How to manage music

You can manage music on your Xbox video game system by creating or deleting soundtracks and adding or deleting songs from soundtracks. The Xbox video game system is designed to play only music CDs that are in standard Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) format.

You can play audio CDs in the Xbox console (as a CD player), and you can also copy tracks from audio CDs using the Xbox video game system. If tracks are copied to the Xbox, you can arrange the tracks within soundtracks and play them without inserting the original CD.

You can also play soundtracks while you play Xbox game titles that support this feature.

Note: You can only play a soundtrack during a game if this feature is supported by the specific game title. To find out whether a game title supports soundtrack play, and to find out how to play the soundtrack during that particular game, see the game's settings menu and instruction manual.

Copying CD tracks to the hard disk
To copy CD tracks to the hard disk:

1. Press the Power button, and the status indicator light will light up.
2. Insert the CD into the disc tray with the label face up.
3. On the music player, select Back.
4. Select Copy to display tracks.
5. Select the tracks that you want to copy. You can select one track, multiple tracks, or all tracks.
6. Select an existing soundtrack or create a new soundtrack to store the copied tracks. If you create a new soundtrack, use the virtual keyboard to enter a name.
7. Select Copy to start copying the tracks.

Playing soundtracks that you copied to your Xbox
To play soundtracks that you copied to your Xbox:

1. With no disc in the disc tray, restart your Xbox.
2. On the Xbox dashboard, select Music.
3. Under AUDIO CD, every soundtrack you copied is listed under the names you created.
4. Select the soundtrack you want to play, and then select Play.

Displaying the visualization while music is playing
To display the visualization while music is playing, hold the Y button, and then press the X button.

Deleting a song from a soundtrack
To delete a song from a soundtrack:

1. With no disc in the disc tray, restart your Xbox.
2. On the Xbox dashboard, select Music.
3. Select the sound track you want to modify, and then select Edit.
4. A screen is displayed that lists the various songs in this soundtrack. Select the song that you want to delete.
5. Press D-Pad right to select Delete, and then press the A button to continue.
6. When you are prompted to confirm your choice, do so.

Deleting a whole soundtrack
To delete a whole soundtrack:

1. With no disc in the disc tray, restart your Xbox.
2. On the Xbox dashboard, select Music.
3. Select the soundtrack that you want to modify, and then select Remove.
4. When you are prompted to confirm your choice, select Yes.

Moving a song from one soundtrack to another
To move a song from one soundtrack to another:

1. With no disc in the disc tray, restart your Xbox.
2. On the Xbox dashboard, select Music.
3. Select the soundtrack where the song is located, and then select Copy.
4. Select the song or songs that you want to copy.
5. At the lower right corner of the screen, select Copy.
6. Select the location you want to copy the song or songs to.