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Setting up your TrackStage Folder

TrackSync works by connecting to your completed audio files on your hard drive. Creating a folder to house those files is the first step in getting up and running.


Step One:  Create your TrackStage Folder

Before you install TrackSync, you will need to set up a folder on your computer to contain the tracks in your catalog.

This folder can be:

  on your root drive (i.e. Macintosh HD > Users > username)
  in DropBox
  on an external hard drive CONNECTED to your computer
  on a networked computer with an ACTIVE connection
If your connection is not active or the computer housing your tracks is offline, you will still be able to view and edit the most recent synced version of your catalog, but you will be unable to add or tag your tracks with metadata until your computer and TrackSync are back online.

This folder cannot be:

  in a folder or directory that is stored in iCloud, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive
Items in these directories are references to files not the actual files themselves so TrackSync can’t read them.
  Multiple Computers
TrackStage can only connect with a single instance of TrackSync, and for good reason. If you had the same AIF file on multiple computers, how would you know which one had the right metadata? Having all your pitchable tracks in one directory reduces the risk of confusion and errors.


Step Two:  Add your Tracks

Move your completed tracks into this folder.

These tracks should be:

  your completed, fully mixed and mastered FINAL tracks
  AIFs, MP3s, and WAV file types
  audio files that contain any metadata you want brought into TrackStage
If your connection is not active or the computer housing your tracks is offline, you will still be able to view and edit the most recent synced version of your catalog, but you will be unable to add or tag your tracks with metadata until your computer and TrackSync are back online.

These tracks should not be:

  any file types other than AIFs, MP3s, or WAVs
TrackStage will only display AIFs, MP3s, and WAVs in your catalog. Having additional file types in the TrackStage folder will slow down your system while TrackStage sorts through which files it can and cannot display.
  DAW work files
  Tracks in progress
If you choose to have works in progress in your Catalog, that's up to you. however it's a recipe for confusion when you try to determine which are ready to pitch and which aren't. The TrackStage Catalog is designed to help you manage your completed tracks to reduce confusion and frustration.

You can have as many levels of sub-directories in your TrackStage folder as you like. TrackSync will still be able to find your AIFs MP3s and WAVs no matter what your folder structure is like.

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