Mixxx 2.4.2 Release Announcement

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+title: Mixxx 2.4.2 Release Announcement
+authors: Evelynne Veys
+tags: update, 2.4.2
+comments: yes
+status: draft
+
+#### Winter and Summer are coming
+
+Contrasts.
+As the leaves fall and the first snowflakes start drifting down in the North, while the southern skies start warming up
+with summer sun, we are thrilled to finally release Mixxx 2.4.2! Finally because a bit later than planned, perfection
+can take some time. So we are proud to present you this release, a major bugfix-release for the 2.4 series before
+stepping over to a new number.
+
+we are thrilled to finally release Mixxx 2.4.2! Finally because a bit later than planned, we would like
+to apologize for the delay but we can't release a non-prefect version. This release is a major bugfix-release for the
+2.4 series before stepping over to a new number.
+This release covers a lot of issues reported by our users and contains updates for many controller-mappings.
+Don't be scared, development won't hibernate.
+
+#### Testing and translating
+
+A special thank you to everyone who takes the time to test alfa and beta versions, to who report issues and proposes and to those
+who propose features and improvements. Your feedback is invaluable.
+A lot of new users and contributors have joined our community the past months, we'd like to welcome them all, spin it up,
+your energy and fresh ideas have already left a mark.
+Everybody can contribute to Mixxx. Did you remark an error on the website, an incomplete subject in the manual, an error in translation?
+[Contribute](https://mixxx.org/get-involved/).
+
+#### Treasure hunt
+
+When you dive in the code to add a feature or when you are looking for a function when want to customize a mapping,
+you can discover small little snippets, real pearls, the intensive work of someone to make a function smooth, to let a conversio
+work some milliseconds faster, to offer a conversion of a value to another without having to write it all over again.
+For all these little snippets, for all these forgotton pearls: thank you to all who ever contributed.
+
+#### What's in the 2.4.2-bag?
+
+All new and shiny: [the complete changelog 2.4.2](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/blob/2.4/CHANGELOG.md)
+This new stable release can be downloaded from the [Download page](https://mixxx.org/download/).
+
+Problems that were solved:
+* Handle not supported files when dragging to waveforms and spinnies
+  [#13208](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13208)
+  [#13271](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13271)
+  [#13275](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13275)
+* Fix Sqlite 3.45 builds by using only single quotes for SQL strings
+  [#13247](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13247)
+  [#13257](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13257)
+* LateNight: Use default colors for sampler overviews (like main decks)
+  [#13274](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13274)
+* Library: Allow to drop files to decks with unsupported or no file extensions
+  [#13209](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13209)
+  [#13204](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13204)
+* Update build environment with libdjinterop 0.21.0
+  [#13288](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13288)
+* Move to GitHub workflow runner macos-12
+  [#13296](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13296)
+  [#13248](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13248)
+* Recording: with empty config, save default split size immediately
+  [#13304](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13304)
+* Allow to drop files with supported MIME type regardless off the file extensions
+  [#13209](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13209)
+  [#13204](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13204)
+* Add support for Ubuntu Oracular Oriole and remove Lunar Lobster
+  [#13348](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13348)
+* Recordbox: Fix string decoding issues
+  [#13293](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13293)
+  [#13291](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13291)
+* Mixer preferences: Don't update EQs/QuickEffects while applying
+  [#13333](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13333)
+* Hardware preferences: Fix UX when applying config with missing/busy devices
+  [#13312](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13312)
+* Fix minor 64 bit CPU performance issue
+  [#13355](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13355)
+* Fix clicks at loop-out when looping into lead-in
+  [#13294](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13294)
+* Fix wrong pitch value on startup, caused by `components.Pot`
+  [#11814](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/11814)
+  [#13463](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13463)
+* Engine Prime: Fix build-failure
+  [#13397](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13397)
+* Engine Prime: Friendlier error message if export fails
+  [#13524](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13524)
+* macOs: Fix Keyboard shortcuts by not catching num key modifier
+  [#13481](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13481)
+  [#13305](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13305)
+* Skins: fix time display to allow AM/PM
+  [#13430](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13430)
+  [#13421](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13421)
+* Fix detection last sound if track does not end with silence.
+  [#13545](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13545)
+  [#13449](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13449)
+* Remove false positive critical warning related to library columns
+  [#13165](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13165)
+  [#13164](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13164)
+* Fix reading metadata for files with wrong extensions
+  [#13218](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13218)
+  [#13205](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13205)
+* History: remove purged tracks, auto-remove empty playlists
+  [#13579](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13579)
+  [#13578](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13578)
+* Synchronize AutoDJ next deck with top track in queue
+  [#12909](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/12909)
+  [#8956](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/8956)
+* Playlists: Update play duration and bold state in sidebar when dragging tracks into the playlist table
+  [#13591](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13591)
+  [#13590](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13590)
+  [#13575](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13575)
+* Playlists: Keep correct track selection (# position) when sorting
+  [#13103](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13103)
+* Track file export: Various fixes
+  [#13610](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13610)
+* Controller engine: Unify/improve logging, expand error dialog's Details box
+  [#13626](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13626)
+* Fix quantization in the effect engine (metronome effect)
+  [#13636](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13636)
+  [#13733](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13733)
+* Musicbrainz: Improved messages
+  [#13672](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13672)
+  [#13673](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13673)
+* Fix ReplayGain detection in case of short tracks
+  [#13680](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13680)
+  [#13676](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13676)
+  [#13702](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13702)
+  [#13703](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13703)
+* Track menu: Avoid crash and UX issues with track nullptr
+  [#13685](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13685)
+* Disable Properties shortcut in Computer feature views
+  [#13698](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13698)
+* Overview waveform: Add tooltip info about left-click dragging
+  [#13739](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13739)
+* Make `hotcue_focus_color_next`/`_prev` COs `ControlPushButton`s to allow direct mappings
+  [#13764](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13764)
+* Scaled svg cache to speed up drawing in hidpi mode
+  [#13679](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13679)
+* Update to libdjinterop 0.22.1 for Enigine Prime 4.0.1 support
+  [#13790](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13790)
+* HID: Avoid repeated error messages from hid_write()/hid_read() in case of errors
+  [#13692](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13692)
+  [#13660](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13660)
+* Fix unnecessary painting with covers in library
+  [#13715](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13715)
+
+Controller Mappings that needed an update:
+* Denon MC7000: Fix star up/down logic by only handling button down events
+  [#13588](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13588)
+* Korg Kaoss DJ: Update script
+  [#12683](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/12683)
+* MIDI for light: Fix unsound timer handling
+  [#13117](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13117)
+* Novation Dicer: Remove flanger mapping with quickeffect toggle
+  [#13196](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13196)
+  [#13134](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13134)
+* Novation Launchpad X: Fix detection on macOS
+  [#13691](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13691)
+  [#13633](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13633)
+* Numark PartyMix: Fix EQ (script binding) display name
+  [#13255](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13255)
+* Numark Scratch: Add initial mapping
+  [#4834](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/4834)
+  [#13375](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13375)
+* Pioneer DDJ-400 and DDJ-FLX4: Remove tap beat mapping to resolve conflict with toggle quantize
+  [#13815](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13815)
+  [#13813](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/13813)
+* Reloop Beatmix 2/4: Fix eject button and jog LED being lit on track unload
+  [#13601](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13601)
+  [#13605](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13605)
+* Reloop Mixage MK1, MK2, Controller Edition: Add initial mapping
+  [#12296](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/12296)
+* Sony SIXAXIS: Fix mapping
+  [#13319](https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/13319)