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Directory. A playlist! One of the keys to getting the most out of Rockbox is under- standing that Rockbox always considers the song that it is playing to be part of a playlist, and in some situations, Rockbox will create a playlist automatically. For example, if you are playing the contents of a directory, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing all songs in it. This means that just about anything that is described in this chapter with respect to playlists also applies to directories.
Dynamic playlist. A dynamic playlist is a playlist that is created \On the y." Any time you insert or queue tracks using the Playlist submenu (see section 4.4.3 (page 34)), you are creating (or adding to) a dynamic playlist.
Insert. In Rockbox, to Insert an item into a playlist means putting an item into a playlist and leaving it there, even after it is played. As you will see later in this chapter, Rockbox can Insert into a playlist in several places.
Queue. In Rockbox, to Queue a song means to put the song into a playlist and then to remove the song from the playlist once it has been played. The only di erence between Insert and Queue is that the Queue option removes the song from the playlist once it has been played, and the Insert option does not.
4.4.2 Creating playlists
Rockbox can create playlists in four di erent ways.
By selecting (\playing") a song from the File Browser
Whenever a song is selected from the File Browser with Select or Right, Rockbox will automatically create a playlist containing all of the songs in that directory and start playback with the selected song.
Note: If you already have created a dynamic playlist, playing a new song will erase the b current dynamic playlist and create a new one. If you want to add a song to the current playlist rather than erasing the current playlist, see the section below on how to add music to a playlist.
By using Insert and Queue functions
If playback is stopped, the Insert and Queue functions can be used as described in
4.4.3to create a new playlist instead of adding to an existing one. This will erase any dynamic playlist.
By using the Playlist catalog
The Playlist catalog makes it possible to modify and create playlists that are not currently playing. To do this select Playlist catalog in the Context Menu. There you will have two choices, Add to playlist adds the selected track or directory to an
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