#Mixxx guide how to#
#Mixxx guide mac os#
#Mixxx guide install#
#Mixxx guide portable#

Sometime before you play, when you can let a computer work for several hours, have Mixxx analyze the music library in advance.

To use timecoded vinyls or CDs and/or a microphone, select the 'Input' tab in the configuration window and select the appropriate interfaces and channels. To use an external mixer, select the appropriate audio interfaces and channels for the 'Deck 1' and 'Deck 2' fields. To DJ without an external mixer, select the appropriate audio interfaces and channels for the 'Master' and 'Headphones' fields.

#Mixxx guide install#

Also, to save space, crossfade-usb-install can install a compressed read-only image like a live DVD with the -c option (this is done automatically for drives Preferences on the top menu bar of the main Mixxx window (or pressing Ctrl + P). If you want to specify the sizes of the / (root) and /home partitions, use the -r and -s options with crossfade-usb-install. The data can be copied back to the USB drive after installation.Ī drive with at least 2 GB is required although 16 GB or more is recommended.

The script will erase everything on the drive to install Crossfade GNU/Linux, so backup all data onto another drive.

#Mixxx guide mac os#

The crossfade-usb-install script included in Crossfade GNU/Linux can automatically partition a USB drive so it can boot Crossfade GNU/Linux, music can be copied onto the drive from Windows & Mac OS X, and it will save changes across reboots.

#Mixxx guide how to#

For instructions on how to boot USB drives and DVDs, see below. DJing from a live DVD would require having music stored on some other drive. USB drives can store music, configuration changes, and added software across reboots and run Crossfade GNU/Linux all on one USB drive, whereas DVDs cannot store changes. Crossfade GNU/Linux is a Fedora® Remix containing software from sources other than Fedora, namely RPMFusion and PlanetCCRMA, as well as scripts and configuration specific to Crossfade GNU/Linux.Ĭrossfade GNU/Linux is designed primarily to run from USB drives. Additionally, Crossfade GNU/Linux includes utilities that make it useful as a computer rescue system, such as the GParted partition manager, GNU GRUB bootloader, TestDisk data recovery program, FSArchiver filesystem backup program, and MATE Disk Usage Analyzer. It has a number of other programs for live musical performance including the Hydrogen drum machine, SooperLooper and Giada loopers, Guitarix electric guitar amplifier, Rakarrak guitar effects board, Ardour digital audio workstation, Audacity wave editor, and many LV2 and LADSPA audio effects plugins. It includes the Xfce graphical desktop environment, Midori web browser, and Clementine music player. Sharing Crossfade GNU/Linux can be a great way to encourage friends to start DJing or introduce DJs who use proprietary software such as Traktor, Serato Scratch, Serato Itch, or Virtual DJ to free software without having to commit to installing anything on their PC.Ĭrossfade GNU/Linux is setup with a realtime Linux kernel for optimal performance.

You are free and encouraged to use, copy, share, and modify this software however you wish and share your changes with the community on the Mixxx forums. After rebooting, the PC will be back to how it was before.Ĭrossfade GNU/Linux and Mixxx are free software-free as in artistic freedom, not just price. Unlike ordinary USB drives, they can also be used to boot Crossfade GNU/Linux. USB drives with Crossfade GNU/Linux installed on them show up in Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux as normal USB drives that music or any other data can be copied onto. It allows you to use a USB drive with your music collection to DJ on any modern PC (with an x86 or x86_64 CPU), including Apple Macs, using the DJ program Mixxx customized however you like.

#Mixxx guide portable#

Crossfade GNU/Linux 0.90 is a cross-platform digital DJ system for USB flash and portable hard drives.