Music folder name change

Hello i have recently got my rekordbox, xdi rx connected up to my macbook pro, all my music folder have been arranged properly on my music folder in my laptop and named accordingly to the actual song name for example Rihanna Ft Drake - Work Work but when i drag an copy the songs on to my rekordbox folder, the name changes to the original downloaded name for example it will say work - rihanna, how can i fix this? do i have rename all my songs on the rekordbox? is there a easier way to fix this? i have over 10000 songs, it will take me ages.. please help also whats the best jog wheel rotation speed settings? 33 or 45? also what is the curve settings mean ?

Nikkil Binov April 16, 2016 08:48 Answered

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@Nikkil > Regarding the music naming, as others have stated, it sounds to me like the ID3 tags of the files were not properly stored. You can change those within rekordbox and it will update the file itself so if you were to load it elsewhere (like iTunes), it would be correct.

You can use 3rd party tag editors / managers to clean up that data.

The jog wheel rotation settings are up to your preference, there is no "best" setting. Same with the fader curve speed.

Pulse April 18, 2016 17:39

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Filenames and map distribution don't make up your song names.

Those are contained in meta data (mostly in the form of ID3 tags). I'd suggest loading up your songs in iTunes before importing to rekordbox and maybe using software like http://www.tuneupmedia.com

This will analyze your library and change tags and song information automatically.
Afterwards import your songs to rekordbox.

Jasper Vaneessen April 16, 2016 09:57 0 votes

I experienced a similar issue about 3 months ago. There are some great software suites out there that can fix it for you. The comment above is correct, regardless of what you name the 'filename' rekordbox will load whatever the ID3 tags are.

Run your music through a software suite, folder by folder, and they will spit out the other side even better!!!

So unfortunately, you will have to delete your recordbox library and start again, (sound scary, but if you do it folder by folder [playlist by playlist] it will be fine...)

Marxman (AUS) April 17, 2016 11:30 0 votes