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| Migrate your Mixxx library and settings to a new computer | ||
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| If you move to a new computer, or to another operating system on the same computer, you can take your existing Mixxx setup with you. This includes your track library, settings, controller mappings and broadcast profiles. |
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Shouldn't we mention here, that the beatgrid offset depend on the soundsource. And that the library might be unusable on a computer with an other OS or Linux distribution?
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the beatgrid offset depend on the soundsource
True. I'll check if shifting the cues is dosumented somewhere, and if we can link there.
unusable on a computer with an other OS or Linux distribution
Why 'unusable'?
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I meant, that if there is an offset in the beatgrid, the beatgrid must be adjusted for each track.
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Ah, okay. I'll add a note.
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I rebased it on #597 (which can be merged quickly) in order to have a reference to the beatgrid controls.
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| If decoders or decoder versions change, it may happen that beatgrids and cue points appear shifted, i.e. they are |
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I guess most users do not know when a decoder changes. But they do know what it means to change the Linux distribution or OS.
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LGTM! Thank you! |
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Thanks for your review and merging #597! |
As described in #591, this comes up frequently in the forums, but there is no compact tutorial yet, only threads with instructions of varying quality.
https://deploy-preview-593--mixxx-manual.netlify.app/chapters/advanced_topics#migrate-your-mixxx-library-and-settings-to-a-new-computer
Closes #591