How Does It Work?
You can give the DJ session a name and distribute a link for others to use to access it. Unfortunately, listeners won’t be able to hear the DJ’s music in high-resolution or lossless audio right away. Regular AAC quality (160 Kbps) will be played for now; higher-resolution streams will be made available later.
Different From Tidal For DJs
The feature is different from Tidal for DJs, which lets producers and DJs plug music from the streaming service into expert audio tools. Therefore, this new function is intended for amateur tastemakers. People might be discouraged from sharing their live DJ performances with friends who generally use Spotify or Apple Music because listeners must also be paid, Tidal subscribers. While Amazon’s Amp allows users to produce their own radio shows with conversation and licensed music, at least Turntable.fm is still active.
Availability
To access the beta feature, aspiring DJs must sign up for Tidal’s Early Access Program. For the time being, they can only begin a session on iOS, but Android support will be available soon. On iOS or Android, any paying Tidal user can listen to a DJ set.
