Hey Reddit,

It’s been almost exactly 3 years to the day since I released my first light app, HouseParty. A few months later I expanded on the concept and created Light DJ Pro, which has been growing steadily and adding new features and hardware support.

Today I’m happy to announce that I’m releasing a brand new app: Light DJ Studio. The app leverages the power of Apple’s new MusicKit API to enable you to record and playback light shows to your favorite tracks. Recording light shows is super easy: just load up a song and play along on the device. You’ll see your lights change as you trigger them.

Along with the app I’m also announcing a new premium service: the Light DJ Community, which will allow you to share your recorded light shows with other Light DJ users. This service is going to be a game-changer for light apps and depends on a library of user-generated light shows to succeed so anyone who buys the app during the pre-launch phase will get unlimited access to community tracks when the service launches early next year.

If this sounds like something you’re interested in, I’d love to have your feedback! This first version includes everything that I think you’d need to make a great light show, but what’s really going to make the app great is knowing where to make improvements.

To help me manage collecting email addresses, please full out this short survey to sign up for the beta: https://goo.gl/forms/JZVqFKRSWBZRPcGy1 Also, leave a comment below if you have any questions on the app!

Cheers, Kevin

A couple notes on the app:

• Requires iPhone or iPad with iOS 10.3 or higher
• It works with either your local music library or with Apple Music.
• Works with up to 10 lights: Hue, LIFX, or a mix of both. Light recordings don’t care how many bulbs you have connected and will play even if your light setup changes.
• The app currently has 5 pulse-type effects (with combo and 5x buttons) and 5 multi-effects that affect your whole room. I’m looking to expand these in future versions of the app based on user feedback.
• LIFX Gen 3 bulbs have been experiencing latency with the latest firmware. Please don't update the firmware if you're using those lights and want to use the app.