Mixxx is an open-source digital DJ application that any music lover would definitely love. It allows a user to mix music together using a Windows PC. It is free of cost and is available on its website. Mixxx is a very popular DJ software. VirtualDJ is a competitor software.
Mixxx Digital DJ software
Mixxx is full of features such as:
- It has support for broadcast over the Internet.
- Mixxx is provided with an external mixer.
- It looks like real DJ equipment/software.
- Recording different tracks at the same time and saving them in .mp3 file format.
- Vinyl Control
- Community support for any help.
Looks like the real thing
The application is quite good-looking and it is provided with 5 different themes which are then provided with 3 different resolutions and you can switch within themes very easily in the Preferences menu. With its looks, it provides one more very important feature that is that it looks like an original DJ and provides every feature in the main first screen. It looks pretty good and looks like very high-tech DJ software/equipment.
File Support
Mixxx supports most of the audio formats such as:
- MP3
- Ogg
- Vorbis
- WAVe
- AIFF
- FLAC etc.
You can also download plugins for Mixxx which supports more audio formats. Any such plug-ins are automatically loaded at run-time if present. You will never face any problem with formats supported by Mixxx as because of this reason only it is widely used by individuals and different companies or organizations for mixing and saving music.
Hardware Support
Hardware support of Mixxx is awesome as on:
1. Windows it supports:
- ASIO
- WASAPI
- DirectSound
2. Linux it supports:
- OSS
- ALSA
- JACK
Again, you will never get any problem in audio hardware support.
Conclusion
It is probably the best application for DJ and mixing audio.
Mixxx’s code is available on its website that is www.mixxx.org, as it is open source. Mixxx has also become the #1 Top Free App in the USA, Germany, and Italy and is hoped to become the #1 top free app in India also.
