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Playlists ​

Playlists group media items in ordered lists. Folders enable hierarchical organization of playlists.

Overview ​

Playlists are project-wide containers available to all stations. They serve two purposes:

  • Organization: Group related tracks for browsing
  • Scheduling: Use in rotations and sequences for automated playout

Playlists appear in the media library sidebar and in scheduling interfaces.

The left sidebar of the media library displays the playlist folder tree.

  • Click a folder to expand or collapse it
  • Click a playlist to view its contents
  • Use breadcrumb navigation above the table to move up the hierarchy

The root level shows all top-level folders and playlists.

Creating Playlists ​

  1. Navigate to the target folder in the sidebar
  2. Click the + button next to the folder name
  3. Select New Playlist
  4. Enter a playlist name
  5. Click Create

The new playlist appears in the selected folder.

Creating Folders ​

Folders organize playlists into a hierarchy. Folders can contain other folders and playlists.

  1. Navigate to the parent folder
  2. Click the + button
  3. Select New Folder
  4. Enter a folder name
  5. Click Create

Nest folders up to 5 levels deep.

Adding Items ​

From the Media Library ​

  1. Select one or more files in the media library
  2. Right-click and select Add to Playlist
  3. Choose the target playlist from the dropdown
  4. Click Add

Via Drag and Drop ​

  1. Select files in the media library table
  2. Drag them to a playlist in the sidebar
  3. Release to add the files

Items are added at the end of the playlist.

During Upload ​

Select playlists in the upload interface before starting. Files are added to selected playlists after upload completes.

See Uploading Files for details.

Playlist View ​

Click a playlist to view its contents. The playlist view displays:

ColumnDescription
PositionOrder number (drag to reorder)
TitleTrack title
ArtistArtist name
DurationTrack length
PreviewInline player

The total duration appears at the bottom of the list.

Sorting Items ​

Drag items by the position handle to reorder them. Changes save automatically.

Alternative sorting options:

  1. Click the column header to sort by that field
  2. This creates a temporary view sort
  3. Click Apply Order to save the new arrangement

Removing Items ​

  1. Select one or more items in the playlist
  2. Right-click and select Remove from Playlist
  3. Confirm the action

Removing items from a playlist does not delete them from the media library. The files remain available for other playlists.

Cue Points in Playlists ​

Playlists can store playlist-specific cue point overrides.

When a file has playlist-specific cue points:

  • These override the default cue points from the media library
  • Changes apply only when the file plays from this playlist
  • The original file cue points remain unchanged

To set playlist-specific cue points:

  1. Right-click a file in the playlist
  2. Select Edit Cue Points
  3. Modify the cue points
  4. Select Save to Playlist

Deleting Playlists ​

  1. Right-click the playlist in the sidebar
  2. Select Delete Playlist
  3. Confirm the deletion

Media items contained in the playlist are preserved in the library. Only the playlist container is deleted.

To delete a folder, it must be empty. Move or delete all contained playlists and subfolders first.