Ableton Live .asd backup script for iTunes

backup_itunes_asd.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script will backup all Ableton Live .asd files from one iTunes folder to another.
# It is particularly useful when using iTunes Match in order to manage music on multiple machines
# and allows consistent .asd files on all devices.

# Always provide trailing slashes to the directories provided for both source and target
SOURCE_ITUNES_LOCATION="andy@aliceriondsimac.home:/Volumes/Media/iTunes/"
TARGET_ITUNES_LOCATION="/Users/andy/Music/iTunes/"

# First sync all newly created .asd files back to the master
echo "Syncing .als files from source: $TARGET_ITUNES_LOCATION to target: $SOURCE_ITUNES_LOCATION"
rsync -av --include '*/' --include '*.asd' --exclude '*' $TARGET_ITUNES_LOCATION $SOURCE_ITUNES_LOCATION

# Next sync all .asd files from from the source into the target
echo "Syncing .als files from source: $SOURCE_ITUNES_LOCATION to target: $TARGET_ITUNES_LOCATION"
rsync -av --include '*/' --include '*.asd' --exclude '*' $SOURCE_ITUNES_LOCATION $TARGET_ITUNES_LOCATION