Learn my methodology of getting your music from the source to your desktop and into Serato as efficiently as possible to future proof any organization pitfalls.
This is more of a quick and easy import method shown. I go briefly into how I organize by genres and moods though so hopefully that helps your organization evolution some way. Let me know!
Great tip - Thank you for sharing! So now when you go play gigs and load your music onto a USB... Do you delete everything on it and then just drag and drop all of the songs from your music folder?
I really only export songs onto my USB via rekordbox for CDJ or standalone controller use (another vid needed for this) and no I do not wipe it clean ever, I simply just replace the folders on the USB with the new ones I have added to in my software.
if you do all music will it automatically not upload duplicates? Use case would be if you uploaded a single song that lives in that folder before dragging and dropping the entire folder?
If you have duplicates on the backend in your storage folder and then drop those into the All Music then you will have dups, you have to be very tidy on the backend and make sure you don't have dups.
Great video... Quick question. For years all my mp3 files from record pools are in my downloads folder. How can I transfer them safely into a dedicated music folder?
Great question, Jack. I would sort by file type in your downloads folder so they are all listed in a row for you for easy selection for migration to a dedicated music folder. Simply drag and drop into said folder. The issue you will run into is that whatever DVS you are running will no longer be able to locate those files so you will have to relocate them in the software or re add them to your "all music" folder within the DVS. There may be some reorganization to be done. I hope that helps!
No, Serato will not duplicate any of the songs and only bring in the new ones. However if you already have duplicates in your "All Music" folder then it will bring those in and you'll have those dups every time until you delete those from that folder.
When I drop songs in a folder in and organize them in numerical order and come out of serato and open it back up the order is always changed but not every folder does that how do I solve that problem
Serato will show organization in your folders by however you choose. You might want to sort it by date added one time and by BPM the next so it never stays on any particular sorting when you close and reopen. You'll have to get used to resorting as you wish every time you start fresh.
Sure if its taking up a lot or all of your available memory. Don't let it get to that point, you don't need EVERY song every made even though you might think you do. Also an external hard drive is another way to go if you're having memory issues but keep the best practice with ONE folder for your music on that external drive too. Good luck!
Nice idea man but the only huge problem with this method is if the crates on serato deleted or got corrupted (which happens one in a while) than you have to make them all from scrath and this sucks. its better that the crates of serato will be the mirror of your folders on your laptop. think about it
Valid concern, however I just can't justify the double organization and the added time it would take to keep that all in order on the backend like you're suggesting. To each their own though.
Aren’t deleted crates still recoverable when you drag the deleted crate file from your trash bin back into the “Serato” folder on your computer? I’ve done it quite a few times. (Considering you hadn’t wiped out your trash yet)
If you have your songs in a crate arranged in a specific order then you want to click the number column ("#") which is the second column from the left and they will then be sorted by how you want them to flow chronologically. You will also need to have your crate sorted this way to beginn to put them in any order. Hope that helps.
@@dicloudy1259 every time you open Serato you will have to sort your songs however you want, via the columns. If you arrange the songs in a specific order and sort them by the number column and they don't stay in the way you ordered them then yes it may be because you are keeping some of the songs in different storages.
Directory: Music>_Serato_> then take out "neworder.pref" file, (remove it from that folder but do not delete it.) that will make your crates alphabetical
been tryin to figure out how best to do this without doubling up on work - THIS IS IT! Thanks bud
of course!
@@missiondj6070 could u pls share ur library with me if possible pls??
Sounds good! Wish me luck! Thanks for your time !
Good luck!
Thanks for sharing!!! I'll definitely try this method and see if it works for me. I have just being organizing by decades ---> genres
This is more of a quick and easy import method shown. I go briefly into how I organize by genres and moods though so hopefully that helps your organization evolution some way. Let me know!
Decades/genres is money though. Solid!
Perfect method, I will try fot that!!
Good and easy to understand
Very helpful! Thank you!
of course, anytime!
Set Folder to Data Created helps when u have new music updates ..Color Tracks / Pop /Edm /Hip-hop ...ECT for easy Go to tracks ..Good Log Mane 🎯💯
Great tip - Thank you for sharing! So now when you go play gigs and load your music onto a USB... Do you delete everything on it and then just drag and drop all of the songs from your music folder?
I really only export songs onto my USB via rekordbox for CDJ or standalone controller use (another vid needed for this) and no I do not wipe it clean ever, I simply just replace the folders on the USB with the new ones I have added to in my software.
Where is the best place to get original songs?
if you do all music will it automatically not upload duplicates? Use case would be if you uploaded a single song that lives in that folder before dragging and dropping the entire folder?
If you have duplicates on the backend in your storage folder and then drop those into the All Music then you will have dups, you have to be very tidy on the backend and make sure you don't have dups.
Have you done a video on your color coding and what they mean? Thanks
I have not - to sum up, color coding can be anything you want it to be. For me each color represents energy level and/or caliber of song
Great video... Quick question. For years all my mp3 files from record pools are in my downloads folder. How can I transfer them safely into a dedicated music folder?
Great question, Jack. I would sort by file type in your downloads folder so they are all listed in a row for you for easy selection for migration to a dedicated music folder. Simply drag and drop into said folder. The issue you will run into is that whatever DVS you are running will no longer be able to locate those files so you will have to relocate them in the software or re add them to your "all music" folder within the DVS. There may be some reorganization to be done. I hope that helps!
@@missiondj6070 thanks so much!!!
When im doing a bulk move from my all music folder into serato for new adds, do i need to worry about duplication
No, Serato will not duplicate any of the songs and only bring in the new ones. However if you already have duplicates in your "All Music" folder then it will bring those in and you'll have those dups every time until you delete those from that folder.
My liabrary is in external hard drive, can I do same way rather than keeping all in internal drive?
You sure can!
When I drop songs in a folder in and organize them in numerical order and come out of serato and open it back up the order is always changed but not every folder does that how do I solve that problem
Serato will show organization in your folders by however you choose. You might want to sort it by date added one time and by BPM the next so it never stays on any particular sorting when you close and reopen. You'll have to get used to resorting as you wish every time you start fresh.
why when we create the crates. the music of the crates appears in the main crates where the other crates are located
hi, I'm not sure I understand your question. You may need to drag your music into the desired crate once created...
Doesn't having a folder full of music on your desktop affect the performance of your CPU?
Sure if its taking up a lot or all of your available memory. Don't let it get to that point, you don't need EVERY song every made even though you might think you do. Also an external hard drive is another way to go if you're having memory issues but keep the best practice with ONE folder for your music on that external drive too. Good luck!
How can I change the column for the bpm to be at the start of the crate
Simply click on the column header where it says "BPM" and drag it over to the first position
@@missiondj6070 do I have to turn off protect library for this to work
Nice idea man but the only huge problem with this method is if the crates on serato deleted or got corrupted (which happens one in a while) than you have to make them all from scrath and this sucks. its better that the crates of serato will be the mirror of your folders on your laptop. think about it
Valid concern, however I just can't justify the double organization and the added time it would take to keep that all in order on the backend like you're suggesting. To each their own though.
Aren’t deleted crates still recoverable when you drag the deleted crate file from your trash bin back into the “Serato” folder on your computer? I’ve done it quite a few times. (Considering you hadn’t wiped out your trash yet)
@@samgarong Yes that is correct!
Also creates a longer file path which serato, and just Macs in general are not really a fan of.
How do You stop from making the serato library rearrange the order of ur songs
If you have your songs in a crate arranged in a specific order then you want to click the number column ("#") which is the second column from the left and they will then be sorted by how you want them to flow chronologically. You will also need to have your crate sorted this way to beginn to put them in any order. Hope that helps.
I did that but wen I exit serato it rearrange
@@dicloudy1259 did what?
What u told me to do it still changes , would having some songs saved to the lap top and some on the hard drive cause that
@@dicloudy1259 every time you open Serato you will have to sort your songs however you want, via the columns. If you arrange the songs in a specific order and sort them by the number column and they don't stay in the way you ordered them then yes it may be because you are keeping some of the songs in different storages.
how do i sort my crates in alphabetical order?
Directory: Music>_Serato_> then take out "neworder.pref" file, (remove it from that folder but do not delete it.) that will make your crates alphabetical
How do u arrange them in bpm order
Navigate to the column header named "BPM", click that header and it will sort either ascending or descending.
@@missiondj6070 thnx man