Comments on: How I organize my music with Serato and iTunes http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/ The life and times of Snack. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:33:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Snack http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1434 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:13:45 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1434 Daudi, This does work on Mac, however mp3 tag editor isn't available for mac so I use a little java program called fixtag ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/fixtag ) . As for consolidating your music. I would just follow this process but put everything on one drive (and obviously back it up regularlarly). If you need to buy a larger drive in order to fit everything on it, I think it would be totally worth your while. - Snack Daudi,

This does work on Mac, however mp3 tag editor isn’t available for mac so I use a little java program called fixtag ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/fixtag ) . As for consolidating your music. I would just follow this process but put everything on one drive (and obviously back it up regularlarly). If you need to buy a larger drive in order to fit everything on it, I think it would be totally worth your while.

- Snack

]]> by: Daudi http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1425 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:36:28 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1425 Hi I just came across this information I have 3 external drives & I have been spending the better part of 3 years to try to organize music to no avail. does this process work with macs or is it different, & if so do you have any ideas on how to consolidate my music on the drives Hi I just came across this information I have 3 external drives & I have been spending the better part of 3 years to try to organize music to no avail. does this process work with macs or is it different, & if so do you have any ideas on how to consolidate my music on the drives

]]> by: DJ C-Zer http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1388 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:16:13 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1388 Thanks for the homage snack man ;-). If you want to view the original help docs they are at www.DJCZer.com/Serato/Guide - I'm glad people are getting support. It shows that there are still some humble djs out there. Thanks for the homage snack man ;-) . If you want to view the original help docs they are at www.DJCZer.com/Serato/Guide - I’m glad people are getting support. It shows that there are still some humble djs out there.

]]> by: Blaine http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1365 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:09:18 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1365 oh. my god. thank you good sir. never have i considered using iTunes to manage serato. This looks amazing, if for nothing else other than the smart playlists. Do you use the auto-bpm feature in serato now, or do you still use mixmeister? and finally - what do you do when you get 'full albums'? Lets say, for example, a chemical brothers album. There may be some house, breaks, downtempo, and dance. I am assuming you would break it up into the folder format mentioned in this album. So do you keep a backup of the album in another folder (for consistence) or just keep a single copy spread out over the folders? Although I just realized... with iTunes, if you wanted to actually listen to the album, you could just go to the library and 'sort by album'. Brilliant. oh. my god. thank you good sir. never have i considered using iTunes to manage serato. This looks amazing, if for nothing else other than the smart playlists.

Do you use the auto-bpm feature in serato now, or do you still use mixmeister?

and finally - what do you do when you get ‘full albums’? Lets say, for example, a chemical brothers album. There may be some house, breaks, downtempo, and dance. I am assuming you would break it up into the folder format mentioned in this album. So do you keep a backup of the album in another folder (for consistence) or just keep a single copy spread out over the folders?

Although I just realized… with iTunes, if you wanted to actually listen to the album, you could just go to the library and ’sort by album’. Brilliant.

]]> by: Jimmy http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1232 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:49:11 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1232 I couldn't have read your article any later. I just went through that problem iTunes organizing my shit and it just made a mess of it. And I had other folders like you for new tracks but never really cleaned. Well I had to go buy a TB ext. hard drive and when I transfered the files over the whole thing was a mess. So I decided to format and reinstall my Mac and do it your way. It'll take a while with my collection of songs but better late then never. They need to make a BPM analyzer for us Mac users. ANyways, thanks for the tips bro. Keep rockin' it out. Peace! I couldn’t have read your article any later. I just went through that problem iTunes organizing my shit and it just made a mess of it. And I had other folders like you for new tracks but never really cleaned. Well I had to go buy a TB ext. hard drive and when I transfered the files over the whole thing was a mess. So I decided to format and reinstall my Mac and do it your way. It’ll take a while with my collection of songs but better late then never. They need to make a BPM analyzer for us Mac users. ANyways, thanks for the tips bro. Keep rockin’ it out. Peace!

]]> by: Sonar http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1187 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1187 Also, Have you ever loaded a ton of music into SSL and sorted each artist out by crates? It takes AGES to load and shut down. I’ve started using this method and not only am I saving load and shut down time, I’ve also been able to find tracks a lot quicker. Also, Have you ever loaded a ton of music into SSL and sorted each artist out by crates? It takes AGES to load and shut down. I’ve started using this method and not only am I saving load and shut down time, I’ve also been able to find tracks a lot quicker.

]]> by: Snack http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1111 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:56:43 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1111 Good question Greg. The benefit comes from being able to leverage dynamic playlists in iTunes. This lets you create playlists using custom rules...and all without duplicating any files on your harddrive. Dynamic playlists show up as crates in serato. Good question Greg. The benefit comes from being able to leverage dynamic playlists in iTunes. This lets you create playlists using custom rules…and all without duplicating any files on your harddrive. Dynamic playlists show up as crates in serato.

]]> by: aeroeau http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1110 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:49:04 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1110 Hey snack, This really is a great article. I haven't completed the whole process, but am so glad I've found your advice before starting to put everything in Serato ! Hey snack,
This really is a great article.
I haven’t completed the whole process, but am so glad I’ve found your advice before starting to put everything in Serato !

]]> by: Greg http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1102 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:00:15 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-1102 I have a question- Once you created the genre folders and tagged the files with the genre, why wouldn't you just drag those folders into Serato? What benefit do we get doing it your way? I have a question-

Once you created the genre folders and tagged the files with the genre, why wouldn’t you just drag those folders into Serato? What benefit do we get doing it your way?

]]> by: archer http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-943 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.djsnack.com/2007/09/23/how-i-organize-my-music-with-serato-and-itunes/#comment-943 LORD HELP US... Thanks snack... you da man,, arch LORD HELP US… Thanks snack… you da man,,

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