Google has accepted two contributor's projects for Mixxx as part of their Google Summer of Code (GSoC). GSoC is a stipend program that allows new contributors to work Mixxx on their own ~175 hours or ~350 hours project.
This year Fatih Emre YILDIZ and David Chocholatý have been successful with …
Read MoreOn 2022-02-24 we received horrible news from Ukraine, which has become even worse since then. As an organization committed to freedom we feel the urge speak up and show solidarity with Ukraine.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is unjustified and has already been condemned by the UN as a violation of …
Read MoreMixxx has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2022, a global program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development.
This year the program is open for all new or beginner contributors of Mixxx. It is no longer limited to enrolled students. New …
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2.3,
2.3.2,
release announcement
New year, new Mixxx - we're starting 2022 with the release of Mixxx 2.3.2! Grab it from our download page and install it on Windows, macOS and Linux.
This release irons out a few bugs and adds support for the Pioneer DDJ-SB3 controller. The full changelog can be found …
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serato,
timecode,
dvs,
vinyl control
In the last post, I explained how a basic relative-mode Digital Vinyl System (DVS) works. But there are two problems that are still left to solve:
timecode,
dvs,
vinyl control,
serato,
cd
Since the dawn of DJing, spinning vinyl records has never really gone out of fashion. Even when CDs became popular in 90s and most music listeners happily phased out their record players, the classical "two turntables and a mixer" setup stayed the epitome of DJing. In recent years, digital DJ …
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2.3,
2.3.1,
release announcement
We are happy to announce the release of Mixxx 2.3.1! Head over to the download page and download it on Windows, macOS and Linux.
This release fixes a handful of bugs and packaging issues plus adds several controller mappings.
Mixxx now includes mappings for the Numark DJ2GO2 Touch …
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2.3,
2.3.0,
release announcement
We are proud to announce the release of Mixxx 2.3.0! If you want to give it a spin, you can download it now on Windows, macOS and Linux.
This release brings a lot of new features and bugfixes:
Prepare your DJ set using hotcue colors & labels, mark intro …
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jack,
alsa,
sound,
latency,
pipewire
In regular intervals, we discuss how much latency the JACK Audio Connection Kit introduces when used in Mixxx. That is one of the Sound APIs that Mixxx supports on Linux, and it's a layer on top of the Advances Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA).
Unlike analog devices, digital audio devices process …
Read MoreStarting with the 2.3, Mixxx will integrate support for the excellent KeyFinder library by Ibrahim Sha'ath.
KeyFinder is a pretty accurate open-source key detection tool. It's been in the top 3 of the 2020 key detection comparison on Reddit and performs considerably better than the key analyzer from the …
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