Light DJ Entertainment Effects

Name: Light DJ Entertainment Effects
Rating: 3.8 (759 reviews)
Author: NRTHRNLIGHTS, LLC

For Hue, LIFX and Nanoleaf

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

759 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

NRTHRNLIGHTS, LLC
Controller

Supported
Language

EN
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Size

104
MB

Connect to Philips Hue Entertainment, LIFX, and Nanoleaf Light Panels and take command of your music & entertainment lighting needs. Customize one of over 100+ lighting effects using the app's 3 unique light controllers, or create your own custom effects. Light DJ has been used in lots of creative applications, including special effects for home DJs, house parties, stage & video productions, holiday decorations, mood lighting for bars & restaurants, haunted houses, or just to create the ultimate music listening experience in your living room. Light DJ is the #1 app for configurable entertainment effects for smart lighting. MUSIC VISUALIZER: Create the ultimate music listening experience. The app listens to your music and changes the effects based on the mood of the song. Lights get active during intense parts of a song and flowy with softer melodies and magically change colors at just the right moment. Special controls for Nanoleaf allow you to control rotation and fill angle to match your Aurora or Canvas panel orientation. BEAT-SYNCED EFFECTS: Use the Super SceneMaker controller for looping effects that sync to the beat of your music. Each of the 100+ effects can be customized with your favorite colors. Play and mix local audio tracks into your playlists and sheets or select one from Apple Music. HUE ENTERTAINMENT: Using a Hue Entertainment area you'll enjoy higher quality effects; all of Light DJ's effects respond faster and with better sync. Send waves of color across your room with the updated Groove Wave effect, or strobe faster with the Matrix controller. EFFECT MAKER: Create your own looping special effects with our powerful Effects Maker. Share your custom-made effects & sheets using AirDrop. IPAD VERSION: A DJ controller-inspired design for ultimate live-performance lighting control. Configurable sheets allow you to setup your effects and colors in advance, and the push-button interface lets making rapid changes easy. STUFF FOR DJs: Precision tempo controls allows you to sync the lights with your set. Optional automatic beat detection using your device's built-in microphone. Also supports Ableton Link and MIDI Clock Sync for syncing tempo across devices, and MIDI Program Change or Control Change codes for controlling effects. Light DJ offers monthly and yearly subscription options. Each subscription includes: -Full use of all of the app's controllers and effects -Universal access & cloud sync -Continual updates to support new hardware and features -Direct email technical support (I respond to every email!) -For more details see lightdjapp.com/blog Visit lightdjapp.com for support and previews. This app requires hardware from one of these vendors: - Philips Hue: meethue.com - LIFX: lifx.com - Nanoleaf lights and panels (Shapes, Canvas, Lines, Elements, Blocks, Skylight, EXPO Cases, Aurora, A19 bulbs, LED strips, multicolor floor lamp, outdoor permanent and string lights, and holiday lights): nanoleaf.me Your purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: Subscription includes full access to the app including cloud backup & sync, periodic feature updates, and new light hardware support. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://lightdjapp.com/terms ------------------------------ Hi, I’m Kevin, the creator of Light DJ. I want everyone to have an incredible light show experience! If you’re having trouble connecting to your lights, don’t hesitate to email me at kevin@nrthrnlights.com. I’m here to help and always working to make Light DJ the best it can be.

Ratings & Reviews

3.8

out of 5

759 Ratings

Loved it while it lasted!
04/30/2020

MercadoV
Tons of fun to use and really pushes the limits of what can be done. At first it was a little intimidating to figure out but you eventually get the hang of it from toying around. There are plenty of options to choose from and you can even formulate your own patterns if you want. Personally I liked the sound reactive choice as a set and forget option. It is subscription based and the price is justifiable (and recommended) if you have a good amount of smart bulbs. If you’re just getting started then you’ll find yourself more hesitant to spend $50 a year. I’ll be passing on the subscription myself since I only have 3 lights and it just wouldn’t make sense for me to spend that much on that little, bit try the trial and see for yourself!
Loved it while it lasted!
04/30/2020

MercadoV

Tons of fun to use and really pushes the limits of what can be done. At first it was a little intimidating to figure out but you eventually get the hang of it from toying around. There are plenty of options to choose from and you can even formulate your own patterns if you want. Personally I liked the sound reactive choice as a set and forget option. It is subscription based and the price is justifiable (and recommended) if you have a good amount of smart bulbs. If you’re just getting started then you’ll find yourself more hesitant to spend $50 a year. I’ll be passing on the subscription myself since I only have 3 lights and it just wouldn’t make sense for me to spend that much on that little, bit try the trial and see for yourself!
$8 /month... what a joke
10/30/2018

Jenni4sure
Another piece of great software ruined by horrible sales ethics...Was a great app, but now decided to go the subscription route, as so many other greedy devs have, which is completely unreasonable for an app of this nature. I throw a party roughly every 6 months, which is really the only time I need this app. That come to $48 dollars a party! I understand the need for the devs to make money, but this is a blatant rip off, to say the very least. Hopefully the developer realizes the error of their ways, and promptly remedies the situation, and returns back to the iap format which makes a lot more sense for the type of novel functionality presented in this application.Update: Wow... Guess my update would be that the dev isn’t very friendly either... What they don’t seem to understand is, I actually want to give them my money, just not every stink’n month; I would gladly pay $20 or more for a quality app like this, and I would even pay some more for a few iap. I’m not against paying for applications, in fact, that’s exactly what I want to do. Trust me people, as a software developer myself, I understand the need to make an income from my efforts... but the subscription format clearly was clearly intended for magazine, newspaper, and media style applications.Realistically, If every app on the App Store decided to go the subscription route, the average user wouldn’t be able to afford using more than 5 apps a year. Does that sound reasonable at all?

Developer Response
I hear your complaints about the pricing but it's not changing any time soon. This app is my full-time job and it needs to pays the bills. I offer new effects each month to subscribers and continued direct email support. If you want a free app, try Light DJ Studio. Update: My intent with the subscriptions is to provide continued value to my users. Many users use my app in professional settings and that requires my full attention to handle service issues such as when firmware or OS updates break the app. I treat my app as a service and offer continuous feature updates; I’ve added many features the same week that users request them. I treat all my customers with respect. I’d rather charge a monthly/yearly fee for my services than nickle-and-dime my customers every time I update the app. Sorry if you’re not a fan of the subscriptions but my business needs to be sustainable in the long-term.
$8 /month... what a joke
10/30/2018

Jenni4sure

Another piece of great software ruined by horrible sales ethics...Was a great app, but now decided to go the subscription route, as so many other greedy devs have, which is completely unreasonable for an app of this nature. I throw a party roughly every 6 months, which is really the only time I need this app. That come to $48 dollars a party! I understand the need for the devs to make money, but this is a blatant rip off, to say the very least. Hopefully the developer realizes the error of their ways, and promptly remedies the situation, and returns back to the iap format which makes a lot more sense for the type of novel functionality presented in this application.Update: Wow... Guess my update would be that the dev isn’t very friendly either... What they don’t seem to understand is, I actually want to give them my money, just not every stink’n month; I would gladly pay $20 or more for a quality app like this, and I would even pay some more for a few iap. I’m not against paying for applications, in fact, that’s exactly what I want to do. Trust me people, as a software developer myself, I understand the need to make an income from my efforts... but the subscription format clearly was clearly intended for magazine, newspaper, and media style applications.Realistically, If every app on the App Store decided to go the subscription route, the average user wouldn’t be able to afford using more than 5 apps a year. Does that sound reasonable at all?
Developer Response 10/31/2018
I hear your complaints about the pricing but it's not changing any time soon. This app is my full-time job and it needs to pays the bills. I offer new effects each month to subscribers and continued direct email support. If you want a free app, try Light DJ Studio. Update: My intent with the subscriptions is to provide continued value to my users. Many users use my app in professional settings and that requires my full attention to handle service issues such as when firmware or OS updates break the app. I treat my app as a service and offer continuous feature updates; I’ve added many features the same week that users request them. I treat all my customers with respect. I’d rather charge a monthly/yearly fee for my services than nickle-and-dime my customers every time I update the app. Sorry if you’re not a fan of the subscriptions but my business needs to be sustainable in the long-term.
Great app. A great capability was removed recently.
10/31/2018

Pao0324
It has been great with my Hue lights and Nanoleaf. The latest update removed the background run, which I enjoyed a lot, because I was able to continue to use my phone, while the lights were changing. Now it a bummer I cannot even leave the app or lock the phone, otherwise the lights sequence stops... the developer mentioned that was due apple power savings, but I imagine that it uses the same amount of power when an apps run in the background, and this is done all the time in apple devices. Please bring back that setting.
Great app. A great capability was removed recently.
10/31/2018

Pao0324

It has been great with my Hue lights and Nanoleaf. The latest update removed the background run, which I enjoyed a lot, because I was able to continue to use my phone, while the lights were changing. Now it a bummer I cannot even leave the app or lock the phone, otherwise the lights sequence stops... the developer mentioned that was due apple power savings, but I imagine that it uses the same amount of power when an apps run in the background, and this is done all the time in apple devices. Please bring back that setting.
Greedy
11/22/2018

CJM2707
I used to use this app a lotBut now after a recent update not even the basic free ones are able to be used without a subscription. I was happy with the free ones as I'm sure everyone else was. Now if I even want to use anything I have a limited 7 day trail then my only option would be to PAY PER MONTH to use the same things I was using for free before the update. Absolutely sad. I understand the only reason to put an app on the App Store is to make money, I get that. But why take away something that was free for so long? This kind of change ends with the app loosing fans and slowly becoming forgotten. Sure one person not using the app that was free won't make a difference. But I'm just one of the unhappy people that actually took the time to write a review.

Developer Response
I haven’t forgot about my free users, that’s why I created Light DJ Studio. The app is completely free and the “free play” mode includes many of the free effects that were available pre-subscription. The app will be free for the foreseeable future and anyone that submits a light show to the community will get free lifetime access.
Greedy
11/22/2018

CJM2707

I used to use this app a lotBut now after a recent update not even the basic free ones are able to be used without a subscription. I was happy with the free ones as I'm sure everyone else was. Now if I even want to use anything I have a limited 7 day trail then my only option would be to PAY PER MONTH to use the same things I was using for free before the update. Absolutely sad. I understand the only reason to put an app on the App Store is to make money, I get that. But why take away something that was free for so long? This kind of change ends with the app loosing fans and slowly becoming forgotten. Sure one person not using the app that was free won't make a difference. But I'm just one of the unhappy people that actually took the time to write a review.
Developer Response 12/10/2018
I haven’t forgot about my free users, that’s why I created Light DJ Studio. The app is completely free and the “free play” mode includes many of the free effects that were available pre-subscription. The app will be free for the foreseeable future and anyone that submits a light show to the community will get free lifetime access.

Minor bug fixes.

Version 12.0.2

12/03/2025

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