+100000000000000

i had a similar idea :) 1+

+1 billion

One of the best ideas i've ever heard... ....that will help me a lot organizing my library.

Please Serato, make it happen.

Cant believe no one else is down with this feature

there are a couple different threads supporting
+1

I think it is essential

+1 but ... also:

1) a column "crate path" could be added to the library which shows the crates - separated by ", " or ";" or "|". e.g. "House/2011; House/New". Entries should be sorted alphabetically.

2) additionally a column "In Nr. of crates" ... which shows the number of crates. So you could easy sort by number and have the required tracks in one order.

1) + 2) may not be used for "smart crates" (because you can not modify a "smart crate" without modifying the rule - so this information does not help) and depending on the cross-reference logic in SSL it may result in big CPU time.

PUSH... ...i really need this feature in the next ssl version....

let's go!!!!

good one

+100000

perfect

+1

+1

+1000000 again

compared to other SSL changes, it needs just a little effort to get this feauture.... and it will have a big effect for library management....
the users will love it....

That will be the only reason to update my 1.9 to an actual SSL version....

But for a nice "crate" management I highly recommend the "smart crates"!

Example:

In track "A" write into "grouping" the value "HSEL" - e.g. a unique crate short cut/key for "House Electro". Also write "2011" into "year".
In track "B" write into "grouping" the value "HSGA" - e.g. a unique crate short cut/key for "House Garage". Also write "2011" into "year".

Create a "smart crate" "House Electro" and select "add rule" - select "grouping" / "contains" / "HSEL". + SAVE
Create a "smart crate" "House Garage" and select "add rule" - select "grouping" / "contains" / "HSGA". + SAVE
Create a "smart crate" "House 2011" and select "add rule" - select "grouping" / "contains" / "HS" and "add rule" - select "year" / "is" / "2011" + SAVE

Now you have 3 smart crates - dynamically updated in real-time (add e.g. a new track!).

Update e.g. track "A" and replace the "grouping" by "HSEL, HSGA" (e.g. the track could be there and there).

Look into smart crate "House Garage" - now has track "A" and "B".


And the big feature (but don't really do it now!) of the above smart crates:

When you have to delete all your tracks from the library (ALT + DELETE in crate "all") and then exit: Ooops - all your crates are lost - and after a re-import you have to manually move them into the crates again (all!).

Not with smart crates! The info about the "crate" is in the "grouping" column - "smart crates" are also not deleted. Re-Import all your tracks - and the tracks are in their (smart) crate.

You can also tag your tracks with another software (like MP3TAG or Tag&Rename) - reimport/rescan the tracks - and the real-time feature of smart crates works!

However - you can also copy & paste the tracks in the smart crate into a normal crate of course.

Regards.

Let's join forces and up this request on the oldest thread here:
serato.com

With my reply above you can do all as the top request. Just add a "short cut" for your crate into the GROUPING column and create smart crates where you select the GROUPING column contains the short cut. If you have an empty GROUPING column then you don't have it in a crate.

When you do this on your home PC you have to manually copy the smart crates directory to your DJ-Laptop.

Before djing I recommend to copy & paste all tracks from a smart crate to a normal crate for performance reasons (happend with me from SSL 2.0 to 2.2 and 15.000 WAV files).

Nothing against smartcrates pueblo, we know about them.
That's not what this request is about.

Bump bumpity bump bump +1 +1 +1

I am ALWAYS organizing and thinning out my library, deleting duplicates and other garbage. As it is right now, I'm probably removing tracks from important crates but I have no way of knowing unless I individually inspect each crate (not gonna happen).

+1. Would definitely use this feature.

BTW, Hasn't this been suggested several times before?

Nowadays you have also few remixes of a new song. After a while you just need one of two of them... So this feature is perfect to delete the unused in your Playlists/Crates.

Please Serato, make it happen. It will be one of the most used features if you take it to your next SSL vesion. There will be a lot of happy DJs.

+1
yea in the beginning when I first got Serato I knew where everything was but now about 6 years later and like 300,000 songs later I have no idea which crate some songs are in anymore and have to constantly use the search all the time. This would be great to find which crate some of those songs are in.

Essential

QFT

+1

love the sound of this

+!

Anybody been around here lately? No? Ok, uhm, BUMP

I've been missing this feature for years now, good to see I'm not alone, because maybe then Serato will (hopefully) make it happen!!!

so, + 1

i'm waiting now over a year for this feature. and every new version i'm hoping they implement it.

so am i, lets keep this thread alive!

basic and useful feature. sure thing.
same goes for ITCH of course :-)

I just had a few more ideas for the library management:

1. a automatic crate in which are all songs who are in no crate.
--> if i add new songs i can easily find them and put them into a crate, or i can delete songs from crates and if they are deleted from every crate i find them in this "no crate" crate. check them and delete them or move in another crate.

2. a new column, where i can see in how many crates a song is!

cheers & i hope we get all of this features with the next SSL!

Ditch the crate theroy and stick to folders........I have my music sorted in folders anyways. Keep the smart crates as those.can be useful but all this importing just sucks!!

Labels ftw

+1

That sounds interesting. I'll add this to the list being accumulated here: serato.com

yes!!!!!!!!

if u need an idea on how to do this Glenn:

-when highlighting a song in the playlist area (no matter in which crate, or even also in the All crate)
-All the crates/subcrates containing this song should highlight (red, green, blue, grey... whatever)

There will be an issue when people have 900 crates, like DJ Quartz : )

If the crate is collapsed, and it's a child crate that has the track, should the crate hierarchy expand or should that parent crate just highlight?

automatically expanding seems like a bit much. I dont think it would be too much trouble to just manually open them.

This one is essential imo

Definitely no on the auto-expand. If the track is in a subcrate, and not the parent crate, the parent crate could be highlighted grey, while the crate that ACTUALLY holds the track is highlighted in Serato Orange

I'm happy to see an 'Serato-Official' pays attention on this topic.

so am I.
i agree with the idea of Wunder, dont really care about the colour

-> serato.com <-

+1

AGREE!!!!
something like that but prettier of course :
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appreciate too, "undo command" for the library, I still make a mistake today! I know we can protect it but I was still sort of tracks when I delete a crate by inadvertently...

Still need this feature... c'mon Serato, we are asking since years...
it's very basic and easy to add it to SSL

We need this feature ASAP!!!

+1 on this, they have this feature in traktor and comes in very handy :)

Love idea

Cluck hold on a track
After 3 seconds , the crate starts to slowly blink/glow
If subcrates are open they blink too
No auto expand

+1

This i could use +1 click track it highlights all crates and subcrates its in

YES!!