameters and editor position)
- perceptual automatic-gain
- external mixer support (separate stereo outputs for DeckA, DeckB, Sampler+Mic, Monitor/Preview)
- m3u support with relative paths support (use the add/open list button)
- 64 bit native version (still experimental, for Vista x64)
- lots of bug fixes (including in the AutoMix)
- stability improvements
- version 1.0.7 (December 1, 2007)
- audio-cd support on both Win/Mac (intelligent cd detection/loading, analyze only once)
- sampler upgraded to 30s (max loadable)
- mp3 tags crash fixed (happened only on very few files)
- stability improvements
- several other small bugs fixed
- version 1.0.6 (October 19, 2007)
- stability and speed improvements
- small bugs fixed
- version 1.0.5 (July 30, 2007)
- sample player (sampler)
- BPM edit with intervals selection (ability to edit/tap the BPM manually if the software calculates it wrong)
- additional audio output for previewing/monitoring (Windows DirectSound only)
- VST fixes and improvements
- Load songs in RAM setting added (Auto/5min/10min/15min/Never)
- a warning box if you try to load a song into a playing deck
- Behringer BCD3000 native support (Win+Mac)
- BCD2000/3000 skin (the B-DJ skin adaptation)
- text appearance problem on Mac finally fixed
- stability improvements
- other small bugs fixed
- version 1.0.4 (April 17, 2007)
- automatic marking of loaded songs in current session
- beat-offsets added to the screens
- fixed crash on sorting/resizing the list
- auto-mix bug fixed
- random mode bug fixed
- soundcards compatibility in Vista fixed
- many stability improvements
- version 1.0.3 (February 26, 2007)
- brand new file loading for big files (hundreds of minutes possible)
- new additional skin resolution 1200x900
- tag saving on disk for mp3 files
- some tag problems fixed
- fixed a bug that caused the app to crash
- other small improvements
- version 1.0.2 (February 03, 2007)
- jog-wheels: scratch is turned off by default and instead bend mode is the default mode
- "flashing leds" phones mode for BCD 2000 (copy Master output signal to Monitor output)
- BCD2000 working on the Mac with evinyatar's driver (no audio yet Sad )
- cutoff filter mode selectable (LP; HP; LP+HP)
- mp3 tags reading fixed (changed completely)
- TAG editing for the database (attn: the updated tag is not saved in the file too)
- pitch/tempo range (4%, 8%, 16%, 24%, 32%)
- gradual pitch reset (can be disabled from cfg)
- restore original pitch after audio file transition in automix
- checkbox for reversing Master and Monitor audio outputs
- KeyLock state saved
- remove incompatible contents when importing from iTunes
- change the rank of non english characters in alphabetic ranking
- text scrolling on song name
- improvements on the search function
- many VST fixes incl. automatic detection of effects folder
- the effects don't turn on by default when loaded
- fixed some problems with the iTunes integration (eg. "can't find iTunes" message)
- many bugs fixed that caused the app to crash or leak memory
- a lot of other small improvements
- version 1.0.1 (December 22, 2006)
- skin modification (change order in decks and mixer)
- support for Hercules DJ Control MP3, DJ Console MK2 (partial support) [* Windows only for the moment]
- knobs/fader position updated at startup for BCD2000
- fixed loading files with Unicode name (non-latin)
- fixed strange crash on drag&drop
- small pitch/tempo display problem fixed
- fixed some problems with VST and AudioUnits effects
- other small bugs corrected
- version 1.0 (December 14, 2006)
- the first public version