Music Navigation and Control

There are two different ways to view your media in Music: The Files View and The Library View. Choose either option to learn more about them.

Controls During Playback
Controls during playback can be divided into two categories, in the GUI and during Visualizations. While in the GUI you are able to browse all of XBMC and even look at pictures while playing music. If we look at the different controlling methods XBMC offers, gaming controller playback options while in the GUI are limited. A remote, such as the orignal XBOX DVD-Remote has conventional playback controls that can be used during music playback in the GUI as well as during Visualizations. During GUI playback you can call up the Mini Control at any time if you are using a control method that does not offer standard playback controls.

Original XBOX Controller
Once the desired song, album or playlist is highlighted, start playback by pressing the button. Pressing the White button (Info on the remote) will toggle song information and art on/off. The Start button will stop the music. The button queues the selected item and the Black button will bring up the Now Playing window. The button toggles  visualizations on/off. (They will also come on after a certain time if the controls are not touched). During GUI playback you can call up the Mini Control at any time by pressing the Start button.
 * GUI Playback Options

Pressing the button will pause/resume music while the triggers can be used to fast forward or rewind during playback. The left and right D-Pad will skip backwards and forward. Pressing will stop playback.
 * During Visualizations

The Start button (Menu on the remote) can be used to bring up the OSD (On Screen Display) from where you can alter the visualization settings and bring up the Now Playing window.

The Context Menu
The Context Menu allows you to interact with the individual media items. The following options are available whilst in File Mode, selecting an album:
 * Other possible menu items
 * Search
 * Allows you to search for specific media


 * Delete
 * Deletes the item. Must be enabled in Appearance Settings.


 * Rename
 * Renames the item. Must be enabled in Appearance Settings.

The On Screen Display (OSD)
There are two different onscreen displays available in Music, learn more about them here.