What is the difference between D-Star and Play MPE?
What is D-Star Digital or D-Star Video? Is it different?
Can I share my login?
I’m trying to login from a different computer and I can’t. Why?
What is the Play MPE Player?
How do I relocate my downloaded tracks to a new directory?
Why did I receive an email about the Play MPE?
What is my username and password?
I forgot my password, how do I retrieve it?
I click on a link in a new track notification email but the player doesn’t open. Why?
Why can’t I view a track in the player for which I received a notification email?
How do I change how often I receive new track email notifications (or stop receiving notifications)?
Can I change where the email notifications go?
Where can I find help with the Play MPE system?
How do I get signed up?
Where can I download ASPI layer?
How do I get tracks from the Play MPE Player into my station’s MusicMaster for Windows system?
I can’t play a music video stream or download. Why?
How do I get a video on my iPod?
What are the minimum requirements for the Play MPE Player?
I don’t live in Australia or New Zealand. Can I access the system?
What is the difference between D-Star and Play MPE®?
They both use the same software applications, namely Play MPE®. D-Star is the digital arm of Shooting Star, a leading multi-faceted post production company based in Sydney, Australia. The D-Star suite of products also consists of the D-Star Video system, the industry standard for the digital delivery of music videos from Record Labels for broadcast use.
Remember, D-Star exclusively services the Australian and New Zealand markets whereas Play MPE® service the US and Canadian markets (and a number of new territories will come on board shortly.) For more information on who we are click here, or for more information on Play MPE® then click here.
What is D-Star Digital or D-Star Video? Is it different?
Yes, to find out more or arrange access to this leading digital delivery system then click here.
Can I share my login?
No, for security reasons this is not recommended and may cause problems if you do. If you have an associate who would like access to the system we suggest you speak to your label rep and complete the Request An Account form here.
I’m trying to login from a different computer and I can’t. Why?
For security reasons the system only allows you to login from a total of 5 registered computers. If you are regularly switching between computers then this may affect you. It can also happen if you share your logins with other people, which is not allowed. If you are experiencing problems then send us an email.
What is the Play MPE Player?
The Play MPE® Player provides a convenient way to stream and download promotional music then burn CDs and export full quality, broadcast-ready files directly into your station's playback system. This is a complimentary, invitation only service and there is no cost to the end-user.
How do I relocate my downloaded tracks to a new directory?
1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Promo Only\Player\Download (or which ever directory you had previously installed your Promo Only MPE Player to)
2. Select all the files in this directory, either using CTRL-A or shift and select.
3. Right-click on any of the files and choose "Cut"
4. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Play MPE\Player\Download (or choose a different directory to store your downloaded music)
5. Right-click anywhere in this folder and choose "Paste" - your computer will now move the files to this new directory.
6. Launch and Log in to your Play MPE Player.
7. Using Shift select your entire music library on the Player and My Library tab.
8. Right-click any of the files and choose "Delete From Library (Keep File)"
9. Right-click again in the now empty Library and choose "Add Music Files to Library"
10. Browse to C:\Program Files\Play MPE\Player\Download (or the download directory you chose in step 4)
11. Select all tracks in this directory using CRTL-A or shift and select.
12. Click Open
Why did I receive an email about Play MPE?
You have been registered to use this new service because you currently receive promotional CDs from one or more of the major record labels or you’ve been identified by one of the music labels as someone who should have access to this new service.
What is my username and password?
Your username to log into the Play MPE® Player and website is your email address registered with the system. Your password is provided in the original email you received along with your installation information. After logging in for the first time, it is recommended you change your password from the temporary one provided to something easier for you to remember. This can be done by going to the Options menu at the top of the Player window and choosing "Change Password."
I forgot my password, how do I retrieve it?
Simply enter your full registered email address in the “Forgot Your Password” box on the home page and click send. Your password will be emailed to you immediately.
I click on a link in a new track notification email but the player doesn’t open. Why?
The Player may have been removed from your computer or damaged by another program. Simply click here to download and re-install the player. Even if you already have the application on your computer, re-installing the Player should ensure that clicking on the link in the email notifications will bring you directly to your available tracks.
Why can’t I view a track in the player for which I received a notification email?
This can occur if New Release Announcements are received by more than one email address, and those accounts are not merged. If some New Release Announcements are received at a different email account than the one currently used to log into the Player, the track will not appear.
To ensure that all your available tracks appear in the Player, regardless of what email account is used to login, all your existing Player accounts must be "merged". This is easily done by selecting My Account under the Options menu (at the top of the window) and clicking Email & Account Management.
We suggest that all your email addresses are entered and merged, regardless of whether they are currently associated with a Player account. That way if an email address gets added to a label’s list later on, new releases sent to that address will be available in the Player when you login.
Each email address submitted will need to be verified. Simply click on the link contained in the verification email sent to each address. Once each email is verified, you may login to the Player with any of the merged email address accounts. All tracks sent to any of your email accounts will now appear in the Player. Please note: the password for the merged accounts will be the same as the primary account (i.e., the account in use when additional accounts were added and merged).
How do I change how often I receive new track email notifications (or stop receiving notifications)?
To choose how often you receive email notifications, select Email & Account Management in My Account (under the Options menu), and click on the link to “Set how often you receive new track notifications.” Here, you will have the option of receiving notification with each release (the default), weekly or never. Regardless of which option you pick, you will continue to be able to access new tracks in the Player as soon as they are made available by the labels and you can always change your selection in the future.
Can I change where the email notifications go?
Yes. Once you have merged email accounts, you can choose where you wish to receive new track notification from the email addresses that have been merged.
Select Email & Account Management in My Account, and click the link to "Choose the destination of your email notifications." (Note: this link will not be visible until you have merged accounts.) You will have the option of receiving emails at the address that a label has on file for you (the default) or having all emails sent to one or more addresses. If you select the latter option, each track notification will be sent to each email address next to a checked box.
For Example:
Under the default option, if Label A has user@emailA.com for your email address and Label B has user@emailB.com for you, each email from Label A will continue to be sent to user@emailA.com and each email from Label B will continue to be sent to user@emailB.com.
If you just check the box next to user@emailA.com, every subsequent email sent from Label A and Label B will be received at user@emailA.com.
If you check the boxes next to both email addresses, every subsequent email from Label A and Label B will be received at both user@emailA.com and user@emailB.com.
Where can I find help with the Play MPE® system?
Visit our Support page here
How do I get signed up?
To get signed up on the Play MPE® system, contact your local record label representative, click the "Request an Account" button on our home page and fill out the form.
Where can I download ASPI layer?
You can download ASPI layer from Adaptec or Nero. ASPI is not required on Windows 2000 / XP, as it uses Windows' SPTI to communicate with the CD Writer.
How do I get tracks from the Play MPE Player into my station’s MusicMaster for Windows system?
To make the synchronization process possible, there may need to be some initial set-up of your specific system for the data exchange with the Play MPE® software. The MusicMaster for Windows support team will be happy to assist you in this process. Call your designated Music Scheduling Consultant or +1 800-326-2609 for assistance.
I can’t play a music video stream or download. Why?
When playing a stream or download of a music video you must have the correct media player installed for the format of video you are trying to play. If you are playing or have downloaded a Windows Media Video file, you must have the Windows Media player installed on your computer. If you are playing or downloaded a Quicktime Video file, you must have the Quicktime player installed on your computer. You can download the Windows Media player from the Microsoft website or the Quicktime player from the Apple website.
How do I get a video on my iPod?
Once you have downloaded the Quicktime video file to the Play MPE® Player Library, drag that video to the Export Tracks window and Export the video to a specific folder. If that video has been encoded with the iPod video format, open the folder of where the video was Exported to and double-click on the file. It will then auto-import and save to your iTunes Movies library. If the video is not in the iPod format, you may have to add the video to your iTunes Movies library. To do this, open iTunes and under the File menu, select Import. Find the folder to where you saved the music video, select the file and open. You will now see it listed in the Movies Library section. From there you will be able to play it or save it to a specific iTunes playlist. Please note that iTunes does not support Windows Media Video files.
What are the minimum requirements for the Play MPE Player?
PC Requirements:
Windows 2000 or higher
Internet Explorer 6 or higher
Windows Media Player 9 or higher, to view Windows Media video
Quicktime 6.5 or higher, to view Quicktime video
1.6 GHz or higher CPU
512 MB or more RAM
DSL/Cable or faster connection
10 MB Free space for program
1+ GB Free space for downloaded songs
Mac Requirements:
OS X 10.3.9 or later
Windows Media Player 9 or higher, to view Windows Media video
Quicktime 6.5 or higher, to view Quicktime video
1.6 GHz or higher CPU
512 MB or more RAM
DSL/Cable or faster connection
10 MB Free space for program
1+ GB Free space for downloaded songs
I don’t live in Australia or New Zealand. Can I access the system?
At this stage this is not possible as D-Star only services these two territories. We suggest you lobby your local Record Labels and tell them that this is a service that would would like. Feel free however to send us your feedback as we’d love to hear from you. If you are in the U.S, Canada or Mexico we suggest you visit our partner Play MPE® www.plaympe.com.