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PCDJ DEX Changelog

What's new in PCDJ DEX 3.20.7

Sep 8, 2023
  • The latest version of our celebrated DEX 3 live performance DJ software is ready for download, and it includes new features and improvements that will make your DJing experience smoother and more intuitive.

New in PCDJ DEX 3.20.6 (Aug 15, 2023)

  • Karaoke: no longer keeping song/singer duplicates in History (eg. you can type s:Singer Name in the search field to find all songs by a singer)
  • Karaoke: fixed KSR bug: cannot favorite the first track in the catalog/search results
  • Controller mappings improvements: Pioneer DDJ-1000, Pioneer DDJ-1000 SRT, Numark DJ2GO2 Touch, Numark MixTrack Platinum FX
  • 3rd-party streaming services are collapsed by default in the browser section
  • Beatport / Beatsource guest mode improvements
  • Added Beatport, Beatsource, Music/iTunes dedicated icons
  • Controller scripts/mappings: setAudioDevice() function now also (optionally) has audio routing settings; example: setAudioDevice(‘audio device name1|||audio device name2|||name3|||etc’, ‘optionalSetting1:0|||RoutingOutDeckA:1|||RoutingOutDeckB:2|||etc’);
  • Small Bug Fixes and Performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.20.5 (May 12, 2023)

  • More accurate sync and snap-to-beat loops (especially when the beat-grid is set correctly)
  • Setting a cue point (only while playing) will now snap it to the closest beat
  • Karaoke singer rotation: after the singer rotation is performed (the current singer is moved at the end of the list after 20 seconds of playback) we always move the cursor back on the first item in the list (next singer)
  • AIUnmixEQ™ with “Kill Vocal” for the LYRX and LYRX12 skins
  • We no longer forward the UI error message for tracks with errors if the error occurs after more than 85% of the track (but we still generate silence)

New in PCDJ DEX 3.20.1 (Mar 7, 2023)

  • New controller supported: Pioneer DDJ-REV1
  • New controller supported: Pioneer DDJ-400
  • New controller supported: Pioneer DDJ-200
  • Multiple improvements to the 14 already-supported Pioneer controllers related to better detection and jog-wheel feel
  • New controller script actions: deckStem1 .. 4, deckStemMomentary1 .. 4Nnew script notifications: stem1 .. 4Nnew skin actions: deck_stem_1 .. 4, deck_stem_m_1 .. 4
  • Minor bug fixes and optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.19 (Oct 6, 2022)

  • The upcoming DEX 3.19 update will include a brand new feature called AIUnmixEQ. The new, exciting feature for DJs and KJs comes with the finalization of DEX 3’s audio engine refresh, which started with DEX 3.18 and concludes nearly a years’ worth of development effort.
  • AIUnmixEQ.
  • As the AIUnmixEQ name implies, DEX 3 uses machine learning (deep neural networks, a flavor of AI) to add Real-Time Unmixing/Stem Separation (Music Source Separation). This allows DJs to use the Equalizer knobs or kill pads to smoothly separate songs into 3 stems:
  • Vocals (High eq knob)
  • Instruments (Mid eq knob)
  • Drums (Low eq knob)
  • Our new AIUnmixEQ feature brings up new opportunities for DJs and KJs:
  • Live mashups and seamless advanced remixing
  • On-the-fly acapella or instrumental
  • Instant karaoke tracks from regular tracks (with or without
  • guide vocals)
  • This is just a tease, we know. Additional information and a more in-depth tutorial will be available around the time of release. There are addition upgrades included in DEX 3.19 that will improve performance, beat mixing, and sound quality.

New in PCDJ DEX 3.18.0.2 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • Fixed Shaders not showing in certain cases
  • Increased search results limit (for local tracks) from 100 to 10000
  • Changed KSR (karaoke singer request system) track limit warning message (The updated dialog box message displays that you can add up to 100,000 total tracks to the KSR online songbook)
  • Minor performance improvements and various optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.18.0.1 (Aug 23, 2022)

  • New Windows audio output system using WASAPI (new implementation) or ASIO; DirectSound discontinued;
  • Windows, Mac: fixed not-working or bad audio quality for “Select an additional audio device for previewing / monitoring (headphones)”
  • Windows, Mac: changed latency setting to power-of-two sizes (64, 128,…,4096) which corresponds to (1.45 ms, 2,9 ms,…,92.9 ms). Please note that on Windows you can only control the latency for ASIO, WASAPI latency is controlled by the OS itself (usually about 22 ms) and cannot be adjusted (it’s fixed).
  • Windows: fixed pre-selecting the default audio device at the 1st run
  • Removed 3rd-party services tracks from the search results if they are not truly active
  • Fixes for Denon MC6000 MK2: VU-meters now working, better controller detection
  • Fixes for Denon MC7000: crash when loading certain tracks
  • Windows: fixed audio devices with special characters in their name not working
  • Various performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.17.1 (May 29, 2022)

  • Added new broadcasting options: Shoutcast (MP3) and Icecast2 (MP3) in addition to the existing Icecast2 (OGG/Vorbis)
  • Added audio mix recording to MP3/AAC/FLAC in addition to the existing WAV/AIFF
  • Additional fixes for TIDAL playlists (getting all the tracks available in the playlist)
  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.17.0.3 (Apr 20, 2022)

  • New DJ controllers supported: Numark PartyMix Live, Numark PartyMix MKII
  • Fixed crash when loading corrupted/unsupported ZIP files (eg. karaoke CDG+MP3/WAV zip files)
  • Fixed loading certain TIDAL playlists with over 100 tracks
  • “Remove Dead Files” option no longer removes the streaming tracks (thus preserving history and other playlist items that use streaming tracks)
  • Disabled streaming services tracks no longer appear in the global search when disabled (eg. Party Tyme Karaoke, PartyTyme.net, Karaoke Cloud Pro (KCP))
  • Other minor fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.17.0.2 (Feb 26, 2022)

  • LYRX 1.7.1 and DEX 3.17.0.2 introduce support for Digitrax’s Karaoke Cloud Pro Subscription Service, providing subscribers in-app access to a commercially legal library of karaoke music

New in PCDJ DEX 3.17 (Jan 15, 2022)

  • New: TIDAL Streaming Service support (including Video tracks)
  • New: “3rd Party Services” tab in Preferences/Settings – this is where all the integrations are (streaming services, stores, etc)
  • New setting: “Always start a new track when filler music player resumes” (when disabled the filler music will continue where it left off when playback resumes)
  • New setting: “Show singers without songs” (you can customize the default “Pick a song!” text); this will show in the karaoke ticker / next singers list;
  • New: Automatically moving the cross-fader to the left for 1-deck / karaoke-only skins (eg. LYRX)
  • New: Warn the user when there is no current audio device set or is disconnected: “The audio device could not be found. Please re-connect it and restart the app or select a different audio device from Preferences/Options -> Audio Routing tab.”
  • Updated: Beatport LINK and Beatsource LINK now compatible with the new ARM M1-based Macs
  • Fixed: Browser-lists splitters sometimes not working correctly
  • Fixed: Memory leak for video loops (eg. karaoke background video)
  • Fixed: Windows audio device names with special characters
  • Fixed: Rare downloading issues for some streaming services
  • Various performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.16.1.0 Beta (Oct 8, 2021)

  • Beatport and Beatsource now compatible with the new ARM M1-based Macs
  • New “3rd Party Services” tab in Preferences/Settings – this is where all the integrations are (streaming services, stores, etc)
  • New setting: “Always start a new track when filler music player resumes”
  • New setting: “Show singers without songs” (you can customize the default “Pick a song!” text); this will show in the karaoke ticker / next singers list;
  • Automatically moving the crossfader to the left for 1-deck / karaoke-only skins (eg. LYRX)
  • Activation/unlocking fix (would not activate in rare occasions)
  • Various small fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.16.0.1 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Signed app and installer (Windows) (no more Windows and browser warnings/errors on download/install)
  • Fixed freeze when exiting/saving database (KSR related)
  • Fixed Party Tyme Karaoke 1KB downloaded files – if the download is not OK/complete it will be discarded
  • Fixed browser window size on certain high-res Windows screens
  • Multiple crash fixes and improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.16.0.0 (May 21, 2021)

  • KSR (Karaoke Singer Requests) Support – Remote song request system
  • Karaoke singers ticker/scroller (scrolled list of singers + custom message) with text color setting
  • Extensive optimizations for macOS Catalina and Big Sur
  • Fixed issue with certain karaoke zip and video files causing a crash
  • Various (small) Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.16.0.0 RC 1 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • In case you’ve been hiding under your DJ booth, you have already caught wind of the new online karaoke songbook feature coming to DEX 3.16 and LYRX 1.7.
  • The online songbook feature, aka remote singer/song request system, allows karaoke singers to access your songbook from their own web enabled device and make song requests that pop up within the DEX 3 singer rotation list.
  • DEX 3 KSR Online Songbook
  • The new feature has a name: KSR, or “Karaoke Singer Request”, and we’re ready for more users to download and try it!
  • Also new in the release candidate version of DEX 3.16 is a karaoke singers ticker/scroller (scrolled list of singers + custom message) with text color setting. Not only will this scroll your upcoming karaoke sings across the bottom of the screen, but you can add a custom message at the end (eg. wear your mask, special beer offer, etc) Example: Now Appearing: Ryan (Songname), Upcoming: Jane (Songname1), Joe (Songname2), Chris (Songname3) ** Wearing your mask is compulsory ** This feature needs to be enabled under the karaoke settings tab in DEX 3’s options.
  • Please note that this is a “Release Candidate” and features etc. are subject to change. This is also the ‘first release’ of the KSR system, with additional features coming after the initial launch. The total song count the system will host is caped at 100,000 songs for now, more than enough for most karaoke hosts, and eventually an affordable subscription option and tiers will be created.

New in PCDJ DEX 3.15.0.0 (Oct 17, 2020)

  • Beatport LINK and Beatsource LINK (beta) support
  • Completely overhauled the musical key and key mixing functionality:
  • 5 different ways (notations) to view the Musical Key: Standard Scale, Open Key, Open Key + Standard, Alt Key (Camelot), Alt Key + Standard
  • color-coded Musical Keys in the browser and decks for easy, visual key matching
  • choose between viewing flats (b) or sharps (#)
  • settings for all the above
  • Various performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.12.0.3 (Dec 1, 2018)

  • New Built-in Karaoke.net Store for purchasing karaoke songs from within the DEX 3 Browser
  • New option to disable Karaoke.net under karaoke settings in options
  • Minor performance improvements and bug fixes

New in PCDJ DEX 3.12.0.2 (Nov 27, 2018)

  • New Built-in Karaoke.net Store for purchasing karaoke songs from within the DEX 3 Browser
  • New option to disable Karaoke.net under karaoke settings in options
  • Minor performance improvements and bug fixes

New in PCDJ DEX 3.11.0.1 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Added Visualizations (using ShaderToy.com shaders) – you can add new shaders from ShaderToy.com, rename, remove them, etc
  • You can pre-adjust key / apply key change in the karaoke rotation list
  • You can add tracks from History that have a singer name and key change to the karaoke rotation list (the saved Singer and Key change will be used)
  • Added “Always show shaders on top of everything” setting (Video preferences tab)
  • Automatically hide/show shader in case the deck does/doesn’t have video – you need to select “0 singers” in the Karaoke preferences or have an audio-only track playing if you want to see the shader; or, you could simply use the new “Always show shaders on top of everything” setting
  • New controller supported: Numark NDX500
  • Improvements to controllers scripts: Reloop Mixage CE/IE, American Audio VMS2, Hercules DJ Control Steel
  • Updated EULA text (license agreement)
  • Several bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.2.0 Beta (Jun 27, 2018)

  • New, Changed, or Fixed in DEX 3 Version 3.10.2.0:
  • Reorder user lists (playlists) in the browser by dragging them with the mouse
  • Alphanumeric sorting of the user lists in the browser (right-click on a list for the option)
  • Export lists as CSV / M3U (right-click on the list contents for the
  • option) – eg. you can use this to export a karaoke book in CSV format that you can process/edit and then print
  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.1.0 (Jun 25, 2018)

  • New setting: keep singers in rotation, even without songs
  • You can adjust the filler music player volume control independent of the karaoke player volume
  • Multiplex karaoke file support (mute/unmute background vocal for multiplex CDG files); usually in these multiplex karaoke files the left channel is instruments-only and the right channel is instruments+voice; to use this feature you need to use/select the karaoke skins (LYRX or LYRX12);
  • Custom video background (image or video) is now always displayed (even when there are no singers in the karaoke rotation list)
  • Included new karaoke-only LYRX skins (2 variations)
  • Several improvements to Hercules DJ controllers mappings/scripts
  • Fixed bug related to setting Samplers’ volume
  • Fixed some zip file issues
  • New skin actions: “filler_player_volume”, “master_mode”, “master_mode_text”, “master_karaoke_mode”, “master_karaoke_mode_text”
  • New script actions: “setFillerVolume”, “setMasterMode”, “setMasterKarMode”

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.4 (May 7, 2018)

  • Added new setting “Use sync-lock when possible”; if you disable it you get the old Sync functionality
  • New DJ controllers added (plug-and-play support): Pioneer DDJ-WeGO4, Pioneer DDJ-SR2, Pioneer DDJ-SB3
  • Fixed deck getting “stuck” (playing only silence) after loading a bad karaoke zip file (eg. the files inside with different names)
  • Fix a crash that would occur only on exiting DEX 3/DEX 3 RE
  • Changed automatic karaoke filler music player functionality so there’s no pause/silence at all before it kicks in (DEX 3 only)
  • Various under-the-hood performance improvements and small bug fixes

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.3 Beta (Apr 28, 2018)

  • Added new setting “Use sync-lock when possible”; if you disable it you get the old Sync functionality
  • New controllers added: Pioneer DDJ-WeGO4, Pioneer DDJ-SR2, Pioneer DDJ-SB3
  • Fixed deck getting “stuck” (playing only silence) after loading a bad karaoke zip file (eg. the files inside with different names)
  • Various under-the-hood performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.2 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Added Karaoke Singers Rotation list (managed singer rotation)
  • Rotation list functionality – after 20s of playback, the top singer in the rotation list is moved to the bottom of the list (if it still has any songs left to play/sing)
  • You can move, remove, collapse/expand the songs for a singer (click on the number of songs text/arrow)
  • You can drop a karaoke track on a singer’s line (and the singer’s name will be automatically pre-selected)
  • Singers history using autocomplete for Singer’s name (on macOS press F5 (Fn + F5) or Option-Esc to bring up the autocomplete list); you can clear the remembered singers;
  • You can add a track to the rotation by drag & drop, pressing <ENTER> on a track, double-clicking on a track, selecting the “Send to sidelist” menu option (right-click on a track)
  • DEX 3 Pro can now read all karaoke zip formats
  • Added Shuffle option to the Sort menu
  • History list now displays the singer that sang the song (singer name is saved to History list)
  • Search for all songs by a karaoke singer in DEX 3’s History list by typing “singer:name” or “s:name” (eg. s:joe)
  • Fixed cue points (in the mixer area) on the default 2-decks skins
  • Several improvements and fixes for drag & drop (eg. you can drop a track in a specific position in the side list)
  • Added Karaoke settings tab (in the Preferences/Configuration window)
  • Added setting: select the number of next singers to show on the video screen (0..5 singers)
  • Added setting: use case/preview player as background music / filler player for karaoke
  • Background music player / filler player for karaoke (please enable the setting above first)
  • – Click on the Play button (case/preview player) to start mixing the AutoMix list; press again to pause;
  • – Right-click to mix to the next track (skip)
  • Added the new Karaoke Singers Rotation list features to the 3 default Daytime skins
  • Smaller fonts for the karaoke next singers (on the video output)
  • Other minor fixes and performance improvements are also included

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.2 Beta (Mar 7, 2018)

  • DEX 3.10.0.2 is now equipped with full-automatic filler music player for use in between karaoke singers and sets.

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.1 Beta (Mar 5, 2018)

  • Added Karaoke settings tab (in the Preferences/Configuration window)
  • Added setting: select the number of next singers to show on the video screen (0..5 singers)
  • Added setting: use case/preview player as background music / filler player for karaoke
  • Background music player / filler player for karaoke (please enable the setting above first)
  • – Click on the Play button (case/preview player) to start mixing the AutoMix list; press again to pause;
  • – Right-click to mix to the next track (skip)
  • Added the new Karaoke Singers Rotation list features to the 3 default Daytime skins
  • Smaller fonts for the karaoke next singers (on the video output)
  • Minor fixes and changes to the Preferences/Configuration window

New in PCDJ DEX 3.10.0.0 Beta (Feb 27, 2018)

  • What’s New, Changed, and Updated in DEX 3 Pro Version 3.10:
  • Added Karaoke Singers Rotation list (BETA)
  • Rotation list functionality – after 20s of playback, the top singer in the rotation list is moved to the bottom of the list (if it still has any songs left to play/sing)
  • You can move, remove, collapse/expand the songs for a singer (click on the number of songs text/arrow)
  • You can drop a karaoke track on a singer’s line (and the singer’s name will be automatically pre-selected)
  • Singers history using autocomplete for Singer’s name (on macOS press F5 (Fn + F5) or Option-Esc to bring up the autocomplete list); you can clear the remembered singers;
  • You can add a track to the rotation by drag & drop, pressing <ENTER> on a track, double-clicking on a track, selecting the “Send to sidelist” menu option (right-click on a track)
  • DEX 3 Pro can now read all karaoke zip formats (BETA)
  • Added Shuffle option to the Sort menu
  • History list now displays the singer that sang the song (singer name is saved to History list)
  • Search for all songs by a karaoke singer in DEX 3’s History list by typing “singer:name” or “s:name” (eg. s:joe)
  • Fixed cue points (in the mixer area) on the default 2-decks skins
  • Several improvements and fixes for drag & drop (eg. you can drop a track in a specific position in the side list)
  • Other minor fixes and performance improvements are also included

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.10 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • Removed skin action “cue_pfl_mix”; removed controller script action “setCuePflMix”;
  • EQ ranges adjusted for better tweaking: -36..+6dB for low/mid and -36..+9dB for high, gain -12..+12dB; Microphone EQs -36..+12dB for low/mid/high, gain -18..+18dB;
  • Removed smaller resolutions video recording options – only HD/full-HD available
  • Fixed Finder/Explorer (inside the Browser section) to show folders/files sorted alphabetically; hide system/hidden folders/files/volumes/disks; hard/soft symbolic links (aka Symlinks) work OK;
  • Fixed crash when loading tracks with very low sample rate (22kHz or lower)
  • Small bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.9 (Dec 4, 2017)

  • New, Changed And Updated In DEX 3.9.0.9:
  • Added resizing of browser and lists panes (works with all DEX 3 default skins))
  • New controller added: Numark NS6II (no need to download/install the map separably)
  • Fixed crash when using High-quality Time Stretching (and small quality
  • improvements)
  • Skins: added actions: img_splitter_browser, img_splitter_list; added “issplitter” attribute to image (boolean)
  • Small bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.8 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • New, Changed And Updated In DEX 3.9.0.8:
  • 64-bit Windows (currently a public beta) version (in addition to the usual 32-bit release)
  • Option to disable Party Tyme Karaoke in the browser (Under General tab in options)
  • Right-click on the LOAD button to unload the deck (works on all 4 decks)
  • Graphics/interface rendering improvements in Windows
  • New controller supported: Numark DJ2GO 2
  • Fixed Analyze and Edit File Info menu options missing
  • Fixed memory leaks related to karaoke singers list
  • Various bug fixes and performance optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.7 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • Removed Pulselocker subscription (Note: we are actively pursuing a quality replacement)
  • A few minor bugs squashed
  • Performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.6 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • New, Changed And Updated In DEX 3.9.0.6:
  • Took the boot to a few Party Tyme Karaoke Subscription related bugs
  • Fixed a Party Tyme user account creation issue (related to using ALL CAPS)
  • A few under-the-hood performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.5 (Sep 15, 2017)

  • The Party Tyme Karaoke Subscription is now available in all countries (except for Japan)
  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.9.0.3 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Added Party Tyme Karaoke subscription service (Right-click on the PT log in the DEX 3 browser to start and account and subscribe)
  • Any tracks loaded will be marked as played (and added to History) only after about 20 seconds of actual playback
  • Fixed several issues related to Pulselocker
  • Fixed rare crash when closing the app
  • Various performance optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.8.0.0 (May 19, 2017)

  • What’s New And Updated In DEX 3.8
  • Always-in-sync (sync-lock/beat-lock) – press Sync once and the song will stay in-sync with the master deck
  • Steady-rhythm BPM detection mode (for sync-lock) – works best for songs with perfect tempo (eg. electronic music)
  • Colored waveform’s (3 distinct layers so you can clearly see the rhythm and RMS/global levels)
  • Once you’ve analyzed a track (either by loading it or by using the batch Analyze/all feature) it will load instantly thereafter
  • 3 new Daytime skins (and tweaks for the Nighttime skins)
  • 3 new controllers supported: Denon MC7000, Hercules P32 DJ, Reloop Mixon 4
  • You can open ‘Edit Overlays’ window + switch between overlays from the skin itself (available in the 2-decks Nighttime/Daytime skins) (make sure you save/copy your overlays to ‘Documents/PCDJ-DEX3/Overlays’ if you want them to show up in the drop-down list)
  • Added spinner/text to see background tasks status (eg. how many items are still to be processed by ‘Analyze all’)
  • You can now minimize the main window (on your own display or switch to a different app while the secondary video window will remain visible)
  • Fixed crash when scanning bad/corrupt mp3s
  • Various bug fixes and optimizations
  • Skin Actions Update:
  • For people who design or edit skins we have added the following skin actions (see the skins included in the app for examples):
  • Added button actions: ‘show_video_overlays’, ‘enable_video_overlays’, ‘deck_cfassign_left’, ‘deck_cfassign_thru’, ‘deck_cfassign_right’ (to assign a deck to the crossfader)
  • Added drop-down actions: ‘dropdown_video_overlay’
  • Added text actions: ‘background_tasks_remaining’
  • Added image actions: ‘img_background_tasks_spinner’
  • Removed text actions: ‘status_background_processing’ – please replace with ‘background_tasks_remaining’ in all your skins
  • Controller Scripting Update:
  • For controller scripts (mappings) we have added the following:
  • Actions to assign a deck to the crossfader (to the left side, right side or simply skip the crossfader (THRU)): ‘deckCFAssignToLeft’, ‘deckCFAssignToThru’, ‘deckCFAssignToRight, ‘deckSetCFAssign’ (input values for ‘deckSetCFAssign’: 0 (left), 1 (THRU), 2 (right))
  • Notifications: global: recording; per-deck: cuepos11 .. cuepos16, looppos1 .. looppos8, fxCutoffLP, fxCutoffHP, fxBitCrusher, fxTremolo

New in PCDJ DEX 3.8.0.0 RC 2 (May 12, 2017)

  • What’s New, Changed And Fixed In DEX 3.8 RC2 (Since Monday’s Release):
  • Fixed ASIO bug (crash when accessing certain ASIO drivers is fixed)
  • Fixed waveform’s zoom bug
  • Fixed musical key displaying (Musical key didn’t always display when loading a track)
  • Fixed various beat-sync lock issues
  • Performance optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.8.0.0 RC (May 12, 2017)

  • NEW, CHANGED OR FIXED IN DEX 3.8 (RELEASE CANDIDATE):
  • Always-in-sync (sync-lock/beat-lock) – press Sync once and the song will stay in-sync with the master deck
  • Steady-rhythm BPM detection mode (for sync-lock) – works best for songs with perfect tempo (eg. electronic music)
  • Colored waveform’s (3 distinct layers so you can clearly see the rhythm and RMS/global levels)
  • Once you’ve analyzed a track (either by loading it or by using the batch Analyze/all feature) it will load instantly thereafter
  • 3 new Daytime skins (and tweaks for the Nighttime skins)
  • 3 new controllers supported: Denon MC7000, Hercules P32 DJ, Reloop Mixon 4
  • You can open ‘Edit Overlays’ window + switch between overlays from the skin itself (available in the 2-decks Nighttime/Daytime skins) (make sure you save/copy your overlays to ‘Documents/PCDJ-DEX3/Overlays’ if you want them to show up in the drop-down list)
  • Added spinner/text to see background tasks status (eg. how many items are still to be processed by ‘Analyze all’)
  • You can now minimize the main window (on your own display or switch to a different app while the secondary video window will remain visible)
  • Fixed crash when scanning bad/corrupt mp3s
  • Various bug fixes and optimizations
  • Skin Actions Update:
  • For people who design or edit skins we have added the following skin actions (see the skins included in the app for examples):
  • Added button actions: ‘show_video_overlays’, ‘enable_video_overlays’, ‘deck_cfassign_left’, ‘deck_cfassign_thru’, ‘deck_cfassign_right’ (to assign a deck to the crossfader)
  • Added drop-down actions: ‘dropdown_video_overlay’
  • Added text actions: ‘background_tasks_remaining’
  • Added image actions: ‘img_background_tasks_spinner’
  • Removed text actions: ‘status_background_processing’ – please replace with ‘background_tasks_remaining’ in all your skins
  • Controller Scripting Update:
  • For controller scripts (mappings) we have added the following:
  • Actions to assign a deck to the crossfader (to the left side, right side or simply skip the crossfader (THRU)): ‘deckCFAssignToLeft’, ‘deckCFAssignToThru’, ‘deckCFAssignToRight, ‘deckSetCFAssign’ (input values for ‘deckSetCFAssign’: 0 (left), 1 (THRU), 2 (right))
  • Notifications: global: recording; per-deck: cuepos11 .. cuepos16, looppos1 .. looppos8, fxCutoffLP, fxCutoffHP, fxBitCrusher, fxTremolo

New in PCDJ DEX 3.7.5 RC 1 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • What’s new, changed or fixed in DEX 3.7.5 RC 1:
  • Contextual menu to add Pulselocker songs to the Locker (to “Offline tracks”); you can also remove them as well as download as many track selections at a time as you wish
  • Right-click on Pulselocker search results and use the “Download To Offline Tracks” option to retrieve songs to your hard drive. Use “Remove From Offline Tracks” to dump
  • Added icons to show the status of a Pulselocker track (downloading, downloaded, removing, cloud, etc)
  • Updated Pulselocker SDK to latest version (1.2.2)
  • Excluded Pulselocker cloud tracks from the regular search results (it will still show tracks from the Locker – tracks that you have on your computer)
  • Updated M-Audio Xponent script (auto detection should work OK in all instances)
  • Other minor bug fixes and performance optimizations (eg. slightly faster searching/search results)
  • 7 new DJ controllers supported (zero-configure / map files included with software installation):
  • Behringer CMD Studio 2A
  • Behringer CMD Studio 4A
  • Hercules DJControl Instinct P8
  • Reloop DJ Beatmix 4 MK2
  • Pioneer DJ DDJ-RB
  • Pioneer DJ DDJ-RR
  • Pioneer DDJ WeGO2 (the original WeGO and the WeGO3 are also supported)

New in PCDJ DEX 3.6.1 Beta (Jul 20, 2016)

  • Lots of internal rewriting/refactoring
  • Multiple bug fixes
  • Performance optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.6.0 Beta (Mar 10, 2016)

  • Completely refactored the file loading system (including multiple bug fixes)
  • Ability to link video files to audio tracks (from a user-selectable videos folder, random video selection is available too)
  • Video tab/panel added to the settings
  • Multiple performance optimizations
  • A few bugs squashed

New in PCDJ DEX 3.5.7 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • New Pulselocker SDK Implemented
  • Pioneer DDJ-SB2 Map Included
  • Reloop RMP-4 Map Included
  • New DJ Controller scripting actions: “deckLoopMode”, “reloadMidi” (similar to “reloadSkin” but for controllers development)
  • New DJ Controller scripting notification: global: “loopMode” (0 vinyl mode, 1 slip mode)
  • Other small optimizations

New in PCDJ DEX 3.5.5 (Dec 13, 2015)

  • Musical Key Detection (for harmonic mixing)
  • Setting to enable Key Detection (off by default)
  • Enlarged Pulselocker login window
  • Fixed crash when using Facebook account to connect to Pulselocker
  • Fixed crash when more than 32 HID devices are present (mice, touch-screens, controllers, etc)
  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.5.0 (Dec 13, 2015)

  • Pulselocker Streaming Service Support (with offline playback)
  • MAC OSX El Capitan Support
  • Upgraded BPM detection engine (more accurate on various music genres)
  • All-New GUI and various skin modes/tabs
  • Loop points (saving and recalling loops) – DEX 3.5 Only
  • 8 new sample decks with many new features – DEX 3.5 Only
  • Effect engine refactoring (better sounding effects)
  • New DJ Controllers supported: Denon MC4000, Pioneer DDJ-SX2, Pioneer DDJ-WeGo3
  • Graphics rendering improvements (eg. better looking text)
  • Automatic detection of arrival/removal of DJ controllers you can now plug in or disconnect devices while 3.5 is running
  • Various performance improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.4 RC (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Brand new BPM detection engine (beta)
  • Icecast support (beta) – broadcast your live mix
  • Scratch tab/panel on the 2-decks skins
  • Loop points (saving and recalling loops)
  • Loop “Slip mode” setting – when exiting the loop it will continue as if no looping occurred (from the position it ought to be)
  • Auto-Cueing completely revamped
  • Automatically detected mix-in and mix-out cue points (IN/OUT)
  • Setting to use either soft sounds or percussion for the in/out cue points detection
  • Setting to use or not Auto-cueing when loading and for Auto-Mix
  • Effect engine refactoring (internal)
  • New Effects: Bit Crusher – Robot Delay – Temolo – And new redesigned High-Pass and Low-Pass Filters
  • Samplers improvements incl. Sampler play modes (normal, stutter, instant/momentary), recording, waveform, cutoff filter, monitoring (pre-listen)
  • Controllers can now be detected using USB VID:PID also on Mac
  • Denon MC-6000 MKII DJ Controller is fully supported
  • When exiting search it restores the last viewed list/folder
  • Graphics rendering improvements (eg. better looking text)
  • Setting to change between then new and the old (compatibility mode) BPM detection
  • Several small bug fixes (including 2 crash fixes) and optimizations
  • Drag & drop files from Explorer / Finder to the current-list or the side-list
  • Automatic detection of arrival/removal of MIDI controllers (you can now plug in or disconnect devices while DEX 3.4 is running)

New in PCDJ DEX 3.3.1 (Feb 23, 2015)

  • Added:
  • Reloop Beatmix 2 Now Supported
  • Reloop Beatmix 4 Now Supported
  • Reloop Terminal Mix 8 Now Supported
  • Changes/Updates:
  • Waveforms amplitude normalized
  • Allows using special characters in lists names (eg. &)
  • Fixed several bugs
  • Denon DN-MC6000 improvements
  • Minor improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 3.3.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Added multi-track selection (work for/with: drag&drop tracks (to sidelist or to browser lists), remove tracks, analyse tracks, color/highlight tracks, send to sidelist, etc)
  • you can use the or keys
  • you can use the keyboard (eg. arrow keys)
  • Added 5 new video transitions: Blur, Pixelate, Blinds, Swipe H, Swipe V (The Swipe transitions are Star Wars inspired – yes we’re geeks are heart! )
  • Added setting to Preferences: “Search in the middle of words” (eg. to allow you to find “bcd” in “abcde”)
  • Added clock (time) in the included skins
  • Added new keyboard shortcuts
  • Enter> adds all inserted tracks in the current list to the sidelist
  • Cmd/Ctrl + A> inserts/clears all tracks in the list
  • Insert> inserts the current track selected in the list
  • Cmd/Ctrl + Up/Down arrow keys> drags/moves the current selected track up or down
  • Cmd/Ctrl + PageUp/PageDown> or drags/moves the current selected track to top/bottom of the list
  • Fixed crash when loading huge iTunes libraries
  • Fixed crash: tap/edit BPM from controllers
  • Fixed: for skins designers: vertical sound-displays (waveforms) work ok now
  • Other small fixes and improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 2.6.4 (Oct 7, 2013)

  • displaying loading/saving database message
  • fixed: timecode bug in relative mode (when moving the vinyl to the beginning of the track)
  • fixed: DirectSound WDM mode (multichannel)
  • fixed: loop bug when using fixed-beat loops
  • other small fixes and improvements

New in PCDJ DEX 2.6.3 (Aug 6, 2013)

  • advanced searching (separate search terms by spaces, search/filter by bpm/year/key (eg. b123 displays only songs with 123BPM))
  • harmonic mixing: support for key in Circle of Fifths or compatible formats (in ID3 tags)
  • reimplemented MIDI buffering (major stability improvement)
  • MIDI controllers can be detected also with VID/PID in scripts (Windows only)
  • MIDI scripting improvements
  • fixed: bug on loading different skins (even ones that are bigger resolution than the screen)
  • fixed: karaoke soft/blurry images
  • fixed: certain Karaoke zip files (with special characters in the name) won’t load
  • fixed: crash when importing certain mp3 files (with bad ID3 tags)
  • fixed: crash when using Singers List
  • new controllers added: Novation Twitch, Numark NS6, Numark Quad, Reloop Contour IE, Reloop Mixage CE, Reloop Digital Jockey 2 CE
  • other small improvements and bug fixes

New in PCDJ DEX 2.0.6 (Jun 8, 2011)

  • Mix, scratch, and apply effects to audio, video, and karaoke files (mp3, m4a, wav, aiff, ogg, cda, mpeg, avi, mov, mp4, mkv, wmv, flac, mp3+G and more supported formats)
  • Much improved automatic beat syncing – locks beats together for seamless mixing
  • New robust library with easy iTunes library import and faster global search
  • Midi-Learn using on-screen simple guides (map any midi controller simply)
  • Very high-quality Key-Lock/master tempo
  • Perceptual auto-gain (all songs play at same volume output)
  • Pitch-Scaling for harmonic mixing
  • New sample player
  • Easier to re-skin GUI
  • Improved interactive beat waveforms
  • Many other upgrades and changes, geared towards making the user experience more friendly and engaging