proposal: reset EQ Kill buttons on track load

[roberto]

For the release of the new version of Mixxx I would like to propose a simple addition to the flags in the “equalizer rack” section, as in the image.
the current "reset eq knobs on track load" also cancels the possible equalization set by the mixer

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

Do we really need a separate checkbox? I can imagine that it fits all use cases to make the new feature depend on the existing checkbox.
What do you think?

[Be (be.ing)]

No. Do not break the gain reset option by coupling it with this.

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

This bug is unrelated to resetting the gain knob.

It is about the reset the EQ kill switched along with the EQ rotary knobs. I don't see a use case to reset the rotary knobs but not the kill switched.

[roberto (robi970)]

I try to explain myself better with an example

at the moment the settings allow this:
□ reset equalizers on track load
□ reset gain on track load......

my proposal would be:
□ reset EQ KILL on track load
□ reset equalizers on track load
□ reset gain on track load........

or also:
□ reset EQ KILL on track load
  □ reset equalizers on track load

□ reset gain on track load......

but never:
□ reset equalizers on track load
  □ reset EQ KILL on track load

□ reset gain on track load......

because if I want Mixxx to reset my equalizer knobs when loading a new track, then I will necessarily want to reset the EQ KILL as well.
not necessarily the other way around

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

Will this work for you as well?

□ reset equalizers knobs and kill buttons on track load
□ reset gain on track load........

This would be my proffered solution

[roberto (robi970)]

actually, Daniel, Mixxx already works as you say:
when Mixxx clears the tone knobs, it also resets the Kill buttons.

Mine is a feature proposal:
separate the reset of the equalizers, from the reset of the EQ Kill.

it makes no difference to those who work on professional systems,
but those who have basic mixers may not have the master output equalized and therefore use the channel equalizers to obtain an equalized output.
the EQ Kill, on the other hand, are a purely djing function, which therefore can be used for purposes other than equalizer knobs

[ronso0 (ronso0)]

Using the deck EQs to equalize the main output is a very unusual, for that there is the Main EQ in the same preferences page.

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

I think there is a little use case for resetting the kill switches only.

Resetting the EQ knobs put them out if sync. Before the next turn you need to cross unity to adjust them as well. This can be anoying, but to never want to have existential kill switches applied and they don't go out of sync.

I don't use the reset EQ feature because often the previous setting fits the next track as well if you play the same genre and year. More often I forget to set up the other deck as well.
I can't remember to adjust the EQs but forget the kill switches.

Does using the main EQ work for you as a solution?

[roberto (robi970)]

what you say, Ronso, is right:
you can use preferences to set the equalized outputs.
however, by doing so, you have a locked equalization, that is, you cannot modify it from the mix at all.

I would like to be clear:
this request is not a priority for me, and I don't think it is a priority for anyone.
But I thought I reported a relatively simple change to make (because both functions already exist in Mixxx) and that every other software has .. and that many mixers have as controls (knobs & kill)

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that's right, Daniel

[Swiftb0y (swiftb0y)]

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/10684