How to Use Spotify with Mixxx for DJing and Mixing

Mixxx is free and open-source DJ software that is open to any DJs and new learners. Whether you are a new DJ with just a laptop or an experienced turntablist, Mixxx can support your style and mixing techniques. Spotify is a treasure trove of musical inspiration. With its millions of songs, it’s a natural question to ask, can you connect Spotify to Mixxx and mix those songs directly in Mixxx? If you are also curious about this question, you are lucky to read this post. This post breaks down the workflow, demonstrating how to use Spotify with Mixxx in detail. Keep reading and you will learn the best way to harness Spotify's discovery power in conjunction with Mixxx's mixing capabilities.

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Part 1. Does Mixxx Work with Spotify?

Let's be clear right away: no, Mixxx does not work with Spotify since there is no official integration between them. Spotify has terminated all DJ software integration since 2020. In addition, there is no commercial company behind Mixxx to make a deal with Spotify or any streaming music services. That is to say, you are not able to access your Spotify music library on Mixxx directly.

However, the good news is that Mixxx integrates the tools DJs need to perform creative live mixes with digital music files. That means you can import local files for mixing. Hence, as long as you can download Spotify songs as local files, you can easily import them to Mixxx for DJing and mixing. Also, it is important to figure out what audio formats are compatible with Mixxx. You can take the following table as a reference.

Spotify Music Format	OGG Vorbis
Mixxx-Supported Inputs Formats	MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, AAC, OGG Vorbis, Opus

Now, keep reading to learn the best way that can help you achieve your goal.

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Part 2. How to Integrate Spotify Music with Mixxx

Spotify allows Premium subscribers to download music tracks to play offline. However, all Spotify songs are encoded with special encryption technology in protected OGG Vorbis format, which means you are only allowed to listen to them within the Spotify app even if you have downloaded them. If you want to transfer them to other services, one indispensable step is to remove the DRM protection. We can, therefore, come to the conclusion - TunesMake Spotify Music Converter.

With the determination to become the best Spotify music downloader, TunesMake is designed with all the features for downloading and converting Spotify songs, playlists, albums, or podcasts to Mixxx-supported formats like MP3, AAC, FLAC, and more. All the ID3 tags of the song will be saved so you can better manage and mix it in Mixxx DJ software. More so, TunesMake allows you to keep the original sound quality and adjust the audio settings as you wish. Therefore, you can customize your music experience with no hassle. Compared with other third-party tools, the TunesMake program downloads and converts music at up to 12x faster speed, which can save your time.

The best thing about TunesMake is that it works for all Spotify users. Even if you don’t have a Premium account, you can use it to save your favorite songs and keep them as local files forever. Simply click the Free Download above and follow the guide below to convert Spotify music for Mixxx DJ software.

Step 1 Import Spotify Songs to TunesMake

Open TunesMake Spotify Music Converter and you can visit the official Spotify web player on the interface. Simply log in and find the playlist or album you want to DJ with Mixxx. Then, enter the detailed page of this playlist or album and click the Add icon. After that, you can choose all the songs you like and load them to TunesMake by clicking Add to List. Directly dragging and dropping one song to the Add icon also works.

Step 2 Set the Output Format as Mixxx-Supported Format

After adding music tracks from Spotify, you need to choose the output audio format for these Spotify songs by going to Menu bar > Preference > Convert. There are six selections you can choose and MP3, AIFF, WAV, and FLAC are compatible with Mixxx. Simply pick out the one you need. In addition, you can also adjust the output audio quality by selecting the output channel, bit rate, and sample rate in this window.

Step 3 Start to Convert Spotify Songs for Mixxx

Once all the needed settings are finished, click the Convert button to remove the limitations on Spotify music and convert Spotify music tracks to common formats. After the conversion, all the files will be saved to the default folder of TunesMake. You can find the route from the TunesMake interface. You can also browse all the converted Spotify songs by clicking the Converted button. Now, head to the next part to learn how to use Mixxx with Spotify.

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Part 3. How to Sync Spotify to Mixxx

Now let’s begin to stream to Mixxx from Spotify. From the same computer, you use to convert Spotify music with TunesMake Spotify Converter, open the Mixxx DJ software, and perform the steps here.

Option 1. Add Spotify Music from Computer Directly

Mixxx program allows you to import music or audio tracks to its library on your PC. If this is the first time that you use Mixxx DJ, you’ll be asked to select a directory where you store your music. By default, the dialog points to a location where music files are typically held, but you can still select any folder of your computer to import.

Step 1. Launch the Mixxx DJ program on your computer.

Step 2. Open the File Manager or Finder and navigate to the folder where converted Spotify songs are stored. Mixxx will scan your music library automatically.

Step 3. Then directly drag and drop the Spotify music files to Mixxx.

Step 4. To mix Spotify music in Mixxx, just drag it to the top deck.

Alternatively, you can click File > Load Tracks to Desk 1 to Desk 4. This will ask you to select a folder to load tracks, here you can select your Spotify music files to add.

Option 2. Import Spotify Music from iTunes

Another good method we can make use of is the iTunes transfer function as Mixxx supports the iTunes library within its program. We can transfer the downloaded Spotify music files to the iTunes library and then it’ll be easy to import Spotify songs to Mixxx for DJing.

Step 1. Launch the iTunes app on your computer and click the File > Add File to Library option to import Spotify-converted files to iTunes.

Step 2. On your Mixxx DJ program, click on the iTunes icon in the Library tree. Then, select Choose Library to load the iTunes Music Library.xml from the location where your downloaded music files are stored.

Step 3. Once done, you can also right-click one playlist and choose Import Playlist. Then, it will be imported as a new Mixxx playlist.

Step 4. Just choose the song you like and you can drag it to the deck for DJing.

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Part 4. FAQs about Mixxx Spotify

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Part 5. Conclusion

With TunesMake Spotify Music Converter, you do not need a Spotify Premium account and you can easily get Mixxx Spotify mixing. Never hesitate to try the best Spotify music downloader and start to mix Spotify with Mixxx!

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