Importing music: files, YouTube and Spotify
Filling a campaign's music lists with files, YouTube links, Spotify playlists or several links at once, and the limits of each route.
A campaign's music is lists of tracks that play at the table. They are filled in five ways: an audio address, your files, a YouTube song or playlist, a Spotify playlist, album or song, or several links at once. This guide says where each track comes from and what limits it has; the player and the rest of the section are in Campaign music and effects.
Where it is
In the campaign, in Music: choose or create a list (New list) and, in its tracks, press Add tracks.
Requirements and permissions
Whoever runs the campaign. The audio files you upload count against your storage space (Storage and quotas); YouTube and Spotify upload nothing, they only keep the reference.
The five routes
| Origin | What you paste or choose | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| An address | An audio address | One track per address |
| Files | Audio files, dropped or picked | Up to 50 at a time and 60 MB each; they upload at once |
| YouTube | The link of a song or a playlist | Up to 1,000 tracks per playlist; they arrive in batches |
| Spotify | The link of a playlist, an album or a song | Each track is searched on YouTube; those not found are discarded and counted |
| Several links | One link per line (YouTube, Spotify or audio) | Processed in order, repeats are skipped and the ones that fail are listed with the reason |
Step by step
- Open Add tracks on the list you want.
- Choose the origin and paste the link or drop the files (Drop audio files here or pick them).
- Press Import. Tracks appear as they load, and whoever runs the game can start them playing without waiting for the end.
- Review the list: rename what looks wrong with each track's menu, and remove what is surplus.
Why Spotify goes through YouTube
Spotify does not allow its audio to play outside its own application, so Roliando cannot play its tracks. What it does is read the titles of your list and search each one on YouTube, and that is the track that plays. It does not always match the exact version you have on Spotify, and some are not found.
Tips
- Import a whole YouTube playlist once and organise afterwards into small lists, by scene or by mood.
- Sound effects (the soundboard) are filled separately, with their own menu (Campaign music and effects).
Frequent problems
"That YouTube or Spotify link could not be read." Check that it is a public playlist or a song link, and try again.
"Tracks from my Spotify list are missing." Those not found on YouTube are discarded; the notice says how many.
"A file will not upload." It is over 60 MB or not audio; compress or trim it.
See also
Campaign music and effects, Sound and music at the table, Storage and quotas, Importing a system: JSON, package, tables and Roll20.