[QLab] iTunes, DP & Q Lab

[Christopher Ashworth]

Hi Jerry,

You can't currently transfer music from iTunes directly (i.e. by drag  
and drop), although there's a ticket concerning this as a possible  
future feature.  (I was going to post a link to the ticket, but the  
figure53 site appears to be having issues right now....hmmm.  Anyway,  
I think it may even be ticket #1.)

If you want to use an iTunes file, first drag it to the desktop.   
Then you can create a new cue that points at that file.  (As long as  
it isn't a locked file purchased from the iTunes store.)

I'm not familiar with DP, so I can't comment on that.

In terms of moving files from one computer to another, there are many  
ways you can do this, but typically the easiest is to do as Philip  
described:  go to your system preferences, turn on personal file  
sharing, and putting your sound files into the folder that is being  
shared.  Then connect the two Macs with ethernet and copy the files  
over.

Hope that helps,
Chris

On Nov 1, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Jerry and Marienne wrote:

> This is my first post to this group, so I hope I'm not covering old
> ground.  I checked the archives, and didn't see anything very similar.
>
> It's also my first show with Q Lab (with any computer based playback
> system for that matter), so I'm struggling a bit here.
>
> I have iTunes and Q Lab on my iBook G4, but I do all my designing on
> Digital Performer on my G4 tower.  The two are linked via ethernet.
> Obviously, I intend to take the iBook out on shows.
>
> So, I've downloaded a couple of things on iTunes.
> First off, can I transfer these files directly to Q Lab?
> Secondly, can I transfer them into DP, and how would I do that from
> one computer to the other.