RealOne Music is a subscriber service that delivers proprietary music
files and the Content Rights
to play them. (Provided by MusicNet.)
When you have a RealOne Music subscription you can preview/stream ,
and download/play
this music. You will also receive Premium
RealOne Player features, plus access to RealOne
Radio stations. (See RealOne Service
for details.)
Search for RealOne Music from the Search
page, or from the RealOne Music
Topic Center.
Open the Media Browser.
Click
to go to the RealOne Home page.
Select Music from the list of topics. This will open the RealOne Music topic page.
RealOne Music can be found in the RealOne Music topic page but it is
also listed in the RealOne Player search functions (My
Library Search and Search For),
as well as in references within the Album
Information display (Discography and Related Artists). RealOne
Music clips are identified in these lists with the icon.
After browsing for music by genre or artist in the RealOne Music topic page, or after searching for music by keyword from the Search page, the matching titles are displayed. You can chose to play (stream) or download music from the list.
Select to play the music clip immediately. The music file will not be downloaded to your computer. A clip is added to your Now Playing list. Each time you play the clip it will cost one Streaming Credit.
Select to download a RealOne Music file. A RealOne Player Downloads dialog will open and display the status of the download. Once the download is compleat, your RealOne Player will request the Content Rights for the file so you can play it and subtract one Download Credit from your monthly total.
Each RealOne Music clip consists of two parts. The first part is the file which is downloaded to your computer. The second is the Content Rights that you purchase for the clip. When you first download a RealOne Music file, you also pay for the rights to listen to it for 30 days. (The cost is one Download Credit.) After 30 days, you retain the media file on your computer, but you can not play it without renewing the Content Rights. You have to renew the rights before you can play the clip again.
If you select the Keep Active option for a clip in the RealOne Music page of My Library, your Content Rights will be automatically renewed (at the expense of one Download Credit) the next time you play the clip.
If you have not selected the Keep Active option, you will be prompted to expend a credit and renew the clip.
The number of download and streaming credits you have each month will depend on the subscription service you join. (See RealOne Music Service.)