16. Appendix
16.1. Additional Resources
Got questions? Need more information? Want to contribute? There are a variety of other resources where you can find out more:
Mixxx Website: For general information and updates, as well as the latest news on Mixxx, go to: https://mixxx.org
Mixxx Wiki: For up-to-date information about supported DJ hardware, documentation on making controller mappings, and other tips and tricks, go to: https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/wiki
Keyboard Shortcuts: This a list for all default Mixxx keyboard shortcuts. Please note that these shortcuts are for keyboards configured in English layout and default shortcuts may be different if your language setting is not English. default keyboard mappings
Mixxx Community Forums: To search for answers, post your question or answer other DJ’s questions, go to: https://mixxx.org/forums
Mixxx Zulip Chat: Hang out with Mixxx developers and users on our Zulip chat. Stand-alone apps for Zulip can be configured to use the server
mixxx.zulipchat.com
.Mixxx Source Code: To download the source code for Mixxx, go to: https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx
Mixxx Bug Tracker: To report a bug or request a feature, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx
Mixxx Translations: To translate Mixxx and promote your mother tongue, go to: https://www.transifex.com/mixxx-dj-software/public/. Please read the Translation FAQ first.
16.2. 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.
Function |
Deck 1 |
Deck 2 |
Master |
---|---|---|---|
Mixer |
|||
Crossfade Left |
G |
||
Crossfade Right |
H |
||
Small Crossfade Left |
Shift + G |
||
Small Crossfade Right |
Shift + H |
||
Activate/Disable Effects Unit |
5 |
0 |
|
Headphone Cue (Pre-fader listen) |
T |
Y |
|
Bass Kill |
B |
N |
|
Playback |
|||
Load selected track to deck |
Shift + ← |
Shift + → |
|
Unload track from deck |
Alt + Shift + ← |
Alt + Shift + → |
|
Playback |
D |
L |
|
Seek Backwards |
A |
J |
|
Reverse Playback |
Shift + A |
Shift + J |
|
Seek Forwards |
S |
K |
|
Tempo Adjust Down |
F1 |
F5 |
|
Tempo Adjust Up |
F2 |
F6 |
|
Small Tempo Adjust Down |
Shift + F1 |
Shift + F5 |
|
Small Tempo Adjust Up |
Shift + F2 |
Shift + F6 |
|
Temporary Tempo Adjust Down |
F3 |
F7 |
|
Temporary Tempo Adjust Up |
F4 |
F8 |
|
Small Temporary Tempo Adjust Down |
Shift + F3 |
Shift + F7 |
|
Small Temporary Tempo Adjust Up |
Shift + F4 |
Shift + F8 |
|
Tempo (BPM) Sync |
1 |
6 |
|
BPM Tap Tempo Adjust |
Shift + ! |
Shift + ⌃ |
|
Cue and Loop |
|||
Set Cuepoint |
Shift + D |
Shift + L |
|
Cue |
F |
; |
|
Cue Go-to-and-stop |
Shift + F |
Shift + : |
|
Activate 4 Beat Loop |
Q |
U |
|
Halve Beat Loop Size |
W |
I |
|
Double Beat Loop Size |
E |
O |
|
Set Loop In Point |
2 |
7 |
|
Set Loop Out Point (Activates Loop) |
3 |
8 |
|
Toggle Loop On/Off |
4 |
9 |
|
Set Hot cue 1 |
Z |
M |
|
Set Hot cue 2 |
X |
, |
|
Set Hot cue 3 |
C |
. |
|
Set Hot cue 4 |
V |
/ |
|
Clear Hot cue 1 |
Shift + Z |
Shift + M |
|
Clear Hot cue 2 |
Shift + X |
Shift + < |
|
Clear Hot cue 3 |
Shift + C |
Shift + > |
|
Clear Hot cue 4 |
Shift + V |
Shift + ? |
|
Microphone |
|||
Microphone Talkover |
` |
||
Auto DJ |
|||
Shuffle Auto DJ playlist |
Shift + F9 |
||
Skip next track in Auto DJ |
Shift + F10 |
||
Fade to next track in Auto DJ |
Shift + F11 |
||
Toggle Auto DJ on/Off |
Shift + F12 |
||
Preview Deck |
|||
Load Selected Track And Play |
Alt + Return |
||
Start/Stop |
Return |
||
Seek Backwards |
Alt + ← |
||
Seek Forwards |
Alt + → |
||
Vinyl Control |
|||
Passthrough |
Ctrl + J |
Ctrl + K |
|
Vinylcontrol Mode |
Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Ctrl + Shift + U |
|
Vinylcontrol Cueing |
Ctrl + Alt + Y |
Ctrl + Alt + U |
|
Single Deck Toggle / Swap Decks |
Ctrl + T |
Ctrl + T |
|
Search bar |
|||
Focus |
Ctrl + F |
||
Clear input |
Ctrl + Back |
||
Exit search and leave focus |
ESC |
||
Library |
|||
Select all files in current list |
Ctrl + A |
||
Select group of files in current list |
Click first item, hold Shift key, click last item |
Ayrıca bakınız
Mixxx allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts. For more information, and to download a keyboard mapping image, go to Using a Keyboard.
16.3. Application shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to access features available in the menu on top of the application window.
Function |
Key |
---|---|
File menu |
|
Load Track to Deck 1 |
Ctrl + O |
Load Track to Deck 2 |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
Library menu |
|
Add new Playlist |
Ctrl + N |
Add new Crate |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
View menu |
|
Show Skin Settings Menu |
Ctrl + 1 |
Show Microphone Section |
Ctrl + 2 |
Show Vinyl Control Section |
Ctrl + 3 |
Show Preview Deck |
Ctrl + 4 |
Show Cover Art |
Ctrl + 6 |
Maximize Library |
Space |
Full Screen (Windows & Linux) |
F11 |
Full Screen (macOS) |
Shift + Command + F |
Options menu |
|
Enable Vinyl Control 1 |
Ctrl + T |
Enable Vinyl Control 2 |
Ctrl + Y |
Enable Vinyl Control 3 |
Ctrl + U |
Enable Vinyl Control 4 |
Ctrl + I |
Enable Live Broadcasting |
Ctrl + L |
Record Mix |
Ctrl + R |
Enable Keyboard Shortcuts |
Ctrl + ` |
Open Preferences (Windows & Linux) |
Ctrl + P |
Open Preferences (macOS) |
Ctrl + , |
Exit Mixxx |
Ctrl + Q |
Developer menu |
|
Reload skin |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
Developer Tools |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
Stats: Base Bucket |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
Stats: Experiment Bucket |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
Debugger Enabled |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
İpucu
The Ctrl key on Windows & Linux is equivalent to the Command key on macOS. The Alt key on Windows & Linux is equivalent to the Option key on macOS. Application shortcuts are not customizable.
Not
The Developer menu is available if Mixxx is started using the Launching Mixxx from the Command Line.
16.4. Launching Mixxx from the Command Line
To launch Mixxx using the command line:
- Windows
Locate the folder where Mixxx is installed and copy the file path. You can also obtain the file path by right clicking on the Mixxx icon and then choosing ‘Properties’. Copy the path and paste it in terminal and add
\mixxx
at the end - everything should be inside quotes. Press Enter. The entire command will look like this"C:\Program Files\Mixxx\mixxx"
- macOS
Similarly, for macOS, the command will be
/Applications/Mixxx.app/Contents/MacOS/mixxx
- GNU/ Linux
If Mixxx is in your system’s search path (
$PATH
), you can just typemixxx
16.4.1. 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. Command line options are case-sensitive.
To launch Mixxx with any of these command line options, simply append the option to the base command for your operating system. For example, to launch Mixxx in developer mode on Windows, type this in terminal
"C:\Program Files\Mixxx\mixxx" --developer
In addition to these options, it is possible to specify one or more music file(s) on the command line. These will be loaded at start-up. Each file you specify will be loaded into the next virtual deck. For a list of supported file types, go to Compatible file formats.
- --resourcePath PATH
Top-level directory where Mixxx will look for its resource files such as MIDI mappings, overriding the default installation location.
- --pluginPath PATH
Top-level directory where Mixxx will look for sound source plugins in addition to default locations.
- --settingsPath PATH
Top-level directory where Mixxx will look for user settings files such as the library database and preferences configuration file.
- --controllerDebug
Log all controller data Mixxx sends and receives as well as scripts it loads.
- --developer
Enable developer mode. Includes extra logs, stats on performance and the Developer tools menu as well as tooltips and logs useful for skin developers.
- --safeMode
Disable OpenGL widgets (scrolling waveforms, spinnies) to work around GPU driver bugs. If Mixxx is crashing on startup, try using this.
Automatically loads empty waveforms
Disables spinning vinyl widgets
Disables synchronization polling
Doesn’t open controllers by default
- --locale LOCALE
Use a custom locale for loading translations (e.g
fr
)- -f, --fullScreen
Start Mixxx in full-screen mode.
- --logLevel LEVEL
Set the verbosity of command line logging.
Value
Meaning
critical
Critical/Fatal only
warning
Above + Warnings
info
Above + Informational messages
debug
Above + Debug/Developer messages
trace
Above + Profiling messages
- --logFlushLevel LEVEL
Set the logging level at which the log buffer is flushed to
mixxx.log
.LEVEL
is one of the values defined at--logLevel
above.- --debugAssertBreak
Breaks (
SIGINT
) Mixxx if aDEBUG_ASSERT
evaluates to false. A debugger can then be used to continue. This disables theMIXXX_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS_FATAL
flag which can otherwise lead to a time consuming full rebuild.- -h, --help
Display this help message and exit
16.5. Developer tools
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
16.5.1. Experiment modes for rapid development and testing
Adds a static Experiment class with a tri-state mode flag that indicates whether the experiment mode is OFF, BASE, or EXPERIMENT.
Adds
and . Each one toggles between OFF and BASE/EXPERIMENT so you can choose exactly what time spans you would like to collect in your base and experiment buckets.Updates StatsManager to segment collected stats into a base and experiment bucket. This allows you to quickly measure the difference a code change has on relevant counters / timers within the same execution of Mixxx.
This is useful for quickly enabling and disabling a code change without a re-compile/re-run cycle to get an anecdotal sense of how it “feels” as well as a quantified sense of how it differs in terms of stats Mixxx collects.
All stats collected via the usual Counter/Timer/ScopedTimer/etc. tools are segmented into a BASE STATS and EXPERIMENT STATS section printed to the log on exit.
16.6. Version History
16.6.1. 2.2.5 (Unreleased)
Add controller mapping for Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 #2542
Add controller mapping for Hercules DJControl Jogvision #2370
Fix missing manual in deb package lp:1889776
Fix caching of duplicate tracks that reference the same file #3027
Fix loss of precision when dealing with floating-point sample positions while setting loop out position and seeking using vinyl control #3126 #3127
16.6.2. 2.2.4 (2020-06-27)
Store default recording format after “Restore Defaults” lp:1857806 #2414
Prevent infinite loop when decoding corrupt MP3 files #2417
Speed up purging of tracks lp:1845837 #2393
Don’t stop playback if vinyl passthrough input is configured and PASS button is pressed #2474
Fix debug assertion for invalid crate names lp:1861431 #2477
Fix crashes when executing actions on tracks that already disappeared from the DB #2527
AutoDJ: Skip next track when both deck are playing lp:1399974 #2531
Tweak scratch parameters for Mixtrack Platinum #2028
Fix auto tempo going to infinity on Pioneer DDJ-SB2 #2559
Fix bpm.tapButton logic and reject missed & double taps #2594
Add controller mapping for Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3 #2348
Add controller mapping for Soundless joyMIDI #2425
Add controller mapping for Hercules DJControl Inpulse 300 #2465
Add controller mapping for Denon MC7000 #2546
Add controller mapping for Stanton DJC.4 #2607
Fix broadcasting via broadcast/recording input lp:1876222 #2743
Only apply ducking gain in manual ducking mode when talkover is enabed lp:1394968 lp:1737113 lp:1662536 #2759
Ignore MIDI Clock Messages (0xF8) because they are not usable in Mixxx and inhibited the screensaver #2786
16.6.3. 2.2.3 (2019-11-24)
Don’t make users reconfigure sound hardware when it has not changed #2253
Fix MusicBrainz metadata lookup lp:1848887 #2328
Fix high DPI scaling of cover art #2247
Fix high DPI scaling of cue point labels on scrolling waveforms #2331
Fix high DPI scaling of sliders in Tango skin #2318
Fix sound dropping out during recording lp:1842679 #2265 #2305 #2308 #2309
Fix rare crash on application shutdown #2293
Workaround various rare bugs caused by database inconsistencies lp:1846971 #2321
Improve handling of corrupt FLAC files #2315
Don’t immediately jump to loop start when loop_out is pressed in quantized mode lp:1837077 #2269
Preserve order of tracks when dragging and dropping from AutoDJ to playlist lp:1829601 #2237
Explicitly use X11 Qt platform plugin instead of Wayland in .desktop launcher lp:1850729 #2340
Pioneer DDJ-SX: fix delayed sending of MIDI messages with low audio buffer sizes #2326
Enable modplug support on Linux by default lp:1840537 #2244 #2272
Fix keyboard shortcut for View > Skin Preferences lp:1851993 #2358 #2372
Reloop Terminal Mix: Fix mapping of sampler buttons 5-8 lp:1846966 #2330
16.6.4. 2.2.2 (2019-08-10)
Fix battery widget with upower <= 0.99.7. #2221
Fix BPM adjust in BpmControl. lp:1836480
Disable track metadata export for .ogg files and TagLib 1.11.1. lp:1833190
Fix interaction of hot cue buttons and looping. lp:1778246
Fix detection of moved tracks. #2197
Fix playlist import. lp:1687828
Fix updating playlist labels. lp:1837315
Fix potential segfault on exit. lp:1828360
Fix parsing of invalid bpm values in MP3 files. lp:1832325
Fix crash when removing rows from empty model. #2128
Fix high DPI scaling of RGB overview waveforms. #2090
Fix for OpenGL SL detection on macOS. lp:1828019
Fix OpenGL ES detection. lp:1825461
Fix FX1/2 buttons missing Mic unit in Deere (64 samplers). lp:1837716
Tango64: Re-enable 64 samplers. #2223
Numark DJ2Go re-enable note-off for deck A cue button. #2087
Replace Flanger with QuickEffect in keyboard mapping. #2233
16.6.5. 2.2.1 (2019-04-22)
Include all fixes from Mixxx 2.1.7 and 2.1.8
Fix high CPU usage on MAC due to preview column lp:1812763
Fix HID controller output on Windows with common-hid-packet-parser.js
Fix rendering slow down by not using QStylePainter in WSpinny lp:1530720
Fix broken Mic mute button lp:1782568
added quick effect enable button to the control picker menu
Fix Cover Window close issue with empty cover arts
Fix Numark Mixtrack 3 mapping. #2057
16.6.6. 2.2.0 (2018-12-17)
General
Update from Qt4 to Qt5.
Use Qt5’s automatic high DPI scaling (and remove the old scaling option from the preferences).
Vectorize remaining raster graphics for better HiDPI support.
Effects
Add mix mode switch (Dry/Wet vs Dry+Wet) for effect units.
Add support for LV2 effects plugins (currently no way to show plugin GUIs).
Add preference option for selecting which effects are shown in the list of available effects in the main window (all LV2 effects are hidden by default and must be explicitly enabled by users).
Skins
Add 8 sampler and small sampler options to LateNight.
Add key / BPM expansion indicators to Deere decks.
Add skin settings menu to LateNight.
Controllers
Add controller mapping for Numark Mixtrack Platinum.
Update controller mapping for Numark N4.
Add spinback and break for Vestax VCI-400 mapping.
Miscellaneous
Add preference option to adjust the play position marker of scrolling waveforms.
Add preference option to adjust opacity of beatgrid markers on scrolling waveforms.
Support IRC/AIM/ICQ broadcast metadata.
16.6.7. 2.1.8 (2019-04-07)
Fix a rare chance for a corrupt track file while writing metadata in out of disk situations. lp:1815305
Fix export of BPM track file metadata. lp:1816490
Fix sending of broadcast metadata with TLS enabled libshout 2.4.1. lp:1817395
Fix resdicovering purged tracks in all cases. lp:1821514
Fix dropping track from OSX Finder. lp:1822424
16.6.8. 2.1.7 (2019-01-15)
Fix syncing to doublespeed lp:1808697
Fix issues when changing beats of a synced track lp:1808698
Fix direction of pitch bend buttons when inverting rate slider lp:1770745
Use first loaded deck if no playing deck is found lp:1784185
Encode file names correctly on macOS lp:1776949
16.6.9. 2.1.6 (2018-12-23)
Fix crash when loading a Qt5 Soundsource / Vamp Plug-In. lp:1774639
Validate effect parameter range. lp:1795234
Fix crash using the bpm_tap button without a track loaded. lp:1801844
Fix possible crash after ejecting a track. lp:1801874
Fix wrong bitrate reported for faulty mp3 files. lp:1782912
Fix Echo effect syncing lp:1793232
Fix iTunes context menu lp:1799932
Fix loading the wrong track after delete search and scroll. lp:1803148
Improve search bar timing. lp:1635087
Fix quoted search sentence. lp:1784141
Fix loading a track formerly not existing. lp:1800395
Fix importing m3u files with blank lines. lp:1806271
Fix position in sampler overview waveforms. lp:1744170
Don’t reset rate slider, syncing a track without a beatgrid. lp:1783020
Clean up iTunes track context menu. lp:1800335
Collapsed sampler are not analyzed on startup. lp:1801126
search for decoration characters like “˚”. lp:1802730
Fix cue button blinking after pressing eject on an empty deck. lp:1808222
16.6.10. 2.1.5 (2018-10-28)
Code signing for Windows builds. lp:1517823
Fix crash on exit when preferences is open. lp:1793185
Fix crash when analyzing corrupt MP3s. lp:1793387
Fix crash when importing metadata from MusicBrainz. lp:1794993
Library search fixes when single quotes are used. lp:1784090 lp:1789728
Fix scrolling waveform on Windows with WDM-KS sound API. lp:1729345
Fix right clicking on beatgrid alignment button in Tango and LateNight skins. lp:1798237
Improve speed of importing iTunes library. lp:1785545
Add 2 deck mapping for DJTechTools MIDI Fighter Twister.
16.6.11. 2.1.4 (2018-08-29)
Fix track selection not getting shown in the track table on Windows. There are no changes to the source code, but the Jenkins build configuration was changed to delete the Jenkins workspace before each build. lp:1751482
16.6.12. 2.1.3 (2018-08-20)
Fix a severe performance regression on Windows
16.6.13. 2.1.2 (2018-08-10)
Allow maximum deck speed of 4x normal.
Don’t always quantize hotcues, a 2.1.1 regression. lp:1777429
Fix artifacts using more than 32 samplers. lp:1779559
store No EQ and Filter persistently. lp:1780479
Pad unreadable samples with silence on cache miss. lp:1777480
Fixing painting of preview column for Qt5 builds. lp:1776555
LateNight: Fix play button right click. lp:1781829
LateNight: Added missing sort up/down buttons.
Fix sampler play button tooltips. lp:1779468
Shade: remove superfluid margins and padding in sampler.xml. lp:1773588
Deere: Fix background-color code.
ITunes: Don’t stop import in case of duplicated Playlists. lp:1783493
16.6.14. 2.1.1 (2018-06-13)
Require Soundtouch 2.0 to avoid segfault. lp:1577042
Improved skins including library view fix. lp:1773709 lp:1772202
Fix crash when importing ID3v2 APIC frames. lp:1774790
Synchronize execution of Vamp analyzers. lp:1743256
DlgTrackInfo: Mismatching signal/slot connection.
Detect M4A decoding errors on Windows. lp:1766834
Fix spinback inertia effect.
Fix decoding fixes and upgrade DB schema. lp:1766042 lp:1769717
Fix integration of external track libraries. lp:1766360
Fix memory leak when loading cover art. lp:1767068
Fix clearing of ReplayGain gain/ratio in file tags. lp:1766094
Fix crash when removing a quick link. lp:1510068
Fidlib: Thread-safe and reentrant generation of filters. lp:1765210
Fix unresponsive scrolling through crates & playlists using encoder. lp:1719474
Swap default values for temp/perm rate changes. lp:1764254
16.6.15. 2.1.0 (2018-04-15)
Graphical interface scales for high resolution screens
Overhauled Deere and LateNight skins
New Tango skin
Resizable waveforms
Effects are synchronized to the tempo
Effects are processed post-fader and post-crossfader and can be previewed in headphones
One metaknob per effect with customizable parameter control for intuitive use of effect chains
Nine new effects: Autopan, Biquad Equalizer, Biquad Full Kill Equalizer, Loudness Contour, Metronome, Parametric Equalizer, Phaser, Stereo Balance, Tremolo
Loaded effects and their parameters are saved and restored when Mixxx restarts
More transparent sounding equalizers (Biquad Equalizer and Biquad Full Kill Equalizer)
Improved scratching sounds with jog wheels, vinyl control, and dragging waveforms with the mouse
Simplified looping and beatjump controls
Configurable rows of 8 samplers with up to 8 rows available for a total of 64 samplers
Files loaded to samplers are reloaded when Mixxx restarts
Improved volume normalization algorithm (EBU-R 128)
Filter library table by crates
Sort musical keys in library table by circle of fifths
Write metadata tags back to audio files
New JavaScript library for controller mapping
Configure multiple Internet broadcasting stations and use multiple stations at the same time
Broadcast and record microphones with direct monitoring and latency compensation
Broadcast and record from an external mixer
Booth output with independent gain knob for using sound cards with 6 output channels without an external mixer
Prevent screensaver from starting while Mixxx is running
CUP (Cue And Play) cue button mode
Time remaining and time elapsed now take into account the tempo fader
Clicking cover art now shows it full size in a separate window
For a full list of new features and bugfixes, go to: https://launchpad.net/mixxx/2.1.
16.6.16. 2.0.0 (2015-12-31)
4 Decks with Master Sync
New Effects Framework with 4 Effect Units and 5 Built-in Effects: * Flanger, Bit Crusher, Reverb, Echo, Filter * More to come!
Configurable, Resizeable User Interface with 3 Brand New Skins
Cover Art Display
Music Key Detection and Shifting
Vinyl Audio Pass-Through
4 Microphone inputs and 4 Auxiliary inputs
MIDI Mapping GUI and Improved Learning Wizard
MusicBrainz metadata fetching
RGB Musical Waveforms
Hundreds of Bug Fixes and Improvements
New Pitch-Independent Algorithm for Better-Sounding Key-lock
For a full list of new features and bugfixes, go to: https://launchpad.net/mixxx/2.0.
Ayrıca bakınız
For an overview of previous versions, take a look at the timeline.