Mixxx, the free open-source DJ software, released new 2.5.1 version one day ago.
Although this is a first minor update for the 2.5 branch, it includes new features such as mapping support for several new MIDI controllers. They include:
- DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter Spectra.
- M-Vave SMC-Mixer.
- Numark NS6II.
- Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500.
- Reloop Digital Jockey 2 Interface Edition.
- Numark Platinum FX.
- Behringer DDM4000 & BCR2000.
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Besides new controller mappings, it also added M-Vave SMK-25 II piano keyboard mapping, and toneplay, slicer, and beatmatch functionalities for Hercules Inpulse 300, as well as fixes and improvements to other MIDI controllers.
The controller backend in the release has also been updated with many fixes and learn control menu updates.
Other changes include use Ctrl+Shift+C instead of Ctrl+C to copy the content of the selected cell(s), change “Engine DJ Prime” menu to “Engine DJ”, as well as following changes:
- Fix MusicBrainz lookup on Windows and macOS.
- Fix AutoDJ “Remove Crate” action.
- Update libdjinterop to 0.24.3.
- Multi-word search, no Tab navigation in controls table.
- Bring back library in regular view.
- Add Ubuntu 25.04 support.
- Raise support macOS 11 and higher due to minimum Qt requirement.
- And more, see the official release note.
How to Install Mixxx 2.5.1
Mixxx offers official packages for Windows 10+, macOS 11+, Linux, which are available to download at the link below along with source tarball:
For Ubuntu 22.04 and higher on modern Intel/AMD platforms, the package is available in the official PPA. To add PPA & install Mixxx, open terminal and run commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mixxx/mixxx sudo apt update sudo apt install mixxx
While, there’s a Flatpak package runs in sandbox environments for all Ubuntu and most other Linux distributions.
