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@dj-nahuel dj-nahuel released this 20 Oct 03:57
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v0.2.0
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openDJ 0.2.0 adds mix recording, a stronger sync, saved loops, neural key detection, a Beat FX unit, an editable track Info panel and a VirtualDJ library import, plus a long list of DDJ-FLX4 fixes.

What's new

Mixing

  • Record your mix: the REC button in the top bar records the master to WAV or FLAC in ~/Music/openDJ/Recordings, with a .cue tracklist and a log of every control change. A crash keeps what was already recorded.
  • Sync follows a leader deck and keeps the beat locked, nudges are kept, and quantized jumps and play land in phase.
  • Saved loops: press an empty hot cue pad while a loop plays to store the loop there.
  • Beat FX: one effect sent to deck 1, deck 2 or both, with tap tempo and a release that lets the tail ring out. It has its own FX tab in the mixer and is driven by the DDJ-FLX4's BEAT FX section.
  • Automix: a 0 s gapless length, a reorderable list, drag to and from the decks, and a loop on the outgoing deck is released when a mix starts.
  • A look-ahead limiter on the master at -0.5 dBFS.
  • The headphone mix knob now plays cue and master equally loud at its centre.
  • FX, master, phones and booth knobs start from 0 at the far left.

Waveforms and decks

  • Drag the scrolling waveforms to scrub, scroll over the jog wheel, and see bar numbers on the waveform.
  • A WAVEFORMS button in the top bar shows or hides the large waveforms.
  • Shift + a hot cue pad deletes that cue.
  • A layout menu in the top bar (2-Deck and Simple, with more to come).

Library

  • Import from VirtualDJ (Settings → Library): a step-by-step dialog brings in your tracks, cues, playlists, folders and history, and can remove the import again.
  • The library keeps every field other DJ apps hold, including disc number, label, composer, remixer and ISRC.
  • An Info tab in the side panel: edit a track's tags in place (written to the file), see its stats, preview it in the headphones, and search for cover art. Changed covers refresh everywhere at once.
  • The side panel's tabs (Automix, Sidelist, Linked, Info) are now icons.
  • Neural key detection: Settings → Analysis → Key detection lets you pick Standard or Neural.

Settings and audio

  • Buffer size and sample rate settings.
  • Plugins get their own page in Settings.

Controllers

  • DDJ-FLX4: tempo slider direction, mixer knobs, pads, LEDs, sync and load alerts fixed; quieter, slower fast search; loop buttons follow the screen.
  • Every controller mapping now has its own page in the docs at opendj.app.

Install

macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 11 or newer): download openDJ-…-macos.zip, unzip it and move openDJ to Applications. The app isn't notarised yet, so macOS blocks the first launch. Either right-click openDJ and choose Open, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/openDJ.app

Linux (x86_64, glibc 2.35 or newer, e.g. Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 36+, Debian 12+):

  • openDJ-…-x86_64.AppImage: make it executable (chmod +x) and run it.
  • opendj-…-linux-x86_64.tar.gz: unpack anywhere and run bin/opendj.

openDJ needs ALSA and a Vulkan driver, which most desktops already have.

openDJ reads your ~/Music folder. MIDI controllers that Mixxx supports load their mapping when plugged in.

Known limits

  • Builds aren't signed yet.
  • No Windows build yet.
  • Streaming services and stores are coming soon.

Found a bug or have an idea? Use Settings → Feedback in the app, or open an issue.

Thanks

Thanks to everyone who tested 0.1.0 and sent reports and ideas.

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