{"id":2435,"date":"2024-01-24T19:45:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:31:48","slug":"rekordbox-playlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-playlists","title":{"rendered":"Playlists in Rekordbox &#8211; complete tutorial with pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"simpletoc-title\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<style>html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }<\/style><ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#video\">Video<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-a-playlist\">What is a playlist?<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-playlist\">How to create a playlist<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#add-tracks-to-a-playlist\">Add tracks to a playlist<\/a>\n\n\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"#1-drag-amp-drop\">1. drag &amp; drop<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2-right-click-in-collection\">2. right click in collection<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#notes\">Notes<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"#rename-a-playlist\">Rename a playlist<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#delete-a-playlist\">Delete a playlist<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#order-playlists\">Order playlists<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-organize-a-playlist\">How to organize a playlist?<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#intelligent-playlist\">Intelligent playlist<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#playlist-folders\">Playlist folders<\/a>\n\n\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"#create-a-playlist-folder\">Create a playlist folder<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#delete-folder\">Delete folder<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adding-playlists-to-a-folder\">Adding playlists to a folder<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"#playlist-palette\">Playlist palette<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#see-in-which-playlists-a-track-is-located\">See in which playlists a track is located<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#export-playlist-to-usb\">Export playlist to USB<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#export-playlist-to-a-file\">Export playlist to a file<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next\">Next<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"video\">Video<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rekordbox 7 playlist tutorial \u2013 NEW 2024 METHOD!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sEXPUaSiLU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-a-playlist\">What is a playlist?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>A playlist is a collection of tracks grouped in a list.<br>What the contents of the list is, and how it is named, is completely up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playlists help you to stay organized, so you can find your tracks faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example7-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example7-1.webp 1300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example7-1-800x319.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example7-1-250x100.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example7-1-768x306.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To see your playlists:<br>1. Select the playlist icon at the left of the screen<br>2. Click on the folder (if you have created folders)<br>3. Click on the playlist you want to see<br>4. In the screenshot above I selected the playlist &#8220;big room&#8221; in the folder &#8220;2010&#8221; and on the right side I see all the tracks in this playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-create-a-playlist\">How to create a playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click anywhere in the &#8220;playlist&#8221;-section on the left side of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist-960x855.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2461\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist-960x855.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist-300x267.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist-150x134.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist-768x684.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-playlist.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. A menu will appear<br>3. Click on &#8220;Create New Playlist&#8221;<br>4. Enter the name for the playlist<br>5. Hit ENTER<br>6. Done! Your playlist is created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Rekordbox hard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I created a step-by-step video training to teach you <strong>all <\/strong>the ins and outs of Rekordbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/course\/rekordbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-960x222.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-150x35.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-768x178.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-tracks-to-a-playlist\">Add tracks to a playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To add tracks to a playlist, you do two things<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-drag-amp-drop\">1. drag &amp; drop<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>You can drag-and-drop tracks directly from your collection in a playlist.<br>Therefore you need to open the subbrowser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser-button.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5424\" style=\"width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser-button.webp 599w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser-button-250x210.webp 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. click on the subbrowser button on the left side of the screen<br>2. an extra browser will open on the bottom part of the screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser7.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser7.webp 1300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser7-800x315.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser7-250x98.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-subbrowser7-768x302.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In the subbrowser find the tracks you want to drag-and-drop<br>4. select the tracks you want to drag-and-drop<br>5. drag-and-drop the tracks in one the playlist in your main browser<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-right-click-in-collection\">2. right click in collection<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>To add tracks from your collection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-add-track-to-playlist-rightclick-collection7.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-add-track-to-playlist-rightclick-collection7.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-add-track-to-playlist-rightclick-collection7-800x357.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-add-track-to-playlist-rightclick-collection7-250x112.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-add-track-to-playlist-rightclick-collection7-768x343.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Go to Collection (left side of the screen)<br>2. Right click on the track(s) you want to add to the playlist<br>3. Select &#8220;Add To Playlist&#8221; in the context menu<br>4. Select the folder in the context menu<br>5. Click on the playlist<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A track can be in 0, 1 or multiple playlists at once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can select multiple tracks at once by holding the SHIFT or CTRL (CMD on Mac) key and click with your mouse on another track\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SHIFT selects a range<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CTRL selects individual tracks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rename-a-playlist\">Rename a playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. Double-click in the playlist you want to rename<br>2. Type the new name of the playlist<br>3. Hit ENTER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Free DJ tips in your inbox?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bonus gift I will send you a <strong>FREE <\/strong>E-book on how to kick-off your DJ career!<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- MailerLite Universal -->\n<script>\n(function(m,a,i,l,e,r){ m['MailerLiteObject']=e;function f(){\nvar c={ a:arguments,q:[]};var r=this.push(c);return \"number\"!=typeof r?r:f.bind(c.q);}\nf.q=f.q||[];m[e]=m[e]||f.bind(f.q);m[e].q=m[e].q||f.q;r=a.createElement(i);\nvar _=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];r.async=1;r.src=l+'?v'+(~~(new Date().getTime()\/1000000));\n_.parentNode.insertBefore(r,_);})(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/static.mailerlite.com\/js\/universal.js', 'ml');\n\nvar ml_account = ml('accounts', '1691580', 't0j5q7h5d7', 'load');\n<\/script>\n<!-- End MailerLite Universal -->\n\n<div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n  data-account=\"1691580:t0j5q7h5d7\"\n  data-form=\"6052713:y7m2e8\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-a-playlist\">Delete a playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click on the playlist you want to delete<br>2. a menu will appear<br>3. click on the menu-option  &#8220;Delete Playlist&#8221;<br>4. Rekordbox asks for confirmation to delete the playlist<br>5. Click &#8220;OK&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-playlists-delete-playlist-rightclick.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3673\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-playlists-delete-playlist-rightclick.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-playlists-delete-playlist-rightclick-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-playlists-delete-playlist-rightclick-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rekordbox-playlists-delete-playlist-rightclick-768x580.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"order-playlists\">Order playlists<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can order playlists by dragging and dropping them in another place.<br>This also works with folders (which I will talk about below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist-960x722.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2465\" style=\"width:465px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist-960x722.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-order-drag-playlist.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-organize-a-playlist\">How to organize a playlist?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can change the order of tracks in a playlist by dragging and dropping them in another place in the playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Rekordbox hard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I created a step-by-step video training to teach you <strong>all <\/strong>the ins and outs of Rekordbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/course\/rekordbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-960x222.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-150x35.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-768x178.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"intelligent-playlist\">Intelligent playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Rekordbox supports also smart playlists (officially called Intelligent Playlists).<br>You can recognize an intelligent playlist by the cog icon in the bottom-right side of a playlist-icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-icon-smart-playlist.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2486\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-icon-smart-playlist.webp 621w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-icon-smart-playlist-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-icon-smart-playlist-150x81.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An Intelligent playlist is an automatically generated playlist based on predefined conditions.<br>What those conditions are, is up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions-960x759.webp\" alt=\"intelligent playlist conditions\" class=\"wp-image-2492\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions-960x759.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions-300x237.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions-150x119.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions-768x607.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-intelligent-playlist-conditions.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I can make an Intelligent playlist of all tracks in my collection that within the 126 and 130 BPM range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t need to look after that playlist, Rekordbox will maintain it for me.<br>Whenever I add a new track to my collection within that range, it will automatically show up in the intelligent playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I explain here all the details: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-intelligent-playlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how Intelligent playlists work<\/a> and how to define the conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intelligent Playlist are even more useful if you use them with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-my-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MyTag feature in Rekordbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Rekordbox hard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I created a step-by-step video training to teach you <strong>all <\/strong>the ins and outs of Rekordbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/course\/rekordbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-960x222.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-150x35.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-768x178.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"playlist-folders\">Playlist folders<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Besides playlists you can also create folders, similar to the folders on your computer.<br>You can name them in a way that seems useful to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can&#8217;t directly put tracks in a folder<\/strong>.<br>You need to put tracks in a playlist, and a playlists can be in a folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dfc4c354e06&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dfc4c354e06\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"696\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can put multiple playlists in a folder.<br>It is also possible to put a folder into another folder.<br>This way you can create a hierarchical structure of folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Folders allow you to find your playlists\/tracks easier and faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I use folders for decades (80&#8217;s, 90&#8217;s, 00&#8217;s, 10&#8217;s, 20&#8217;s), like you can see in the screenshot below.<br>I don&#8217;t layer my folders deeper than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-example-960x734.webp\" alt=\"playlist example\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" style=\"width:636px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-a-playlist-folder\">Create a playlist folder<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click anywhere in the &#8220;playlist&#8221;-section on the left side of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-folder.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2449\" style=\"width:363px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-folder.webp 743w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-folder-287x300.webp 287w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-create-folder-143x150.webp 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. A menu will appear.<br>3. Click on the option &#8220;Create New Folder&#8221;<br>4. Enter a folder name<br>5. Hit ENTER<br>6. Done!<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-folder\">Delete folder<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click on the folder you want to delete<br>2. A menu will appear (same as in the screenshot above)<br>3. Click the option &#8220;Delete Folder&#8221;<br>4. Rekordbox asks for confirmation to delete the folder. <br>5. Click &#8220;OK&#8221;<br>6. Poof! your folder is gone!<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adding-playlists-to-a-folder\">Adding playlists to a folder<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>You can either drag &amp; drop existing playlists to the folder.<br>Or create a new playlist (like I showed above) by right-clicking on the folder and select &#8220;Create New Playlist&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"playlist-palette\">Playlist palette<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>A playlist palette is a collection of shortcuts to playlists.<br>You can regard palettes as &#8220;playlist favorites&#8221;.<br>They are a bit hidden. Here&#8217;s how you access them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. On the left side in the middle of the screen, you will find 4 blocks.<br>The first one is named &#8220;TAG&#8221;, the rest is empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated-960x610.webp\" alt=\"rekordbox palettes\" class=\"wp-image-2469\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated-960x610.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated-150x95.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-not-activated.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Each of the 3 empty blocks represent a palette.<br>3. Each of the 3 palettes can contain 4 playlist shortcuts<br>4. Click on the the first empty block (=palette 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists-960x138.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists-960x138.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists-300x43.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists-150x22.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists-768x111.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-palette-activated-no-playlists.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. now 4 playlists will appear with the name &#8220;Blank list&#8221;<br>6. Drag &amp; drop a playlist on any of the texts &#8220;Blank list&#8221;<br>7. The text &#8220;Blank list&#8221; will be replaced with the name of your playlist.<br>8. Click on the shortcut you just created to show your playlist<br>9. Drag &amp; drop other playlists to the shortcuts to create more<br>10. You can add even more playlists by clicking on the other &#8220;blocks&#8221; (=palettes)<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"see-in-which-playlists-a-track-is-located\">See in which playlists a track is located<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>If you want to know in which playlists a track is located:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Select the track in one of the playlists by clicking on it (this doesn&#8217;t work in the &#8220;collection&#8221;-section)<br>2. Above the table header you can find the name of your playlist<br>3. Click on the up-down arrow next to it<br>4. Rekordbox shows a pull-down menu which displays where the track is located<br>5. In order to jump directly to that playlist, you can select it from the pull-down menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist-960x439.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2475\" style=\"width:629px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist-960x439.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist-300x137.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist-150x69.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist-768x351.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-track-in-which-playlist.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"export-playlist-to-usb\">Export playlist to USB<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve written an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-export-music-to-usb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensive tutorial on how to export tracks (including a playlist) to a USB drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"export-playlist-to-a-file\">Export playlist to a file<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can export your playlist as a text file (.txt) or a .m3u8 playlist.<br>This way you can send the playlist via email to your fans or put it on your website.<br>With export-playlist you can use the playlist in other applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click on the playlist you want to export<br>2. Select &#8220;Export a playlist to a file&#8221;<br>3. Select &#8220;Export a playlist to a file (*.txt)&#8221; if you want to export to a text file.<br>4. Select &#8220;Export a playlist to a file for music apps (*.m3u8)&#8221; if you want to export to another application<br>5. A file dialog will appear<br>6. Select the storage location on your computer, and click &#8220;OK&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export-960x564.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2497\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export-960x564.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export-150x88.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rekordbox-playlists-export.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"next\">Next<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-deejay-plaza wp-block-embed-deejay-plaza\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"97A8xY9s3U\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-tips\">8 Rekordbox tips that will change your life<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;8 Rekordbox tips that will change your life&#8221; &#8212; DeeJay Plaza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-tips\/embed#?secret=O2zCafTnVJ#?secret=97A8xY9s3U\" data-secret=\"97A8xY9s3U\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Video What is a playlist? 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