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What is this?

In 2009, Two YouTube Videos and a Motherfucking Crossfader turned any browser into a DJ booth: two YouTube videos side by side and one crossfader between them. It went viral, and it quietly stopped working when YouTube's Flash player and Google's old video search were switched off. This is the remake: same idea, same look, working again, on phones too.

How does it work?

Paste a YouTube link into each deck, press play in both videos and slide the crossfader. Under sound effects you'll find the airhorn, the siren, lasers and gunshots. Under more knobs: speed, tap tempo, tempo matching, crossfader curves, key matching and themes.

Why no EQ or real beat sync?

A web page can't touch the sound of a YouTube video, only its volume and speed, and speed only moves in 5% steps. So tempo matching gets you close and you nudge the rest by ear. Very 2009.

Credits

Videos play through YouTube: YouTube Terms of Service · Google Privacy Policy. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.