Here’s what I have to say and I completely understand why I have seen DJ’s on this forum have a need or want to use Plex Server and PlexAmp, but their utility in its current form, or the past decade, was not its use case in mind, it’s truly centered around PERSONAL usage. The software license that’s included in the TOS on Plex Server and its clients are for PERSONAL use, not commercial.
You are purely free to share your personal thoughts and opinions about what you wish to see in the future but Plex did not put their software and apps out with DJ’s in mind.
I assisted with running an internet radio station in my youth in the 2000’s. As such we use to use WinAmp just to slide in some playlists. As we grew we needed more powerful tools, some as you listed. We looked around and while it was costly back then, we settled on using SAM DJ, which is now owned by Spacial Audio. We didn’t rely on iTunes as it lacked several major features that was necessary for DJ and radio play. The other arsenal in our tool box was Traktor DJ. These guys and their apps I mentioned have been around a lot longer for the purpose of providing tools for DJ’s and radio. Plex simply isn’t a product setup for that. The listening experience is on par with Spotify but it’s not as if Spotify offers BPM info either.
Additionally there seems to be a new open source, FREE (gotta love FREE) alternative out there called MIXXX that also incorporates iTunes and Traktor DJ music library’s. I haven’t used it myself but it’s definitely worth checking out since it’s free and open source.
Given that you went through great lengths to point out the flaws and nuances with PlexAmp, I rather have pointed out apps that gave you the necessary tools needed than bash in Plex, who’s purpose is centered around personal home usage.
That’s my take.
