Jul 18, 2018 Apart from this, you can separately change the volume and pitch parameters as well. You can use any PC recorder software along with it to record the songs that you have mixed. X-Mixxx is another free audio mixing software that you can try on your Windows PC. The interface of this software is like the above software but with more controls. Mixxx is a free, open-source DJ mixing console that turns your digital music collection into the source for a full range of mixing, programming, and effects for recording or live presentation.

1. Key Controls In Auditing

The deck selector is an essential feature of this Launchpad mapping. With it you can map multiple presets in multiple layouts on the main grid. The main grid is the inner 8×8 grid on the Launchpad. You have to memorize the layout patterns, but don't worry, there are only 4 of them.

To select a single channel, simply press the button corresponding to the channel. This will remove all existing selections, and find the largest default preset that can be fit on the main grid.

Presets come in 3 different sizes: short (4×4), tall (4×8) and grande (8×8)<sup>1</sup>. Multiple presets can have the same size, but only one preset can be default per size.

To select multiple channels to be laid out, press the corresponding buttons in a chord. This way you can select to 4 channels.

So what is a chord? In a chord you press buttons so you only release the first after you pressed the last one. The order of presses matter, however the order of releases does not. Now, instead of writing down how the exact layout algorithm works, I just show you the four different layouts that is generated for 1 (single channel), 2, 3 and 4 note chords. Once more the algorithm will fill out the spaces with the largest default preset.

This means that e.g. if you press down D3-D2-S1 in this chord sequence, - D3 will be mapped to block 1 with the default tall preset, - D2 will be mapped to block 2 with the default short preset and - S1 will be mapped to block 3 with the default short preset.

Now you might ask: “But what if I don't want to use the largest default preset?”

After a channel has been laid out you can cycle between all the presets that can fit into its space. This won't reflow the layout, even if you end up using a smaller preset. To cycle between presets - press Ctrl + Channel Selector to cycle forward, - press Shift + Channel Selector to cycle backward or - press Ctrl + Shift + Channel Selector to revert to default.

The cycling order is the following: - primary: large to small - secondary: default then all others in fixed but not specified order.

See, not that complicated after all. Let's see the actual presets that are featured out of the box:

Key Controls In Auditing

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