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Scratch Live
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Hardware
Rane SL3
Computer
PC
OS
Platform
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Thebasementwonder 9:42 PM - 21 March, 2010
Product: scratchlive
Hardware: scratchlive-sl3
Computer: pc
OS Version: xp
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How an I apply a smart crate to my exsisting crates also would like to know expamples of rules to apply to the smart crate
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 12:40 AM - 22 March, 2010
Hi Thebasementwonder,

You can't turn existing crates into smart crates I'm afraid.

In regards to examples, here are the instructions from the 2.0 beta release notes:
Quote:
Smart Crates

You can now create Smart Crates which automatically update their contents using keywords from your music library.

To create a smart crate press the Add Smart Crate button in the bottom left corner of the main screen (which has a picture of a blue crate on it).

A popup window will open which will allow you to add the rules to fill your smart crate. Press Add Smart Crate Rule to add a rule for the smart crate to match on. For each rule you can choose a field to match on from the drop down menu.

So what you could do is make a smart crate which contained a particular artist or genre. It's entirely up to you :)
Thebasementwonder 12:53 AM - 22 March, 2010
Ok understood

How about the smart crate with ITCH cuz I use that also. Would appear in ITCH as a a normal crate or no Crates at all

Please explain Thxs
Thebasementwonder 2:00 AM - 22 March, 2010
Hey Michael

I can use the smart crate system in ITCH. It works only if i enable read itunes library in ITCH then it will read if you dont have that enabled then it wont show the crates.

hopefully smart crates will be apart of the next ITCH update
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 2:57 AM - 22 March, 2010
Scratch Live smart crated won't show in ITCH yet. This will be added to ITCH in a future release.
Thebasementwonder 3:01 AM - 22 March, 2010
So I will have to enable itunes library for a temp fix til its added

Thx Michael
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 3:56 AM - 22 March, 2010
Normal crates should show without the iTunes Library being enabled, does this not happen for you?

Smart crates shouldn't display at all.
Thebasementwonder 4:01 AM - 22 March, 2010
Will I did create a couple of smart crates in scratchlive did the rules and such. I closed scratchlive and opened ITCH. It showed the tracks but no crates. Then I enabled read itunes library and the smart crates appeared

The normal crates do show in both thats correct
Thebasementwonder 4:25 AM - 22 March, 2010
Found the problem Michael

My bad it was reading my podcast music so u are right its doesnt read it

My bad sorry

:(
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 4:41 AM - 22 March, 2010
No worries at all, I was a little confused as to how that could possibly work ;)

But don't worry, smart crates will make their way into ITCH.
Nazzid 3:49 PM - 22 March, 2010
umm why dont the smart crates move from mac to mac, like all my other crates do, but my smart crates dont. Why is that?
LJ_WOOLSEY 3:54 PM - 22 March, 2010
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umm why dont the smart crates move from mac to mac, like all my other crates do, but my smart crates dont. Why is that?

smart crates are on the internal drive ONLY. so if you use an external they are not saved onto it. So you would have to copy the smart crates folder from your internal drive in music then scratchlive and copy that to the other computers internal drive scratchlive folder.

hopefully in time they may change this.

cheers
Nazzid 4:26 PM - 22 March, 2010
thanks a ton!!!!!!!!!!!!