The Track List

Introduction to the Track List

The Track List is where your music tracks will show when browsing the different views in Helium Music Manager. You need to select tracks in this list in order to:

Using the Track List

Select the tracks you want to perform a certain task on and start the desired tool.
You select multiple tracks in the track list by first clicking on one track, holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard and clicking on additional tracks. You can also click on the first track you want to select, then hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard and click on the last track and all tracks between will be selected and all other tracks will be deselected.
You deselect an individual track (that is already selected) by holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard and clicking on the track you want to deselect.
You can select all tracks in the track list by pressing CTRL-A on your keyboard.

The Tracklist Filter

Above the track list a filter control can be displayed. This is the tracklist filter. The tracklist filter will filter the contents shown in the tracklist according to your selected criteria. For more information about the tracklist filter, click this link.

Removing tracks from the database

You can remove tracks from the database and/or your computer by selecting some tracks in the track list and then by using one of the methods below:

Right click on one of the selected tracks and select Send To | Recycle Bin (Remove).
Click on Edit | Remove from the main menu.
Press Delete on your keyboard.

The track list context menu

By right clicking in the track list you can reach many useful functions. The context menu in the track list is listed below:

Add Files to Database
Tags
- Edit Tags
- Edit Tags (Spreadsheet mode)
- Edit Subtracks
- Edit Lyrics3v2 Tags
- Auto Track Numbering
- Export/Import Tags
- Examine Tags
- Set Rating
  - Awesome
  - Below Awesome
  - Very Good
  - Below Very Good
  - Good
  - Below Good
  - Poor
  - Below Poor
  - Bad
  - Terrible
- Set Release Type
  - Single/Maxi/EP
  - Album
  - Anthology
  - Bootleg
  - Sampler
  - Soundtrack
  - Live Performance
  - Compilation
  - Audio Book
  - Sound Effects
  - No Release Type
- Set Quality
  - Excellent
  - Very Good
  - Good
  - Fair
  - Poor
  - No Quality
- Set Popularity
- Remove Fields
- Remove Tags
- Switch Fields
- Copy Tags
Tools
Enqueue to Active Playlist
- Enqueue and Play
- Enqueue Next
- Enqueue Last
- Enqueue Random Tracks
- Enqueue Similar Tracks
Playlists
- Add to Playlist
- Play Playlist
- Play Smart Playlist
- Import Playlists
- Export Playlist
Browse & Search
- Browse in Music Library
- Browse Artist In Artist Browser
- Browse Album In Album Browser
- Browse in Music Information Browser
- Search
- Explore Source Folder
Select
- Select All
- Clear Selection
- Invert Selection
- Select Unavailable
Send To

Folder (Copy)
Folder (Move)
Recycle Bin (Remove)
User Folder (Copy)
Existing Album (Move)
Audio CD Burner

External Applications
Allows you to start a external application with the selected file(s) as input parameters. Click here to read more about External Applications.
Details
Thumbnails
Move Up
Move Down
Rename File
Properties

Note:

You can modify which columns to show in the track list from the Select Columns dialog.
You can sort the columns in the track list by clicking the column headers or from the Track List Sorting dialog.
You can hide the Left Sidebar and/or the Right Sidebar in order to maximise the viewable area available for the track list.
You can copy or move tracks to any other application, your Desktop, a folder in Windows Explorer etc. by using drag'n'drop. Just select one or more tracks and move (to copy) or SHIFT-move (to move) files outside of Helium Music Manager. You can also drag'n'drop tracks inside of Helium Music Manager, to the Active Playlist or to several items in the Media Library.
You can move tracks up and down in the track list by using drag'n'drop or by selecting Edit | Move Up or Edit | Move Down
You can quickly change the active column template by right clicking on the column header and select the columns submenu item. All available column templates will be shown under this menu. Click a column template to load it.

Switching track list modes

Below the track list there's a tab control which allows you to switch between detailed mode (default) and thumbnailed mode.
If you click the Thumbnails tab, the entries in the tracklist will be shown as album thumbnails in the thumbnail view.

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