Comments on: iTunes Power Tips, Part 3

By: DJ TechTools | MixVibes CROSS Reviewed

DJ TechTools | MixVibes CROSS Reviewed — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:35:33 +0000

[...] on track management, which DJTT regulars know is very important to me after writing 3 articles on Itunes track managment. I am happy to say that MV did not disappoint in this area. There are 5 media tabs available for [...]

By: DJ TechTools | iTunes Power Tips, Part 4: New Smart Playlists

DJ TechTools | iTunes Power Tips, Part 4: New Smart Playlists — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:39:08 +0000

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By: Marcos

Marcos — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:18:20 +0000

Waitaminit. You guys use macs right? Why not use Time machine I mean the functionality is already there, and it’s super easy to implement!

By: iTunes Power Tips #3 | Room 211: The Mike Charles Blog

iTunes Power Tips #3 | Room 211: The Mike Charles Blog — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:50:35 +0000

[...] for the digital DJing site DJ Tech Tools. I just wanted to let you know that part 3 of my series on managing you tracks collection with iTunes was posted [...]

By: Mello

Mello — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:48 +0000

About Tagging i use Tune Instructer on Mac does everything i allways wished for (renaming, search and replace aso.) only found a german link software english too though http://www.tune-instructor.com/de/index.html it´s the best combined free software i found.

About Archiving i´m searching for a software for some time now to do file and folder based copying rather than backups. The Idea is that u can easy copy back that single tune you just have to bring for that one night but wouldn´t play on other gigs. And my Mac book Pro is just filled up if i keep all files.
So when i back up with the delete and copy again method there´s files gone on the backup, get me ? ;-)

I back up regulary with time machine to a WD Nas think a Nas1 (meens 2 redundant Disks) is the only real backup single Disks can allways die on u.

Thanks for the great great thread, lot´s of ideas!!!

By: Anthony Jacobs

Anthony Jacobs — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:23:45 +0000

I am meticulous about my tags, and after documenting the proper Genre, Sub-Genre, Key Signature/Key Code, of each track, I like to use a similar approach to Minimal’s tip… However I use the “grouping” field to document “Energy”, “Mood”, and “Voice” using a combo of numbers and letters in the “grouping” field as follows…

Energy:
1 = Early Set
2 = Early/Mid
3 = Mid Set
4 = Mid/Peak
5 = Peak Set

Mood:
1 = Dark
2 = Dark/Neutral
3 = Neutral
4 = Neutral/Light
5 = Light

Voice:
A = Instru
B = Dub
C = Vocal

Example: 1, 4, B (translates to “Early Set, Neutral/Light Mood, & Dub Vocals”.

This way I sort my playlists by Energy and Feel if I like, and quickly scan through and find songs matching the present Energy and Feel of the room, and/or move things up and down accordingly. ;o)

By: MUSIC_1

MUSIC_1 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:27:22 +0000

Thanks to all who responded to my data back-up post.

Hey Mike that would be great if you wrote an article on backing up your Itunes library,and the different solutions out there to easily backup your Itunes music folder.

By: minimal

minimal — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:32:52 +0000

To expand on the sorting system (didn't want to give u all the juice at once!)

ds = sound fx and samples

dl = loops

d2.5 = is a d3 not really suitable for dancing, (abstract beats, etc)

d3.5 = is a d3 not suitable for cocktail parties (too heavy on the beat or just lewd! )

That way these last 2 categories do not get included in either my d0-d3 or d3-d5…

I also ALWAYS use the same words in the comment to describe a song:

jazzy, funky, groovy, chickmusic, abstract etc.

I know what these words mean musically and if I do a search, I get all the songs in my collection that fit the mood