Mixxx 1.11 User Manual

Mixxx is Free [1] DJ software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Mixxx gives you everything you need to become a professional DJ (except talent and hard work). Using Mixxx, you can rock the party with your vinyl turntables, your MIDI/HID controllers, or even just your keyboard.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction to Mixxx
  • 1.1. Mixxx Features
  • 1.2. System Requirements
  • 1.3. About the Mixxx Project
  • 1.4. About the Mixxx Manual
  • 1.5. Additional Resources
• 2. Installing Mixxx
  • 2.1. Installation on Windows
  • 2.2. Installation on Mac OS X
  • 2.3. Installation on GNU/Linux
  • 2.4. Building Mixxx from Source
  • 2.5. Where to go from here?
• 3. Hardware Setup
  • 3.1. Audio Output
  • 3.2. Common Configurations
• 4. Configuring Mixxx
  • 4.1. Sound Hardware Preferences
  • 4.2. Audio Outputs
  • 4.3. Latency, Sample Rate, and Audio API
• 5. An Overview of the Mixxx Interface
  • 5.1. The Deck Sections
  • 5.2. The Mixer Section
  • 5.3. The Sampler Section
  • 5.4. The Microphone Section
  • 5.5. Preview Deck Section
• 6. The Mixxx Library
  • 6.1. Overview of the Library features
  • 6.2. Search - Find your tracks
  • 6.3. Library - View and edit your whole collection
  • 6.4. Auto DJ - Automate your mix
  • 6.5. Playlists - Organizing your tracks
  • 6.6. Crates - Working with track collections
  • 6.7. Browse - Loading remote tracks
  • 6.8. Recordings
  • 6.9. History - Keep track of your last sessions
  • 6.10. Analyze - Preparing your tracks
  • 6.11. iTunes, Traktor, Rhythmbox - Using external libraries
• 7. Controlling Mixxx
  • 7.1. Using a Mouse and Trackpad
  • 7.2. Using a Keyboard
  • 7.3. Using MIDI/HID Controllers
  • 7.4. Using Timecode Vinyl Records and CDs
• 8. Vinyl Control
  • 8.1. How does it work?
  • 8.2. What do I need to use it?
  • 8.3. Configuring Input and Output devices
  • 8.4. Configuring Vinyl Control
  • 8.5. Enabling Vinyl Control
  • 8.6. Single Deck Control
  • 8.7. End-Of-Record Mode
  • 8.8. Control Track
  • 8.9. Troubleshooting
• 9. Live Broadcasting - Start your own Internet radio
  • 9.1. Streaming Servers
  • 9.2. Configuring Mixxx
  • 9.3. Live Broadcasting Preferences
  • 9.4. Troubleshooting
  • 9.5. Activate MP3 streaming support
• 10. DJing With Mixxx
  • 10.1. Opening Mixxx
  • 10.2. Importing your audio files
  • 10.3. Loading Tracks
  • 10.4. Finding Tracks (Search)
  • 10.5. Previewing Tracks
  • 10.6. Waveform displays
  • 10.7. Beatmatching and Mixing
  • 10.8. Headphone Cueing
  • 10.9. BPM and Beat Detection
  • 10.10. Recording your Mix
  • 10.11. Using Auto DJ for automatic mixing
• 11. Advanced Topics
  • 11.1. Adding support for your MIDI/HID Controller
  • 11.2. Making a Custom Keyboard Mapping
  • 11.3. Additional Effects via external Mixer Mode
  • 11.4. Deleting Your Library
• 12. Contributing to the Project
  • 12.1. As a non-developer
  • 12.2. As a software developer
• 13. Appendix
  • 13.1. Keyboard mapping table
  • 13.2. Application shortcuts
  • 13.3. Command line options
• 14. Glossary of Terms

[1]

Yes, free with a capital F free. Free as in beer and free as in speech. For more information about what this means, see Wikipedia.