Using the Software
Logging In
Double click the Play MPE Player icon on your Desktop. When prompted, enter the username and password provided to you. You have the option on the Login window to remember both your username and password by checking the two check boxes. By doing this you will not need to enter your username and password every time at login.
If you're registered for this service you would have received an email with your username and password. If you're already registered but you don't know your username or password, submit a password request either via the "Forgot Your Password?" banner or call Play MPE at 1-888-676-2220.
Viewing Available Tracks
Active Releases at the top of the Available Tracks page, showcases various releases in random order. By clicking on a Active Release, it will bring you to the detailed Track Info of the song.
New Releases are listed under the Available Tracks tab. The Available Tracks tab is our live Web Portal. The track list will show Artist Name, Song Title, Album Name, Record Label, Version, Time, Format and Available Date. Releases may be Single Tracks, Track Bundles and may include both audio and/or video releases. A Track Bundle is a group of songs released together; for example, a bundle may include all the tracks from a newly released CD or album along with a music video.
Available Track Bundles
Bundle Folder – Clicking the Folder icon will expand the Track list that is contained within the Bundle. Bundles are also highlighted with an orange background. To collapse the Bundle folder, click the Bundle Folder icon again.
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Expanded
Viewing All Available Releases
Clicking on Show All Releases will show the entire list of all tracks made available to you.
Previewing Available Tracks
To listen to a 128K Streamed Audio Preview of the track, click the Play
Button 
. To stop the preview
stream, simply click the Stop button 
.
If the Stop Button does not appear, click the Stop Streaming button at
the top of the page. 
Available Track Information
To display additional track and promotional information, click Track
Information icon 
. Click
the Back Button Navigation Arrow to return to listing of Available Tracks.
Note the Play, Download, and Feedback buttons are all available in this view.
Providing Feedback about Available Tracks
Users of the Player may submit feedback to the Label regarding Individual
Tracks or Bundles. Clicking the Feedback icon 
will
open the Feedback window which will allow you to submit a short message.
Downloading New Releases
Tracks and Bundles are downloaded by simply clicking Download Arrow icon
. Downloaded Tracks
and Bundles are saved to your computer and appear in the My Library track list (see below).
Video Previews and Downloads
The Play MPE System also delivers high quality video stream previews and full download that can be viewed both in the email notifications itself or in the Available Tracks page on the Play MPE Player.
Record labels can send video streams and downloads in the following video formats:
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If one of the icons for the video formats above is grayed out, that video stream or download is not available. By clicking on an active icon for the video stream, a new window will open and the video will begin to play. By clicking on the video download icon, the video will download to the My Library section of the Player. You can then choose to Export the video to a specific location and save it to your portable personal media player like an iPod. Videos can either be listed as a Video Single or part of a Bundle in the Available Tracks page.
Download Manager
To view the status for any of the Tracks or Bundles being downloaded, select the Download Manager, which is located under the View Menu. This shows the percentage completed of each track and all the Tracks or Bundles selected in the cue for download. To delete or cancel a download, simply highlight the track and press the delete key or select the Cancel Downloads button. Any remaining tracks in the cue will continue to download.
The Player & My Library Tab
This section is divided into three specific areas and functionality – My Library, Music Player, Playlist & Burn / Export.
My Library
The My Library lists tracks that have been downloaded to your local computer.
You may also sort your tracks by clicking on the various titles in each column.
You may also adjust the columns width as required. Clicking the Track Info
icon displays additional
information on the track. By right-clicking a column header, you can then select which columns you would like to display in your library.
Playing Downloaded Songs
Once the Track or Bundle has been downloaded, you can double-click the song title to Play. The title of the song playing will appear in the Player window. The song may be stopped or paused using the Player controls. You can also Fast Forward or Rewind the track by moving the Progress Indicator bar of the Player. Users may also skip to the Next or Previous tracks by using Player controls.
Removing Tracks from My Library
To remove a Track or Bundle from My Library, simply right-click the Track or Bundle you wish to remove. You can then choose to “Delete File from Library (Keep File)” or “Delete File from Hard Drive”. “Deleting the File from Library” will remove the file from your My Library window, but will not delete the file from your computer. Choosing “Delete File from Hard Drive” will remove the track from your My Library window AND will also delete the file from your computer.
Playlist & Burn / Export area
Located in the upper right window is the Playlist & Burn / Export area. You can use this feature to create and manage custom Playlists, Burn CDs, and Export tracks.
Adding Tracks to the Playlist area
Tracks or Bundles may be added to the Playlist/Burn/Export area by dragging and dropping from the My Library track list.
Using the Add Button
When you click the Add button, you can import other audio file formats to your Playlist. You can import MP2, MP3, WAV and WMA files that you may have saved to your computer. Adding other music files to the Playlist window will also add that song to your My Library window.
Saving Custom Playlists
Tracks or Bundles that have been added to the Playlist area can be saved as a custom list by clicking the Save button. Simply give the list a name and save to your computer like any other file.
Loading Custom Playlists
Custom Playlists can be retrieved and opened in the Playlist window by clicking Load. Simply select the desired Playlist and Open.
Deleting Tracks from a Playlist
Click the Delete button to remove songs from the Playlist. Songs deleted from Playlists will not be deleted from your computer.
Clearing the Playlist window
Clicking the Clear button clears the tracks from the Playlist area.
Printing a Playlist window
Clicking the Print button will open a window that will list all of the tracks in your Playlist / Burned CD. You will then be able to print an insert.
Burning tracks to a CD
You can drag multiple Tracks or Bundles into the Playlist & Burn/Export window to create a full CD. As tracks are added, you will notice a Total Time indicator on the top right of the window. If you plan to burn tracks to a CD be sure not to exceed the time available on the blank CD. Once you have created your list of tracks to burn, click on the red Burn To CD button. A window will appear prompting you to choose the number of seconds between songs and the burning speed. For most computers, we recommend burning at a maximum of 8x, however faster computers should not experience any problems burning at higher speeds. Once selected, click on the red Burn To CD button to begin the process.
Please note that the Play MPE Player will not allow you to do other tasks during the Burning process. It is also recommended that you do not navigate out of the Player to other programs during the burn process. As with any burning software, this could lead to a digital error on the burned CD.
Exporting tracks to Audio Files
Tracks or bundles that have been added to the Playlist & Burn/Export can also be exported. Click the Export Tracks button to launch the Export dialog box. You will be prompted to choose an Output Folder, which can be on your local computer or on your network. You can also choose the audio file type. Using the Format drop down menu, select either PCM Wave File, Scott Studios Wave File, iPod AAC, or Windows Media Audio. If you choose iPod AAC or WMA, you will need to also specify the output bit-rate. All broadcast systems will play a standard PCM Wave file and we recommend using Wave files over AAC or WMA for broadcast purposes.
In addition, you can select to output a track information file along with the audio. Using the check boxes, choose either CSV text file, ASC file if you use MusicMaster or XML for Satellite Radio of the track. This feature is used to import the track data into your scheduling program or music database.
To save tracks to your iPod, select iPod AAC as the export Format and set the Output Folder to be your iTunes Music Library. For PC Pods, use the WMA export Format and select its respective Music Library as the Output Folder.
Once you click Export, you will notice on the bottom left of the screen the .WAV file saving. Once completed, it will indicate “Done”.
Exporting Music Videos
Videos that have been downloaded to the My Library section of the Player can be saved to a specific folder on your computer. Drag your video to the Playlist & Burn/Export window and click on the Export Track button. You will be prompted to choose an Output Folder, which can be on your local machine or network. Once you click Export, the file will then be saved. Please note that if you are downloading a Windows Media Video file, you must have Windows Media Player installed, and if you are downloading a Quicktime video, you must have the Quicktime player installed.
Videos that have been encoded in the iPod Quicktime video format, after Exporting the video file, double click on the file and it will auto-import into iTunes where you can save it to your iPod playlist.
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