Android tab wont work with djay and reloop buddy.

I really appreciate all of your hard work and research on this. I just purchased the Pioneer DDJ FLX4 controller. Everything works great except for the headphones…!!! I am using a Samsung Tab S7 FE. May have to bite the bullet and get an iPad…
It states on Algoriddim and Pioneer’s sites that the DDJ FLX4 is compatible with dJay. I emailed Pioneer support and they were not much help either…
Its nice that dJay Pro was just released for Windows 10, no Neural Mix though…
Thanks again SnAkEs1210!!

Yeah, I think we have all purchased controllers that Algoriddim claim are supported but after plugging it all in and finding out the precue doesn’t work, it would appear none of them are actually supported.

Algoriddim will tell you it’s because you are trying to use a samsung device almost as if it’s your fault, and I would accept responsibility for making this mistake if it stated on their website that they do not support Samsung devices but this is not the case. Unfortunately it is also not just Samsung devices that are affected, I’ve tested multiple Sony devices as well, I even dug out an old htc.

Other people have reported that nvidia, Xiaomi, one plus also suffer the same problem and as of yet, Algoriddim haven’t been able to inform me of a single android device that works despite me asking since 2022.

They just pretty much ignore me now and I only get the occasional private message on here from one of the staff, giving me a telling me off for saying stuff. I then ask about supported devices and they disappear again.

Anyway, my little workaround works quite well for the minute. The leads and splitters only cost a few pounds so it’s quite a cheap solution, way cheaper than purchasing an ipad. I’ve finally been able to use the reloop beatpad that I purchased two years ago. I’m not sure why the Algoriddim staff weren’t able to suggest this method.

Thank you. You mentioned that the connection is mono. Does the music sound bad or no change?

The music sounds fine, its still the same quality but in mono.

Broadcasting in mono is actually a better option when performing live to an audience at a party or in a club.

The reason for this is when you listen to music on headphones, you are essentially in the centre of the sound field and stereo phasing will be heard as the artist intended.

The same with listening to music at home on a hifi. Generally people have the speakers far apart and then position themselves directly inbetween them.

Stereo is fantastic when you can position yourself in the exact spot where you can hear each speaker equally.

This will never be the case at a busy party. 40 people cannot all be occupying that same “sweet” spot. Some will be closer to the left speaker, some the right etc.

Now imagine if a song has been recorded with stereo phasing. For instance, if the vocal is phased more to the right side. The vocal will be a lot quieter for people stood next to the left speaker. The vocal would be very loud to the people stood next to the right speaker.

Now for instance, if the vocal phased from left to right, from right to left. It would appear that the vocal was getting louder and quieter to people stood closest to the speakers. The only people that would hear a consistent level would be the people stood exactly in the middle.

I’m using vocals as an example but it could be any part of the music. Perhaps the snare is phased to the right and the kick drum is phased to the left. This sounds good on headphones or on a soundsystem where you can position yourself in the optimal position but doesn’t sound so good if you were stood at the bar, right next to the left speaker.

Mono will still play through both speakers but the sound will be exactly the same for left and right. As a result, your audience should hear the same sound no matter where they are in the room/venue.

I hope this helps.

Here is a little video that might explain it better.

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This is excellent. Thank you very much!!! You have been a huge help. Cannot wait to start pre-cueing and using the system as it was intended.

Hey, no problem. Some of us try to be helpful :laughing:

Hopefully you’ll be up and running in the near future. Just need a few inexpensive leads and connectors and you should be good to go.

Would be nice to use the setup in stereo for when I’m just mixing on my headphones but it’s not a massive problem. As previously mentioned, when I play to an audience, my amp is set to mono anyway. Just helps to give a nicer, more even sound to everybody listening regardless of their position in relation to the speakers.

Good luck :+1:

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Hi guys,

just stumbled in here because of an obvious reason… to cut long things short:

Samsung S7+ tablet - bought it because i HATE anything with an apple on it but wanted a highend-ranged tablet, for sure also with DJing on my mind

Reloop Beatpad 2 - saw it, almost jumped to the ceiling: Wow, Android-capable DJ controler finally, bought it

Djay Pro - really like the asketic look of it, a very nice peace of software, even bought a monthly suscription AFTER I read somewhere the precueing is not included in the free version

Set everything up - nothing over my earphones, totally dead, no matter what I tried. Pissed off big time.

Got even more angry after reading through any FAQs I could find on Algoriddim support and then, finally, finding a very small page, very hidden, in which they state that "…uhmmmmm, yeah, as you mention it: There ARE some devices that wont work propperly...." Oh? You kiddin me? Why has this never been stated on your homepage? Why is this app still been sold as “android-compatible”? You obviously know this for years now!?

Finally I`ll be the first one to ad a device that gave me a WORKING precue:

My cheap, simple, and worn out work-cellphone, an HONOR S8+, obviously fully supports multi-channel audio. Connected it and immediatly got full working precue in stereo, period.

Regards!

PS. I`m starting to think wether stepping over to the fruit company might be the smarter move nonetheless…

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Yes, the main issue is that Algoriddim continue to let people spend their hard earned money on equipment that they know won’t work.

Fortunately I read this topic before buying a reloop buddy. I currently have a Numark Idjay Live II and I wanted to buy one with pads. I had other Numarks in mind but none of them are compatible with Android since I have a Galaxy Tab S7 Plus.

I am mixing with the numark idjay live II + the djay pro program in Windows 11, it really works very well, many years ago I used this same mixer but with an iPad Air 3.

I think I will completely rule out going for a reloop buddy even if the djay website indicates that it is compatible with android. I don’t know if it will be the same case for the pioneer ddj200.

Your Tab S7 plus wont work correctly with djay regardless of what controller you use. Apparently, the issue is that Algoriddim were unable to get multi-channel audio working on the latest android devices. This means that the audio is not routed correctly to the controller and the headphone jack simply doesn’t work.

Please refer to the linked FAQ article regarding Android devices. Thanks.

We can mix without headphones hehe, for entertainment I better look at the hercules djcontrol mix bluetooth

Hi you are wasting your time, i also use Samsung - android and while mine does connect to the controller and play tracks it does not show tracks in their respective folders, shows folders but when i click them they are blank. Oddly reloop and algariddum have zero interest. Got rid of my beat pad, move over to pioneer they at kesst work 100% (so clearly not 'there are so many android blagh blagh), wedj works fine, tracktor works fine crossdj discdj… its just the djay-algoriddum that do bot same with djuced sadly not good for thier business odly just suporting ipad as why woild you buy one of thier aligned controllers if algoriddum dont care about the growing android community and software functionality !!!

I have the same problem with my new Lenovo Tab M9 not working with my Pioneer DDJ-WeGo3 controller. I also tried it with my Samsung S10e phone and it doesn’t work properly with that either.

My 6 year old Lenovo Tab4 8 works perfectly with the controller but its getting slow and old now and stuck on Android 8 which is why I brought a new tablet.

I wonder if its because the new devices use USB C instead of MicroUSB and that’s where the audio problem comes from?

The heaphone output on my Reloop Buddy is not working on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ either.

So friggin frustrating!

Hi all,

DJ Algoriddim Pro works well with Acer Iconia M10 tablet. Android is connected and all the staff is working fine. You need to connect your Android device properly as indicated on the manual.

But I couldn’t get it work with my Android phone yet.

Regards.

Great news. I could run DJ Algoriddim with Reloop Buddy on Acer Iconia M10, Lenovo Tab 7 tablets and on Tecno Pro Spark 10 phones. No problem faced.

It seems that the problem is related to USB connections and unreliable cables. Reloop Buddy is working fine with DJ Algoriddim on Android devices.

Regards.

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Thanks for sharing @suatozturk

Hi all bit of an update. . .

And all about remapping…

I spent over a month sending video’s - bun fighting with pioneer (no mic with ddjwego4), various issues, said it was my system… nope.

Bought another reloop beatpad and remapped the living day lights out of it (within djpro)… now excellent with loads more functiobs you could ever need (not forgetting the shift key gives x2 on ALL buttons) 8 cue, 8 fx 8 sample etc etc (oddly reloop said it could not be done also but it can) … I’ve even remapped the pitch bend to give sync fine tune shift+sync to return to track sync etc.

So back to ddjwego 4 and mic not working plus various othere functions aligned with djpro.

Once comfortable with the remap process as seams well aligned with reloop (takes bit of getting head round) I then just basically followed same learnings process over to wego4, few less buttons but again can access everything my flx4 had and more, again utalise shift button… .

In summary djpro can work wonders and i think its great if any thing under rated be it you have to dig arround a bit and in my case i run with a lenovo think pad/yogi so have benefit of key board or touch screen or mouse controlling or decks, yes the all in controllers are great but id rather a 10-15 screen as without would bever see all functions in djpro I’m sure.

Hope this helps, remapping sorted my issues (be it still agrived by lack of support for android files/folders sadly), my Samsung now a back up works fine on automix, but found most fixes within the remap process for buddy and wego4.