KDE creates a safe haven for Windows 10 exiles.
In the context of the @Endof10 campaign, we have created a new “for” page, this time “for Windows 10 exiles”:
https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/
In it we explain how Linux with Plasma can help users escape the deranged cycle of having to buy a new computer every time Microsoft force-upgrades their operating system.
@turtle I would definitely dump Rekordbox for Mixxx if I could stick to DJing with Controllers. but you need to have a Rekordbox formatted USB stick to use the Pioneer CDJs they usually have at clubs.
Pioneer really has professional DJs by the you know whats
@turtle my response to this? Skip the CDJs and just do live eurorack performance. Have I successfully done this yet? No. 😭
That sounds wild! I’m not a DJ but have some interest in it.
@turtle it is wild! and difficult! hence why i have not done it yet lol but at least i won’t be at the mercy of a predatory business model anymore
@djsf@fosstodon.org I can imagine! Are there any DJ controller manufacturers that are more reasonable in either supporting older hardware or making it more open so it’s easier for other software to support?
@turtle None that I’m aware of. And part of the problem is that almost all clubs use Pioneer. And when you perform you gotta use what they have, especially if you are part of a lineup.
@djsf@fosstodon.org I see. Sorry to hear.
Oh, yikes, I had no idea! That sucks, sorry to hear it.
@turtle yeahhh Alpha Theta is crafty like that.
they also seem to be positioning themselves to make old CDJ hardware obsolete soon. They’ve started pushing a new USB format called “Library Plus” that you need to use for new devices.
Once they stop supporting the original “Library (not plus)” format, old devices will be bricked permanently.
They haven’t said that they’re gonna do this, but it’s pretty obvious.
It’s always frustrating when supported for perfectly working old hardware is dropped. According to the Mixxx wiki, many hardware controllers are supported, including some Pioneer CDJ models: 350 / 850 / 2000. Many of them are community supported, indicating that more could potentially be added.