xwax is an open source vinyl emulation software project under the GPL for GNU\Linux

Please feel free to contribute to the documentation. You can also chat with or ask advice from the xwax community live in the IRC channel #xwax on irc.freenode.net

• Build xwax from Source (recommended, slightly trickier method)
• Debian Repository Installation
• Ubuntu Repository Installation
• xwax is also avalible in the Arch Linux Community repository

• Connecting your hardware
• Setting up real time audio priority for xwax
• Writing your start-up command

• Keyboard Control
• Novation Dicer Control

• List of soundcards
• Timecode Records and CDs
• CDJ Behaviors

• One deck setup - Controlling several virtual decks with only one turntable
• Four-deck rigging - Breaking xwax's 3 deck barrier

• "playedtracks" patch for xwax 0.7
• "cue points" patch for xwax 0.7
• "Vertical side-by-side waveforms" patch for xwax 1.0 (see screenshot)

• 45RPM Mode for 0.7 and earlier

Default Import Script

Default Scan Script

• xwax Playlist Exporter Amarok 2 script

• Virtual decks playing in reverse? Switch your RCA plugs over.
• Getting pops, clicks and xruns? Try increasing your buffer size.
• Diagnosing the Scope Views - A useful article from Serato on using the scope display. Helpful if your timecode's performance is less than optimal.
• TTF DejaVu fonts not found

xwax is not only a project, but also a lively community!

• Check out our works and list your creations too!
• Get in touch with the developers with your feedback and bug reports via the xwax-devel mailing list.
• You can also chat with or ask advice from the xwax community live in the IRC channel #xwax on irc.freenode.net