One-click to import ALL iTunes playlists

One-click to import ALL iTunes playlists

n00neimp0rtant

One-click to import ALL iTunes playlists

When browsing iTunes playlists in Rekordbox, I can right-click any playlist and choose "Import Playlist" to add it to my library as a Rekordbox playlist. This playlist is then accessible over Link in Export mode.

But if I right-click the "Playlists" section in the iTunes view, there is no option to import ALL playlists at once, only "Add to Shortcut." I have nearly a hundred playlists, many of which I continuously update. Importing these one by one is a grueling monotonous task that involves painfully repetitive clicking for 10-15 min. And when reimporting an already imported playlist to update the rekordbox copy, there is an additional dialog to click, adding additional friction.

You might say, "use the iTunes sync feature to import all of your playlists!" I already do this. But this does not seem to import them as "true" rekordbox playlists. iTunes playlists synced this way do not show up on hardware over Export Link, making the iTunes sync feature unworkable in this mode. If I want to see my up-to-date iTunes playlists on hardware, I have to either export to a flash drive, which adds friction to tasks like setting up my hot cues and beatgrids since those edits need to be synced back, or manually click and re-import every single playlist, which is time consuming and infuriating.

You might also say "use performance mode!" Indeed, iTunes playlists DO show up on the hardware in performance mode, but this disables other hardware functionality like touch screen browsing and beatgrid editing.

Please. This has been a workflow-shattering issue for me since Rekordbox 3. A simple "Import All Playlists" context menu item on the "Playlists" folder in the iTunes browser would fix all of these issues for me at once. Or the ability to highlight/select multiple playlists to import simultaneously.

toby spin

Workaround

Put all the playlists iin iTunes into one master playlist folder

You can deffo right click on that and import all at once.

toby spin

Since RB3! You've been suffering too long!

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