You don’t have to have a billion ‘standard’ features as long as you do your core stuff really well. The recent homogenisation of DJ tech – every app/controller/deck is demanded to have features XYZ (see the shitstorm in a teacup over NI’s controllers without jog wheels) – has highlighted time and again my thought that there’s no shame in being niche. I’d be coming from Traktor, which offers this modularity, along with very powerful MIDI mapping as one of its core draws. Well, something that bothers me as a fairly modular DJ is that not only is there no Ableton Link support, but the app doesn’t even have MIDI clock. So what do I feel is still missing? What would draw me in long term? It’s nice to see improvements in migrating your libraries from Serato and rekordbox, though the recent update for the latter might put a dampener on that flexibility. The list of new toys has a lot of items that would be considered fairly staple in modern DJ apps… With the coloured cues and deck cloning being the most useful for a lot of people. It’s frustrating that one of the touted new improvements (redesigned LateNight skin) has a bug on a major OS that hasn’t been fixed since early May. Unfortunately, a brief play with the 2.3 beta highlighted some problems that definitely make this feel like a beta build… Basic stuff like the app not being signed so macOS blocked it from launching, and even just switching skins caused a crash to desktop (not here - Ed). I’ve found the app has its share of issues, but beyond the inconsistent UI, it has features to compete with the big guns of the commercial DJ software sector. With Mixxx, I’ve always made sure to keep an up-to-date install on my computer to play around with. I always try the OS alternative with hopes it will work out (hello Firefox, Audacity, LibreOffice, VLC, Atom, and Proffieboard!), sometimes it doesn’t… I love seeing open source software mature and improve in line with commercial products. More details are in our release announcement: We have released Mixxx 2.3 beta with hotcue colors & labels, Serato metadata import, Rekordbox metadata import, intro & outro cues, a revamped LateNight skin, multithreaded analysis, deck cloning, and more. There’s so much to pack in the announcement that pasting it here would just be ridiculous, so head on over to the release announcement page to see everything that’s been mentioned, though this is what we got in the email. The development has traditionally been slow and steady, with a good leap in features every update, so with this version rolling off the factory floor, we have a fair few toys to try out: That was the beta for version 2.1 of the free, open source DJ app, and we’re now testing beta 2.3. Mixxx Portable is available for immediate download from the Mixxx Portable homepage.The last time we mentioned Mixxx was over two years ago. And it's in Format, so it automatically works with the Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. Mixxx Portable is packaged in a Installer so it will automatically detect an existing installation when your drive is plugged in. It has BPM detection and master sync of up to four songs at once, support for over 80 DJ controllers, and a cutting-edge mixing engine including support for MP3, M4A/AAC, OGG, FLAC, and WAV audio, adjustable EQ shelves, timecode vinyl control, recording, and Shoutcast broadcasting. Whether you're DJing your next house party, spinning at a club, or broadcasting as a radio DJ, Mixxx has what you need to do it right. Mixxx has everything you need to start making DJ mixes in a tight, integrated package. Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the Platform. And it's open source and completely free. It's packaged as a portable app so you download on the go and it's in Format so it can easily integrate with the Platform. Mixxx is a complete virtual DJ package with beat detection, multi-song syncing, and support for DJ controllers. Mixxx Portable 2.0 has been released by.
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