The Binky Toy Application allows DJs to play digital audio files (.WAV, .AIFF, and .MP3) using Ms Pinky's vinyl control records and standard DJ turntables. The physical location stamps on Ms Pinky's vinyl are used by Binky Toy to cue up your file and play it just as if it were a track recorded on vinyl. Do needle-drop cueing and scratching just as you're accustomed to with regular vinyl records-- or switch into Pitch Lock Mode to use your turntables to beat-match tracks without changing the pitch. Instead of breaking your back to carry all that heavy vinyl around, all your music is conveniently stored on the hard drive of your computer. Use iTunes alongside BinkyToy to efficiently organize your music collection and search for the tracks you want to play. Once you've found the tracks you want in iTunes, just drag-and-drop them straight into Binky Toy and spin them like vinyl. Use your favorite MIDI Controller to adjust any slider control in the application.
Binky Toy has two waveform displays for each file in a session. The smaller of the waveform displays shows a condensed view of the whole file. The larger waveform display shows a zoomed-in view of the track which scrolls automatically as the track plays.
The pleasure of using Binky Toy is further enhanced by the ability to color coordinate. Use the built-in Color Picker to choose from millions of colors for all major graphical features of the program. To the right is the main screen view of BinkyToy, showing just three of the millions of different color schemes you can dial in--->
Binky Toy includes 12 very cool and easy-to-use real-time effects processors which can be patched together in series and in parallel configurations. Different effects configurations can be applied to each file individually, as well as to the output mix for each turntable. Any effect configuration can be saved to disc for instant recall and re-patching. The effects currently included are Pitch Shifter, Ring Modulation, Hi-Density Reverb, Flanger, Frequency Shifter (based on Hilbert Transform), Echo/Delay, Backshifter (plays overlapping segments backwards and shifted by different pitch values), Parametric EQ, FFT Vocoder, Compressor/Gate, Wah-Wah, and Sample Looper. Each effect has its own control window which is uniquely colored so that you can easily find it on the screen. Mixes can be recorded to disc, and set lists can be saved and instantly recalled.
Binky Toy runs natively under OSX in Universal Binary form, compatible with both PPC- and Intel-based Macs.
