In my case, I was using keybindings to load tracks into decks. I
currently use four decks as a kind of preplanning exercise, with a
couple stopped tracks that I don't want to load over. So I was trying
to load a track into a specific deck, whereas doubleclicking would have
overwritten one of
On 07/07/2014 05:54 PM, Owen Williams wrote:
> Basically, I'm about to submit a pull request removing it, and I'm not
> convinced losing rapid previewing outweighs the safety benefit.
And we just heard from Lee Matos in the pull request that he uses it all
the time with vinyl control, which mak
On 07/07/2014 05:54 PM, Owen Williams wrote:
> Basically, I'm about to submit a pull request removing it, and I'm not
> convinced losing rapid previewing outweighs the safety benefit.
I'm not opposed to removing it. We should make it a point to ask users
about it during the beta cycle though an
On Tue, 2014-07-08 at 08:09 +0200, Daniel Schürmann wrote:
> What about only allowing to load a track in a playing deck which is
> not playing though master?
I think that's a good compromise, although that solution doesn't work
for people who use bus outs or deck outs.
But I honestly don't t
Hi Owen,
What is the issue with the preview deck? Do we have a bug report?
> It's useful for rapid previewing. The preview deck only half eliminates
> the need since you can't jump around the track with it.
I can jump with it and the current master.
IMHO it seams to be a valid use case to load
That's a pretty good use-case, but I would strongly argue that we should
fix the preview deck instead of keeping this feature. It's just
incredibly dangerous in practice, especially as the number of decks
increases and you forget if you're playing deck 2 or 4. Or you load
into deck 2 instead of s
On 07/06/2014 03:18 PM, Owen Williams wrote:
> Why is it even possible to load a track into a playing deck?
It's useful for rapid previewing. The preview deck only half eliminates
the need since you can't jump around the track with it.
Sincerely,
Sean M. Pappalardo
"D.J. Pegasus"
Mixxx Develop
