So, I imported everything from traktor to lexicon. Then i tried to sync everything to RB. Which did not work. Under the XML tab in recordbox there was simply nothing under either tracks or playlists. This could totally be a misunderstanding on my part as I have 0 experience with RB.
However.
As I thought maybe I did something wrong, I tried syncing to traktor in Lexicon. And what happens when i open Traktor is what the title says. Now my whole collection, my playlists and all my settings in Traktor are completely gone. Itās all still in Lexicon, but when i try and sync traktor with Lexicon I just keep getting the same message.
What do i do? I understand itās probably me being stupid, but rn I just feel I paid money for deleting a lot of hard work.
First of all, start by making a Lexicon backup (top menu) just to keep all your data safe so you can always go back.
For the empty Traktor; normally a sync to Traktor should give you your Lexicon library in Traktor, as you would expect. You can try another sync to Traktor, since the Traktor collection is now empty so there is no harm doing that. If it gives the same ācollection is invalidā error again, then something else is going on. If so, can you upload the Documents/Native Instruments/Traktor 3.../collection_invalid.nml file here? Iāll take a closer look and see why Traktor feels that it is broken. This would really help me fix that so it wonāt happen again
After that, there is always the backup that Lexicon makes for Traktor that you can restore, see this link under Traktor: Backups and how to restore them
Iāve done the Lexicon backup, but I canāt seem to find a āācollection_invalid.nmlāā file anywhere under that file path? Is it supposed to be there?
I will be traveling pretty hectically until tuesday unfortunately, Iāll check in before then if i can.
So i have a collection file there, which is just called collection. Though through properties I see itās an nml file.
The weird thing is it says that it was last modified in 2019, and obviously Iāve added music and stuff since then.
Iām using Traktor version 2.11.3 17.
Also, figured Iād ask before I make things worse.
When I go through the guide on how to restore the backup I manually created in Lexicon, am I supposed to restore my Traktor collection THROUGH Lexicon or am I supposed to do it in Traktor?
Because when I try to do it through traktor with the file called main, found in documents/Lexicon/Backups, it doesnāt recognize the file, probably cuz itās not an nml file?
I just wanna make sure before I try things, so am I supposed to restore this backup to my Traktor THROUGH Lexicon?
Ok so I replaced the collection.nml file with the Lexicon main file that I created manually. And it does import a collection, but only the base collection you get from Traktor when you start using the program for the first time. My whole collection along with playlists and everything is still in Lexicon though? It doesnt seem to stick to the main file?
Ok so I managed to get my collection restored, but settings, layout, and playlists didnāt get restored. I know traktor has a different way of restoring settings and layout, is this something Lexicon backs up as well?
Though, shouldnāt the playlists have been restored along with the collection restoration?
Itās ok, i managed to get the playlists back as well. Settings doesnāt really matter.
Now I wanna try and give the RB sync another go. And Iām trying to follow the guide, nad it says to turn autoanalyze off, so it doesnāt mess up your grid. But there is no option for this? I mean i donāt see that option at all where Iām supposed to?
A bit stupid maybe, but in settings i see my RB is on version 5.6.0. Iām guessing that means iām on rekordbox 5?
I think Iāve managed finally. Thanks for the patience and the support Christian, Iāve believed in the idea since recordcloud, cool to see things working. Again, thank you!
Just one more question. So, letās say Iām supposed to play at a place that uses rekordbox, like cdjs or whatever. And i bring a usb. Will my music files just automatically be synced with rekordbox now or what? Do i have to do anyhting to have files be sycnhed with RB when i put it on a usb?
Hope you get what i mean thanks
Once your tracks and playlists are in Rekordbox, you can export them to a Pioneer compatible USB. Just right click and playlist and choose Export. You can also use the Sync Mananger in RB, but I never use it.
Thereās lots of info about that online, everyone that uses Pioneer equipment does it that way
