Hello! I have used Mixmeister for six years now, starting with Express 6 then going on to Pro 6 and now Fusion, which is the best yet. I think the biggest difference from most other programs is the static wave forms and moving cursor rather than moving wave forms and static cursor. This allows for very precise adjustments of EQs and volume, even when used live. I find it very intuitive and enjoy mixing with it live. The only down side is that it doesn't mix well with outside sound. I wouldn't use this to tag team, for example.
Fusion is my DJ software of choice as well. Most people get into digital DJ'ing from a turntablist background but if you come into it from a production background the static wave forms are what you're used to seeing in production DAW's. Ableton is sort of the same concept & serves me well for production but for live DJ gigs Fusion seems smoother, at least to me. The downside to Fusion is (a) horrible MIDI controller compatibility, i.e. there's just not many options that work very well with the software. (b) not great online support/forums ...I'm sure this is just b/c not nearly as many people use Fusion. (c) and this might just be me but since Fusion resembles a production DAW in workflow I sometimes slide into a habit of producing as opposed to DJ'ing.... i.e. I occasionally spend way too much time in my headphones slicing & tweaking all trying to get perfection like I'm producing a track when really most of the changes I'm making are probably going unnoticed by the crowd.
Love Mixmiester, and I have used it a few times. I do mobile gigs etc weddings, functions and get requests on the fly and usually "demanding" that I play a certain song next. Screws up my AWESOME mix that I created lol. For that reason alone I dont use it.
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Hey vineoak, so what are you using for a controller? Other than the MM Controller I've not found many options that control the software really well ....probably my biggest gripe with MMF.
i use mmf as prep for my mixes.i have a denon mc6000 controller and serato with 2 technics and a denon s5000 cdj
Preparing studio mixes using Mixmeister has the following benefits; 1. You can create and edit mixes in advance, tweak and enhance the transitions, try out ideas and playback until you're happy. 2. Save mixes to an external file or burn to CD for playback during a set (if you have a 4/5/6 hour bar residency you'll need a break at some point). Dropping in a pre-prepared mix for 30 mins is no sin. 3. From doing 1. you will likely develop a style which you can then aim to duplicate in live sets. 4. From doing 1. you will also improve your understanding of the common structure of the music. 5. You can create mashups, sections, samples for use in your live sets. 6. You can print out your playlist. 7. You don't need any additional hardware. The downsides; 1. The type of live effects offered by Traktor are much harder to implement in Mixmeister. 2. Mixmeister creates .mxm in the same folder for every tune in your library when it analyses them. These should really be stored elsewhere. 3. Creating, playing back and tweaking will mean you listen far more closely to what's going on. You may find yourself editing for hours on end to get something just right. The reality being that most people will be oblivious to the effort you put in. 4. I would personally not want to use it as a live tool. It's too "heads down". 5. Mixmeister slowly alters the pitch so A matches B at the point of transition. Unless you correct this you can end up using a pre-prepared set that you then want to mix out of but are faced with a slowly increasing or decreasing BPM.
Troy makes a good point ...the Mac version is hella buggy. I have a Mac and use Bootcamp so I can run Mac OS or Windows and I've tried the program in both and there's no way I'd be capable of using it in Mac.
I like the library navigation in Mixmeister. Being able to reorganize the library with just a mouseclick, by BPM, song title, artist title, genre, date added, etc, has been a real boon. I have used Virtual DJ and Serato Itch, and found their libraries to be tied to the folder system on the hard drive.
