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Mixxx is an audio player that has everything you need to start making DJ mixes in one package. DJ at your next house party, spin at a club or broadcast as a radio DJ.

Freeware

Release Notes

Mixxx 2.2 beta brings a few new features. Since we are now releasing Mixxx more often, the changes are not as big as between Mixxx 2.0 and Mixxx 2.1. Download it!

In Mixxx 2.2, we are switching from Qt 4 to Qt 5. Qt is the toolkit that allows us to write one Mixxx application that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. For users, the most noticable difference from this will be improved support for scaling the graphical user interface (GUI) for high pixel density (high DPI) screens. The scaling we used with Qt 4 in Mixxx 2.1 scaled most parts of the GUI, but some small parts like the arrows on menus and widgets in the preferences did not scale. Now with Qt 5, everything scales automatically according to the operating system scaling settings.

We have added a new button to the effects units that adds a new mode for mixing effects. Previously, the mix knob always crossfaded between the dry signal (input to the first effect) and wet signal (output of the last effect). This is now called Dry/Wet mode and is the default. The new Dry+Wet mode always keeps the dry signal at full volume and the mix knob controls how much of the wet signal is added. This allows for adding sounds with effects without modifying the underlying track. For example, with the effect unit in Dry+Wet mode, you can load an equalizer or filter effect before the Echo effect to remove bass frequencies from the echoed signal without removing the bass from the track.

Mixxx 2.2 introduces initial support for LV2 sound effects plugins. Many GNU/Linux distributions package LV2 effects plugins that can be installed separately from Mixxx. Because many LV2 plugins are not useful for DJing, you must explicitly enable plugins in the Effects section of the preferences before you can load them in the Mixxx main window. Currently there is no way to show the GUI for LV2 plugins in Mixxx. While LV2 effects are technically cross-platform, in practice there are very few LV2 plugins that are distributed for macOS and Windows. Mixxx 2.2 has LV2 support enabled for GNU/Linux and macOS, but not for Windows.

There are a few new options in the Waveform preferences. One option allows you to adjust the opacity of the beatgrid lines. The other allows you to adjust where the currently playing position is in the waveform. For example, if you do not want to use screen space for parts of the track that have already played, you can move the play position to the left.

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ChordEase makes it easier to play music with complicated chords. No matter what the chords are, you can play as if they were all in the key of C. You don't need to play sharps or flats, because ChordEase automatically adds them for you. Although ChordEase is primarily intended for jazz, it could be useful for any type of music that modulates frequently. ChordEase alters your notes in real time in order to make them harmonically correct, while preserving their rhythm and dynamics. By delegating rapid music theory calculations to ChordEase, you gain freedom to concentrate on other aspects of musical performance, such as feel and aesthetics.

The program is a translator that takes MIDI notes as input, and produces MIDI notes as output. The input notes are translated to the current chord scale, so that the output notes fit the chord progression of a song. Supports various mapping functions which determine how the translating is done, can handle multiple translations at once for multiple performers to play through a single instance using any number of MIDI instruments. Parameters can be remotely controlled via MIDI for additional effects and can also record its own output as MIDI data.

License:    GNU GPLv2

Changelog

The Numbers mapping function was added; input notes are mapped to one of seven tonal palettes, each consisting of four scale tones.
The harmonizer settings were moved to their own page within the Parts bar.
The chord bar's drop lists were blank if a message box was displayed during initialization; fixed.
The chord bar's root and bass drop lists behaved erratically if the song was transposed; fixed.
Chord editing didn't account for song transposition and showed untransposed root and bass notes; fixed.
The chord bar's bass drop list failed to update when the bass note was changed via the view or a MIDI controller; fixed.
Key-appropriate accidentals are now shown in the chord bar, view context menus, and insert chord dialog.
Changing the scale or mode via MIDI didn't update the chord dictionary dialog; fixed.

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A program designed to exercise guitar chords and guitar scales. It already includes a variety of chords in several gripping positions and some scales (Major scale, minor scale, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, Algerian scale, Balinese scale, Chinese scale, Egyptian scale, Enigmatic scale etc.).

But you may also add your own scales and chords. In addition the program offers the possibility of listening to the scales/chords via MIDI-interface. It is freeware/open source.

Whats new:>>

- Error correction for saving files

http://www.alternate-tools.com/pages/c_chord.php?lang=ENG&nav_option=111111111

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Changelog

-simpler Connect window
-improve video recording and broadcasting performance
-improve database loading speed on Windows
-improve some effects
-support newest controllers on the market
-fix potential crash with one specific broken sampler pack

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Changelog

Code signing for Windows builds.
Fix crash on exit when preferences is open.
Fix crash when analyzing corrupt MP3s.
Fix crash when importing metadata from MusicBrainz.
Library search fixes when single quotes are used.
Fix scrolling waveform on Windows with WDM-KS sound API.
Fix right clicking on beatgrid alignment button in Tango and LateNight skins.
Improve speed of importing iTunes library.
Add 2 deck mapping for DJTechTools MIDI Fighter Twister.

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A fully-featured application that helps users record, play, edit, and compose MIDI files, as well as mix audio tracks into a single audio file and save the composition to WAV format.

Freeware

Whats new:>>

Now, when a metronome click track is created, its time signature matches other tracks.
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused warnings that track time signatures don't match and was generating error 10025.

http://www.anvilstudio.com/

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VirtualDJ (VDJ) is a feature-packed deejaying software for mixing and playing digital audio and video tracks. The UI resembles a classic DJ setup with a mixer and two turntables but can be expanded to 4 decks or more. It’s vinyl emulation feature allows to control music files on the computer through physical turntables which makes the mixing and scratching experience authentic and far more powerful than using keyboard and mouse. VirtualDJ’s large range of features include standard controls (play, pause, stop, cue), automatic BPM and KEY calculation, a 3 band equalizer, pitch control, real scratch simulation, karaoke support, CD to MP3 encoder, compatibility with iTunes playlists, recording of DJ sessions and many more.

Freeware

Changelog

Support for Hercules Starlight, InPulse 200, InPulse 300, Pioneer XDJ-RR and Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3
Allow using LiveFeedback and GeniusDJ in sideview
New Extensions page in Settings
New Tutorials page in Settings
Ableton Link plugin
Improved video performance

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Whats new:>>

-Loop Roll compatible with colorfx
-New tab style for bottom sideview toolbar
-Fix video sample recording issues
-Fix shader position when transparency is used
-miditovst_active action added to toggle midi to vst on/off
-After recording a mix, add cue points for each track played

http://www.virtualdj.com/download/free.html

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Changelog

Action recorder refactoring
Optional midimap parameters (thank you @tomek-szczesny)
Support for 'inaudible' MIDI lightning events (thank you @tomek-szczesny)
Build AppImage for Linux on Travis CI instance
Huge optimization of the AppImage binary file
Fix Action Editor repaint on min/max zoom levels
'Resize recording' flag has been removed
Change text labels for channel operations
Smarter column assignment while loading a patch/project
Fix wrong resizer bar width between Action Editor widgets when zooming
Can't display custom channel name in Sample Channel (fixed)
Fix crash when cloning Sample Channel with audio data in it
Clone channel doesn't clone channel name (fix #219)

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http://www.monocasual.com/giada

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Let your imagination be the only limit in creating an audio masterpiece using this highly customizable, music composition app through scores and notes.

Donationware

Changelog

Musical notation:

Automatic placement - potential collisions between elements are detected and resolved automatically, allowing you to easily create great-looking scores with little need for manual adjustment
Improved parts facility - link parts to specific voices within a staff
System dividers - automatically generate dividers between systems
Staff type changes - change staff size, number of lines, and other properties mid-score
Temporary and cutaway staves - staves may appear and disappear as needed, including the ability to have empty measures be completely invisible
MuseJazz font - give all elements in your scores a handwritten appearance
Named noteheads - automatically display pitch names in noteheads using a variety of different naming schemes

Usability:

Tours - get online help automatically as you need it
Timeline - navigate using a graphical overview of the music structure of your score that shows rehearsal marks, changes of tempo, key, and time signature, etc.
Score comparison tool - easily view differences between versions of a score
Single page mode - vertically scrolling view of your score
Improved Inspector - control more element properties and set style defaults directly from the Inspector window, including new above/below placement settings
Palette search - enter a search term to quickly find any symbol
Timewise note input and editing - insert and deletes notes and rests within measures, automatically shifting subsequent music forwards or backwards
Next/previous element - Alt+Right/Left shortcuts to navigate through each element of your score
Auto-update - no longer necessary to download and install new versions from musescore.org

Playback:

Improved Mixer - mute individual voices, collapse channels into a single column, assign MIDI ports and channels
Improved Piano Roll Editor - easier control of the playback parameters of each note in your score
Redesigned Play Panel - docked within main window

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https://musescore.org/en

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DarkWave Studio is an open source (GPLv3) digital audio workstation / modular virtual studio for Windows. You can easily use the built in sequencer, bundled DarkPlug machines and third-party VST effects and VSTi instruments to create music. DarkWave Studio allows the connection of machines in an ad-hoc fashion. The installer ships with both a 32-bit and 64-bit version.

License: Open Source

Whats new:>>

Updated installer with new code signing certificate.

http://www.experimentalscene.com/software/darkwave-studio/

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Release Notes

Mixxx 2.2.0 has been released, download it! Since we are now releasing Mixxx more often, the changes are not as big as between Mixxx 2.0 and Mixxx 2.1. Here is a quick overview of the changes since Mixxx 2.1:

General
* Update from Qt4 to Qt5.
* Use Qt5's automatic high DPI scaling.
* Vectorize remaining raster graphics for better HiDPI support.

Effects
* Add mix mode switch (Dry/Wet vs Dry+Wet) for effect units.
* Add support for LV2 effects plugins (currently no way to show plugin GUIs).
* Add preference option for selecting which effects are shown in the list of available effects in the main window (all LV2 effects are hidden by default and must be explicitly enabled by users).

Library
* Text searches without any field qualifiers (such as "title: some-title") now search crates.

Skins
* Add 8 sampler and small sampler options to LateNight.
* Add key / BPM expansion indicators to Deere decks.
* Add skin settings menu to LateNight.

Controllers
* Add controller mapping for Numark Mixtrack Platinum.
* Update controller mapping for Numark N4.
* Add spinback and break for Vestax VCI-400 mapping.

Miscellaneous
* Add preference option to adjust the play position marker of scrolling waveforms.
* Add preference option to adjust opacity of beatgrid markers on scrolling waveforms.
* Support IRC/AIM/ICQ broadcast metadata.

The focus of development for Mixxx 2.2 was switching from Qt 4 to Qt 5. Qt is the toolkit that allows us to write one Mixxx application that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. For users, the most noticable difference from this will be improved support for scaling the graphical user interface (GUI) for high pixel density (high DPI) screens. The scaling we used with Qt 4 in Mixxx 2.1 scaled most parts of the GUI, but some small parts like the arrows on menus and widgets in the preferences did not scale. Now with Qt 5, everything scales automatically according to the operating system scaling settings. Going forward, we will be able to use new features of Qt sooner (for example, work is ongoing for supporting ECMAScript 7 in controller scripts). Note that Qt 5 requires Windows 7 or later, so Mixxx 2.2 no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista.

We have added a new button to the effects units that adds a new mode for mixing effects. Previously, the mix knob always crossfaded between the dry signal (input to the first effect) and wet signal (output of the last effect). This is now called Dry/Wet mode and is the default. The new Dry+Wet mode always keeps the dry signal at full volume and the mix knob controls how much of the wet signal is added. This allows for adding sounds with effects without modifying the underlying track. For example, with the effect unit in Dry+Wet mode, you can load an equalizer or filter effect before the Echo effect to remove bass frequencies from the echoed signal without removing the bass from the track.

Mixxx 2.2 introduces initial support for LV2 sound effects plugins. Many GNU/Linux distributions package LV2 effects plugins that can be installed separately from Mixxx. Because many LV2 plugins are not useful for DJing, you must explicitly enable plugins in the Effects section of the preferences before you can load them in the Mixxx main window. Currently there is no way to show the GUI for LV2 plugins in Mixxx. While LV2 effects are technically cross-platform, in practice there are very few LV2 plugins that are distributed for macOS and Windows. Mixxx 2.2 has LV2 support enabled for GNU/Linux and macOS, but not for Windows.

Want to help make Mixxx more awesome? We could always use more people, whether you can write code or not. If you are interested in getting involved, join us on our Zulip chat and introduce yourself.

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Changelog

Improvements:

Redesign of New Score Wizard makes it easier to search templates, provides better score previews, and significantly improves accessibility for blind users
Reworked Mixer UI allows minimizing and making it dockable
Better automatic placement of hairpins and dynamics
Better import of 2.X scores

Fixes:

Properties were not saved properly in a number of cases
Layout was broken after operations with measure rests and tuplets
Time signatures appeared incorrectly in some cases and might lead to crash
Using the implode tool on notes connected with slurs led to crashes
Editing a barline was applied incorrectly
Context menu on instrument names didn't appear
Pages with landscape orientation were cropped when printing
Playback went crazy on saving
Tempo was applied incorrectly in certain cases involving fermatas
Slurs were lost or detached in some cases
Autoplacement couldn't be switched off for stems and arpeggio

Complete list of issues resolved:

Here is a complete list of the issues resolved in this update:

Playback:

#279203: MIDI Input / Output doesn't work
Fix incorrect fermata stretching and tempo changes
Fix playback glitches when saving score

Layout and automatic placement:

#280710: Tied notes not added correctly in part other than first
#280350: Multimeasure rests extend into other measures, through other parts of the score
#280422: Hairpins should align with start/end dynamic
#151256: Long lyric syllables at end of measure can overlap first syllable of next
#279585: Frame gap wrong in score imported from v2
#281327: Measure Numbers and Section Break
#280383: Edit handles for tie appear above wrong staff
#279643: Cross-staff arpeggio placement
#280677: Autoplacement won't allow a stem crossing staves

UI/UX:

#280749: Width of new Mixer
#279814: Allow instrument name change by double or right-clicking name in score
#278939: Shift / Control and dragging an element does not work (drags the score instead)
#279622: All ottavas in the palettes are 8va
#280234: The message box of exporting WAV stuck on saying 0% before finishing
#276194: It should be possible to re-init MIDI IN after plugging in new MIDI keyboard
Redesigned New Score Wizard
Made Mixer panel dockable and floatable
#280538: Some Tours strings show up as untranslated
#280908: Landscape PDF cropped on the right side
#280850: Articulations dialog: no reset buttons etc.

Commands/Properties:

#279377: Image capture renders text wrong size for some users
#280522: TextEdit edit mode lost after undo...shouldn't be deselected
#280666: Disable mouse drag ability for Measure Rests because they can't be easily laid out while dragging
#280715: Identical subsequent notes disappear on MIDI input
#281432: Placement of lines set by "X" command lost on save/reload
#279373: Ottava placement is always reset to "Below" on resetting to style
#279033: Expression text badly placed by default, placement not saved
#281312: Lines with manual adjustment in 2.x displaced horizontally on import
#280609: Dynamics placement above/below not remembered after importing MuseScore 2 file
#280400: Staff text unexpectedly repositions when "Set to style" is pressed for different element
#280631: Autoplacement cannot be turned off for pedals
#281350: [Feedback form] Start repeat barline changes applied to a barline go to the previous barline
#280523: Switch size changes with staff space settings does not affect styles individually
#281720: Images read with incorrect size 2.x->3.0

Corruptions and/or loss of data:

#280574: Corruption when deleting and selecting beats with two instruments
#280547: tuplet brackets connected to two staves, moved up a staff, causing score corruption and crashes
#280640: Attaching grace note to first note of triplet corrupts score
#281321: Create irregular measures from second measure and followings results in corruption

Crashes:

#280775: Crash if inserting rehearsal mark on a multimeasure rest
#280771: Crash on adding notes in voice 2 using MIDI or piano keyboard input
#280690: Editing slur in a score with parts leads to crash
#281130: Crash of MuseScore 3 on opening a certain 2.x score
#281175: Removing rests attached to slurs in a voice >1 causes a crash
#280817: Implode tool crashes if two voices and a slur in Voice 2
#280814: Crash when adding new time signature in the measure of a clef change
#280830: Time signature replacement crashes if double-clicking first on it
#280714: Crash by removing instruments with parts in a certain configuration
#280623: Change a preference or workspace from a MIDI file results in crash
#280668: Removing note line 3 of organ crashes MS3
#280503: Copy-paste tremolo with slur causes crash
#281573: New Score Wizard crashes if "Done" is pressed when "Choose Instruments" is selected
#281761: Adding interval to note in parts leads to crash
#281068: Regression - All accidentals in Edit mode crash the program
#281020: Slurs settings and saving added instruments lead to crash
#281411: Lyrics: select all and reset causes program to freeze
#281504: Swap 4/4, C or Cut time if there is another time signature further in the score crashes the program. Also happens when changing from 4/4 to 2/4
#281154: Crash with first note of measure set to beam middle and nothing to beam to
#281761: Adding interval to note in parts leads to crash

Miscellaneous:

#281146: Add "User" text styles to Inspector dropdown for fingering
#280632: Add shaker, fix tubo instrument
Add more channels to instruments

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https://musescore.org/en

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Smart Mix Player is a free auto dj player for Linux and Windows. It plays audio files as a non stop mix, but not in the way that traditional auto dj software does!

Most of these players mix songs together at the end of a song with a simple fade out and fade in. Smart Mix Player goes a big step further and mixes like a real DJ!

Freeware

https://www.smartmixplayer.com/

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Changelog

Rane Seventy-Two support added
Color FX selection on default skins by clicking the FILTER label
Fix camera plugin crash
Fix numark nv waveform refresh too quickly on mac
Fix lockFolderOrder
Virtual Folders fix for content not showing

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