[LAU] DJ-ing hardware and software

andy baxter andy at earthsong.free-online.co.uk
Mon Nov 8 16:54:22 UTC 2010


On 08/11/10 16:44, Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote:
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>
> On Mon, 8 Nov 2010, andy baxter wrote:
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>> Has anyone used any of the hercules dj consoles with linux? According 
>> to the mixxx website they are well supported, but it would be good to 
>> get a first hand report.
>
> Yes.  For the newer consoles, you'll need:
>
>    * Mixxx 1.8.x
>    * The vender-supplied kernel module, which you'll
>      need to compile yourself.
>
> This out-of-tree kernel module won't compile with a recent kernel... 
> but patching it to work isn't rocket science.

Is the audio part of the console usb class compliant? I.e. could she buy 
it and at least get started playing audio before coming up some time for 
me to set up the midi controller stuff for her?


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