![]() ITunes also has the ability to create Genius playlists to find artists, tracks, genres you may like and didn’t realise you have in your library. It is better than any feature any other program has to offer – and I’ve used quite a few. I cannot stress how important iTunes has been with smart playlists, manual playlists, and so on. So having filtered out the dubiously acquired music, re-bought good copies of poor recordings, and trimmed the collection to a rough state where I could begin fine tuning, this is how I proceeded: My 10-point fix-it plan Also, I believe I am somewhere in the “OCD” spectrum, so this type of organization is right up my street! Note: My method has been done mostly with a weekly gig (one-year resident anniversary in October!) and a few special gigs (house parties, club sets, and so on) to test with. I offer them here in the hope that they’ll help other readers to turn their back on bloated, illegally acquired music libraries and start givng their digital collections the respect they, and the artists, deserve. Here are the steps I have come to after many, many, many hours of running through my library. I started to practise with my new kit and with this musical mess, and slowly used the below-mentioned tools and tips to comb over my entire library. It was absolutely out of control hundreds of gigabytes of every imaginable genre and style. It was then I realised I had no idea what my library consisted of. I bought my first piece of gear 17 months ago and started looking at all my music. Only knowing your valued, legally acquired, small library inside and out gets you ready on the walk of life that is being a DJ. It’s a nightmare and does not make you a good DJ. Not only do the artists suffer from lost revenue, but you suffer from a ridiculous situation which is trying to gig with 40,000+ tracks. I highly recommend you not acquire your music illegally. Note: Please don’t hate – I’ve changed my ways because of the mess I’m in now. Unfortunately, among my vinyl rips and legally acquired music, there was a lot of music I’d downloaded / ripped / acquired from websites, friend’s binders, or other recommendations. I had accumulated this library over the last 15 years, and knew there were gems in there I would love to play. I have spent the last 17 months (I’m not joking or exaggerating about that) going over my 25,000+ song library. Here’s his story about how he got back on the straight and narrow: Following on from our reader’s question about trimming a 40k+ library of music last Sunday, we’ve got a confession from a similar DJ who’se seen the error of his ways and spent the time to put things right. ![]()
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