Mixxx tutorials

[studio32]

Mixxx is an open source DJ tool designed for both professional and amateur DJs alike.
Mixxx allows DJs to mix music live with a clean, simple interface. Futhermore, Mixxx has a number of key features to help DJs in the mix: Beat estimation, parallel visual displays, and support for various DJ hardware controllers.

There is a great new tutorial for using the Mixman DM2 with Mixxx on Linux by Jan Jockush on Youtube.

Mixman DM2 with Mixxx Tutorial
https://launchpad.net/mixxx/+announcement/241

how_to_match_beats
http://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/how_to_match_beats

Simple playlist creation and music collection management
http://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/simp ... management

[jukingeo]

Mixxx is an open source DJ tool designed for both professional and amateur DJs alike.
Mixxx allows DJs to mix music live with a clean, simple interface. Futhermore, Mixxx has a number of key features to help DJs in the mix: Beat estimation, parallel visual displays, and support for various DJ hardware controllers.

The current version of Mixxx has problems. While Mixxx supposed to support Jack apparently there is a problem. I put a post up on the Mixxx forum about the problem (when I couldn't find anything about it doing a search). So far no answer.

Another problem with Mixxx is that even though I got it to work with using a straight ALSA driver, the output crackles...even with the latency turned up. I have a fast machine too.

But overall this does look like a cool program. It is very similar to Deckadance (a Win app), in that you are presented with two waveforms for each of your songs. They are set up in a nice over/under fashion in which it permits a good visual indication for beat matching.

However, because it isn't working with Jack and support seems less then stellar over at Mixxx, I am probably going to look into another alternative.

I will report back if I find something else. But overall this piece of software does show promise and if properly fine tuned, it could very well be one of the better DJ mixing tools Linux has to offer.

[studio32]

Its heavily in development, so I espect the app to become much better in the comming months...

You can also try terminatorX, Ultramixer or Sweep with scrubby wubby

[jukingeo]

Its heavily in development, so I espect the app to become much better in the comming months...

You can also try terminatorX, Ultramixer or Sweep with scrubby wubby

I have tried TerminatorX yesterday and it does have some cool features over some of the other mixing programs. For one you have a nice BIG waveform display. Then, of course, is the scratch feature. Another cool thing is that you can have more than just two sources. Also LADSPA plug-in capability is a nice touch. But it was the simple necessities that were lacking. No Tempo Control, No FF, REW, Search buttons, only ONE set of outputs.

I have Sweep too, but I think that is more of a editor than a DJ mixing program. I haven't fully checked it out yet.

I didn't try Ultra-Mixer yet, but as I recall it doesn't have the waveform display. I like that because it is easier to match up the beats. I mostly use my ears though, but the cool thing about the waveform is that you can see when you are starting to drift and can visually see which way you have to go.

Geo