Importing music into the Catalog

When you import music in MixMeister, you’re essentially adding songs in the form of MP3 (filename.MP3), Windows Media Audio (filename.WMA), and WAV files (filename.WAV) to the Catalog.

Every time you start MixMeister, a box appears where you can specify whether you want to start off by importing a several files or a directory of files (including subfolders) or by loading an existing Playlist. (You have the option to tell MixMeister not to show this box upon startup.)

When MixMeister processes a song, it does the following:

This processing takes anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. (Check the status bar at the bottom of the MixMeister window for the processing status.) When the song is fully processed, MixMeister displays the BPM and, if you’ve already put the song in the Playlist, the music plot as well.

If you don’t already have a stash of music files to work with, you can:

To add music files to the Catalog from Windows Explorer

To import one or more files into the Catalog

  1. On the File menu, choose Import Music File(s) To Catalog.

  2. In the Add Music Files To Catalog box, browse to locate the directory that contains the MP3, WMA, or WAV files you want to import.

  3. Select the files you want, and click Open.

Tip  Another way to import files is to open a Playlist that contains new songs—for example, if someone shared a Playlist with you or you’re bringing in a Playlist from another program. To do this, click Open Playlist on the File menu. Find the Playlist, and click Open. Any songs on the Playlist that are new to your Catalog are automatically added to it—and MixMeister ignores duplicates.

To import a directory of files into the Catalog

You can easily import all MP3 files within a directory, including those in any sub-folders.

  1. From the File menu, choose Import Directory Of Files To Catalog.

  2. In the Browse For Folder box, find the directory that contains the MP3 files you want to import.

  3. Select the directory you want, and click OK.