Second device not syncing with iTunes

Lodgie

Hi
I am using stage traxx on my original iPad and now have a second device as a back up.
All tracks barring a few are in red, I have checked access authorisation in settings and it’s turned on. I notice when starting Stage traxx on my new device it states “checking database” but then doesn’t state “syncing with iTunes “ as my original iPad does.
I’m sure it’s something simple I’m not doing but be grateful if you can help solve this issue.
Many thanks Lodgie

Lodgie

So, just playing around and discovered that all the tracks in red can be retrieved if I go into edit playlist and select repair link.
This can only be done individually it seems, I have hunderds of tracks in red. Is there a quicker way to do this, be grateful if anyone has a solution 😊

peter

No, the problem is that iTunes changes the ID of songs in the iTunes library every time you sync your device with iTunes. Stage Traxx then tries to find these songs again by searching via song title and song artist in the iTunes database. This is what the bootup phase "syncing with iTunes" does. If it can not find the songs, it will mark them es missing.

The only rock solid way actually is to skip iTunes all together and just use local songs. This is actually what Stage Traxx 3 will do. It will no longer access the iTunes library directly because of all these syncing issues.

Lodgie

Hi Peter appreciate your reply, so at the moment the only way to correct the problem is by repairing the link I presume .
That being the case, once 3 is launched will the existing tracks stay in place

peter

Well, the problem will not occur if the combination of song title and song artist will always lead to a match in the iTunes library. So make double sure that all your songs have both title and artist set.

BrianGold

I personally make sure all my backing tracks are set with the artist as myself (Brian Gold) and the titles are whatever the song title is. As all my tracks have Brian Gold as the artist (and album and album artist - all three for safety) I can then view in iTunes on my PC all tracks by Brian Gold. Makes organizing much easier.

Be aware though that on a Windows PC the song file can have a filename that is different from the song title. Not always but sometimes. For example, if you download a song file called say "Unforgettable" but then rename it to something you recognize (e.g. Dad's Fav Song) iTunes will still only see "Unforgettable" as the title and will organize it accordingly. Go into iTunes to change it. Or, on a Windows PC navigate to the folder containing your song and right click the song file and select Properties. The filename is shown at the top but if you click the Details tab you will see the song title also. This can be edited/changed to "Dad's Fav Song" or whatever you want and then iTunes (and by implication Stage Traxx) can then organize it.

Good luck