Long story short: was used to serato,
just switchednto traktor. My main issue is importing new tracks and building playlists in traktor. I use to simply build my crates in itunes, and serato would
recognize it easily.
Can anyone give
me advice on the best way to manage folders, import songs and build playlists in traktor.
Collection? Playlists? Itunes library?
Traktor easily recognizes any playlist in your iTunes…you just need to import the tunes and collection into Traktor. ANd before you get flamed have a look at this to:
I cant stand the attitude towards iTunes that some people have. I works, period.
pushplay is spot on. Just assign your iTunes library in Traktor Preferences and your iTunes playlists are available.
I use Traktor playlists folders and have all my previous sets in them from Archive.
You can set Traktor to import your Music folder on start-up, this will auto import any new iTunes entries to the Traktor collection (it wont create doubles).
What bothered me
was that lets say i add only
like 5 new songs, i have to re
analyze
my whole library..
Also, how can i analyze/ bpm detect my
tracks in itunes playlists.. Seems like it only analyzes/ bpm detects when songs are in collection, or playlists, but doesnt in itunes traktor folder..
Your usin a mac karlos, i use it on a pc an think its a piece of shite! Its slow clunky and not very pleasent to use at all. Tried to use it so many times and it doesnt do anything for me that warrants the blag.
Ok last question. Im getting my itunes playlists to show. BUT, when I import it all to my collection, it no longer shows me sub-folders and playlists..
Example:
CLUB Sutra playlist (folder)
Electro
Hip hop
House, etc..
Basically, when I import my “CLUB Sutra playlist” to my collection, it puts all those tracks in one playlist. I can no longer have the sub-divisions of styles of music..
Thats why I stay in my itunes collection, to have that subdivision, but cant analyze from itunes playlist…
not sure If im being clear, you guys may know what im trying to say..
Guilty, I used to talk shit, then I was held at knife point to use it because I bought a MacBook Pro - love it now.
BUY A MAC!!11!
Just kidding lol, I hate it when people give a bullshit answer like that. I tried using iTunes on a PC a few times and it was just a mess, but it works for so many people because they dont use half it’s features in the way a DJ does. Some people have better luck with it than I did though so hey, could be a user error on my end lol.
I know this is an old thread, but bouncing around between Itch and Traktor - I’m starting to use Traktor a bit again and having this same issue. When I import my playlists none of my sub playlist show up as sub’s. It’s just one huge playlist.
I could just use them straight form the Itunes folders, but none of the cue points, bpms are saving in that view?
I’ve just switched to using iTunes smart playlists in Traktor. Instead of importing the playlist into the playlist folder in traktor iv got my smart playlists in the fvourites bar, but some of my tracks aren’t showing the BPM’s (they are showing the bpms in my collection but not if im browsing the smart playlists under itunes in traktor)
AHA! They are 320 mp3’s, and when i played them they do appear in Traktor!
I’m guessing this is because iTunes hasn’t updated the library file if i havent played it since importing it (and thus written bpm’s)?
im a netbook user and played live many times with it usually have 2 effects modes on and 4 decks and 3 controllers running, never let me down touch wood just upgraded to 2 gb of ram and over clocked it user a factory clocker
