Mixxx 2.3.3 released

Wed 22 June 2022 Nikolaus Einhauser 2.3, 2.3.3, release announcement

Its that time again!
Almost a year after the release of 2.3.0 we're bringing you the next bugfix release Mixxx 2.3.3.

This release features - you guessed it - various bugfixes and improvements: But since we're not your run-off-the-mill mobile app, we'll get a bit into detail:

A …

Mixxx 2.3.2 released

Mon 31 January 2022 Jan Holthuis 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 …

Mixxx 2.3.1 released

Thu 30 September 2021 Daniel Schürmann 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 …

Mixxx 2.3.0 released

Mon 28 June 2021 Jan Holthuis 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 …

New in 2.3: KeyFinder support

Thu 08 April 2021 Jan Holthuis key detection, 2.3, beta

Starting 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 …

Improving the Mixxx developer experience with maintainable build infrastructure

Tue 23 February 2021 Be. 2.3, builds, infrastructure

Since we published Mixxx 2.3 beta in June 2020, you may have been wondering what has taken so long to get the 2.3.0 release out. Well, we have been very busy the past few months building a more sustainable technical infrastructure for the Mixxx project. We have …

New in 2.3: Importing tracks and cues from Serato

Mon 08 February 2021 Jan Holthuis 2.3, serato, library

As all of you probably know, Mixxx is the best DJ software in the market. However, we've recently been made aware that a minor competitor has emerged and tries to steal that title from us - Serato DJ Pro. The hardware support is nice, but since Serato is neither open-source nor …

SCons build system dropped in favor of CMake

Mon 14 December 2020 Jan Holthuis development, 2.3, beta, cmake, scons

If you wanted to compile a recent version of Mixxx 2.3 beta or 2.4 yourself, you may have already noticed that we removed our old and rusty SCons setup in favor of CMake.

A few months ago we said that we were planning to ship Mixxx 2.3 …

New in 2.3: Deck Cloning

Sun 15 November 2020 Matthew Nicholson 2.3

Deck cloning (also called "instant doubles" in some other DJ software) is a highly anticipated feature added in Mixxx 2.3. In short, it does what it says on the tin. When activated, the currently loaded song, playback state, pitch adjustment, and any playing loop will be cloned from one …

New in 2.3: Colorize your Tracks!

Sat 24 October 2020 Jan Holthuis 2.3, library

As a DJ your most important job is to find and cue the track you're going to play next to make the crowd go wild. In Mixxx 2.2 you already had plenty of options to organize and add information to the tracks in your library to make this task …