Beatmixed

Claiming that their product puts “DJ tools in the hands of everyone,” miniMIXA is an application which allows for the combining and/or remixing of tunes through a cell phone’s interface. The New York Times article (use BugMeNot to view the article) seems to cast the product in a sort of “wave of the future” spin — something I just don’t buy.

“At first, this will be a way for kids to make their own personal ring tones – ones that no one else has,” Mr. Cole said. “But as the software grows up, musicians will turn the mobile phone into an instrument that can really sing for them, like Hendrix did for the guitar.”

Isn’t the point of a musical ring tone sort of a vanity thing where there’s some awe and cuteness factor in the accomplishment of actually having a semi-recognizable tune originate from the phone? Do people really compose their own original ring tones? Either way, it would be a major pain in the ass to try and compose a mash-up on a cell phone’s tiny screen — something which the article suggests will happen one day.

(Thanks to Earworm for story tip!)