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How to import your iTunes Library

You can import all your tunes and playlists from your current iTunes or Music.app installation. You will get the option to keep the ‘Date Added’ as it appears iTunes or keep the date a tune was added to Crates. 🕗  Please note that this process may take some time to complete, especially if your library …

How can I automatically retrieve the genres of a tune?

There are two ways to automatically retrieve genre information for a tune: 1. Using the “Get Info” Action This action fetches metadata for tunes or releases from available online sources. Currently, these sources are Bandcamp and Discogs. To use this feature, select the tune or release and either: Right-click → Actions → Get Info, or …

How to import a tune from Bandcamp

There are several ways to do this – pick the one it suits you: Drag and drop: Go to your browser on a bandcamp page, left-click and drag the link (url address) of the tune or release you want to import. Then while holding it go back to Crates (Cmd or Alt + Tab), and …