Hi Guang,
Thanks for getting in touch, and I'm always happy to see more Traktor users
getting interested in Mixxx. A good understanding of Qt is not required for
the library preview project, as you can learn it on the fly as part of GSoC
with Mixxx.
Looking forward to your application,
Albert
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:08 AM, Guang Rong Goh <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello Mixxx development team!
>
> I'm Guang Rong, a computer engineering student from the National
> University of Singapore. I was browsing through the GSoC's list of
> participating organizations and had chanced upon Mixxx's entry. Being a
> Traktor user myself for 2yrs, I was intrigued with an opensource DJ
> software (my apologies for not noticing Mixxx till now) and thought that
> Mixxx development would be an interesting direction to work upon.
>
> Anyway, I have downloaded and played with Mixxx for the 2 days now and
> just managed to compile the source code. I must say that Mixxx is a pretty
> neat software; it has a clean interface and advanced features like multiple
> hotcues and samplers. Right now I'm exploring and playing around with the
> source code (maybe try implementing a feature tagged in the 'easy' wishlist
> myself). Initially I've thought about working on Point-and-click controller
> mapping as my experience with mapping my controller using the wizard wasn't
> really smooth-sailing. However, I saw that Akash has made an elaborate post
> on that subject and felt that it would be more beneficial for him to
> undertake that project.
>
> The other project that interests me is the preview player. It was an
> important feature in Traktor for me, since I mix with 2 decks and the
> preview player has enabled me to retain the next track in the 2nd deck
> while giving me the ability to preview and choose tracks further down the
> set. Given the opportunity, I would love to work on this. Since the preview
> player would be an element in the UI, is it necessary to have good
> understanding of the Qt framework?
>
> Thank you for reading,
> Guang Rong
>
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