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    After two years of hard work, the Mixxx team is pleased to announce Mixxx 2.1 beta. We have overhauled the effects system, redesigned the skins, added and improved lots of controller mappings, rewrote the audio file decoders twice, and of course fixed a bunch of bugs. Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu users can download installers here. Updated installers will be available whenever we make changes to the code until the 2.1 release, so keep checking back for new installers. Ubuntu users can also install packages from the PPA and use apt-get to stay up to date. If you want to use 2.1 beta on a GNU/Linux distribution other than Ubuntu, you can compile it from source code.

    Here is a quick summary of what is new in Mixxx 2.1:
    * 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
    * and of course, lots and lots of bug fixes.

    Here are controllers with mappings that have been added or updated since the 2.0 release. Mappings marked with an asterisk (*) have been updated for the new effects interface:
    * American Audio VMS2
    * American Audio VMS4
    * Behringer CMD Micro
    * Behringer CMD Studio 4a
    * Denon MC4000
    * FaderFox DJ2
    * Hercules DJ Control MP3 LE / Glow
    * Hercules DJ Control Compact
    * Hercules P32*
    * Ion Discover DJ
    * Korg Nanokontrol 2
    * M-Audio Xponent
    * Novation Twitch
    * Numark Mixtrack Pro 3 & Numark Mixtrack 3*
    * Pioneer DDJ-SB2*
    * Pioneer DDJ-SX*
    * Reloop Beatmix 2
    * Reloop Beatmix 4
    * Reloop Digital Jockey 3 ME
    * Reloop Terminal Mix 2
    * Reloop Terminal Mix 4
    * Vestax VCI-100 Mk2
    * Vestax Typhoon
    If you have a controller with an old mapping, please consider contributing an updated mapping for the 2.1 release. We have some tips for updating controller mappings on the wiki.

    We will be beta testing 2.1 for 3 months before releasing 2.1 at the end of March 2018. The beta release will be updated continuously until that time. No big new features will be added to 2.1 after this point. We will fix small bugs, continue to polish the skins, and update more controller mappings until the final 2.1 release. We will be writing the English version of the manual during January 2018 to allow two months for translating it before the release. To get you exciting new features sooner, we have decided to move to a fixed 6 month release cycle going forward, so look for Mixxx 2.2 at the end of September 2018.

    For users upgrading from older versions of Mixxx, we have a few important announcements. First, if you are using Windows, you will have to uninstall any old versions of Mixxx before you can install 2.1 beta. How to uninstall Mixxx varies on different versions of Windows:
    * Windows Vista, 7, and 8: Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program
    * Windows 10: Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs And Features > look for Mixxx > Uninstall

    If you are upgrading from an older version of Mixxx and have MP3 files in your library, we have another important announcement. The good news is that we fixed a bug where the waveforms and audio playback of MP3 files were misaligned. The bad news is that we have no way of knowing which MP3 files were affected or how much the offset was. That means that waveforms, beatgrids, cues, and loops from older versions of Mixxx may be offset by an unknown amount for any MP3 file. Only MP3 files were affected by this bug; other audio file types are unaffected. You can either correct your beatgrids and cue points manually for each track, or you can clear this information for all MP3s and start fresh. Regardless, we recommend clearing the waveforms for all MP3 files. To clear these, type "location:mp3" into the library search bar, press Control + A to select all tracks, right click, and select the information you want to clear from the menu.

    There are a few rough edges in the beta that we are aware of and are still working on. First, Mixxx takes a long time to start up and shut down. Also, running batch analysis makes the interface unresponsive while the analysis is going. We are working to improve that, but we recommend letting your computer analyze all your tracks overnight or another time when you can leave your computer running for a long time.

    In the works for Mixxx 2.2, we have a big redesign of the library GUI. Along with that will come saving & restoring search queries plus nested crates. We are also planning on adding support for saving and loading custom effect chain presets with the ability to import and export them to share online.

    Want to help make Mixxx even more awesome? The biggest thing we need is more people. You do not need to be a programmer to help out. Giving feedback on the design of new features as they are being made is very valuable. Refer to the Testing page on the wiki for more information on how to get involved with that. Reporting bugs and telling us your ideas on the Launchpad bug tracker is a big help too! We cannot fix problems we do not know about, so please let us know if you find any issues with Mixxx. If you would like to help translate Mixxx into another language, refer to the Internationalization wiki page. Of course, more programmers could always help. Read the Developer Documentation on the wiki for tips on getting started contributing code to Mixxx.

    We hope you have as much fun with Mixxx as we do!

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    We need to convince the guys at Next.Audio to add Mixxx to the lineup of softwares to convert playlists to. :-)
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    It would be better to implement that directly in Mixxx than require users to install a separate proprietary program. We already have support for Traktor cues in progress and someone is also documenting the Denon Engine Prime format.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Being View Post
    It would be better to implement that directly in Mixxx than require users to install a separate proprietary program. We already have support for Traktor cues in progress and someone is also documenting the Denon Engine Prime format.
    Thats even better. Im currently running Rekordbox DJ inside a windows VM for DVS. Would love to eliminate the need for the VM.
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    I tried signing up on the forums and I get the following:

    Your IP xxx.xx.xxx.xx has been blocked because it is blacklisted. For details please see http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?xxx.xx.xxx.xx.
    Your IP xxx.xx.xxx.xx has been blocked because it is blacklisted. For details please see http://www.barracudacentral.org/look...=xxx.xx.xxx.xx.
    An entry on the blacklist may have several reasons:
    1. You are a well-known spammer.
    2. Last time a well-known spammer was using the dynamic IP address which you got from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your e-mail address or the username you have choosen.
    3. Your ISP is well-known for a lot of spamming customers and is not fighting against spammers enough.
    Please note that you will need to enter a valid e-mail address before your account is activated. You will receive an e-mail at the address you provide that contains an account activation link.
    Last edited by the_bastet; 01-12-2018 at 03:30 PM.
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    It doesn't look like this forum supports private messages (or maybe my account is too new to access them), so private message me your IP on Mixxx's Zulip chat and I'll see if I can whitelist it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by the_bastet View Post
    I tried signing up on the forums and I get the following:

    Your IP xxx.xx.xxx.xx has been blocked because it is blacklisted. For details please see http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?xxx.xx.xxx.xx.
    Your IP xxx.xx.xxx.xx has been blocked because it is blacklisted. For details please see http://www.barracudacentral.org/look...=xxx.xx.xxx.xx.
    An entry on the blacklist may have several reasons:
    1. You are a well-known spammer.
    2. Last time a well-known spammer was using the dynamic IP address which you got from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your e-mail address or the username you have choosen.
    3. Your ISP is well-known for a lot of spamming customers and is not fighting against spammers enough.
    Please note that you will need to enter a valid e-mail address before your account is activated. You will receive an e-mail at the address you provide that contains an account activation link.
    So, this has actually been happening a lot with forums with automated blacklisting lately. I'm pretty sure someone is operating a botnet on some ISP's routers and that's causing a lot of these issues.

    You can investigate a little bit more in such a way sysadmins might be able to track it down. But, IME, they're either not capable or not interested in actually figruing it out.

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    Can you route Mixxx Decks into Ableton Live (Jack Router) and still use DVS control in Mixxx?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patch View Post
    Can you route Mixxx Decks into Ableton Live (Jack Router) and still use DVS control in Mixxx?
    Yes, you could use the unmixed Deck 1-4 outputs. Why do you want to do this? It would probably be better if you could do what you want in Mixxx without needing a separate program.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mostapha View Post
    So, this has actually been happening a lot with forums with automated blacklisting lately. I'm pretty sure someone is operating a botnet on some ISP's routers and that's causing a lot of these issues.

    You can investigate a little bit more in such a way sysadmins might be able to track it down. But, IME, they're either not capable or not interested in actually figruing it out.
    Yeah it's something I've noticed. I just don't sign up for the forums anymore if the admins aren't taking the time to ensure their security features are working correctly. Especially on forums where downloadable content is a large part of the main focus.
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