Ask me Anything for DJs, weekly Tech talk everything DJ: Audio track storage special
Topics covered during this live stream: 0:04:29 Welcome 0:09:10 Serato 3.03 update 0:10:11 Potential Dropbox disaster ahead see this link https://help.dropbox.com/installs/macos-support-for-expected-changes 0:21:21 Why are BPMs in the BPM column not rounded numbers after conversion 0:30:50 Where I shop for movie quotes to use in mixes 0:34:20 The DJCU comes with an older version that works on most older macOS versions 0:40:00 Why I still prefer iTunes or its successor the Music.app 0:53:00 Please upgrade to Rekordbox 6 especially on current macOS versions, Rekordbox 5 will fail you 0:58:00 Why the storage location of your audio file doesn't matter anymore in 2023 0:59:30 How I store my audio files 1:00:00 Why to store audio files on a separate volume plus a demonstration of the flexibility this provides. 1:06:00 partition your (startup) drive also is creating a separate volume. And how to do that the right way. 1:14:00 Why mounting 2 drives with the same names causes problems in macOS 1:20:00 A look inside my iTunes collection 1:22:00 Demonstration of some shortcuts of iTunes (or the Music.app) that come with iTunes Collection Tool (iCT) see also https://youtu.be/J0BLzEWzQeE 1:22:54 You can use iTunes as a tag editor, but others are Kid3 or MP3tag (see this stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wovlVj7cn2o&t=1600s) 1:25:39 iCT shortcuts: Set starratings and skipping thru the track (fingerdropping) using only the keyboard 1:26:39 iCT send selected tracks to a particular (preparation) list 1:27:58 How to reset the QuickSilver prefs so the shortcuts are updated 1:28:52 Why I don't use smart playlists (but I can highly recommend them) 1:31:03 What tools do you need if you want to convert from Engine OS to Rekordbox and Serato 1:32:45 How to prevent iTunes (or the Music.app) from messing with your audio file storage Chat on all platforms is open for any DJ tech talk related questions. The preferred platform for interaction is YouTube Join the stream at: https://www.facebook.com/ATGRNL/video/ http://youtube.com/c/MixMasterG https://www.twitch.tv/mixmastergnl All previous AMA streams are available in this playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-PAOT-xI9Wio0SAAGpZy3VMyWSxrIAK
Topics covered during this live stream: 0:04:29 Welcome 0:09:10 Serato 3.03 update 0:10:11 Potential Dropbox disaster ahead see this link https://help.dropbox.com/installs/macos-support-for-expected-changes 0:21:21 Why are BPMs in the BPM column not rounded numbers after conversion 0:30:50 Where I shop for movie quotes to use in mixes 0:34:20 The DJCU comes with an older version that works on most older macOS versions 0:40:00 Why I still prefer iTunes or its successor the Music.app 0:53:00 Please upgrade to Rekordbox 6 especially on current macOS versions, Rekordbox 5 will fail you 0:58:00 Why the storage location of your audio file doesn't matter anymore in 2023 0:59:30 How I store my audio files 1:00:00 Why to store audio files on a separate volume plus a demonstration of the flexibility this provides. 1:06:00 partition your (startup) drive also is creating a separate volume. And how to do that the right way. 1:14:00 Why mounting 2 drives with the same names causes problems in macOS 1:20:00 A look inside my iTunes collection 1:22:00 Demonstration of some shortcuts of iTunes (or the Music.app) that come with iTunes Collection Tool (iCT) see also https://youtu.be/J0BLzEWzQeE 1:22:54 You can use iTunes as a tag editor, but others are Kid3 or MP3tag (see this stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wovlVj7cn2o&t=1600s) 1:25:39 iCT shortcuts: Set starratings and skipping thru the track (fingerdropping) using only the keyboard 1:26:39 iCT send selected tracks to a particular (preparation) list 1:27:58 How to reset the QuickSilver prefs so the shortcuts are updated 1:28:52 Why I don't use smart playlists (but I can highly recommend them) 1:31:03 What tools do you need if you want to convert from Engine OS to Rekordbox and Serato 1:32:45 How to prevent iTunes (or the Music.app) from messing with your audio file storage Chat on all platforms is open for any DJ tech talk related questions. The preferred platform for interaction is YouTube Join the stream at: https://www.facebook.com/ATGRNL/video/ http://youtube.com/c/MixMasterG https://www.twitch.tv/mixmastergnl All previous AMA streams are available in this playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-PAOT-xI9Wio0SAAGpZy3VMyWSxrIAK