Hi guys,
I just discovered following discussions and plans to potentially make Mixxx
support mutli-track/channel audio files:
http://mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3018
http://mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/multi-channel_file_mixing
As I posted on the forums, I think this is not a good idea because:
1) The sheer amount of work involved
2) The lack of multi-channel/track content. And I don't think you will ever
see it because:
3) Every DAW on the planet already supports multi-track rendering to
separate WAV files. This is even better than multi-track OGG/FLAC files
because it's easier for every program to support.
On top of that, Mixxx already DOES support mixing with these separate WAV
files - Mixxx already has the sampler decks. If you want to pursue
multi-track mixing, work on making the sampler decks more robust. There is
something very fundamental here from a product perspective that we should
know by now - The fundamental interface for DJing is the two-decks and a
mixer paradigm. So if you want to implement fancier mixing and control of
the sampler decks, figure out a way to work it into the two-deck paradigm.
Whether that's slaving the control of the sampler decks to a single main
deck, or making it so you can swap sampler decks with the main decks
seamlessly, I don't know. But I think that's the problem that needs to be
solved. If you don't solve it this way, you won't be able to use your
Hercules MK2 or Technics 1200s to control your multi-track mixing.
We have the interface, it's been established by every piece of DJing
hardware for the last 30 years, so let's just figure out how to use that
interface to control multiple tracks via the sampler decks. I think it'll
save you a ridiculous amount of work and produce something that's much
easier to use in the long run.
Thanks,
Albert
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Albert Santoni
Developer, Mixxx
http://www.mixxx.org
http://www.oscillicious.com
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