.TH "MIXXX" "1" 
.SH "NAME" 
mixxx \(em A Digital Disc Jockey Interface 
.SH "SYNOPSIS" 
.PP 
\fBmixxx\fR 
.SH "DESCRIPTION" 
.PP 
\fBmixxx\fR is free DJ software that gives you 
everything you need to perform live DJ mixes. Blend songs together with 
automatic BPM matching and remix on-the-fly with looping and hot cues. 
Whether you're a pro DJ or just getting started, Mixxx has you covered. 
 
.PP 
mixxx works with ALSA, JACK, OSS and supports many popular DJ 
controllers. 
 
.PP 
This manual page documents briefly the \fBmixxx\fR       command line options. It does not describe all of the features 
of mixxx or how to use it; Instead, it has a documentation in pdf 
format; see below. 
 
.PP 
\fIKEY FEATURES\fP      
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Parallel or split scratchable waveform displays. 
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MP3, OGG, WAVE, FLAC, and optional AAC (M4A) playback. 
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WAVE, OGG, and optional MP3 recording. 
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Fast, database-powered library. 
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Crates and playlists for organizing your music. 
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Reads iTunes, Traktor, and Rhythmbox libraries. 
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Cross-platform \- works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. 
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Shoutcast and Icecast broadcasting. 
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Support for many DJ MIDI & HID controllers out-of-the-box. 
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Advanced MIDI scripting engine for maximum flexibility. 
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Vinyl emulation with Serato,Traktor, and Mixvibes timecode support. 
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Bulk BPM and beat detection. 
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ReplayGain volume normalization. 
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Automatic crossfading with Auto DJ. 
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Skinnable interface with several skins bundled. 
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For a full list of features go to: 
\fI (link to URL http://mixxx.org/features/) \fR. 
 
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mixxx does not have AAC (M4A) playback support enabled by default due 
to licensing restrictions. To enable playback of unprotected AAC (M4A) 
files, you can build mixxx from source. See also: 
\fI (link to URL http://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/compiling_on_linux#build_with_m4a_file_support) \fR      
.SH "OPTIONS" 
.PP 
Mixxx is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. As such, its command 
line options are only useful for development or debugging, as they make 
these tasks easier. \fBmixxx\fR accepts the following 
case-sensitive options on the command-line: 
 
.IP "          \fI<FILE>\fR         " 10 
Load the specified music file(s) at start-up. Each file you 
specify will be loaded into the next virtual deck. Supported file 
types: mp3, ogg, aiff, aif, wav, flac 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-resourcePath\fP           \fI<PATH>\fR         " 10 
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for its resource 
files such as MIDI mappings, overriding the default installation 
location. 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-pluginPath\fP           \fI<PATH>\fR         " 10 
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for sound source 
plugins in addition to default locations. 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-settingsPath\fP           \fI<PATH>\fR         " 10 
Top-level directory where Mixxx should look for settings. 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-controllerDebug/\-\-midiDebug\fP         " 10 
Causes Mixxx to display/log all of the MIDI/HID controller data 
it receives and script functions it loads. 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-developer\fP         " 10 
Enables developer-mode. Includes extra log info, stats on 
performance, and a Developer tools menu. 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-locale\fP           \fI<LOCALE>\fR         " 10 
Use a custom locale for loading translations (e.g 'fr'). 
 
.IP "          \fB\-\-f\fP           \fB\-\-fullScreen\fP         " 10 
Starts mixxx in full-screen mode. 
 
.IP "          \fB-h\fP           \fB\-\-help\fP         " 10 
Display a help message and exit. 
 
.SH "SEE ALSO" 
.PP 
\fB/usr/share/doc/mixxx/Mixxx-Manual.pdf\fP      
.PP 
The manual in pdf format should have come with your copy of mixxx, 
however there is an online copy available: 
\fI (link to URL http://mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/manual) \fR. 
 
.SH "FILES" 
.IP "          \fB~/.mixxx/\fP         " 10 
The directory where mixxx stores its user data. 
 
.IP "          \fB~/.mixxx/mixxx.cfg\fP         " 10 
The mixxx configuration file. 
 
.IP "          \fB~/.mixxx/mixxxdb.sqlite\fP         " 10 
The mixxx library file. 
\fIWarning:\fP Deleting your library 
will lose all of your metadata. This includes saved hotcues, loops, 
comments, ratings, and other library related metadata. Only delete 
your library if you are fine with losing these. 
 
.IP "          \fB~/.mixxx/analysis\fP         " 10 
The directory where mixxx stores any additional analysis data 
that can't fit into the library file. Currently only the waveforms 
are saved here. If you delete your library file you should also 
delete this folder as the waveforms around 1MB each and are unusable 
without the library that generated them. 
 
.IP "          \fB~/.mixxx/controllers\fP         " 10 
The directory where mixxx stores user controller mappings. 
All mappings that are created with the MIDI learning wizard are 
saved here. If there are mappings for a controller in the default 
resource directory and this directory mixxx will use 
the one saved here. 
 
.IP "          \fB/usr/share/mixxx\fP         " 10 
The directory where mixxx stores its default resources like 
skins, MIDI/HID controller mappings, keyboard mappings, and 
translations. 
 
.IP "          \fB/usr/share/doc/mixxx/Mixxx-Manual.pdf\fP         " 10 
The mixxx manual in pdf format. 
 
.SH "BUGS" 
.PP 
To report a bug or request a feature, go to the mixxx bug tracker: 
\fI (link to URL http://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx) \fR      
.SH "AUTHORS" 
.PP 
Since 2000, over 150 developers, artists and translators have 
helped create mixxx. The current mixxx development team is 
led by RJ Ryan rryan@mixxx.org. 
 
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This manual page was written by S.Brandt s.brandt@mixxx.org for the \fBDebian\fP       system (and may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, 
distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU       General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free 
Software Foundation. 
 
.PP 
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public 
License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2. 
 
.SH "History" 
.IP "April 12, 2013" 10 
Completely revised for mixxx 1.11 by Max Linke 
and S.Brandt s.brandt@mixxx.org            
.IP "November 26, 2004" 10 
Initial version by Paul Brossier piem@altern.org. 
 
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