DJ Games: The Gift of The Internet Revolution | Online DJ Games Review

DJ Games are one of the fastest increasing online pastimes, and are definitely my favorite by far.

I discovered them just a few weeks ago, and have immediately been hooked.

It is amazing that with the internet the way it is this days, most of these games can play music seamlessly in real time, even as you are mixing in effects and turning loops on and off. The sound quality of many of free DJ games is excellent as well.

In many cases, online DJ Games are not only fun, but they have actually helped me hone and develop my skills as a DJ, which are skills that I'm definitely trying to learn.

There are plenty of cool DJ games out there, and many places to play free DJ games online.

For the sake of their being so many to choose from, I'm just going to focus on the different types of virtual DJ games found on the best DJ game site: onlinedjgames.com (no I'm not advertising for them, they just really are the best site for free DJ games so far), and how these free online DJ games can help you increase your musical skills.

Okay so... so far there are two DJ games out there that absolutely blow the rest of the competition out of the water.

I'm talking these games are good. I've already whiled away a few hours playing them, and i'll tell you that the are going to get a whole lot more of my time.

And they are DJ Sheepwolf Mixer 2, and DJ Sheepwolf Mixer 3 at onlinedjgames.com. These games are seriously awesome, and not only will you kill hours of time by playing them, but they will also help you improve your skills and musicianship.

Now, I'm not exactly sure what a "Sheepwolf Mixer" is, but both of these are a dj games mixer which allow you to fully mix your own loops, drum tracks, and "play" keyboard melody parts by pressing keys on your keyboard in rhythm (the game will tell you which ones you can press, and you'll get all the time you need to experiment and come up with different combinations).

You also get to sequence your own vinyl tracks, making these games capable of producing a full concert worth of music- and they are advanced enough that if you get good enough at them you will be able to produce full length shows with these amazing DJ Games- I'm not kidding.

Online DJ games like these take up all of your flash audio channels though, so make sure that you don't have any other flash games open when you are attempting to load them up- or they won't make any sound.

While DJ Games are a healthy form of entertainment, possibly the best reason to play DJ Games is that doing so can actually help to improve your musicianship.

For real.

This is because of the fact that playing these DJ games is no easy picnic. You're making real music here, so you have to be sharp, on point, and on beat if you're going to get these loops to make any musical since. It isn't hard to do, but you will have to learn some complex finger coordination in order to accomplish this.

Once you do learn the necessary skills, however, DJ games can help you with your real DJ skills by giving you the same pressure to change loops, build the dynamics of the song, and provide a simply melody to keep things interesting.

For anyone interested in becoming a real club DJ, I would recommend playing some DJ Games to get the hang of loop timing and the musical decisions that you'll have to make.

To everyone else, play DJ Games because they are the most fun thing to do online!