Missing music between My Collection vs Local Music

  • Device model - Ipad Pro 12.9 M1
  • Version of operating system - IOS 18.1.1
  • Version of djay - 5.2.7
  • Hardware/controllers used - Hercules, DJControl MIx

The numbers of songs are mismatched between My Collection vs Local Music (Apple).

Eg I have 8300 tracks at the moment in Local Music (Apple sync the entire list from Music (Mac))
Then I went to My Collection, under the main playlist called “Music”, i then Add from Library.
Selected Local Music as the source, selected “Select All (8300)” button, then done.

But it only shows 7217 songs. A mismatched of about 1000 songs…

Could someone let me know why this is the case please?

PS:

  • I’m not sure if I should ask this in question or in a bug report. I tried to search but couldn’t find the existing thread.
  • Often, I use My Collection to use the “year” filter as previously voted and comment on missing filter features key with Local Music library.

Hi @PoyTB,

I’d like to jump in here and share some thoughts based on my own experience:

When transferring music between apps, the process often relies on playlists. Could it be that not all tracks in your Apple Music library are part of a playlist?

I encountered a similar issue and solved it by creating a new playlist called “All” and adding my entire collection to it. After that, when I transferred the music, the numbers matched up correctly.

It might be worth trying this approach to see if it resolves the mismatch. Let me know how it goes!

Best regards,
DJ_Big_Blender

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Btw;
That’s why I submitted this request because it solves the same problem, but then the other way around:

Btw2, did you know that you can also drag and drop the entire iTunes Music collection structure in one go? This way, it copies the whole collection, including the inner structure. It’s another option that might save you some time!

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ah i assume that “Music” in both sources contains all the songs.

I’ll play around with this during the holiday break! thank you for your insight mate.

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