There's a new music service relaunching today after its beta period last year called Pulselocker, that caters specifically to DJs. Here's how it works. The program that resembles closely to iTunes in UI, streams music and allows you to create playlists that can be available for local playback. You can select certain music for your "locker," which you rent out for a price depending on how many songs you would like to store. The difference between Pulselocker and other music streaming services is that these tracks can be used in DJ programs Serato and Traktor. In short terms, it's a way of renting your music, without having to pay for each individual track, unless of course you choose to.
The service has over 14 million songs available, ranging from electronic music to jazz. By using Cloud technology, your account is accessible anywhere, so long as you have an internet connection. The tracks in your locker are synced to your computer, and as long as you have a subscription, you may play them as many times as you'd like. Monthly subscription rates start at $9.99 for 25-track locker up to $59.99 for a 1000-track locker, with options in between. Available for both PC and Mac platforms, users can have a 30-day trial period before they purchase their subscription.
Business wise, the company is not aiming to become competition for current major stream services. "Spotify and others were going after a very mainstream approach," Pulselocker CTO and co-founder Ryan Walsh told The Verge, a technology website. However, that mainstream approach, Ryan Walsh says, "You can't DJ it."