{"id":7754,"date":"2018-05-15T16:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2018-05-15T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:02:26","slug":"how-to-install-mixxx-2-1-in-ubuntu-18-0416-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/05\/how-to-install-mixxx-2-1-in-ubuntu-18-0416-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Mixxx 2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04\/16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7755\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Free DJ software Mixxx reached the new major 2.1 release recently. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04 via PPA.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mixxx.org\/forums\/viewtopic.php?f=1&#038;t=11761\" target=\"_blank\">Mixxx 2.1<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Graphical interface scales for high resolution screens<\/li>\n<li>Overhauled Deere and LateNight skins<\/li>\n<li>New Tango skin<\/li>\n<li>Resizable waveforms<\/li>\n<li>Effects are synchronized to the tempo<\/li>\n<li>Effects are processed post-fader and post-crossfader and can be previewed in headphones<\/li>\n<li>One metaknob per effect with customizable parameter control for intuitive use of effect chains<\/li>\n<li>Nine new effects: Autopan, Biquad Equalizer, Biquad Full Kill Equalizer, Loudness Contour, Metronome, Parametric Equalizer, Phaser, Stereo Balance, Tremolo<\/li>\n<li>Loaded effects and their parameters are saved and restored when Mixxx restarts<\/li>\n<li>More transparent sounding equalizers (Biquad Equalizer and Biquad Full Kill Equalizer)<\/li>\n<li>Improved scratching sounds with jog wheels, vinyl control, and dragging waveforms with the mouse<\/li>\n<li>Simplified looping and beatjump controls<\/li>\n<li>Configurable rows of 8 samplers with up to 8 rows available for a total of 64 samplers<\/li>\n<li>Files loaded to samplers are reloaded when Mixxx restarts<\/li>\n<li>Improved volume normalization algorithm (EBU-R 128)<\/li>\n<li>Filter library table by crates<\/li>\n<li>Sort musical keys in library table by circle of fifths<\/li>\n<li>Write metadata tags back to audio files<\/li>\n<li>New JavaScript library for controller mapping<\/li>\n<li>Configure multiple Internet broadcasting stations and use multiple stations at the same time<\/li>\n<li> Broadcast and record microphones with direct monitoring and latency compensation<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast and record from an external mixer<\/li>\n<li>Booth output with independent gain knob for using sound cards with 6 output channels without an external mixer<\/li>\n<li>Prevent screensaver from starting while Mixxx is running<\/li>\n<li>CUP (Cue And Play) cue button mode<\/li>\n<li>Time remaining and time elapsed now take into account the tempo fader<\/li>\n<li>Clicking cover art now shows it full size in a separate window<\/li>\n<li>and of course, lots and lots of bug fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21-600x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21-450x273.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-21.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Install Mixxx 2.1 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~mixxx\/+archive\/ubuntu\/mixxx\" target=\"_blank\">official Mixxx PPA<\/a> contains the new release packages for all current Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mixxx\/mixxx<\/pre>\n<p><i>Input your password (no visual feedback while typing due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-ppa-bionic-600x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"121\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-ppa-bionic-600x121.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-ppa-bionic-450x91.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mixxx-ppa-bionic.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> If an old version of Mixxx was installed on your system, upgrade the DJ software using <b>Software Updater<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/upgrade-mixxx-450x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/upgrade-mixxx-450x333.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/upgrade-mixxx-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/upgrade-mixxx.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or run commands one by one in terminal to install or upgrade the software:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install mixxx<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>You can easily remove the software by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove mixxx<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository via <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility under <b>Other Software<\/b> tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free DJ software Mixxx reached the new major 2.1 release recently. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04 via PPA. Mixxx 2.1 release highlights: Graphical interface scales for high resolution screens Overhauled Deere and LateNight skins New Tango skin Resizable waveforms Effects are synchronized to the tempo Effects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[742,741],"class_list":["post-7754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","category-news","tag-dj-software","tag-mixxx"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}