Mixxx User Manual

Mixxx is Free [1] DJ software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Mixxx gives you everything you need to become a superstar DJ (except talent and hard work.) Using Mixxx, you can rock the party with your vinyl turntables, your MIDI controllers, or even just your keyboard.

That’s right, this is you after learning how to DJ with Mixxx:

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction to Mixxx
  • 1.1. Project History
  • 1.2. What? Why?
  • 1.3. System Requirements
• 2. Installing Mixxx
  • 2.1. Windows
  • 2.2. Mac OS X
  • 2.3. GNU/Linux
  • 2.4. Building Mixxx from Source
• 3. Hardware Setup
  • 3.1. Audio Output
  • 3.2. Common Configurations
  • 3.3. Configuring Mixxx
• 4. Configuring Mixxx
  • 4.1. Audio Outputs
  • 4.2. Latency, Sample Rate, and Audio API
• 5. An Overview of the Mixxx Interface
  • 5.1. The Deck Sections
  • 5.2. The Mixer Section
  • 5.3. The Sampler Section
• 6. The Library
  • 6.1. Missing Tracks
  • 6.2. Auto DJ
  • 6.3. Playlists
  • 6.4. Crates
  • 6.5. Browse
  • 6.6. Recordings
  • 6.7. Analyze
  • 6.8. iTunes, Traktor, and Rhythmbox Libraries
• 7. Controlling Mixxx
  • 7.1. Using a Keyboard
  • 7.2. Using a MIDI Controller
  • 7.3. Using Timecode Vinyl Records and CDs
• 8. Vinyl Control
  • 8.1. Input Device Selection
  • 8.2. Turntable Input Preamp
  • 8.3. Vinyl Configuration
  • 8.4. Signal Quality
  • 8.5. Control Mode
  • 8.6. Single Deck Control
  • 8.7. End-Of-Record Mode
  • 8.8. Cueing Modes
  • 8.9. Control Track
• 9. Live Broadcasting
  • 9.1. Icecast
  • 9.2. Shoutcast
  • 9.3. MP3 streaming
• 10. DJing With Mixxx
  • 10.1. Loading Tracks
  • 10.2. Waveform displays
  • 10.3. Beatmatching and Mixing
  • 10.4. Headphone Cueing
  • 10.5. Recording your Mix
• 11. Advanced Topics
  • 11.1. Adding support for your MIDI Controller
  • 11.2. Making a Custom Keyboard Mapping
  • 11.3. Effects via JACK Rack
  • 11.4. Deleting Your Library
• 12. Contributing to the Project
  • 12.1. As a non-developer
  • 12.2. As a software developer
• 13. Glossary of Terms

[1]	Yes, free with a capital F free. Free as in beer and free as in speech. For more information about what this means, see Wikipedia.