Media block: Editing playlists and adding audio

This article is part two of a two-part help series on Playlists. To learn more about creating playlists and section headers, please see help article part one: Media Block: Adding playlists and section headers

In this article

Adding audio tracks
Adding snippets
Removing audio tracks
Reordering audio tracks
Moving audio tracks to a new playlist
Overriding track details: track numbers, names, and notes
Reverting overrides

NOTE: We’ve made updates to the Reel Builder, so some of the latest features may not be reflected in all of the screenshots. Please let us know if you have any questions as we make updates to this help article.

Adding audio tracks

To add audio tracks to a playlist, click the Add Media button at the bottom of the playlist editor you wish to edit. This will open the audio Media Browser.

Once in the Media Browser, you can select from audio tracks already in your library or upload new tracks. First, click the checkbox(es) to select the track(s) you want to add. Then click the Add Media (XX Items) button to add the tracks to the playlist and return to the reel builder.

You can click the “X” in the upper left corner to close the media browser and return to the reel builder without adding audio tracks.

Adding snippets

Before adding a snippet/cutdown to a playlist, you must first add the full-length version of the track from your library. Once a track is added to your playlist, you can click the scissors icon to the right of the track name to open the track detail page and access the snippet library (or create a new snippet).

Once on the track detail page, choose an existing snippet from your Saved Snippets at the bottom of the page and click Add to reel. You can click the “X” in the upper right corner to close the track detail page and return to the playlist editor at any time. To learn more about creating new snippets, please see this help article: Snippet Editor: Create custom audio cut downs

When you return to the playlist editor, you will see the highlighted scissors icon to indicate that the track uses a snippet. You will also see the length of the snippet and its name below the track name.

To revert a snippet to the full-length version, click the arrow icon to the left of the scissors icon.

Removing audio tracks

There are two ways to remove audio tracks from a playlist. First, you can remove individual tracks by clicking on the minus icon to the right of the track name.

Or you can click on the checkboxes next to the track names to select multiple tracks, and then click the minus icon at the top left of the playlist editor to remove them all at the same time.

Reordering audio tracks

To reorder tracks within a playlist, grab the handle to the left of the track name and drag and drop the track to the desired location.

To move multiple tracks at once, click the handle to highlight each track and then drag to reorder.

Moving audio tracks to a new playlist

To move tracks to a new playlist, click the arrow icon to the right of the track name and then select the new playlist in the popup that opens. Note: you must create the new playlist before moving a track.

Or you can click on the checkboxes next to the track names to select multiple tracks, and then click the arrow icon at the top left of the playlist editor to move them all at the same time.

Overriding track details: track numbers, names, and notes

You can make per-reel changes to tracks while in the playlist editor. These changes are called “ overrides” and will not affect the original track details in your library and can be reverted at any time. You can make the following overrides:

Hide track numbers
Change track names
Change public track notes

Hide track numbers: You can quickly hide track numbers in the playlist editor without removing them from your original files.

Click the icon in the upper left that shows the number 6 with a slash to instantly apply an override to all the track names that no longer include the track number.

Change track names: To override a track name, click the pencil icon to the right of the track name to open the Edit Media Details window.

Once in the Edit Media Details window, click the Override name option, type your new track name, and click Save Changes.

Change public track notes: Overriding a public note is very similar to overriding a track name. Click the pencil icon to the right of the track name to open the Edit Media Details window.

Once in the Edit Media Details window, click the Override name option, type your new public note, and click Save Changes.

PRO TIP: If you need to hide a public note completely, follow the same steps as above, but instead of typing in a new note in the override box, simply leave the box blank.

Reverting overrides

To revert overrides to track numbers, track names, or public notes, click the pencil icon to the right of the audio track name to edit the track details.

Once the Edit Media Details window is open, deselect the Override name or Override public notes option, and the information will revert to the original version.

Be sure to click Save Changes to apply your edits.