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Sync Google / iCal calendars

Setup & FAQs / Troubleshooting your Calendar for iCal or Google

Written by Mica Manson

MakeMusic Studio provides the ability to sync with your other calendars.

FAQs

  • For Google calendar, you can sync your MakeMusic Studio appointments to show in your Google Calendar. And you now have the option to have your Google appointments block off availability in your MakeMusic Studio Calendar.

  • For iCal, you can only sync your MakeMusic Studio appointments to show in your iCal

  • If you need staff members calendars to sync to another calendar they can use the "Other Calendars" and copy and paste the link to you

  • Changes to the original calendar should be reflected in the connected calendar within a few seconds. If you're not seeing the new event in your calendar as expected, try refreshing the page

Google Calendar Sync

MakeMusic Studio Calendar → Google

Automatically sync your MakeMusic Studio appointments to Google Calendar. Only appointments where you are the provider will sync.

  1. While in MakeMusic Studio navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar

  2. Choose "CONNECT TO GOOGLE"

  3. Sign in to the Google account calendar you want to sync with

  4. Click "Continue"

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Google Calendar → MakeMusic Studio (Optional)

Automatically sync the events from your selected Google calendar(s) into your MakeMusic Studio calendar. Events from your Google calendar will display as "Busy" in your MakeMusic Studio calendar when a single staff member is selected. No private details will be shown.

  1. While in MakeMusic Studio navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar

  2. Connect your Google calendar (see "MakeMusic Studio Calendar → Google" steps above)

  3. Click "ADD CALENDARS"

  4. Select the Google calendar(s) you would like to sync into MakeMusic Studio. Note: you can select more than one calendar if you'd like.

  5. Click "Save"

  6. If you go to "Calendar" and select your name, you should now see all "busy" events in your Google calendar displayed as "Busy" in your MakeMusic Studio calendar

Notes on Google Calendar → MakeMusic Studio:

  • All Google events that sync into your MakeMusic Studio calendar will display as "Busy" (the event title and event details will not be shown in MakeMusic Studio)

  • You can only make changes to your Google calendar in Google, not in MakeMusic Studio

  • If you are invited to an event in your Google calendar, that event will show in your MakeMusic Studio calendar unless you decline the event invite.

  • Only Google calendar events that are marked as "Busy" in your Google calendar will sync to your MakeMusic Studio calendar. If a Google event is marked as "Free" in your Google calendar, it will not sync into MakeMusic Studio.

  • You can change an event from "free" to "busy" in your Google calendar if you'd like it to show in MakeMusic Studio. Note: while most Google events default to "Busy" status, all-day events and tasks default to "free" status.

  • You can add any Google calendar you have access to or delete which Google calendars are synced to your MakeMusic Studio calendar at any time

  • You can only connect one Google account to your MakeMusic Studio account at a time

Apple Calendar Subscription

Subscribe to add a read-only MakeMusic Studio calendar in your Apple Calendar. Note: iCal has to be setup on your PC/mobile and this will sync to both your PC and mobile

  1. While in MakeMusic Studio navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar

  2. Choose "SUBSCRIBE" under Apple Calendar Subscription

  3. Sign in to the Google account calendar you want to sync with

  4. Click "Add"

Other Calendars

Add a read-only MakeMusic Studio calendar to your preferred digital calendar. Paste the url into your calendar of choice, such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook.

  1. While in MakeMusic Studio navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar

  2. Choose "COPY CALENDAR FEED" under Other calendars

    Paste it into any other calendars you need MakeMusic Studio to show on


Troubleshooting Calendar Issues

Google Calendar Sync -Please disconnect and reconnect your calendar sync. After disconnecting, wait at least 15 minutes before reconnecting.

Once reconnected, please allow at least 1 hour for the sync to fully update and reflect any changes..

  • Log out of your MakeMusic Studio account and log back in to resolve minor glitches.

  • Clear your browser's cache and history to ensure outdated data is not causing issues.

Apple Calendar Subscription - delete from your calendar account and subscribe again

Other Calendars - copy and paste the link again

If none of these work report the issue to MakeMusic Studio support with any errors, exact details of what appointments are not syncing If you are experiencing issues with your MakeMusic Studio calendar defaulting to an incorrect date or not displaying the current date, consider the following:

  • The issue may be related to browser settings, time zone configurations, or calendar sync problems.

  • Follow the steps above to address these potential causes.

  • Verify that your time zone settings in your MakeMusic Studio personal profile are correct, as incorrect settings can cause calendar display issues.



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