Vidibox – audio and video mashup for your iPad

Video is slowly picking up steam for DJs. And vidibox looks to embrace audio and video in an iPad friendly environment to offer an intuitive interface.

vidibox ipad video mashup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kH904kFis

Video has been on a very slow simmer for a several years in the DJ world. But we’ve detected an upswing in interest in recent times, with the iPad getting some attention from the likes of algoriddim’s vjay app. A new player in this area is vidibox, an iPad app that lets you play with video in realtime via the interactive touch interface of the iPad.

Details are thin on the ground right now, and the above video doesn’t give a great deal away. But I pulled these bullet points from the vidibox website:

  • Transparent drum pad interface
  • Drag and drop media import and arranging
  • Easy and fast editing and trimming
  • Separate audio and video import and editing
  • Play up to 16 tracks simultaneously
  • Audio and video FX bank
  • Hold, trigger or loop media
  • External screen support to display projects
  • Record videos of your performance
  • Share your projects using Dropbox, email or AirDrop
  • Audiobus support
  • MIDI in/out support via CoreMidi

vidibox ipad video mashup

What is vidibox?

Extracting the relevant points – vidibox operates as a 4×4 pad and lets you drop audio and video into those pads with effects and loops, along with MIDI in and out allowing support for external controllers and displays. This being the case, being able to use vidibox with an external controller with pads is an engaging workflow. I’ve yet to see any traditional DJ controls so I can’t really comment on how easy it’ll be to change pitch or even sync.

While this is just a teaser, the proposed launch is April 8th. I for one am looking forward to having a play. Instead of trying to apply DJ logic to using video, Vidibox looks to bring something different to the scene. And using the iPad as the platform makes vidibox just that little bit more interesting.

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  2. vj-ing needs a program or app that will 1)clean the audio of background noise(all your favorite movie and tv bits will already have music 2)a processing system that will convert all your files to the same format, so that they will perform the same. 3)last, but certainly not least, it needs hardware…a bundled and proven to work hub that will convert to hdmi.
    so now your brain is thinking…..vj-ing needs a dedicated video controller. it just does. one that makes connection to a projector or screen EASY.
    i mean, it is just silly for us to know that djing requires a sound system, yet fail to grasp that vjing requires a visual system. we keep seeing programs and apps that dont do anything to simplify the process of sharing the video signal with an audience, or acquiring the content.
    i would rather have an app or program that solved the two above issues, and just let me play out with a simple interface, than apps that gives me fx and loops, yet..me..the vj..are the only one who can “watch” it easily.

    • 1- Not everyone use (video)sampling. Most of users came from video generation from data (jitter, supercollider…) but agreed about a tool to simply the conversion process.
      2- In osx exist itunes/quicktime and miro video (free) so that’s a startpoint.
      3- From docks like alesis or behringer there are solutions for analog output. (Still) Not so for the hdmi side but… What about airplay? You only need an AppleTv (soon it will be upgraded ) and that’s it again. Most of the apps/ipads support airplay video so you have 1080 output without messy with cables.

      I supose you consider all these options before posting, right?

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