Rilasciato Mixxx 2.1: scopriamo le novità di questo programma open source e multi piattaforma per DJ professionisti o amatoriali

Dopo oltre due anni di lavoro il team di Mixxx ha annunciato il rilascio di Mixxx 2.1. Per chi non lo sapesse Mixxx è un programma open source e multi piattaforma per DJ professionisti o amatoriali.

Questa nuova release porta con se un rinnovato sistema per gli effetti, skin ridisegnate, miglioramenti nelle mappature dei controller e una riscrittura dei decodificatori dei file audio.

Le principali novità sono:

• 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.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mixxx/mixxx
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mixxx

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