Compilation Albums; Imported Playlists - Sonos CONTROL Product Manual

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Compilation albums

If your music collection contains compilations and soundtracks, you may want to group these songs together in your music
library instead of viewing them by individual artist. This means that any artists that appear solely on compilations will not
appear in your Artists list.
Group using iTunes compilations
iTunes normally organizes your iTunes Music folder as [Artist]/[Album]/[Track name]. iTunes has a feature that allows you to
group your compilations albums together. This will organize your compilations and soundtrack albums as [Compilations]/
[Album]/[Track name].
Within iTunes:
Mark individual tracks as being part of compilations by highlighting the track and then selecting File -> Get Info.
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Check the Part of a compilation checkbox.
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From iTunes Preferences, check the Group Compilations When Browsing checkbox. This will group the tracks you've
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marked as compilations.
Within Sonos:
You can organize your local music library to use this iTunes compilation view.
From the Music menu, select Settings -> Manage Music Library -> Compilation Albums.
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Select Use iTunes Compilations.
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Group using AlbumArtists
Windows Media Player, as well as some other players, use the Album Artist category to group compilations and soundtrack
albums (the Album Artist is the person, group or composer the album would be filed under in a store.)
You can organize your local music library to use the AlbumArtist compilation view.
Do not group compilations
If you choose not to group compilation albums, the individual artists will display within your Artists view.
From the Music menu, touch Settings -> Manage Music Library -> Compilation Albums.
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Select Do not group compilations.
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Imported playlists

The Sonos system is compatible with iTunes playlists (including Genius Mixes) as well as M3U, WPL and PLS playlist files
created with third-party software (e.g. iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, etc.).
The Sonos system does not change music or playlist files created by other applications; these files are always treated as
"read-only."
To view your imported playlists, select Music Library -> Imported Playlists from the Music menu.
• If they are not visible, they are probably not located in a folder you currently have shared to the Sonos system. Move
the playlist file .PLS, .M3U or .WPL into the same music folder that you have shared to the Sonos system, update your
music index, and the custom playlists will appear when you select Imported Playlists from your music library. See 
"Updating the music index" on page 19 for additional information.
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