1. Browse Knob: Rotate this knob clockwise to scroll down, counter clockwise to scroll up. Press the Knob to load tracks into the inactive deck, expand entries in the library view, and select playlists and crates.
Shift + Turn: Page down/page up, allows you to scroll by page instead of by item.
Shift + Push: Focus next library pane, allows you to toggle between the left and right panes.
2. Master Gain: Adjusts the master volume in the software.
Note: This control does not affect the microphone volume which is summed with the final output of the Master Gain to the Master Output. Use the Mic Gain knob to control the microphone volume.
3. Cue Mix: Adjusts the software’s audio output to the headphones, mixing between the cue (PFL) output and the master mix output.
4. Cue Gain: Adjusts the volume for headphone cueing in the software.
Shift+Cue Gain: adjust the volume of the first 8 sampler banks
5. VU Meter: Monitor the volume levels of the master output and each channel. When cue/pfl is active on ANY channel, the meter shows the mono levels each channel (left meter shows the deck on the left, right meter for the deck on the right). Otherwise the meter shows the stereo levels of the master output.
6. Load: Press one of these buttons while a track is selected in the library window to assign it to Deck 1 and 2 (or 3 and 4), respectively, in the software.
Shift + Load: Load the track and play (or if the ShiftLoadEjects option is set, eject the track)
7. Gain Knobs: Adjust the gain of the deck.
Shift + Gain: Adjust parameter 2 of the currently focused effect on this deck.
5) Click the button labeled “Start Server” This is the information you'll need about your server to connect it to MIXXX. Your server is now running, but before you can broadcast you need to configure MIXXX by performing the following steps: 6) Open MIXXX.
8. High EQ Knobs: Adjust the volume of the high frequencies of the deck.
Shift + High: Adjust parameter 3 of the currently focused effect on this deck.
9. Mid EQ Knobs: Adjust the volume of the mid frequencies of the deck.
Shift + Mid: Adjust parameter 4 of the currently focused effect on this deck.
10. Low EQ Knobs: Adjust the volume of the low frequencies of the deck.
Shift + Low: Adjust parameter 5 of the currently focused effect on this deck.
11. Filter: Adjusts the amount of the filter effect. Turning the knob left controls the low pass filter; turning it right controls the high pass filter. The effect applied here can be configured (the Quick Effect option in the Equalizer preferences).
Shift + Filter: With no effect focused, this controls the Superknob of the effects unit. With an effect focused, this adjusts parameter 1 of the currently focused effect on this deck.
12. Cue/PFL/Headphones: Sends pre-fader audio to the headphone output. If any channels have the cue button active, the VU meter will show channel output levels instead of master output levels on all decks.
13. Volume fader: Adjusts the volume of the deck.
14. Crossfader: Controls the blend between the two decks.
15-16. Pitch Bend Down/Up: Press and hold to momentarily reduce the speed of the track.
Shift + Pitch Bend: adjust the key of the playing track up or down. Press both buttons to reset the key.
Pitch Bend Up + Pitch Bend Down: toggle keylock
17. Pitch Fader: Adjust the speed of the music (activate keylock to adjust tempo without affecting pitch). Note that moving the fader down increases speed, as marked by the “+” at the bottom of the fader on the controller. This can be reversed in Mixxx's preferences under Interface > Speed slider direction.
18. Touch Strip: Use the Touch Strip to adjust the deck’s Effect Unit Superknob. When an effect is focused, the touch strip controls that effect's meta knob.
Shift + Touch Strip: search through a track’s timeline
19. Beats Knob: Adjusts the Dry/Wet mix of the deck’s Effect Unit.
20. FX 1 On/Off: Toggle FX 1 of the deck’s Effect Unit
Shift + FX 1: Cycle to the next effect.
Hold + FX 1: Enable this effect in instant mode, after the button is released the effect will be disabled again.
Tap + FX 1: Focus this effect to allow adjusting its metaknob with the touch strip.
21. FX 2 On/Off: Toggle FX 2 of the deck’s Effect Unit
Shift + FX 2: Cycle to the next effect.
Hold + FX 2: Enable this effect in instant mode, after the button is released the effect will be disabled again.
Tap + FX 2: Focus this effect to allow adjusting its metaknob with the touch strip.
22. FX 3 On/Off: Toggle FX 3 of the deck’s Effect Unit
Shift + FX 3: Cycle to the next effect.
Hold + FX 3: Enable this effect in instant mode, after the button is released the effect will be disabled again.
Tap + FX 3: Focus this effect to allow adjusting its metaknob with the touch strip.
23. Tap BPM: Press this button several times on beat to manually enter a new BPM. The software will ignore the track's BPM and follow your manually entered tempo.
24. Wheel button: If active you can use the platter/jog wheel to grab and move the audio, scratching the track like a vinyl record.
Shift + Wheel: Toggle elapsed time or time remaining on the deck's display.
25. Platter/Jog Wheel: If Wheel is enabled, touching the platter will result in vinyl scratching, when disabled, nothing will happen and the entire jog wheel behaves as if the side was touched.
Touch side: Pitch bend (nudging) if track is playing
Shift + Touch platter: Quickly scroll through the track
Shift + Touch side: Beat jump
26. Jog Wheel Display: The display is fully functional with this mapping. It will display the position of the spinner, play position, bpm, and keylock status.
27. Deck Switch: Allows switching between decks 1/3 and 2/4.
28. Shift: Allows alternate options to be activated for various controls.
29. Sync: Set the BPM of this deck to match the opposite deck.Press: Press once to synchronize the tempo (BPM) to that of to that of the other track
Long Press: Enable master sync. Press again to disable.
Shift + Sync: Toggle quantize mode.
30. Cue (Transport Control): Behavior depends on the cue mode set in the Mixxx preferences.
Shift + Cue: return the play head to the start of the track and stop the deck.
31. Play/Pause: Starts and stops playback.
Shift + Play/Pause: stutter the track from the last set cue point. If a cue point has not been set, the play head will return to the start of the track.
32. Pad Mode: Hold this button to see the currently selected pad mode, while holding select between Manual Loop, Auto Loop, and Sampler modes. Additionally control of hotcues 5-8 can be activated using shift+pad mode+loop mode (either manual or auto loop). Setting either of the UseManualLoopAsCue or UseAutoLoopAsCue options will reverse the selection of hotcue vs loop mode when shift is held.
Pad Mode+Manual Loop: set the top row of pads to manual loop control mode (see below)
Pad Mode+Auto Loop: set the top row of pads to auto loop/loop roll control mode (see below)
Pad Mode+Sampler: set the top row of pads to sampler control mode (see below)
Shift+Pad Mode+Manual Loop: set the top row of pads to control hotcues 5-8 (see below)
Shift+Pad Mode+Auto Loop: set the top row of pads to control hotcues 5-8 (see below)
Shift+Pad Mode+Sampler: set the bottom row of pads to control sampler banks 5-8 (see below)
33. Performance Pads:
The top row of pads is for controlling loops and samples. To select a mode, hold down the Pad Mode button and press one of the upper pads. An LED under the pad section indicates the currently selected mode. See the subsections below for details about each mode.
The bottom row of pads is used to trigger hotcue points. If a hotcue point has not already been set for the loaded track, this control will mark the hotcue point. If a hotcue point has already been set, this control will jump to it.
Shift + Hot Cue: Deletes the assigned hotcue point
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Note: the top row can be made to control hotcues 5-8 using shift+pad mode+loop mode (being Auto Loop or Manual Loop). This can also be made the default using a config option (see documentation above and below).
Broadcasting using MIXXX is a great way to broadcast live music or your own voice across the Internet. This program has all the great tools and functions you'll need to broadcast right from your computer. To set up your station to use MIXXX simply follow these instructions and you'll be up and broadcasting in no time.
1) Download & Install MIXXX
Download the MIXXX software from http://www.mixxx.org/download/ and Install MIXXX to your computer using the default settings
2) Download the MP3 Lame Encoder To begin streaming MP3 audio using MIXXX on windows follow the following quick steps: Download LAME 3.98.4 binaries from http://lame.bakerweb.biz/. The ZIP file will contain both x86 and x64 DLL files.
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3) Install the MP3 Lame Encoder
If you have the 32-bit version of windows copy libmp3lame.dll from the x86 folder
to your MIXXX folder Rename the DLL to lame_enc.dll
If you have the 64-bit version of windows copy libmp3lame.dll from the x64 folder
to your MIXXX folder Rename the DLL to lame_enc.dll
*Do NOT use other versions of the LAME encoder or MIXXX will show an error while broadcasting and remember to rename*
Once you've completed the installation process you'll be ready to prepare your station for live broadcasting. Following these quick steps will have you broadcasting in just minutes.
4) Go to your Caster.FM control panel and log in securely.
5) Click the button labeled “Start Server”
This is the information you'll need about your server to connect it to MIXXX.
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Your server is now running, but before you can broadcast you need to configure MIXXX by performing the following steps:
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6) Open MIXXX
Once it is open go to Options>Preferences or simply press CTRL+P and Choose “Live Broadcasting” tab
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7) Fill in the settings as follows:
◦ select “Enable Live Broadcasting”
◦ Type: Icecast 2
◦ Mount: /listen.mp3
◦ Host: Server IP from your dashboard
◦ Port: Port from your dashboard
◦ Log in: source (from your dashboard, Careful: This is case sensitive)
◦ Password: Password from your dashboard
◦ Bitrate: 64 or 128kbps
◦ Format: MP3
◦ Channels: Stereo
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8)Start Broadcasting:
You are now ready to begin broadcasting. Simply click Options>“Enable Live Broadcasting” and wait for connection. anything you play from MIXXX will be streamed live to all your listeners!