Playlist behavior on Mixon 8 Pro: bug or intended?

Bug Reports
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Is This Playlist Behavior on Reloop Mixon 8 Pro a Bug or Intended Feature? :rotating_light:

Dear Algoriddim team and fellow users,

I’ve noticed (and recorded!) some behaviors related to playlist navigation and selection when using the Reloop Mixon 8 Pro with DJay Pro 5.2.6. I’m unsure if these are bugs or intended features, so I’d like to share my observations for clarification and improvement.

>>I’ve recorded this screen video illustrating these points. :movie_camera:

Observations:

  1. Playlist Position Reset in the Main Panel :arrows_counterclockwise:
  • When navigating through the playlist sections (Left Directory > Main Playlist > Right Sidebar) using the rotary button, the position in the Main Playlist resets to the first track after switching to another section and returning.
  • In contrast, the Right Sidebar remembers its position. This inconsistency feels unintuitive. Ideally, the Main Playlist should also remember its position, even when navigating away and back.
  1. Inability to Select Certain Tracks in the Sidebar :no_entry_sign:
  • In the Sidebar, when using the rotary button, some tracks cannot be selected directly, especially when viewing related tracks in the Info Tab.
  • For example, a highlighted track (e.g., “La Bonita”) cannot be loaded or interacted with directly. Instead, I need to use the mouse :computer_mouse: or drag and drop it, which disrupts the workflow.
  1. Related Tracks Loading Incorrectly :warning:
  • I Click on the Rotary Button doesn’t lead to the 3th Info Panel when the Info Tab is selected. Als when attempting to load a related track from the Info Tab, the wrong track often loads. For instance, if I highlight “It’s a Man’s World” but attempt to load it, the software instead loads a different track from the list (e.g., “It’s Raining Men”).

Suggestions for Improvement:

  • Remember Playlist Position: Ensure the Main Playlist remembers its position like the Right Sidebar does.
  • Direct Selection from Sidebar: Allow tracks in the Sidebar (including related tracks) to be selected and loaded directly when highlighted.
  • Correct Loading Behavior: Fix the behavior where the wrong track loads from the Info Tab when a related track is selected.

I’ve recorded this screen video illustrating these points. :movie_camera: I hope this feedback helps improve the software’s functionality and user experience.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and insights!

Best regards,
DJ Big Blender :headphones:

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Hi @DJ_Big_Blender, thanks for the detailed info.

#1 is a known behavior and you can upvote the suggestion here: Changing Playlists - Jumping to top of Playlist

#2/3 seems like a bug. I’ve shared this with engineering for further review.

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Thanks for reviewing my observations and video so quickly—great to hear that #2 and #3 are likely bugs that I managed to uncover!

Regarding #1, I understand that developers consider this existing behavior, but it doesn’t feel very intuitive to me (or to many others, as seen in the “Suggestion” post from @djleokar). I believe user experience should take priority over what developers think is acceptable.

It’s especially odd that the Right Sidebar remembers its state while the Main Playlist does not, (so it looks like 'expected behavior isn’t that strict).

It’s very disappointing to see that this issue was originally reported by @djleokar over 4 years ago, back in February 2020. Despite 22 upvotes (including mine, a long time ago), 24 replies, and your efforts to merge related suggestions, it still hasn’t been addressed or changed.

This feels like an improvement that would require minimal effort but have a significant impact on user satisfaction. I hope it can still be considered for implementation in the near future!

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You’re welcome @DJ_Big_Blender. Thanks for the additional input. As I said above, this has been reported to the dev team and they are looking further into potentially changing this behaviour. Thanks!

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Hello @DJ_Big_Blender, I believe this has been addressed in djay 5.3. Please update and let me know. Thanks!

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Hey @Slak_Jaw,

Thanks for letting me know! I’ve revisited this in version 5.3, and indeed—it now remembers the playlist position, even across different playlists. That’s a great usability improvement!

However, the second point (Related Tracks in the Info tab) and the third point (Related Tracks loading incorrectly) are still happening, as you can see in this new video.

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Thanks for confirming @DJ_Big_Blender. I’ll let the team know.

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Just confirming that the team is still working on #2 and #3 in case that wasn’t clear. I’ll let you know when I know more.

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Hi Slak_Jaw, I just ran into this post and it’s the same issue I’m having (#3 and 2nd part of #2)

Thanks!

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mac 2.3ghz 8 core
sonoma 14.3.1
djay pro 5.3
ddj400

In Sidebar > Info > (Selected, Active Deck, Deck 1, Deck 2), the key command to load the selected song doesn’t work as expected. When a song is selected in the Info list and the load key command is pressed, focus jumps to the main playlist, and the song from there is loaded instead.
However, other actions from the Info list work fine:

  • Add to cue key command works
  • Right-click > Load on Deck 1/2 works
  • Drag and drop to a deck works

Thanks!

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You’re right — this is exactly what I described in my bug report (see point #2):

The team is currently working on it. :ok_hand:

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Hi @Donn and @DJ_Big_Blender, thanks for the assist and letting me know these are related - that’s very helpful and appreciated. I have merged these two topics together and passed the additional info onto our engineering team. They are aware of this and are working on it… Thanks again!