About Tracks

Rhapsody can play tracks that are streamed from the Rhapsody servers, and tracks stored as local files on your computer. (For a list of the types of files Rhapsody can play, see Supported Media File Formats.) To make it easier to organize your music, Rhapsody retains all the file location details and lists them in My Library simply as tracks.

A track is similar to a shortcut or bookmark. When you store or move tracks in My Library, you aren't moving the file associated with the track, only the bookmark. When you delete a track from My Library, you can choose to delete only the track, and not the file associated with it.

Each track in My Library has associated Track Info, such as the artist name, genre, and album. You can edit Track Info to suit your needs, and the custom information will be saved on your computer.

There are several different kinds of tracks in Rhapsody. For details, see Track Types.

Find out how to add tracks to My Library.

What Can You do with Tracks?

There are many things you can do with tracks using Rhapsody:

Track Use		Description
Play		You can play a wide variety of tracks using Rhapsody. With the appropriate subscription, you can play any of one million-plus tracks in Rhapsody's Music Guide.
Share		All Rhapsody tracks and playlists made from Rhapsody tracks can be shared. You can e-mail tracks to your friends, blog tracks, paste a link to tracks on your web site or in an instant messaging program, or publish playlists on Playlist Central, an online Rhapsody community.
Burn		Purchased Rhapsody tracks, tracks you have Imported from a CD, or imported from your local drive(s) can be burned to a custom CD. Note: You don't need to purchase tracks prior to burning. Just add them to your Burn list from the Music Guide or My Library, and when you start the CD burning process, the "Purchase" dialog will open.
Transfer		Purchased Rhapsody tracks, tracks you have Imported from a CD, tracks imported from your local drive(s), and, with the appropriate subscription, downloaded subscription tracks can be transferred to a compatible portable device. Note: You don't need to purchase tracks prior to transfer. Just add them to your transfer list from the Music Guide or My Library, and when you start the Transfer process, the "Purchase" dialog will open.
Import from CD		You can Import tracks from a CD to My Library.
Portable Library		With the appropriate subscription, Rhapsody tracks and playlists made from Rhapsody tracks will be available in My Library when you sign in to your account from any computer.
Purchase		You can purchase Rhapsody tracks and download them to your hard drive. You can burn a purchased track to CD, transfer it to a portable player or device, listen to it when you are not signed in, or share it.
Download		If you have the appropriate subscription, you can also download Rhapsody subscription tracks so you can listen to them when you are offline, or not signed in. Subscription tracks can (with the appropriate subscription) be transferred to a compatible portable player or device. Note: Not all subscription downloads can be transferred to a portable device. Some artists and labels have not granted subscription transfer rights to their tracks. If you attempt to transfer a subscription download that does not have transfer rights, the "Purchase" dialog will open.
Import from Hard Drive		You can import music files from your hard drive(s) to My Library.

Are All Rhapsody Tracks Available For Purchase?

Not all tracks in the Rhapsody Music Guide are available for purchase. Some are available only for on-demand (streamed) playback. If you attempt to burn or transfer a track that is not available for purchase, you will be notified in the "Purchase" dialog.

Some tracks are only available as part of an album purchase. These tracks will show Album Only next to them in the Music Guide. To purchase them, you must purchase the entire album.

Are All Rhapsody Tracks Available for Subscription Download?

Not all tracks in the Music Guide are available for subscription download. These tracks will show Stream Only next to them in the Music Guide. If you attempt to manually or automatically download a track (as set in your Rhapsody Preferences) that is not available, you will be notified in the Download Manager (in the Source List). The track will be listed, but it will show the notation "Not Available for D/L."