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Abstract

A digital audio player and a method for providing audio playlist files. The audio data player comprises a DSP coupled with data storage. Data storage is a high-volume storage device such a hard drive for storing audio data files. The method provides playlist records in a playlist file for use by audio data player by locating audio data files stored on data storage, reading content information for the audio data files, determining file pointers locating the audio data files, sorting the content information and file pointers by at least a portion of the content information, determining indexing information indicating the location and number of playlist records related by content information, and storing the content information, indexing information and file pointers in playlist records in a playlist. The method includes creating a number of playlist files, each sorted by different content information such as ID3 tag information stored in MP3 files, for example, artist, album, genre, and title. Additionally, the method may be executed in a personal computer as a stand-alone application or as a plug-in used with existing music management software. Created playlists may then be transferred to an audio data player.

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