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djrenots, post: 19545, member: 263 wrote: djsubculture, I recommend copying what you have as iTunes has lost my album names, artist names twice. I use wav files it may be different if you use another format but from what I’ve been reading Aiff files are also prone to lose that information.
Also the settings like keep library organized are factors, when iTunes becomes corrupt for whatever reason, it will “keep files organized” and throw them into the “unknown album” and “unknown artist” because it doesn’t know what to do with them. I’m hardcore on wav as my file format and I’m determined to keep wav as my file of choice. I’m on my third loading of files as the “genius’s” at the genius bar aren’t competent and lost what I had left of my library
So I’m trying not checking “keep Media folder organized” under the advanced tab and checking “copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library” as this option as I understand is info about the file not the whole file. Then under the “general” tab un check “automatically retrieve track names from internet” and uncheck “check for new software automatically”. But that’s just me it’s like owning an egg you know that it won’t be long until it breaks. BOTTOM LINE BE CAREFUL! I’m no expert but want to warn you if you’re using wav let me tell you it isn’t fun loading 1500gb’s of cd’s 700gb’s takes two weeks fulltime. COPY! COPY!!!! GOOD LUCK Let me know about your experience. djrenots

This is one of the reason’s why I don’t use iTunes, or any other program for that matter, to organize my music files.

I take it that MAC OSX can read a NTFS formatted hard drive?

Lukynumba7, post: 19500, member: 1744 wrote: As far as songs are concerned with iTunes its really, REALLY easy. Just set up your iTunes on a home network for both and then go into your MPB’s iTunes and import all the songs on your home network. It took about 4-5 hours for most of my music which easily beats the days it could take to transfer everything on CD’s or a flash drive.

Do I have to use iTunes?

D-Jam, post: 18188, member: 3 wrote: Doesn’t look too bad. Do you need to see the mixer?

If I were still using a X1600 mixer and a pair of Kontrol X1s, no. But since I’m using a MC6000, then yes.

D-Jam, post: 18129, member: 3 wrote: I’m just playing on the type-o.

I don’t do Macs, but even I would say 15″. I used to use a Thinkpad that had a 1024×768 screen. The size was wonderful for carrying, but for display it became a pain. The software is getting bigger and bigger to the point you need a decent size screen.

Maybe down the road we’ll see nice-sized monitors in booths where DJs can hook up their laptops to it.

Deal breaker then. No way I can afford a 15″ Mac Book.

Lukynumba7, post: 18055, member: 1744 wrote: Yeah, so heres a resolution breakdown.

13″ – Super portable, nice screen res, longer battery
15″ – Kinda portable, larger screen res, long battery
17″ – Not really portable, super large screen res, kinda long battery

I’ve got a 13″ i7 and I use Traktor with 2 decks and 2 sample and it works like a charm. But as others have said above, its kinda cramped with 4 decks fully expanded so if that is a really big issue, I would stick with a 13″.

Cramped as in, the Traktor GUI gets cut off on the side and top or everything is just smaller?

VinnyBlanc, post: 17895, member: 737 wrote: Double check with Phil. I thought I remembered him saying that Traktor doesn’t particularly use the screen real estate well. I could be wrong though) He tested on the 13″MBP.

Phil? Anyone? Bueller?