Used mixxx to do the djing for my wedding last year. Created a collaborative music voting site for the guests, then got all the music and made a mix which worked really well, even going between genres. Had a lot of fun playing with it getting everything ready and it worked with a couple of DJ controllers bought cheaply without any issue. I even made a little program to read the now playing track from the sqlite datab…
Can you share the program that reads the now playing track? We use Mixxx at a student radio station and we could maybe try using something like this to show the now-playing track on the website.
Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
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Re: Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
#22Been using it for the past few years, nothing bad to say about it, lovely piece of software. Vendor lock-in is very present in this field, with different brands of controllers supported by a myriad of proprietary DJ applications all more interested in onboarding you to their music subscription services rather than implement useful features or support open protocols. Meanwhile, Mixxx allows you to write your own adapt…
I tried it many years ago and this didn't work. Can Mixxx be used with the Rane mixers used with Serato back in the day?
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
> And RekordBox does not run well on Linux RekordBox doesn't even run well on Windows, so hard to imagine what worse looks like. But yeah, if Mixxx (or other FOSS software) could offer writing playlists into USB sticks, I'd get rid of RekordBox yesterday because few software out there works as bad as RekordBox.
I considered renting out some Pioneer equipment to add RekordBox playlist writing support, mainly because I'm in a similar situation. Mixxx does have support for reading USBs & SD cards, but not writing ;_; Unfortunately it's far down my priority list given the cost, my unfamiliarity with Mixxx development and that I rarely do anything without Mixx. But this is absolutely what ecosystem grants/bounties should be for.
I think there are two projects who worked on it a bit:
* https://github.com/kimtore/rex
* https://github.com/Holzhaus/rekordcrate (Current status of export: https://github.com/Holzhaus/rekordcrate/pull/103 )
Re: Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I considered renting out some Pioneer equipment to add RekordBox playlist writing support, mainly because I'm in a similar situation. Mixxx does have support for reading USBs & SD cards, but not writing ;_; Unfortunately it's far down my priority list given the cost, my unfamiliarity with Mixxx development and that I rarely do anything without Mixx. But this is absolutely what ecosystem grants/bounties should be for.
> But this is absolutely what ecosystem grants/bounties should be for. I'd be down to fund a bounty/grant for this (and I'm clearly not alone), if anyone is looking for booty :)
See my other comment to parent, there are two libraries who started, but did not finish. Maybe they can be incentivized to start up again.
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I tried it many years ago and this didn't work. Can Mixxx be used with the Rane mixers used with Serato back in the day?
Does the mixer speak midi? In that case probably. Is there already a mapping for you device? Check the manual https://manual.mixxx.org/2.5/en/
specifically: https://manual.mixxx.org/2.5/en/hardware/manuals#hardware-ma...
and if not there, the forum might have one: https://mixxx.discourse.group/c/controller-mappings/10
I notice that HID is also supported: https://manual.mixxx.org/2.5/en/chapters/controlling_mixxx#c...
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Can you share the program that reads the now playing track? We use Mixxx at a student radio station and we could maybe try using something like this to show the now-playing track on the website.
I will see... Not being evasive but I'm experiencing terminal illness at the moment so I'm all over the place. It wasn't a complex bit of code though, but I'll see what I can find.
Wishing you well - sorry to hear that you're in ill health.
Re: Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
#27Mixx is sneaky good as a TTRPG soundscape mixer. You can queue layer multiple ambiance tracks over tempo-matched music, build soundboards, and hook it all to hardware controls.
It's overkill, but a lot of similar tools either lock you into a media ecosystem, lack some power-user functionality, have a subscription, or don't work at all on Linux or macOS.
Re: Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I tried it many years ago and this didn't work. Can Mixxx be used with the Rane mixers used with Serato back in the day?
Does the mixer speak midi? In that case probably. Is there already a mapping for you device? Check the manual https://manual.mixxx.org/2.5/en/
Even if there's not a mapping Mixxx has a "MIDI Learning Wizard" (I forget what they call it) where, assuming it speaks MIDI, you can plug it up, choose an action, and then move the control for that action and it will figure out how to wire it up. For simple configurations that don't require scripting (ie. no setting LEDs on the controller or what not) you can get a fully functional setup for a controller Mixxx has no knowledge of without writing any JavaScript or XML at all!
Re: Mixxx: GPL DJ Software
#29I thought this was Donald’s Knuth Mix computer at first
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#30Also works great with my Traktor mixer. Traktor doesn't have linux support for their software, so I was glad my mixer didn't brick after the switch