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Originally posted by Darkarbiter I only DJ with programs though...but I really hate iTunes

how can you hate iTunes over Windows Media Player? Shudders at the thought...

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Originally posted by stan229 Create a really effective spreadsheet with Excel maybe?

lol...i used to do that...way too time consuming....

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Shit guys, thx for the replies. Haven't been able to get to this thread for a few days. I'm trying Rapid Evolution. Wouldn't touch itunes with a ten foot pole based on the quality of Apple's iPod.

Sometimes you want to label a track with more than one description, like it's "cruisy" and it's "funky" at the same time. That's what I'm talking about. You need to be able to enter several descriptive fields if that's what you need. In fact, you need to be able to label a track with as many descriptive fields as you need, and you need to be in control of the name of each descriptive field yourself.

I'm d'l'ing Rapid Evolution. We'll see how it goes.

How is this going to help when youre DJing? Will you have a laptop running iTunes so you can search your mp3s for cruisy?

The way I do it... 10 songs per CD in a wallet. Each CD has a number. Then I have a sheet stuck in the wallet which says which CD/Track each song is on. Next to that I have BPM, key and release date. Downside is you can only fit 30 songs per page and you need to reprint every time you add new songs to the list. It's better than carrying around 200 individual CDs though. :P



You could put a pocket light in there too, for reading in the dark!

Last edited by echosystm on Jul-20-2007 at 12:14

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Originally posted by echosystm How is this going to help when youre DJing? Will you have a laptop running iTunes so you can search your mp3s for cruisy?

This is not so much for DJing, although it probably would be useful in a pinch and I had a laptop available.

It's more so that you can easily find the type of track you want when you're first thinking about your set at home. I don't buy every single song I ever liked, but I highlight the ones I like, give it a description and rating, then I'll buy it if I think it'll work in a set.

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Originally posted by stan229 Create a really effective spreadsheet with Excel maybe?

Rapid Evolution 2. You can assign multiple styles to tracks, and dump to an Excel spreadsheet if you like. Among other things.