DEF:STAR
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- Joined
- Jan 22, 2014
- Location
- New York City
Wondering how other people organize their tracks digitally (aside from the obvious sub-genres)...
When I mix my biggest problem for me is choosing songs that sound similar/go together and part of that is probably because 1) I have way too many tracks and 2) I don't have a good way of sorting them and maybe 3) since I have so many tracks it's harder to know the songs front and back. Sometimes I resort to mixing by key when filtering through Serato but I'm not a fan. I'm a very visual person also so when it comes to music it's really hard for me to remember the names of songs (unless I associate a cover art with it or it has vocals/lyrics) so I always find myself saying 'damn THAT ONE TRACK I HAVE would go perfectly with this' so I'm just trying to see if I can come up with a better way to choosing songs to mix together. I know that ultimately it comes down to knowing your music but any other organizational tips or helpful hints are greatly appreciated.
When I mix my biggest problem for me is choosing songs that sound similar/go together and part of that is probably because 1) I have way too many tracks and 2) I don't have a good way of sorting them and maybe 3) since I have so many tracks it's harder to know the songs front and back. Sometimes I resort to mixing by key when filtering through Serato but I'm not a fan. I'm a very visual person also so when it comes to music it's really hard for me to remember the names of songs (unless I associate a cover art with it or it has vocals/lyrics) so I always find myself saying 'damn THAT ONE TRACK I HAVE would go perfectly with this' so I'm just trying to see if I can come up with a better way to choosing songs to mix together. I know that ultimately it comes down to knowing your music but any other organizational tips or helpful hints are greatly appreciated.