[Draft] Mixxx 2.4 press information / release blogpost

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+title: Mixxx 2.4 Release
+authors: Jörg Wartenberg
+status: draft
+tags: release, 2.4
+comments: yes
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+We are proud to announce Mixxx 2.4, which will be released NEXT WEEK, a new major version of our free open source DJ software. It took about two years since the last release due to the large number of new features and changes under the hood.
+
+The 2.4 release includes the following highlights:
+
+### EngineOS export
+Mixxx 2.4 adds support for exporting crates, playlists and the library to Engine DJ OS devices (Denon and Numark standalone controllers).
+This lets users prepare their tracks on a laptop using Mixxx and export them to a USB stick for use on a standalone controller at their gig.
+
+### Saved Loops
+Mixxx 2.4 adds support for Saved Loops
+If you already have tracks with Saved Loops from Serato DJ, Mixxx 2.4 will automatically read them from the track metadata.
+
+<video autoplay loop><source src="/images/news/SavedLoopsFeature.mp4" type='video/mp4'></video>
+
+### Effects
+Mixxx 2.4 introduces Effect Chains, a set of effects with parameters which can be saved and loaded with all it's parameters.
+In the effect units, Mixxx 2.4 visualizes these effect parameter by value, unit and knob position.
+Once you've created an Effect Chain, you can also define individual Super Knob mappings, that allows to use it as Quick-Effect, where you take creative control with a single knob.
+
+### Sync
+Mixxx 2.4 adds support to set an explicit leader for sync, by click on the new button with the crown symbol next to the Sync button.
+This mode is useful when tracks have variable BPM and sync is enabled, all the decks will follow the changing BPM of the sync leader.
+
+### Track Menu
+The track menu in Mixxx 2.4 is extended by several new features:
+- An action to select loaded track in library
+- An action to analyze/re-analyze with variable/constant BPM on a per-track basis
+- An action for looking up track metadata at Discogs, Soundcoud and LastFM
+- An action to remove track files from disk
+
+### Many other changes
+
+#### Soundstrecher / Key-Shift-Algorithms
+Mixxx 2.4 now supports three different key shift algorithms:
+- Soundtouch (Basic audio quality - high performance)
+- Rubberband R2 (High audio quality - higher CPU usage)
+- Rubberband R3 (HIFI audio quality - very high CPU usage)
+
+#### Major rework of the Waveform Rendering code
+Solves some long lasting performance issue, especially on macOS.
+
+#### Native macOS ARM builds for M1/M2 Apple silicon
+
+#### Controller Backend
+ES6 based controller mapping system
+HID backend rework
+
+## Mixxx 2.4 Factsheet
+
+Supported platforms:
+- Windows7 or later on x64 processors
+- macOS 10.12 or later on x64 processors
+- macOS 11.0 or later on ARM processors (M1/M2 Apple silicon)
+- Ubuntu Linux 20.4 or later (other Linux distributions are supported by third-parties)
+
+Supported controllers:
+- Mappings for 100 MIDI controllers included
+- Mappings for 100 HID controllers included
+
+
+
+## Media information
+Test builds of Mixxx 2.4 can be found here before the final release:
+https://mixxx.org/download/#beta
+
+The manual for Mixxx 2.4 can be found here:
+https://manual.mixxx.org/2.4/en/
+
+Images for media use
+High-Resolution images of the Mixxx logo can be downloaded here:
+https://mixxx.org/press/logo
+
+Full-Resolution images of the Mixxx 2.4 screenshots above can be downloaded here:
+https://mixxx.org/tbd
+
+Press contact
+Feel free to contact us via:
+[email protected]