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crash

Product
Serato DJ Intro
Version
1.1.0
Hardware
Pioneer DJ DDJ-ERGO
Computer
Mac
OS
Platform
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DJBERTY 6:30 AM - 12 February, 2013
Hi, I made a new crate so u could add all of my music to it, i clicked on analyse tracks and the analysed a few and then it crash, i clicked reopen and the same thing happend. I deleted everything serato on my mac, and reinstalled it still does the same thing, and in the browsing section there is no BPM.

HELP !

Thanks
DJBERTY 5:37 AM - 13 February, 2013
on the top on left deck and right deck no BPM is showing only tap, And it is glitching up HELP PLEASE
Serato, Support
David Wood 12:45 AM - 19 February, 2013
Hey DJBerty,

When you are analyzing tracks in your library and it crashes it usually means you have some corrupt files. Best thing to do if it crashes during the analyzing process. Don't re-open Dj Intro straight, go to Music folder > _Serato_ > click on the file overviewbuilder.log this will have a list of the tracks you have been analyzing in it. The one at the bottom, last one being analyzed will be corrupt. Delete that track from Serato DJ Intro and then straight the process again. Repeat until all corrupt tracks are deleted.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 11:02 AM - 20 February, 2013
Hi, I deleted all the corrupt files, but when I'm in the mix it freezes aswell.


Thanks a lot
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:09 PM - 20 February, 2013
When it freezes, how long does this happen for? Does the audio drop out or just freeze on screen?
DJBERTY 5:30 AM - 22 February, 2013
Hi, it freezes for about 5-8 sec, just screen freeze
Serato, Support
David Wood 8:39 PM - 25 February, 2013
Go to Apple > About this Mac > Please send me your Computer Spec's which are listed there :)
DJBERTY 8:10 AM - 5 March, 2013
Version 10.8.2
Processor 2.4 GH z Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
DJBERTY 10:29 AM - 13 March, 2013
Version 10.8.2
Processor 2.4 GH z Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 .
Serato, Support
David Wood 11:08 PM - 13 March, 2013
Hey DJBERTY,

Sorry for the late reply. So when it freezes does the audio stop playing?

When the screen freezes do you still get any responsiveness from the Pioneer DDJ-ERGO, or does it freeze also?

Can this happen anytime or does it happen with particular files?

Are you using an external hard drive to store your music?
If so do you know what format it is in? eg. FAT32, NTFS, Mac Journal.

Please let me know how you get on.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 11:33 PM - 22 March, 2013
the audio plays but all controls go out on the ergo and mac
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:47 PM - 24 March, 2013
Hey DJBERTY,

Thats good to know, could you answer the other questions for me too? Helps me build a better picture of whats happening :)

Regards
Dave W
10:00 PM, 7 Apr 2013
This help request has been closed due to inactivity.
DJBERTY 4:25 AM - 27 April, 2013
hi, when i try anylize new files it anilyzes but there no BPM its blank
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:43 PM - 28 April, 2013
Could you please answer the question I have above as we can't build a picture of what is happening without more details.
Quote:
Can this happen anytime or does it happen with particular files?

Are you using an external hard drive to store your music?
If so do you know what format it is in? eg. FAT32, NTFS, Mac Journal.
DJBERTY 12:36 AM - 29 April, 2013
Hi, its any time, an im using my internal HD on the computer, i dont know what format
Serato, Support
David Wood 3:33 AM - 29 April, 2013
Maybe you could attach a couple of the songs here for me to investigate please?
4:00 AM, 13 May 2013
This help request has been closed due to inactivity.
DJBERTY 6:04 AM - 14 May, 2013
hi, when i do a mix it freezes and im sick and tired of it freezing when im in the middle of a mix and im not prepared to pay $99 to upgrade to Setaro DJ!!!!!!!!!!!!
Serato, Support
David Wood 11:33 PM - 14 May, 2013
Hey DJBERTY,

Sounds like you are still having issues. Lets pick up where we left off in April. Could you please attach one or two songs that were playing during these freezes?

You could try the trial of Serato DJ for free for 14 days. See if it still freeze when using the new upgrade?
serato.com

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 1:42 AM - 19 May, 2013
hi, its freezes with any songs its not any particular songs. I will try the trial and see what happends. Thanks
DJBERTY 2:15 AM - 19 May, 2013
hi, i just did a mix and it didnt crash at all
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:23 PM - 19 May, 2013
Well that's good news. Serato DJ is a much more robust and professional system. Do you think you will consider an upgrade? I'm happy to continue to help you with Serato DJ Intro, let me know what you decide.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 6:08 AM - 21 May, 2013
Hi, i like the software, But i am not willing to pay $99 to upgrade, because i am happy with DJ Intro, but it it keeps crashing. If you can fix it that would be great, but im am not paying $99 to upgrade.

Thanks
Serato, Support
David Wood 10:41 PM - 21 May, 2013
O.K let's try and help you get sorted. Not sure exactly what is happening, let go back over it and see what we can figure out.

So files crash program when you analyzed. Bmp's are not showing after analyzing some files. Freezing, Are these the only issues?
DJBERTY 9:50 PM - 22 May, 2013
Hi, BPM are all fine now. When i do a mix, it crashes during the mix and it comes up with reopen.
Serato, Support
David Wood 10:24 PM - 22 May, 2013
Still sounds like corrupt files maybe, does it happen with the same files or different files every time?

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 8:58 AM - 23 May, 2013
Different files, none has the lightning bolt
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:40 PM - 23 May, 2013
Try updating to Serato DJ 1.1.1
serato.com
DJBERTY 7:22 AM - 30 May, 2013
Hi, Its still Crashing
Serato, Support
David Wood 10:17 PM - 30 May, 2013
Try playing some songs in offline mode, leave it running for a few hours without the DDJ-ERGO plugged in. Test to see if it still crashes.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 4:28 AM - 9 June, 2013
hi, it still crashes
Serato, Support
David Wood 10:01 PM - 11 June, 2013
Well it's not an issue with the controller.

Close all programs
Could you please go to Music > Rename _Serato_ to _OLDSerato_.
Reopen Serato DJ Intro.

Import 5 songs which are not corrupt. Leave it to play for an an hour and see if it crashes.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 12:12 AM - 22 June, 2013
how do i do that?
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:43 PM - 23 June, 2013
Just as I explained. Which part are you having trouble with?
DJBERTY 10:31 AM - 27 June, 2013
all of it!
Serato, Support
David Wood 10:11 PM - 27 June, 2013
You need to help me help you DJBERTY, it's not possible for me to help if you can't feedback valid info on what steps you are struggling with.

Did you do this?

Close all programs
Could you please go to Music > Rename _Serato_ to _OLDSerato_.
Reopen Serato DJ Intro.

Were you able to do this?

Import 5 songs which are not corrupt. Leave it to play for an an hour and see if it crashes.

Dave
DJBERTY 5:43 AM - 30 June, 2013
I dont under stand this step

(Close all programs Could you please go to Music > Rename _Serato_ to _OLDSerato_.
Reopen Serato DJ Intro.)
Serato, Support
David Wood 1:24 AM - 1 July, 2013
O.K great. I'll explain further.

• Make sure you have close all the programs you have open e.g iTunes, Serato Software.
• Go to the location 'Music' folder. (If this isn't listed in the finder window the you can search for it using the spotlight search at the top left of your Mac desktop.
• Within this folder you should see the _Serato_ folder, rename that folder to _OLDSerato_
• From there go back and then reopen Serato DJ Intro.
• Via the desktop or the 'File' icon in Serato DJ Intro import some songs which don't have the corrupt icon next to them in Serato DJ Intro library tracklist.
• Leave it playing for an hour and see if it crashes.

Let me know how you go.

Regards
Dave W
DJBERTY 3:58 AM - 15 July, 2013
_Serato_
_Serato_Backup

thats all there is no (_Serato_ folder)

Thanks
Serato, Support
David Wood 9:43 PM - 15 July, 2013
Sorry to clarify -" _Serato_ " is the folder. As in _Serato_ folder :)