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> And RekordBox does not run well on Linux

RekordBox doesn't even run well on Windows, so hard to imagine what worse looks like.

But yeah, if Mixxx (or other FOSS software) could offer writing playlists into USB sticks, I'd get rid of RekordBox yesterday because few software out there works as bad as RekordBox.

I considered renting out some Pioneer equipment to add RekordBox playlist writing support, mainly because I'm in a similar situation. Mixxx does have support for reading USBs & SD cards, but not writing ;_;

Unfortunately it's far down my priority list given the cost, my unfamiliarity with Mixxx development and that I rarely do anything without Mixx.

But this is absolutely what ecosystem grants/bounties should be for.

I think there are two projects who worked on it a bit:

* https://github.com/kimtore/rex

* https://github.com/Holzhaus/rekordcrate (Current status of export: https://github.com/Holzhaus/rekordcrate/pull/103 )

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> But this is absolutely what ecosystem grants/bounties should be for.

I'd be down to fund a bounty/grant for this (and I'm clearly not alone), if anyone is looking for booty :)

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Would be cool if there is Foss firmware to install on pioneer cdj. It just feels better for a lot DJs. Any projects in this direction?

BTW, the DJ collective I'm with has Pioneer CDJ. If anyone need use the hardware let me know. I'm trying to get them to start using open FOSS software, but it is hard.

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Could not agree more. I recently made the switch to exclusively using Linux on Desktop machines, yet I now have to have a Windows PC laying around for the sole purpose of updating my USB using Rekordbox.
> RekordBox playlist writing support

Without the Rekordbox beat analysis, you'd only be getting track names, and you can achieve similar functionality on the Pioneer side by just putting the files for a each playlist in a separate folder.

There's a kaitai bin format parser config file for the usb db file but kaitai isn't expressive enough to read it properly from that.

Pioneer (err Alphatheta)'s stranglehold on the industry is a shame due to lack of interoperability, among other issues with Rekordbox.

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