While @ittigger is off fighting windmills with VDJ and iTunes , I thought this might be a good to time to explain what I do with Serato.
I do not use iTunes. The only database I maintain is the Music Directory on my laptop. Fortunately, years ago a Java based program was written for Serato Itch that basically, with one keystroke, duplicates my Music Directory/sub-directories (on my laptop) as Crates/sub-crates in Serato. It still works with Serato DJ Pro today. These are screenshots of DJ Pro 2.1 Beta in expanded Library mode -
I organize music by Genre, and the Crates you see here are exact duplicates of my laptops directory structure, done automatically by Serato Itch Sync. When I add new music, I just add it to the appropriate directory on my laptop, and then with just one keystroke, Serato gets updated as well.
As I said, the program is Jave based and requires two files, itch-sync-0_1_4.jar.zip and itch-sync.properties. The first file is the program, the second file usually has to be edited to show where on your laptop your music is stored, and the location of the _Serato_ file. Both program files are easily found with a Google Search.
The one fly in the ointment for me is it does not do FLAC files, which probably didn't exist when it was written. So, I'm either going to have to learn a little Java, or hopefully find someone who does know it.
I do not use iTunes. The only database I maintain is the Music Directory on my laptop. Fortunately, years ago a Java based program was written for Serato Itch that basically, with one keystroke, duplicates my Music Directory/sub-directories (on my laptop) as Crates/sub-crates in Serato. It still works with Serato DJ Pro today. These are screenshots of DJ Pro 2.1 Beta in expanded Library mode -
I organize music by Genre, and the Crates you see here are exact duplicates of my laptops directory structure, done automatically by Serato Itch Sync. When I add new music, I just add it to the appropriate directory on my laptop, and then with just one keystroke, Serato gets updated as well.
As I said, the program is Jave based and requires two files, itch-sync-0_1_4.jar.zip and itch-sync.properties. The first file is the program, the second file usually has to be edited to show where on your laptop your music is stored, and the location of the _Serato_ file. Both program files are easily found with a Google Search.
The one fly in the ointment for me is it does not do FLAC files, which probably didn't exist when it was written. So, I'm either going to have to learn a little Java, or hopefully find someone who does know it.