Feature Guide: Channels

At a glance

There are a few ways to create Channels:

• from the left sidebar of your DISCO
• from any Playlist menu (⋮) or Track menu(⋮)
• from your account Settings

Create a new Channel

From the left sidebar of your DISCO

From the Channels section, click the + plus icon to Add new channel.

From any Playlist menu (⋮) or Track menu (⋮)

Open a Playlist menu (⋮) or Track menu (⋮) and select Add to channel.

From your account Settings

1. In the top-right corner of your DISCO, open Settings (the person icon) and select Settings and Account.
2. Under Workspace Settings, select Channels.
3. Click the + plus icon on the top right.
   

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At a glance

There are multiple ways you can add content to Channels and Folders:

• drag and drop
• from any Track menu (⋮) or Playlist menu (⋮)
• from Playlist Settings or when saving a Playlist

Add content to a Channel or Folder

Drag and drop

Drag and drop any Track or Playlist from the Explorer directly into a Channel or Folder:

From any Track menu (⋮) or Playlist menu (⋮)

Open a Playlist menu (⋮) or Track menu (⋮) and select Add to channel.

From Playlist Settings or when saving a Playlist

From the Playlist Info tab, under Add to channel, you can search for or select a Channel from the dropdown:

Rename Channels

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover your cursor over the Channel name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
2. Select Rename.
   
3. Edit the Channel name and click the Rename button.

Delete Channels

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover your cursor over the Channel name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
2. Select Delete.
   
3. Click the Delete button.
Note: If you delete a Channel, the content that was in the Channel will still exist in your DISCO.

Add Folders to Channels

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover your cursor over the Channel name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
2. Select Add folder.
   
3. Enter a Folder name and click the Create button.

Add Subfolders to Folders within Channels

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, expand the Channel containing the folder you'd like to add a Subfolder to.
   
2. Hover your cursor over the folder name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
3. Select Add subfolder.
   

Rename Folders

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, expand the Channel containing the folder you'd like to rename.
   
2. Hover your cursor over the folder name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
3. Select Rename.
   
4. Edit the Folder name and click the Rename button.

Delete Folders

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, expand the Channel containing the folder you'd like to delete.
   
2. Hover your cursor over the folder name and open the menu (⋮) to the right.
   
3. Select Delete.
   
4. Click the Delete button.
Note: Deleting a Folder will also remove its content from the Channel, but the content will still exist in your DISCO.

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You can control the permissions and visibility of Channels for users in your DISCO.

At a glance

Only Channel Managers can manage Channel permissions. Channels can also be set to be visible to everyone in your DISCO, specific users only, or private only to you.

Channel roles

Every Channel has Managers and Members. When a new Channel is created, the person who created it automatically becomes a Manager of that Channel, and their name will auto-populate in the Select channel managers field. They can then choose to add Members and/or other Managers.

❗️Important: Channel roles vs. DISCO user Labels

Channel roles differ from DISCO user Labels. In your account Settings, on the Users page, you can see a list of users and their Labels in your DISCO: Admin or User.

With that in mind, even if you're an Admin in a DISCO, there may still be Channels within that DISCO that you can't see or manage. In other words, being an Admin in a DISCO does not automatically make you a Manager of a Channel in that DISCO. Channel Managers are appointed automatically when Channels are created, and they can only be manually appointed by other Channel Managers.

Managing Channel permissions

You can manage Channel permissions after a Channel has been created. Channel permissions are accessible from the Share channel menu. There are three ways to access this menu:

• from the left sidebar
  
• from within a Channel
  
• from your account Settings > Workspace Settings > Channels
  

Channel permissions consist of:

• adding and removing Managers
• adding and removing Members
• updating Channel visibility (new Channels are visible to all users by default)

Adding and removing Channel Managers

To add Managers:

1. In the Share channel menu, from the My team tab, under Select channel Managers, search or select their names from the dropdown.
   
2. Click the Save button.

To remove Managers:

1. In the Share channel menu, from the My team tab, under Select channel Managers, click the X to the right of their name.
   
2. Click the Save button.

Adding and removing Channel Members

To add Members:

1. From the Share channel menu, under Make channel visible to, search or select their names from the dropdown.
   
2. Click the Save button.

To remove Members:

1. From the Share channel menu, under Make channel visible to, click the X to the right of their name.
   
2. Click the Save button.

Updating Channel visibility

If you'd like the channel to be visible to all users in your DISCO:

1. In the Share channel menu, from the My team tab, under Make channel visible to, select All users.
   
2. Click the Save button.

If you only want the Channel to be visible to specific users:

1. In the Share channel menu, from the My team tab, under Make channel visible to, select Selected users and search or select their names from the dropdown.
   
2. Click the Save button.

You can share larger amounts of content, including your entire catalog, when you share a Channel, Folder, or Subfolder!

At a glance

The Shared Channels feature (formerly known as Shareable Channels) is available to users on our Pro and Enterprise plans. There are two options when sharing Channels:

• the Link option
  • currently available to users on our Pro and Enterprise plans
  • generates a Channel Share page where recipients can view and download all or some of your Channel content
• the invite Other DISCOs option
  • currently in a limited beta release to users across all plans, but will only be available to users on our Artist, Pro, and Enterprise plans upon full release
  • once the invite is accepted, the recipient (or Partner DISCO) will have access to the Channel from within their own DISCO and they can: manage Channel access for Users within their own DISCO, stream and download Tracks and Playlists, view Track Metadata, and add content from the Channel to their DISCO

Sharing Channels using the Link option

The below also applies to Folders and Subfolders:

1. In the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover over the desired Channel or Folder and open the Channel menu (⋮).
   
2. Select Share.
   
3. In the Share channel menu, from the Link tab, copy the link and share it with your recipient(s).
   
4. From a Shared Channel link, Playlists display and work the same as they do via Playlist share links –– Themes and other settings like Alias Metadata and download Formats will apply. The main difference is they'll have the breadcrumb trail leading back to their parent Folder(s) or Channel:
   

Disabling Channel share links

The below also applies to Folders and Subfolders:

1. In the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover over the desired Channel or Folder and open the Channel menu (⋮).
   
2. Select Share.
   
3. In the Share channel menu, from the Link tab, click the X to permanently disable the share link. This means that anyone with it will no longer be able to access it.
   
4. If you're sure, click the Confirm button.
   
5. After confirming, you'll have an option to Generate new link.
   

Downloading shared Channels

When your recipients open the link to the shared Channel, Folder, or Subfolder, there will be a Download channel or Download folder button in the top-right corner (only if the whole Channel or Folder is under 5GB).

Folders within Channels will have a Download option in the menu (^…) to the right:

Playlists and Tracks will also have a Download option on the menu (^…) to the right, just like a regular Playlist or Track share page:

Playlists will also have a Save to DISCO option in this menu (Tracks will not).

When you download the Channel, all of its contents will be included (Folders, Subfolders, Tracks, and Playlists). When you download a Folder within a Channel, everything within that specific Folder will be included (Subfolders, Tracks, and Playlists). When you download a Sub-folder, everything within that specific Subfolder will be downloaded (Tracks and Playlists):

Browsing and searching through shared Channel links

From a Shared Channel link, when you click into a Folder or Subfolder, you will see the breadcrumb trail appear above the Folder or Subfolder name:

You can also search within Channels, Folders, or Subfolders from the Share pages. The search is limited to what is on that specific page, so if you are looking to search within a Folder or Subfolder, you will need to click into it first.

Sharing Channels using the invite Other DISCOs option

The below only applies to Channels:

1. In the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover over the desired Channel or Folder and open the Channel menu (⋮).
   
2. Select Share.
   
3. In the Share channel menu, from the Other DISCOs tab, type in a DISCO URL to invite Partner DISCOs (referred to as 'Partners') to the Channel:
   
4. Click the Share button.
5. You'll see a list of the Partners you've shared with and their status (meaning whether or not they've accepted the invite to the Channel):
   

Revoke access to a Shared Channel

1. In the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Channels, hover over the desired Channel or Folder and open the Channel menu (⋮).
   
2. Select Share.
   
3. In the Share channel menu, from the Other DISCOs tab, open the ellipses (...) menu to the right of the partner DISCO and select Remove:
   

Receiving a Shared Channel

Admin(s) of the Partner DISCO (the DISCO receiving the Shared Channel) will receive an in-app bell notification and can click Add to my DISCO. They'll also receive an email notification.

Once added, the Channel will appear on the Partner's left sidebar with a shared folder icon. They'll also be able to see the Owner (which DISCO shared the Channel) when they click inside of it.

The Channel in the Owner's DISCO will also have a shared folder icon, and they'll be able to see the Partners they shared the Channel with:

The Owner can see who accessed the Channel in their Other DISCOs tab:

Leaving a Shared Channel

Admins of the Partner DISCO can leave the Channel by opening the Channel menu (⋮) and selecting Leave channel. This means the entire Partner DISCO will leave.

Q: How do I re-order my Channels?

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, scroll down to Channels.
2. Click the sort icon and choose an option from the menu, or select Custom to click and drag to re-order the Channels.