Before you use AutoDJ or Schedule Event modes, you will need to upload tracks to your station's media library. This tutorial will get you familiar with the uploading process.


Tip: The tracks you upload don’t necessarily need to be music. You can also upload pre-recorded syndicated shows, spoken word tracks such as interviews, station jingles, podcasts, etc.


The Live365 Dashboard currently, supports MP3, AAC and M4A audio file formats.


Encoding requirements for the MP3 files:

  • Recommended bitrate: 64-192kbps 
  • Bitrate Mode: Constant
  • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  • Channel Mode: Joint-Stereo

Encoding requirements for the M4A files:

  • Recommended bitrate: 64-192kbps
  • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

Encoding requirements for the AAC files:

  • Recommended bitrate: 64-192kbps
  • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz


  1. Initiate the upload process by clicking the Add Tracks button at the top right of the Dashboard - next to the notification, help, and profile menus.
    Alternatively, you can drag files directly from your computer and drop them into your web browser through any Dashboard screen.

  2. Choose media files to upload from your computer or external hard drive. These will be stored in your station’s media library and will ONLY be available to your station. Our system will detect if you have already uploaded a copy of the current track and will not upload duplicate copies.

  3. Once you’ve picked your files, you’ll be presented with a window where you can configure the Media Types for the current uploads. It’s important to learn about and then set the correct Media Type to ensure compliance and proper station function. We have a support article where you can learn more about this: Media Types.

    You can edit the Media Type for each track individually or in bulk.
    1. Individual Update: To the right of each track you’ll find a drop-down menu where you can manually select the Type for each file.
    2. Bulk Update: To the left of each track you'll find a checkbox. Check the boxes for the files that you want to bulk update. Then use the Media Type selector in the top left of the window to bulk update your files to the correct Type, and click Apply to make the changes.
      Note: MultiTrack files can only be uploaded one at a time. This is because MultiTrack Markers and their settings must be reviewed individually during each upload.

  4. Once you have added the desired files, click the bottom right Upload button to start uploading. You can monitor the progress by hovering over the status indicator to the left of the Add Tracks button.
    While your tracks are uploading, you can safely browse through the station Dashboard and make other adjustments to your station. Additionally, you can add more tracks to the batch in progress by repeating the Add Tracks process.

  5. When your upload is complete, you will be prompted to click the Review uploaded files button in order to launch the review screen.
  6. To adjust the Categories of each uploaded track, click on the Categories drop-down menu and select the categories that you would like to apply. Multiple categories can be applied to the same track.
    During this step, you can also edit the metadata if it is needed. Otherwise, the original metadata will remain intact.

  7. After reviewing your tracks and making any necessary adjustments, finish the uploading process by clicking the orange Done button in the top right corner. You'll then see your uploaded tracks appear in your media library.


Note: You should verify the correctness of the metadata prior to uploading tracks. Adjustments made in the upload process will only be applied in the Live365 library and will not update the file on your local machine.
Proceed to the next New User Guide article: Live365 New User Guide - Updating track metadata


This article is part of the new user series. Here are the standard articles about this topic:
- The importance of accurate metadata in Live365
- What audio file formats does Live365 support?
- How do I convert my music to MP3s?
- Media Types
- How many tracks can I upload to my library?