13. Appendix
13.1. Keyboard mapping table
Shortcuts let you work more efficiently. This table lists the default keyboard shortcuts for accessing Mixxx with an English keyboard layout. Depending on your language settings the defaults may be different.
Nieuw in versie 1.11: Auto DJ and Preview Deck shortcuts
Function |
Deck 1 |
Deck 2 |
Master |
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Mixer |
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Crossfade Left |
G |
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Crossfade Right |
H |
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Small Crossfade Left |
Shift + G |
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Small Crossfade Right |
Shift + H |
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Activate/Disable Effects Unit |
5 |
0 |
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Headphone Cue (Pre-fader listen) |
T |
Y |
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Bass Kill |
B |
N |
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Playback |
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Load selected track to deck |
Shift + left |
Shift + right |
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Unload track from deck |
Alt + Shift + left |
Alt + Shift + right |
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Playback |
D |
L |
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Seek Backwards |
A |
J |
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Reverse Playback |
Shift + A |
Shift + J |
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Seek Forwards |
S |
K |
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Tempo Adjust Down |
F1 |
F5 |
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Tempo Adjust Up |
F2 |
F6 |
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Small Tempo Adjust Down |
Shift + F1 |
Shift + F5 |
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Small Tempo Adjust Up |
Shift + F2 |
Shift + F6 |
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Temporary Tempo Adjust Down |
F3 |
F7 |
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Temporary Tempo Adjust Up |
F4 |
F8 |
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Small Temporary Tempo Adjust Down |
Shift + F3 |
Shift + F7 |
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Small Temporary Tempo Adjust Up |
Shift + F4 |
Shift + F8 |
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Tempo (BPM) Sync |
1 |
6 |
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BPM Tap Tempo Adjust |
Shift + ! |
Shift + ^ |
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Cue and Loop |
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Set Cuepoint |
Shift + D |
Shift + L |
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Cue |
F |
; |
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Cue Go-to-and-stop |
Shift + F |
Shift + : |
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Activate 4 Beat Loop |
Q |
U |
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Halve Beat Loop Size |
W |
I |
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Double Beat Loop Size |
E |
O |
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Set Loop In Point |
2 |
7 |
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Set Loop Out Point (Activates Loop) |
3 |
8 |
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Toggle Loop On/Off |
4 |
9 |
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Set Hot cue 1 |
Z |
M |
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Set Hot cue 2 |
X |
, |
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Set Hot cue 3 |
C |
. |
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Set Hot cue 4 |
V |
/ |
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Clear Hot cue 1 |
Shift + Z |
Shift + M |
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Clear Hot cue 2 |
Shift + X |
Shift + < |
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Clear Hot cue 3 |
Shift + C |
Shift + > |
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Clear Hot cue 4 |
Shift + V |
Shift + ? |
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Microphone |
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Microphone Talkover |
` |
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Auto DJ |
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Shuffle Auto DJ playlist |
F9 |
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Skip next track in Auto DJ |
F10 |
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Fade to next track in Auto DJ |
F11 |
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Toggle Auto DJ on/Off |
F12 |
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Preview Deck |
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Load Selected Track And Play |
Alt+Return |
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Start/Stop |
Return |
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Seek Backwards |
Alt + Left |
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Seek Forwards |
Alt + Right |
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Zie ook
Mixxx allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts. For more information, and to download a keyboard mapping image, go to Using a Keyboard.
13.2. Application shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to access features available in the menu on top of the application window.
Function |
Key |
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File menu |
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Load Track to Deck 1 |
Ctrl + O |
Load Track to Deck 2 |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
Library menu |
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Add new Playlist |
Ctrl + N |
Add new Crate |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
View menu |
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Show Samplers |
Ctrl + 1 |
Show Microphone Section |
Ctrl + 2 |
Show Vinyl Control Section |
Ctrl + 3 |
Show Preview Deck |
Ctrl + 4 |
Full Screen (Windows & Linux) |
F11 |
Full Screen (Mac OS X) |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
Options menu |
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Enable Vinyl Control 1 |
Ctrl + Y |
Enable Vinyl Control 2 |
Ctrl + Z |
Enable Live Broadcasting |
Ctrl + L |
Record Mix |
Ctrl + R |
Enable Keyboard Shortcuts |
Ctrl + ` |
Exit Mixxx |
Ctrl + Q |
Developer menu |
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Reload skin |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
Hint
The Ctrl key on Windows & Linux is equivalent to the Command key on Mac OS X. The Alt key on Windows & Linux is equivalent to the Option key on Mac OS X. Application shortcuts are not customizable.
Notitie
The Developer menu is available if Mixxx is started using the Command line options.
13.3. Command line options
Mixxx is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. As such, its command line options are only useful for development or debugging, as they make these tasks easier. Comment line options are case-sensitive.
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
[FILE] |
Load the specified music file(s) at start-up. Each file you specify will be loaded into the next virtual deck. Supported file types: mp3, ogg, aiff, aif, wav, flac, and optional unprotected aac (m4a) |
–resourcePath PATH |
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for its resource files such as MIDI mappings, overriding the default installation location. |
–pluginPath PATH |
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for sound source plugins in addition to default locations. |
–settingsPath PATH |
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for user settings files such as the library database and preferences config file. |
–controllerDebug |
Causes Mixxx to display/log all of the controller data it receives and script functions it loads |
–developer |
Enables developer-mode. Includes extra log info, stats on performance, and a Developer tools menu. |
–locale LOCALE |
Use a custom locale for loading translations (e.g ‘fr’) |
-f, –fullScreen |
Starts Mixxx in full-screen mode |
-h, –help |
Display this help message and exit |
Example: To start Mixxx in Developer mode from a custom resource directory with MIDI and HID logging enabled, type the following line into the terminal and hit return:
./mixxx --controllerDebug --developer --resourcePath res