Problem statement

One of my friends wants to use this application but is using MacOS. He cannot easily install or run the software.

Requested solution

A .dmg file should be created with every release that allows the user to run this software on MacOS.

The MacOS release should support both x64 and ARM processors. It is acceptable to limit the MacOS version compatibility to reasonably modern MacOS versions only.

Problem statement

LynDJ currently trims off silent parts of the audio at the start and end of each track. However some tracks feature parts that I'd like to cut off even if they are not silent. Perhaps they have some talk at the start, or a lengthy applause at the end. I'd like to be able to remove these.

Requested solution

The silence trimming is currently performed on the audio data itself. Instead, it should be computed and stored as timestamps and added as metadata to the tracks. Each track gets a start-timestamp and end-timestamp beyond which the audio gets cut off. When playing the track, it starts playing at the start-timestamp and keeps playing until the end-timestamp is reached.

The audio data is then left unchanged. This means that the Fourier images will include the cut off audio data as well (so they need to be regenerated).

The interface needs to get a new interaction element above or below the Fourier image in the player section. With this, you should be able to adjust the start and end trims. I'd suggest adding little triangles below the Fourier image where the horizontal line is drawn for the playback progress, and making those triangles draggable. The triangles are to resemble something like a caliper. The triangles cannot be dragged further than each other (so the start trim cannot be after the end trim).

The default position of the start and end trims should automatically be calculated based on silence, as it is now. So by default, nothing changes for the user. If the user decides to adjust them, they can reset the trim by right-clicking on them.

Problem statement

With some of the tracks I'm playing, the beat is hard to hear. For instance, the beat could be prominently played by the hi-hat of the drum kit, but the recording is so old that the high frequencies are hard to hear in the room. But then with other tracks the trumpets are so loud that I'm afraid it's causing loss of hearing for people dancing near the speakers.

I could solve this by applying an equalizer to the music. My mixing panel has a built-in hardware equalizer that works well to turn down the highs against loud trumpets, or turn up the lows in order to make the beat on the double bass more audible, etc. However this requires me to be on the nose and on time with adjusting the volumes.

I could also solve this by baking in effects into the audio files. However this makes me too late to change the music while it's playing. I couldn't adjust the trumpets on the evening that I'm hearing the problem. Moreover it's cumbersome and changes the audio files resulting in quality loss.

Requested solution

I'd like LynDJ to feature an equalizer of sorts. These are the requirements of what I'd like to see:

• The equalizer needs to feature at least 3 channels: Lows, mids and highs.
• Preferably this equalizer is adjusted via the main interface similar to the main volume.
• The changes to the equalizer need to be remembered in time, similar to the volume, and played back the next time the track plays.