# Plex Playlist "Track Source" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** playlists\ **Created:** [December 4, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330 "2022-12-04T00:23:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ukie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9a28c/32.png) [@ukie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/1 "2022-12-04T00:23:01Z")
What does the “track source” refer to when creating a new smart playlist? Can this tag be applied outside Plex in ID3 tag editor. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/2 "2022-12-04T00:29:18Z")
IIRC it’s currently only used to distinguish media from Tidal vs. your own personal or shared media. ---
**Author:** ![ukie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9a28c/32.png) [@ukie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/3 "2022-12-04T00:48:59Z")
Thanks for the quick reply. What about the “Label” tag? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/4 "2022-12-04T00:51:44Z")
I don’t think so. Best take a dummy file and the metadata editor of your choice, pump the file with all possible attributes and see what ends up in Plex (and what doesn’t). I’ve done that some years ago when setting up my home videos – not sure if that’s still valid though. ---
**Author:** ![ukie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9a28c/32.png) [@ukie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/5 "2022-12-04T03:01:07Z")
Tried to apply a “Label” tag to an mp3, and it gets applies to “Record Label” in Plex. So the question is what is the difference between “Label” and “Record Label”? Both are available as filters for playlists. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/7 "2022-12-04T10:01:41Z")
The `Label` filter lets you filter for the sharing labels within Plex. It’s a field used to apply restrictions when sharing your media (e.g. whitelisting or blacklisting movies to be included/excluded from a shared library). Some users also „misuse“ the sharing label for smart playlists or collections. The `Record Label` is referring to the record production company. ---
**Author:** ![ukie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9a28c/32.png) [@ukie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/8 "2022-12-06T00:44:51Z")
@tom80H so “Label” does not apply to music files, correct? I don’t see it as an optional field. If that is the case, it should be hidden when creating music playlists. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/9 "2022-12-06T00:47:43Z")
It does well apply. Some users want to create a smart playlist / collection to see what content they’re sharing with others (applying that sharing label). Some users misuse the sharing label as some alternate organization (personal example: I’m tagging movies that won certain accolades; you can do the same with songs, albums or artists). ---
**Author:** ![ukie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9a28c/32.png) [@ukie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ukie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/10 "2022-12-06T01:05:51Z")
> [@tom80H](#): > > the same with songs, albums or artis Where exactly are you seeing this option for music? I only see the “Sharing” section under movie files, not music. Do I need to enable something first? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/11 "2022-12-06T01:07:24Z")
My bad… for music it’s only available on the album level: ✏ \> `Sharing` \> `Labels` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-track-source/821330/12 "2023-03-06T01:07:38Z")
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