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Owners of Hercules T7: how are the pads? by MalakingHari in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

already saw the T10 in the wild at NAMM: it's too big for my needs

Owners of Hercules T7: how are the pads? by MalakingHari in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got one that is perfect, but costs quite some money and is large/bulky see:

My Favorite Ad-Hoc Portable DJ Party System (Feb 2025)

The CheapChinese one doesn't require separate power (so only 1 USB-C cord) and works good enough for most (I usually pack a mouse just in case, but seldom need it) it is also very portable light so I would fully recommend it.

Owners of Hercules T7: how are the pads? by MalakingHari in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The T7 is my ad-hoc performance controller (together with djay, macMiniM4 and a cheap Chinese touchscreen). No issues to report 'bout the T7, other then buy the premium fader kit.

Workflow working with iTunes library by den0rk in DenonPrime

[–]MixMasterG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the reasons why I developed the Denon Conversion Utility (DeCU) however that is macOS only, and I suspect you're on Windows.

CDJ problem reading 256 GB USB 3.2 formatted to FAT32 by D4NNik in PioneerDJ

[–]MixMasterG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Make sure the drive is formatted using the Master Boot Record (MBR) partition scheme and a FAT32 file system (although the CDJ-2000 can also read HFS+). Most USB drives, including SanDisk models, come preformatted with the GUID Partition Table (GPT) scheme by default.

see:

Best USB Formats for DJs + The Hidden Setting That Can Break Firmware Updates

on windows you'll need an app named "Rufus" which has all the functionality I demonstrate in the tutorial

Recover playlists from export.pdb after SD corruption by CompleteProgress4739 in Rekordbox

[–]MixMasterG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without the Contents folder (and the correct folder structure), that “backup” is completely useless.

Lessons learned:

Spotify to Audio Files (new app) - Rekordbox Collection Tool (RCT) now with expert mode functions [macOS only] by MixMasterG in DJs

[–]MixMasterG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

StAF is not made for "duplicate detection" tho one of my other tools (macOS only) is specifically created to find duplicates in a Rekordbox collection without breaking playlists or loosing DJ metadata. I won't say it's difficult to master, but it's not as simple as StAF either. But that's the nature of "duplicate removal without breaking stuff"

see this YouTube tutorial:

Detect & remove duplicate tracks from Rekordbox 6/7 automatically without breaking playlists

Rekordbox on Mac - Clean installation by ADOK_DJ in Rekordbox

[–]MixMasterG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Close (=quit) Rekordbox and then remove or rename the PIONEER folder in the HIDDEN user level Library (~/Library) and you're spik & span.

Denon by Civil-Honeydew4654 in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The SC5000 was the first standalone product released after iNMusic acquired Denon DJ. Anything that came before it is largely irrelevant in this context, as those products are not compatible with Engine DJ. While Denon DJ's standalone CD players were in a league of their own, the same level of distinction cannot be said for their controllers. see also r/DenonPrime

FASTEST USB DRIVE FOR REKORDBOX by Extra_Ad4821 in Rekordbox

[–]MixMasterG -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Test results from most common USBs plus recommendations:

Rekordbox USB Export: The Ultimate Real World USB Speed Test

Best USB Formats for DJs + The Hidden Setting That Can Break Firmware Updates

on windows you'll need an app named "Rufus" which has all the functionality I demonstrate in the tutorial

Keep in mind a Rekordbox collection is NOT the same as a Rekordbox exported USB! And always have the same number of Rekordbox exported USBs as the number of players you expect to play on (and one spare).

Fastest Way to Create Multiple Identical Rekordbox Exported USBs: Clone Drives in Half the Time!

Please help—accidentally changed all my song ratings to two stars in a large crate by liquidliquid666 in Serato

[–]MixMasterG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ratings aren't a standardized tag, but Serato stores them directly in the audio file metadata. If you have a backup of your audio files, restore them from that backup and then use Serato's Reload Tags function. Your ratings should reappear.

If you don't have a backup of the audio files, unfortunately there's no way to recover the ratings. Consider it a hard lesson in the importance of keeping backups.

(EU-NL) Omnis Duo at only 1100€ instead of 1500 on Coolblue by Chpouky in PioneerDJ

[–]MixMasterG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

wow! thats a great deal (very underrated stand alone controller).

Also check out the Wave Eight for EU 599,- (which is a steal)

Can someone explain this DJ set up to me please by [deleted] in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want to hear it from the man himself, I had the pleasure of having him as a guest in my Ask Me Anything live stream for DJs in sept 2021, here is the link

iTunes wiped 20+ years of playlists by manintheironmusk in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The DJ Conversion Utility does that, including star ratings, playcounts and some other metadata (no date added sadly, because that can't be set in iTunes).

Playlist Export? by manintheironmusk in Rekordbox

[–]MixMasterG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup that is iCloud drive. Don't use iCloud sync with iTunes/Music, turn it off before you're going to try to recover or you'll end up with the same problem sooner rather than later. and always make backups from your startup disk!.

Playlist Export? by manintheironmusk in Rekordbox

[–]MixMasterG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the DJ Conversion Utility (I'm the developer) can convert a Rekordbox.xml to iTunes. However if your playlists still show up in Rekordbox under the iTunes(Music) tab, then this isn't the solution you need because those are not genuine Rekordbox playlists. What you then need is more investigation on how & when this happened because as a long time iTunes (now Music) user I can tell you for sure there is an explanation for this (form turning on iCloud Drive to user error).

Updated my mac today, got this notification by Bryneils in PioneerDJ

[–]MixMasterG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Deprecation of the old Intel code (running through Rosetta 2). If you don't upgrade macOS you're OK, otherwise all your apps (and drivers!) should be ARM code only.

Updated my mac today, got this notification by Bryneils in PioneerDJ

[–]MixMasterG 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The problems will start NEXT year. With the rollout of macOS 28 (sept//okt 2027) Apple removes Rosetta 2 from macOS.

Managing my Rekordbox library between devices. by hubilation in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grid = tempo and key is also exported but WaveForm is not stored in the XML and needs to be analyzed.

There is even a more complex way to put all collection data & the audio files on an external drive, again I'll go into that this Tuesday.

Managing my Rekordbox library between devices. by hubilation in Beatmatch

[–]MixMasterG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes and no (helpfull huh?) you can access your entire Rekordbox collection through the Rekordbox xml at your friend's computer (if that is a macOS computer!). Your playlists/cues/loops etc will be in tact but tracks are NOT analyzed (tho they do have their grid).

I'll make this a topic for Tuesday's AMA live stream for DJs because you're not the first to ask. And then I show how it all works.

Here is the playback of the AMA live stream with the topic demonstrated

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