eJay

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eJay is the title of a music software product line under which primarily easy-to-use sequencers for Microsoft Windows are sold, which already contain a collection of samples . In addition to this product line, other software was also produced. a. is used for audio restoration. The marketing began in 1997 when the first product "Dance eJay" appeared.

In May 2009 it was announced on the official Facebook page of eJay that the previous owner Empire Interactive Europe Limited had lost the rights to "another company" and that the future of eJay was uncertain. On August 1, 2009 the eJay and Empire Interactive websites were removed.

Since the end of 2010, the HBV company has been selling some of the eJay products with the additional title “Reloaded”. The company's official URL www.ejay.com has also been reactivated.

Sequencer

Usage and possibilities

The program made it possible to compose, mix and manage your own music , mainly depending on the version , music styles such as techno , rave , dance , hip-hop , but also rock and pop music . It should mainly address youth culture .

Users of this software could publish their own tracks on the website www.ejay-uk.com and also exchange ideas with other users.

content

The program consisted of a certain number of soundtracks on which finished samples can be used. The samples were similar to individual building blocks that, depending on the category, played either a short rhythm , a bass riff , effects , a melody or any other short instrumentalization or sounds with a click of the mouse .

The software is considered to be particularly user-friendly and easy to use and is therefore often recommended to beginners and laypeople .

Samples

The samples are license-free and are made available free of charge in the sample archive on the Internet . Every week 20 new sounds are added and can be integrated into the software. The version Dance eJay contains up royalty-free to 5000 samples that the so-called Wave - Editor can be edited and changed.

You can import your own samples in WAV format or record them with the built-in eJay recording box .

The music can be exported to a computer and copied to a CD .

Products

  • Dance eJay (1-7)
  • Dance eJay For Schools
  • DJ Mixstation (1-4)
  • eJay 360 ° Xtreme SoundTraxx
  • eJay Audio Cleaning Studio
  • eJay Audio Station 2004
  • eJay Legends (1-3)
  • eJay MP3 Easy
  • eJay MP3 Pro
  • eJay MP3 Station 2.0
  • eJay Music Director
  • eJay Music Director Gold
  • eJay Music Director Pro
  • eJay Sound Classics
  • eJay Sound Collection (1-5)
  • eJay Sound Selection (1-4)
  • eJay Studio
  • Groove eJay (1-4)
  • Hip-Hop eJay (1-6)
  • House eJay
  • Mix CD producer
  • Music Cleaning Studio
  • Rave eJay (1-4)
  • RnB Virtual Music Studio
  • Techno eJay (1-5)
  • Virtual Music Manager
  • Virtual Music Studio

Individual evidence

  1. Review of Dance eJay 5 (Eng.)