6. La Bibliothèque de Mixxx¶
6.1. Vue d’ensemble des fonctionnalités de la bibliothèque¶
La Bibliothèque de Mixxx¶
The library manages all of your music files. This is where you can find the tracks you want to play and load them into a deck or sampler; see Loading Tracks. Mixxx imports your music library automatically when it is run for the first time, and automatically detects newly added tracks on each subsequent run, see Importing your audio files.
La barre latérale sur la gauche contient différentes collections de musique. La vue liste des pistes sur la droite affiche les pistes présentes dans ces collections.
Barre latérale:
Rechercher: Trouver une piste dans votre bibliothèque Mixxx.
Library: View and edit your whole collection.
Auto DJ: Jouer et mixer les pistes automatiquement
Playlists: Organize your tracks in sortable lists.
Crates: Manage your files in unordered track collections.
Browse: Browse and load tracks from your filesystem and connected devices.
Enregistrements: Enregistrer votre mix et parcourir les précédents enregistrements.
History: Browse lists of tracks you played in past mixing sessions.
Analyze: Prepare your tracks for optimal mixing experience.
External Libraries: Access your existing iTunes, Traktor and Rhythmbox libraries.
Liste des pistes:
Trier: Afficher et trier les pistes selon des critères choisis.
Charger: Faites glisser les pistes que vous souhaitez lire sur l’affichage de la forme d’onde.
Editer: Noter les pistes et éditer leurs métadonnées.
6.2. Search - Find your tracks¶
The Search box - Has focus and a search term entered¶
The Search box above the sidebar filters the current library view for tracks that match your search query. The library search include some nice search features; go to the chapter Finding Tracks (Search) for details.
6.3. Library - View and edit your whole collection¶
The Library displays a sortable list of all the tracks in your
music library.
- Personnaliser la vue
Move columns by clicking in a column header and dragging it to another position. Right-click on a column header to show and hide particular columns. Adjust the column width to fit the contents of the rows by double-clicking on the separator between two column headers.
- Trier les pistes
Les pistes sont automatiquement triées en fonction de la colonne sélectionnée. Cliquer sur l’en-tête de la colonne active pour inverser l’ordre de tri. Cliquer sur l’intitulé d’une autre colonne pour la définir en tant que colonne active.
- Noter les pistes
Assurez-vous que la colonne Notation n’est pas masquée. Noter les pistes en survolant le champ de notation d’une piste et en cliquant sur le nombre d’étoiles désiré.
- Éditer les métadonnées des pistes
Mixxx reads metadata from the tracks to fill the columns of the library. To edit this data, double-click on a field. If the field is editable it will become an editable text box. When you are done, hit Enter. The data will be saved to the Mixxx library, but not to the track’s metadata itself.
- Charger des pistes
To load a track into a deck, you can either drag it to the waveform display or use the context menu. Go to the chapter Loading Tracks for detailed information.
- Importer des pistes
Mixxx imports your music library automatically when it is run for the first time, and automatically detects newly added tracks on each subsequent run. Go to the chapter Importing your audio files for detailed information.
- Pré-écouter les pistes
To pre-listen to tracks in your headphones without loading them to a regular deck, click the
icon in the Preview column.
Go to the chapter Previewing Tracks for detailed information.- Réanalyser la bibliothèque
If you want to manually refresh your library without exiting (for example because you added or moved files) you can do this with in the menu on top of the application window. You can prompt an automatic rescan in .
6.3.2. Pistes manquantes¶
Nouveau dans la version 1.11.
The Missing Tracks view is accessible by expanding the Library tree item in the sidebar. Any tracks that were previously loaded into your library, but were later detected to be missing from your hard disk by Mixxx will appear here. Mixxx does not automatically delete records of missing tracks so that extra metadata Mixxx might have (such as hotcues and the beatgrids) will not be lost if the file is replaced.
Les fonctionnalités en détail:
Bouton Tout Sélectionner: Sélectionne toutes les pistes dans la vue actuelle.
Bouton Purger: Purge les pistes sélectionnées de la bibliothèque Mixxx, mais ne les supprime pas de votre ordinateur. Cela supprimera toutes les métadonnées que Mixxx a pour une piste.
6.4. Auto DJ - Automatiser votre mix¶
The Auto DJ queue is a special playlist that contains extra
controls for automatic mixing. This is useful for taking a break from live
mixing or for using Mixxx as media player.
Nouveau dans la version 1.11: Shuffle, Skip track, Fade now, Transition time, and Auto DJ Requeue.
Les fonctionnalités Auto DJ en détail:
Shuffle button: Shuffles the content of the Auto DJ playlist.
Bouton Sauter la piste: Saute la piste suivante dans la liste de lecture Auto DJ.
Bouton Baisser maintenant: Lance la transition avec la prochaine piste
Transition time spin-box: Determines the duration of the transition.
Bouton Activer Auto DJ: Active ou désactive le mode Auto DJ.
The Skip track and Fade now buttons are only accessible if the Auto DJ mode is enabled. The Search field in the upper left corner is disabled in Auto DJ. By default, Auto DJ removes tracks after playing them but you have the choice of telling it not to by activating the Auto DJ Requeue option in .
Indication
Put a pause between tracks that are automatically mixed by using a negative value in the Transition time spin-box.
Voir aussi
Pour plus d’informations, consulter le chapitre Using Auto DJ for automatic mixing.
6.5. Playlists - Organizing your tracks¶
Playlists are ordered lists of tracks that allow you to plan
your DJ sets. Some DJs construct playlists before they perform live, but others
prefer to build them on-the-fly.
Playlists are not directly loadable into the decks as Mixxx is primarily intended for live, attended performance use. However, you can use the Auto DJ explained below.
Create a playlist: Right-click on the Playlists sidebar item and select New playlist. Name the playlist and click OK.
Add Tracks: Add tracks to a previously created playlist by dragging-and-dropping a selection of tracks from the library or playlists onto the name of a playlist in the sidebar. Alternatively, use the right-click context menu in the library`s track list.
Right-click on an existing playlist’s name to access the different features in the context menu:
Ajouter à Auto DJ: Ajoute le contenu de la liste de lecture à la file d’attente Auto DJ pour le mixage automatique.
Rename: To rename a playlist, just put in a new playlist name and click OK.
Dupliquer: Parfois, vous souhaitez créer une liste de lecture basée sur une liste existante. Sélectionner la liste de lecture que vous souhaitez dupliquer, choisir Dupliquer liste de lecture, nommer la nouvelle liste de lecture et cliquer sur OK.
Verrouiller:
Cet icône indique une liste de lecture verrouillée. Si une liste de lecture est verrouillée, vous ne pouvez pas ajouter de pistes, renommer ou supprimer la liste de lecture. Choisir Déverrouiller dans le menu contextuel pour déverrouiller la liste de lecture.Remove: Removes an unlocked playlist. Tracks in the playlist are still available in the library for later use.
Import playlist: Import tracks from external playlists to a playlist in various file formats. For more information, go to iTunes, Traktor, Rhythmbox - Using external libraries.
Export playlist: Export a playlist in various file formats, such as
m3u,pls, orcsv. Ideal for processing the data in other applications.
6.6. Crates - Working with track collections¶
Crates are unordered collections of tracks, and are similar to
playlists. Think of it like a DJ case to organize your favorite vinyls into.
Create a crate: Right-click on the Crates sidebar item and select New Crate. Name the crate and click OK.
Add Tracks: Add tracks to a previously created crate by drag-and-dropping a selection of tracks from the library or playlists onto the name of a crate in the sidebar. Alternatively use the context menu in the library’s track list.
Clic-droit sur le nom d’un bac existant pour accéder aux différentes fonctionnalités du menu contextuel:
Renommer. Pour renommer un bac, entrer simplement un nouveau nom de bac et cliquer sur OK.
Dupliquer: Tout comme les listes de lecture, vous pouvez dupliquer un bac existant. Sélectionner le bac que vous souhaitez dupliquer, choisissez Dupliquer bac, nommer le nouveau bac et cliquer sur OK.
Verrouiller:
Cet icône indique un bac verrouillé. Si un bac est verrouillé, vous ne pouvez pas ajouter de pistes, renommer ou supprimer le bac. Choisir Déverrouiller dans le menu contextuel pour déverrouiller le bac.Supprimer: supprime un bac déverrouillée. Les pistes du bac sont toujours disponibles dans la bibliothèque pour une utilisation ultérieure.
Import crate: Import tracks from an external playlist to a crate in various file formats.
Export crate: Export a crate in various file formats, such as
m3u,pls, orcsv. Ideal for processing the data in other applications.
6.6.1. Bacs vs. listes de lecture¶
Crates are unordered collections of tracks. Unlike playlists, they cannot contain duplicate entries and do not support drack-and-drop within them.
Playlists serve a limited purpose of keeping an ordered list of tracks. You can right-click a playlist to queue it to Auto DJ, so in a sense you can “play” it.
Often DJs keep a playlist of favorites or plan a list of tracks they want to play at a party. In these cases they rarely care about the order since they will likely choose the order at the party based on the dance floor and mood and they certainly don’t want duplicates. This is where crates come in. You can think of them like labels in GMail or Web 2.0 tags for your music.
On the other hand, if you want to specifically plan out a set and practice the transitions you might want to keep an ordering of tracks or repeat them (if you plan to mix a track back in later on) so in that situation you could use a playlist.
6.7. Browse - Loading remote tracks¶
Browse mode works like a file-manager and allows you to load
tracks that are not necessarily already in your Mixxx library.
Click the Browse sidebar item to navigate the computer and find your
music. Depending on your operating system, the music will usually be
found in the “My Music” or “Music” folder. Drag the files you want to import to
the Library icon or directly to the
Affichage de la forme d’onde.
Note
Currently you can drag only files but not folders to the Mixxx library.
6.7.1. Liens rapides - Marquer vos répertoires favoris¶
Nouveau dans la version 1.11.
Using the Quick Links sub-menu you can bookmark folders for direct access. Click the Browse sidebar item and navigate to the folder you would like to bookmark. Right-click and choose Add to Quick Links. The folder is now pinned below the Quick Links. To un-pin that folder, right-click and choose Remove from Quick Links.
6.8. Enregistrements¶
In this section of the library you can start and stop
recordings well as view previous recordings and the dates they were made.
Voir aussi
Pour plus d’information, voir Recording your Mix.
6.9. History - Keep track of your last sessions¶
Nouveau dans la version 1.11.
The history section automatically keeps a list of tracks you
play in your DJ sets. This is handy for remembering what worked in your DJ sets,
posting set-lists, or reporting your plays to licensing organizations. Every
time you start Mixxx, a new history section is created. If you don’t play a
track during the current session, it will be discarded.
Cet icône indique la session en cours.
Click on the History icon in the sidebar to switch to the History view, then right-click on a sessions name to access the different features:
Ajouter à Auto DJ: Ajoute le contenu de la session à la file d’attente Auto DJ pour le mixage automatique
Rename: Rename a session, default is the calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD).
Remove: Remove a previous session, but not the locked sessions or even the current session.
Lock: Protect a previous session against accidental merge and deletion. An icon indicates a locked session.
Join with previous: Join the current history session with a previous one.
Export playlist: Export a session in various file formats, ideal for processing the data in other applications.
6.10. Analyze - Preparing your tracks¶
Mixxx automatically analyzes tracks the first time you load
them in a deck, nevertheless it is recommended that you analyze them before
playing live with them to ensure the beatgrids are correct. Furthermore, track
analysis takes considerable CPU power and might cause skips in the audio —
things you surely don’t need while performing.
The Analyze view allows you to run BPM and beatgrid detection on tracks in advance. Waveforms are generated as part of the analysis as well.
Modifié dans la version 1.11: Shows the progress in percentage and total queue length while analyzing.
The Analyze features in detail:
All / New: Allows you to view a list of either all tracks in the library or tracks added to the library within the last 7 days.
Select All: Selects all tracks in the current view.
Analyze: Starts the detection on the selected tracks.
Voir aussi
For more information, go to BPM and Beat Detection.
6.11. iTunes, Traktor, Rhythmbox - Using external libraries¶
The iTunes (Windows/Mac OS X),
Traktor (Windows/Mac OS X), and
Rhythmbox (GNU/Linux) views allow you to use the music
libraries you have created in these applications. You can access music and
playlists. If available, Mixxx automatically loads the external libraries from
their default locations on your hard drive.
Faire clic-droit sur l’icône iTunes dans l’arborescence de la bibliothèque et sélectionner Choisir la bibliothèque pour charger iTunes Music Library.xml à partir d’un emplacement différent. Sélectionner Utiliser la bibliothèque par défaut pour réinitialiser.
Nouveau dans la version 1.11.
Right-click on a iTunes/Rhythmbox/Traktor playlist and choose Import Playlist to import it to be a regular Mixxx playlist.
If you have an iTunes configuration file (
*.xml) from a Windows or Mac partition mounted in Linux, you can load it and use your iTunes tracks and playlists.
Voir aussi
You can disable external libraries in .