Industry => DJ Board => Topic started by: djvicar on November 29, 2007, 12:16:50 PM



Title: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: djvicar on November 29, 2007, 12:16:50 PM
 ???

Ok i havent quite figured out the best way to organise all these folders.

If i download stuff with beatport sync will i have to manually load it into itunes.? ???


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: Dave Richards on November 29, 2007, 01:27:30 PM
yes... which is what you want to do anyway since itunes by default wants to rearrange how you store your music. So... 2 copies of the same mp3 is best.


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: djvicar on November 29, 2007, 01:37:12 PM
is that what u do?

I wish it could all be in one place!


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: Ethan Bliss on November 29, 2007, 02:05:46 PM
iTunes doesn't have to move things if you don't want it to, although in my case I let it do that and have Serato just feed off the iTunes library. When I download tracks from, say, Beatport or Stompy, I save them into a folder by date which I then add to the iTunes library and copy off to another computer for backup (eventually burn them to DVD when I have enough to fill one).

I don't remember the option off the top of my head but it's something like "have iTunes arrange files/music", and you just uncheck that. There might also be one for copying a file when you add it to your library.


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: djvicar on November 29, 2007, 02:20:44 PM
ta!
 I think ill keep itunes organised and let beatport copy to its own folder which i will droag to itunes by month!

Thanks Guys


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: Dave Richards on November 29, 2007, 02:42:45 PM
Ethan's right, but you have to turn it off or it will screw up your system. I choose to keep the 2 seperate.


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: djvicar on November 29, 2007, 03:56:44 PM
Aghhh!

Just discovered that beaport sync orgaises downloads into artists etc. Can i stop it from doing that? I just want it in one folder just like when i download from a browser?


Title: Re: a folder for ableton + itunes + beatport aghhhh!!!
Post by: Dave Richards on November 29, 2007, 04:01:40 PM
You can change those settings I believe. Honestly, 2 copies :)