I'm using mixxx for DJing. Two players, beat detection, pitch-independent matching, support for inexpensive control surfaces, great support culture. I'm having problems with various functions within it (probably my fault), but I'm able to work around and work with to fix them. DJ Mix Lite is designed to play continuous music with cross fading, beat matching mixes between songs. DJ Mix Lite has built-in Beatlock Technology that makes it beat-aware. This technology does not alter your sound files, it just analyses them to find the beats. That way it can perform fully automatic quality DJ mixes. Mar 31, 2020 The Mixxx team is hard at work on Mixxx 2.3. The best place to keep track of 2.3 development is the 2.3.0 milestone page on Launchpad. A more general roadmap can be found on the wiki.
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Beat Matching Software
Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
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Hit'n'Mix Play | Strips down MP3s and CD tracks to reveal their basic building blocks - the vocals, instruments, percussion and ambient noise. Then provides to power to easily manipulate them. | Windows | Freeware | 2011-02-07 | 0 | 70db |
KraMixer v1.0.3 | DJ mixer for beatmixing audio files. You might also like to check out these hardware DJ Mixers | Windows | Freeware | 2006-07-26 | 5 | 65db |
AnalogX Scratch v1.05 | Scratch your audio samples like a DJ. Vst host download. | Windows | Freeware | 2000-01-29 | 150 | 60db |
Mixxx 1.11.0 | Free, open-source DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes - works with a hardware DJ Controller | Windows | Free | 2013-05-13 | 2 | 60db |
Body-Rythmn Eletronic Beatbox System BR-490 J | Electronic Beatbox System. | Windows | Freeware | 2012-06-07 | 3 | 60db |
JDJ v0.4.6 | Music player for friends' DJs. | Windows | Freeware | 2009-06-30 | 0 | 60db |
DJStudio 4.4.0 | Virtual DJ application which enables you to scratch, loop or pitch change | Android | Freeware | 2013-03-13 | 0 | 60db |
xltmix | LessTif based Mixer for SoundBlaster-16 and SoundBlaster-32 | Linux | Freeware | 1997-03-16 | 0 | 60db |
DJ Control 2.1 | Wireless DJ MIDI controller for your favorite computer DJing application to use as an alternative to a cheap DJ Controller. | Android | Freeware | 2012-08-27 | 1 | 60db |
Mixere v1.0.83 | Teamviewer not working on mac mojave mac. Free multitrack audio file player and mixer, ideal for making live sound collages. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-06-26 | 2 | 60db |
SC Free Audio DJ Mixer v1.2.0.1 | Play and mix MP3 and WAV files free. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-08-17 | 2 | 60db |
iPro.DJSampler 1.1.0 | iPro.DJSampler is an app that turns your iOS device into a full featured DJ sampler with trigger pads. | iPhone | Freeware | 2013-09-24 | 0 | 60db |
DBMix v1.0 | DJ Digital Audio Mixing System | Linux | Free | 2002-02-25 | 1 | 60db |
jack_mixer 9 | GTK+ JACK audio mixer app | Linux | Free | 2010-10-11 | 0 | 60db |
Mixxx v1.11.0 | Mix music digitally with a clean, simple interface. | Mac | Free | 2013-05-13 | 3 | 60db |
AV MP3 Morpher v1.0.5 | Morph music, tempo, add effects. Play & record, convert, rip and burn CDs. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-12-19 | 6 | 60db |
MetaMix v1.1 | Algorithmic audio remixing software. Transform existing music into a new listening experience. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-10-26 | 0 | 60db |
PhatBeat | Beat counter for use by collectors, DJs, and others interested in beat-oriented music. | Windows | Free | 2003-11-01 | 4 | 60db |
DJ Mixer Pro 6.10 | DJ Mixer Pro turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch into a Turntable and full featured DJ system | iPhone | Freeware | 2013-03-13 | 0 | 60db |
Rapid Evolution v2.5.5 | Harmonic music profiling tool for DJs and remixers | Windows | Freeware | 2006-08-12 | 5 | 55db |
JDJ v0.4.6 | Music player for friends' DJs. | Linux | Freeware | 2009-06-30 | 0 | 55db |
terminatorX v3.84 | Realtime audio synthesizer that allows you to 'scratch' on digitally sampled audio. | Linux | Freeware | 2011-11-25 | 8 | 55db |
DBMix v0.9.8 | Digital Audio Mixing System | Mac | Free | 2002-02-24 | 0 | 55db |
xwax v1.4 | Vinyl emulation software. | Linux | Free | 2013-06-11 | 0 | 55db |
DJ Helper v2.51 | Mix like a pro DJ: X-fade, cue point, crossfade, pitch shift+bend, BPM count and store Virtual dj 8 download free pc. | Windows | Freeware | 2006-10-01 | 48 | 55db |
N.A.G. (Network Auralization for Gnutella) | Turns the process of searching for and downloading MP3 files into a chaotic musical collage [WIN] Izotope rx declip better than audition declip. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-07-01 | 0 | 55db |
MetaMix v1.1 | Algorithmic audio remixing software. Transform existing music into a new listening experience [osx] | Mac | Freeware | 2003-10-26 | 1 | 55db |
Pacemaker Editor v2.02 | Lets you organize your music, create your mixes and upload them to the Internet. | Windows | Freeware | 2009-07-02 | 0 | 55db |
OtsTurntables Free v1.00.048 | Virtual set of professional mixing turntables. | Windows | Freeware | 2011-01-04 | 0 | 55db |
Mixxx 1.11.0 | Mix music digitally with a clean, simple interface. Works well with a DJ Control Surface. | Linux | Free | 2013-05-13 | 0 | 55db |
Dj Beat Matching
I assume you know that the idea is, you have a track playing live(the “outgoing” track), and you are readying a second track tomix in then switch to (the “incoming” track). You can do thisto all sorts of ends, but a common one is simply to have acontinuous stream of music, smoothly switching from the end ofone song to the beginning of the next. The basic technique isthe same however so start with that as the simplest example.
The idea of course is that the outgoing song will end soon,and you want the incoming song to start precisely as the currentone ends, possibly with some overlap, such that people dancingor listening do not experience what is known as a train wreck,eg. two songs playing at once not synchronized in time andplace. You will become experienced at making train wrecks,I know I have.
Clearly, goal is to get the incoming track in sync with theoutgoing track; both in time (beats per minute) and place(downbeat in a measure at the same time), so that when youslide the mixer to the incoming track people are pleased,rather than run from the room, hands over ears, screaming.
This is difficult. It can only be described so far; the act itaural and tactile, and you just gotta go do it.