Anyway to sync two Macs with separate libraries?

Hi
My laptop and desktop have MOST of the same 11,000 songs. But the desktop has the most accurate comments, BPM and genre categorization. The laptop though has extra songs that I brought in via cd. Is there a way to sync/duplicate the desktop's library on the Macbook Pro and yet not lose those extra songs?
I deejay quite a lot but cannot afford to hope that music in the cloud is going to be fast enough in places where there is weak or no signal. Is there a way to sync these two libraries now that iTunes Ranger won't work in Mountain Lion?
Thanks
Enio

If all you want to do is copy music from one source to another, the best method would probably be homesharing.  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819 .
HTH (Also, I hope this wasn't too basic a suggestion for you).

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