Mixxx Pioneer Controller

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I would like to see DJs switching to Mixxx from proprietary DJ programs and sticking with Mixxx. This requires fully supporting popular middle and high grade controllers like the Traktor Kontrol S4 and Pioneer DDJ-SR and DDJ-SX2. With 2.0, Mixxx is getting close to outgrowing that reputation in. For controllers such as the Pioneer DDJ-SB2, Numark Mixtrack Pro 3, Allen & Heath Xone K2, Hercules DJ Console Series, and many more. Full list of supported devices. Programmable Mapping Engine For creative tinkerers, controller mappings can be customized with the full flexibility of the JavaScript programming language.

Mixxx Licensed Retailer! Description: Professional DJ Mixing Software with Controller Support Full copy of the latest Mixxx software version (2.2.3) on a USB. Mixxx 2020 has everything you need to start making DJ mixes in a tight, integrated package. The Pioneer DDJ-SB is an all-in-one 2 deck USB MIDI controller with a built in soundcard. Mixxx allows it to control 4 decks. It is compatible with Mixxx since version 1.12. DDJ-1000 and RB-DMX1 bundle. 4-channel professional DJ controller and DMX lighting interface for rekordbox dj. Hypnotize crowds. Perform intricate sets with ease on our best-selling DDJ-1000 4-channel performance controller for rekordbox dj. In Mixxx, go to Preferences, Controllers, and select the first instance of PIONEER DDJ-WeGO3 (the MIDI controller, not the HID controller). Enable the controller. Open the Load Preset menu and scroll to the bottom. Select 'Pioneer DDJ-WeGO3' to load the mapping. If you see it twice, select the second one — the first one may be automatically created by Mixxx. You can check the Input Mappings and Scripts tab to verify that everything loaded.

Description

This is my attempt at mapping the Pioneer DDJ-SR for Mixxx.

This was originally written for Mixxx v1.11.0, but I'm in the process of updating it to Mixxx 2.0 as of January 2017. This is very much a hobby project though, so updates may be intermittent.

How do I use it?

If you just want to get your controller working with with Mixxx without bothering about the details much, then do the following:

  1. Download the following two files:
  2. Copy these to the [Mixxx Directory]/controllers folder. This will probably be one of the following locations:
    • Windows: C:Program FilesMixxxcontrollers
    • Linux: /usr/share/mixxx/controllers or /usr/local/share/mixxx/controllers
    • OS X: /Applications/Mixxx.app/Contents/Resources/controllers/
  3. Make sure your Pioneer DDJ-SR is plugged in, turned on, and set up to use DJ software other than Serato (see your user manual, or the Controller Setup section below)
  4. Open (or restart) Mixxx, and enjoy using your (semi-functional) controller

Controller Setup (important!)

By default, your Pioneer DDJ-SR will be in 'Serato-mode'. This means that some functionality quite simply won't work in Mix until you turn it off (for example, keylock for the pitch controls). To change this, do the following.

  1. Turn off the Pioneer DDJ-SR
  2. Hold down Shift + Play on the left deck, and turn the power on.
  3. Turn the left deck's keylock on.
  4. Restart the controller.

To use the controller with Serato again, repeat this process and turn the keylock back off again.

What's implemented?

  • General
    • Cross-fader
    • VU Meter LEDs
  • Deck Controls
    • Volume
    • Play / pause
    • EQ
      • Highs
      • Mids
      • Lows
      • LPF / HPF Filter
    • Cue button
    • Sync button (although this works differently than in Serato; still to be fixed)
    • Performance Pads
      • Hot Cues
      • Rolls
      • Sampler (without LEDs however)
  • Jog Wheels
    • Scratching
    • Pitch Bending

What's missing?

  • Some button LEDs
  • Performance Pads:
    • PAD Plus functions
    • Slicer
    • Sampler LEDs (but sampler itself works)
  • Effects
  • Slip
  • High resolution knobs

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I'm a developer. How do I build this?

In order to make things a bit easier to understand and modularised, I've written a basic build process for this mapping. This allows me to do things like define all the midi-mappings in JavaScript, and then let Node build up the final XML file that Mixxx understands. In order to do this, you'll need to do the following:

  1. Install NodeJS if you haven't already
  2. Get all of the node dependencies for this project:
    1. Open a console, command prompt or powershell.
    2. Navigate go to the project folder.
    3. Enter npm install
  3. Build the project
    1. Open a console, command prompt or powershell.
    2. Navigate go to the project folder.
    3. Enter npm run build

The final results of this will be placed in your bin directory. They will also be copied to your process.env.LOCALAPPDATA + '/Mixxx/controllers' folder, so Mixxx should detect them immidiately as well.

You can also optionally run npm run watch, which will rebuild the project any time you edit a JavaScript file in the source folder.

Development Tips

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  1. Run Mixxx from a terminal with the --controllerDebug --developer arguments. This gives you all debug output there from your controller, enables the Developer menu, and also provides you with additional development information in control tooltips.
  2. Mixxx does not recognise console.log(..), but you can use engine.log(..) instead.
  3. You do not necessarily have to restart Mixxx for it to detect changes, but it sometimes helps ;-)

When a deck is paused, the jogwheel allows you to browse through a track. If you want to browse faster, hold shift while using the jogwheel.

When a deck is playing, using the jogwheel allows you to temporarily change the tempo of the playing track. Again, holding shift exaggerates this effect.

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The tempo slider allows changing the tempo of each deck. This normally changes the pitch of a track, but you can make the pitch stay constant by pressing the “key lock / tempo range” button.Additionally, with shift, the “key lock / tempo range” will fade the tempo slowly to 0. The fading speed can be customized with the speedRateToNormalTime mapping option.

In this case you will have to uninstall the product and all of its settings files in manual mode. Here goes the exact algorithm how to bring it into life. At the first part, delete the app file itself: for this reveal Finder, switch to the catalog Applications, seek for the TeamViewer.app object and move it to the Bin. How to completely uninstall teamview mac. Automatic Uninstallation via Preferences. Open the TeamViewer app and click the TeamViewer menu in the top-left corner, then click Preferences. Go to the Advanced tab. Scroll down to the very bottom and check Also delete configuration files, if that’s what you want. Click the Uninstall button. Uninstall TeamViewer using App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Find TeamViewer in the list of apps. Select an app and all its system files. Click the Remove button.

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Vinyl mode makes the jogwheels emulate the way turntables work. Vinyl mode can be toggled by pressing the “vinyl / slip” button. Touching the outer plastic ring of the jogwheel will temporarily change the tempo like when vinyl mode is off. Touching the metal disc simulates touching the vinyl record, so just putting your hand on it will stop the “vinyl”. You can scratch in a similar way as with turntables in vinyl mode.