Types of Tracks in Rhapsody

The Track Type column in My Library will tell you whether a song is a Rhapsody track or not, and if it is a Rhapsody track, how it's been saved in My Library.

• If a track is listed as "Imported," it's a non-Rhapsody track that you've added to My Library from a CD or your computer's hard drives.
  
  
  
  
• If a track is listed as "Purchased" or "Subscription, it's a Rhapsody track.
  
  
  
  Rhapsody tracks can exist in your Library in three different forms:
  
  
  • Purchased tracks are tracks you've bought from Rhapsody. These tracks belong to you, DRMDigital Rights Management. This is a secure technology that enables the copyright owner of a piece of intellectual property (such as a music, video, or text file) to specify what a user can do with it.-free, and they exist on your computer as a file.
    
    
  • Subscription tracks with a stream icon are bookmarks for Rhapsody tracks that are streamedProcess of breaking a large audio or video file into smaller pieces and transferring it, piece by piece, so it can be viewed immediately rather than waiting for the whole file to be downloaded. from the Rhapsody servers. They don't exist on your computer as a file.
    
    
  • Subscription tracks with a download icon are Rhapsody tracks that have been downloaded to My Library, but not purchased. They do exist as files on your computer, but what you can do with them is limited by DRM.

The biggest difference between Rhapsody tracks and imported, non-Rhapsody tracks is that imported tracks exist only on the computer you've saved them on.

All the Rhapsody tracks in My Library are also saved on the Rhapsody servers. That means that whenever you sign in to your Rhapsody account from anywhere, including Rhapsody.com, all your Rhapsody tracks will be in My Library as streams (bookmarks).

 

Use this chart to see what you can do with the different types of tracks.

	Streamed Rhapsody Tracks	Play Share Put in playlists Download without purchasing (with a paid subscription) Transfer to a portable player or device (with purchase, or free of charge if you have the appropriate subscription and a compatible portable device) Burn to CD (with purchase only) Saved on the Rhapsody servers (Part of your portable LibraryThe contents of your Library that are saved on the Rhapsody servers, and can be accessed from any computer. All Rhapsody tracks are part of your portable Library. Local tracks you've imported are not.)
	Downloaded Rhapsody Tracks	Play Share Put in playlists Transfer to a portable player or device (with purchase, or free of charge if you have the appropriate subscription and a compatible portable device) Burn to CD (with purchase only) Saved on the Rhapsody Servers (Part of your portable Library)
	Purchased Rhapsody Tracks	Play Share Put in playlists Transfer to a compatible portable player or device without charge, regardless of subscription level Burn to CD without charge (you've already paid for the track) Saved on the Rhapsody Servers (Part of your portable Library)
(no icon)	Imported (non-Rhapsody) tracks	Play Put in playlists Transfer to a compatible portable player or device without charge, regardless of subscription level. Burn to CD without charge Saved on the computer you used to import the tracks only. Not part of your portable Library. Can't be shared.)

The Rhapsody tracks that you purchase are yours to keep, even if you choose to end your paid Rhapsody subscription.

StreamedProcess of breaking a large audio or video file into smaller pieces and transferring it, piece by piece, so it can be viewed immediately rather than waiting for the whole file to be downloaded. and downloaded (but not purchased) Rhapsody tracks are "membership" tracks. When you end your paid Rhapsody membership, any streamed or downloaded tracks you have in My Library will no longer play.

Of course, your imported tracks belong to you whether you are a Rhapsody subscriber or not.

 

The tracks played by a Rhapsody Radio channel are streamedProcess of breaking a large audio or video file into smaller pieces and transferring it, piece by piece, so it can be viewed immediately rather than waiting for the whole file to be downloaded.. They cannot be added to Now Playing or My Library. However, with the appropriate subscription,  you can transfer Radio channels to your compatible portable device. Just drag and dropA method of moving files from one place to the other. Click and hold the left mouse button while the cursor is over the item you want to move. Drag the item to the new destination and release the left mouse button. any Radio channel to your device icon in the Sources area.

A Rhapsody Radio channel will add over three hours of music to your device, and the tracks will be refreshed each time you connect your device to your computer while signed in to your Rhapsody account.