Way too many tracks, must be a better way to find my music.

**dj stifffy** · 06-22-2011, 10:17 AM

It is if youre a request dj

"have you got this??" "yes infact i do along with every other song ever made"

**MrPopinjay** · 06-22-2011, 10:19 AM

Well then have a small DJing collection and a horribly large request section.

**Sherlock Ohms** · 06-22-2011, 10:43 AM

I have loads of tracks I like, but I wouldn't play out (well, I would, but I can't imagine the circumstances where I'd play them)

Good management of tracks for me is an essential

**drmore** · 06-23-2011, 03:33 AM

Can believe I'm getting shit for having lots of music. Last time I checked this was a dj forum and yes more music is better. I love every track in my collection. It spans the last 10 years of my life. Just about every cd I ever bought + my entire vinyl collection from back in the day. So many memory's.

Obviously its not all suitable for djing and there was a time when I kept my dj music in a separate folder away from my other music.

Along came a shiny new iPod, it forced me to install iTunes. iTunes mashed my entire collection together into one folder and it cant be undone.

Now I have to use iTunes to mange my music collection and tbh while its been awesome for my other music its been rubbish for my dance music.
I didn't know about the smart playlist thing till yesterday, gona have a play with it today. looks pretty useful.

**MrPopinjay** · 06-23-2011, 03:36 AM

To be honest most of the time when people say they have loads of music it means they've decided to become a DJ, went on demonoid or whatever and downloaded every single god damn electro house tune they could find and as a result don't know a single one of their tracks.

If you've steadily built up your collection and know your music, good for you.

**Sherlock Ohms** · 06-23-2011, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by drmore

Can believe I'm getting shit for having lots of music. Last time I checked this was a dj forum and yes more music is better. I love every track in my collection. It spans the last 10 years of my life. Just about every cd I ever bought + my entire vinyl collection from back in the day. So many memory's.

Obviously its not all suitable for djing and there was a time when I kept my dj music in a separate folder away from my other music.

Along came a shiny new iPod, it forced me to install iTunes. iTunes mashed my entire collection together into one folder and it cant be undone.

Now I have to use iTunes to mange my music collection and tbh while its been awesome for my other music its been rubbish for my dance music.
I didn't know about the smart playlist thing till yesterday, gona have a play with it today. looks pretty useful.

I'm the same - I recall reading people advising other in this situation to can their collection and start again :eek:

Seriously though, have a rummage through the arcticles on the site, I think the Power Tips stuff is from 2009, there are 4-5 of them.

**drmore** · 06-23-2011, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by Sherlock Ohms

I'm the same - I recall reading people advising other in this situation to can their collection and start again :eek:

Seriously though, have a rummage through the arcticles on the site, I think the Power Tips stuff is from 2009, there are 4-5 of them.

found them, v goood read. thanks

**drmore** · 06-23-2011, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by MrPopinjay

To be honest most of the time when people say they have loads of music it means they've decided to become a DJ, went on demonoid or whatever and downloaded every single god damn electro house tune they could find and as a result don't know a single one of their tracks.

If you've steadily built up your collection and know your music, good for you.

Know what they sound like, cant remember all their names or where they are on my harddrive.

**josh@firestorm** · 06-23-2011, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by drmore

Obviously its not all suitable for djing and there was a time when I kept my dj music in a separate folder away from my other music.

Along came a shiny new iPod, it forced me to install iTunes. iTunes mashed my entire collection together into one folder and it cant be undone.

you can actually manage multiple collections in itunes. ie dj music collection, regular music collection.