Playlists: Playlists You Create

Your playlists are located in the Playlists area, directly below the Sources area.  (Click the Playlists tab to view the Playlists area.) From here you can:

• Click (at the bottom-left of the Playlists window) to create a new playlist.
   
• Click any playlist name to view or edit it in the Display area.
  
  
• A dark playlist icon with pale notes ( ) indicates a playlist that is made entirely from Rhapsody tracks(tracks that have been streamed, downloaded, or purchased from Rhapsody). These playlists can be shared, and they are saved on the Rhapsody servers.
   
• A pale playlist icon with dark notes ( ) indicates a playlist that contains one or more local(computer resources such as drives or files that are part of a computer, or available on a Local Area Network; music files located on your computer's hard drive(s) are referred to as "local"), non-Rhapsody tracks. Only the Rhapsody tracks in a local playlist can be shared, and the playlist will be saved only on your local computer, not on the Rhapsody servers.
  
  
• Drag and dropA method of moving files from one place to the other. Click and hold the left mouse button while the cursor is over the item you want to move. Drag the item to the new destination and release the left mouse button. tracks and albums from My Library, the Music Guide, or another playlist to any playlist name to add those tracks to the playlist.
  
  Note: You cannot drag tracks to a Dynamic Playlist ( ), or an AutoPlaylist ( ).
  
  
• Drag and drop a playlist to My Library in the Sources area to add its tracks to your collection.
  
  
• Drag and drop a playlist to Burn CD in the Sources area to add it to a burn queue.
   
• Drag and drop a playlist to a portable device ( ) in the Sources area to transfer the playlist to the device.
  
  Note: If your portable device supports playlist transfer, the playlist will be transferred as a whole. If your device does not support playlist transfer, the playlist will be transferred as individual tracks.

Playlist Type

How Does it Work?

Rhapsody playlists created by you

These playlists contain only Rhapsody tracks (purchased, downloaded, or streamed). The entire playlist can be shared, and it will be stored on the Rhapsody servers.

Local playlists created by you

These playlists contain one or more local, non-Rhapsody track (such as a track imported from a CD or your hard drives). Only the Rhapsody tracks in a local playlist can be shared, and the playlist will be saved only on your local computer, not on the Rhapsody servers.

Note: The playlists you create share the following characteristics:

• All playlists are accessible in the Playlists area. To access the Playlists area, select the Playlists tab in the Playlists/Mixer area.
• Playlists can contain up to 800 tracks.
• Playlists take up very little space on your hard drive. Each playlist is simply a list of shortcuts to media files and internet links.
• You can create playlists using tracks in any supported file format.

AutoPlaylists  

An AutoPlaylist is a playlist created from music in My Library and  based on rules that you select. Once created, an AutoPlaylist can be played like an ordinary playlist.

Your AutoPlaylists are stored in the Playlists area.

 

Unlike an ordinary playlist, AutoPlaylists are just collections of rules used to generate a list. Every time you add or remove tracks from My Library, the AutoPlaylist will change (if the tracks match any of the rules in the AutoPlaylist).

To save an AutoPlaylist as a normal playlist:

1. Clear the current contents of the Mixer.
2. Drag and drop the AutoPlaylist from the Playlists area to the Mixer tab. When the Mixer opens, drop the AutoPlaylist into the Mixer.
3. Click Save at the bottom of the Mixer window.

The AutoPlaylist will not be affected, and will continue to change as you add and remove tracks from My Library. The new playlist will be added to the Playlists area as a "New Playlist," and it will stay the same until you edit it.

 

Note: Search results for an AutoPlaylist are based on the information included in the Track Info.

Dynamic playlists  

Dynamic playlists are created by Rhapsody, and their content is updated each time you sign in to your Rhapsody account. You can get My Dynamic playlist based on your listening history and preferences, or you play and add Dynamic playlists from the Dynamic playlists page in Playlist Central. Every time you sign in to your Rhapsody account, your Dynamic playlist will be updated with fresh content.



Every time you attach your Rhapsody MP3 Player to your computer while signed in to Rhapsody, the Dynamic playlists on your device will automatically update as well.



Dynamic playlists are stored in the Playlists area.

Since Dynamic playlists change all the time, you may lose some tracks from a Dynamic playlist that you really wanted to keep. To avoid this, be sure to drag and drop any tracks you want to save to My Library.

To save a Dynamic playlist as a normal playlist:

1. Clear the current contents of the Mixer.
2. Drag and drop the Dynamic playlist from the Playlists area to the Mixer tab. When the Mixer opens, drop the AutoPlaylist into the Mixer.
3. Click Save at the bottom of the Mixer window.

The Dynamic playlist itself will continue to change every time you sign in, but the new playlist will be added to the Playlists area as a "New Playlist," and it will stay the same until you edit it.

My Dynamic Playlist

My Dynamic Playlist is a playlist based on your recent listening history, and genres you select in My Rhapsody. You can find My Dynamic Playlist on the main My Rhapsody page.

If you wish to subscribe to your Dynamic Playlist, click at the top of My Dynamic Playlist on the My Rhapsody page. Your new playlist ( ) will appear in the Playlists area.  This is a Dynamic playlist; every time you sign in to your Rhapsody account, you'll get fresh tracks.

If you wish to save My Dynamic Playlist as a normal playlist:

1. Clear the current contents of the Mixer.
2. Drag and drop My Dynamic playlist from the Playlists area to the Mixer tab. When the Mixer opens, drop the AutoPlaylist into the Mixer.
3. Click Save at the bottom of the Mixer window.

The new playlist will be added to the Playlists area as a "New Playlist," and it will stay the same until you edit it. It can be shared, as it is made up entirely of Rhapsody tracks.

Action

How Does it Work?

Edit

Edit the tracks in your playlist from the Display area. You can rearrange track order, and delete or add tracks at any time.

Note: You cannot directly edit an AutoPlaylist, you must edit the AutoPlaylist rules. You cannot edit  a Dynamic playlist, but you can save it as a regular playlist and then edit it.

Burn

Burn a playlist to CD (provided that the tracks in the playlist are all available for burning, and that the total playing time of the playlist will fit on the CD).

Note: You can burn any particular playlist made of purchased tracks up to seven (7) times.

Transfer

Transfer a playlist to a portable player or device ( ), if your device supports playlist transfer. (If it does not, the playlist will be transferred as individual tracks.)

Share

Share playlists made from Rhapsody tracks  by adding a playlist link to your blog(a web log; an online diary or log kept on a website), emailing or instant messaging a link to a friend, or publishing playlists to Playlist Central, an online Rhapsody community.

Save to My Library

Drag a playlist from the Playlists area to My Library ( ) in the Sources area to add the tracks to My Library.
 

Note: You must have the appropriate membership to add downloaded Rhapsody  tracks to My Library.