How to play custom music on your XBox 360
Last updated on June 2, 2009
Listening to some of the background music for games on the XBox 360 can get old, but depending on what kind of hardware you have, it's not that hard to change around the music, but still keep the sound effects and everything else.
How to play custom music with your iPod or other portable music (.mp3) player
1. Plug your portable music player into one of the USB slots on your XBox 360. Then navigate to the My XBox then Music Library tab, pictured below.
2. It may take a minute or two, or just a few seconds, but if your portable music player is compatible with the XBox 360 it should show up in this list. Select it.
3. Select the song(s) or album(s) you want to listen to and that's it. Now you can play your games as you normally would, but with different music.
4. If you want to change the music while you're playing a game, that's also easy. Simply press your XBox Guide Button.
5. Press to the Right one time and you'll be on the Media Tab, from this spot you can switch tracks, change the volume and control other aspects of the music.
If you want to quit listening to your own .mp3 collection and get back to the game's music, just stop your music and everything will work like normal.
List of known compatible portable music (.mp3) players on the XBox 360
Here's a list of the known compatible portable music players for the XBox 360. Other portable music players may work as well.
- iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Video (5th generation)
- Microsoft's Zune player
- Creative Muvo 1GB mp3 player
- *Creative Zen mp3 Player
- *Creative Zen Micro mp3 Player
* Items marked with an asterisk may require a fireware update before they'll work properly.
Streaming music through your PC to your XBox 360
Some people have mixed results trying to stream music or videos through their PC to their XBox 360, but here's the steps to do so. You'll need:
- Windows XP with service pack 2 or better (Windows Vista or newer versions of Windows will also work)
- Windows Media Player 11 or better
- Instead of Windows Media Player you can use Microsoft's Zune software, although this guide doesn't give specific examples for that software. Setting it up is very similar though.
- A network router or ethernet hub that's connected to both of your XBox 360 and PC.
1. Once you have everything hooked up and/or downloaded, start up Windows Media Player 11 and click on the Library tab and then the Media Share option.
2. Click the "Share my media to" check box and wait for the XBox 360 logo to appear in the window. Select it and click Allow button and then the OK button.
If you've made it this far, now you can access your songs from the Media Library tab on your XBox 360 dashboard.
Troubleshooting
Note: Most of these steps require tinkering with your computer's settings. Nothing in here should do anything harmful to your computer, but proceed with caution and at your own risk.
Q: I can't figure out how to hook up my XBox 360 to my router.
A: Watch this video. It will walk you through the process.
Q: My PC isn't recognizing my XBox 360 in Windows Media Player.
A: Try upgrading your router's firmware to the latest version. This has solved the issue for a few users.
Q: I've upgraded my firmware, but my PC isn't recognizing my XBox 360 in Windows Media Player.
A: You can also try deleting the DRM folder for your windows profile. You can find instructions for doing so here.
Q: It's still not working!
A: More than likely a hardware or software firewall of some sort is blocking your XBox 360 and PC from being able to communicate. This can sometimes be a very difficult issue to resolve, and solutions can vary on a case by case basis. If you're still having trouble at this point, hit a search engine and type in the problems you're coming across.
Posted by Watch_Me on June 3, 2009 at 2:08 a.m. #1
I have this problem whenever I try and stream music.
I must first Open and Close Media Player after turning on the computer, so it activates the media sharing, otherwise it won't and its really annoying.
Posted by Sarcasm on June 9, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. #2
I was unaware that MvC2 was only for the Xbox 360.
Posted by pretentious doooosh on June 10, 2009 at 1:44 a.m. #3
But i thought that all ps3 users were all power users to the omgwtfbbq level who dont need help with this kind of stuff
Posted by amazingB on June 10, 2009 at 5:04 a.m. #4
can we play custom music on ps3 as well?
If yes I never know how :(
Posted by PS3 power user to the omgwtfbbq on June 11, 2009 at 9:03 a.m. #5
yep you can
http://www.tomkiss.net/blog/how_to_st...
go there :P
Posted by jason on June 18, 2009 at 12:43 p.m. #6
my xbox when i go to music library as a computer already there how do i change this to another computer?
Posted by John on July 3, 2009 at 7:20 p.m. #7
I recommend just getting a high capacity Flash Drive for cheap (They are getting cheaper all the time) Definatly alot more cost effective, and you can put movies or pictures on there too!
Posted by John on July 3, 2009 at 7:21 p.m. #8
I recommend just getting a high capacity Flash Drive for cheap (They are getting cheaper all the time) Really more cost effective, and you can put movies or pictures on there too!
Posted by amazingB on July 6, 2009 at 4:32 a.m. #9
thank "PS3 power user to the omgwtfbbq" I thought we could use track directly from the ps3. It better via windows anyway, no need of copying file.
Posted by Daneo on August 31, 2009 at 9:10 a.m. #10
good idea this,
That f**king gay rock song that is the intro music makes me want to smash the tv screen and slit my wrists, why would capcom put such a sh**ty song with such a great game, they should keep it similar to 3rd strike or an epic version of the guile theme or something heavier, not that annoying lame s**t.
Posted by Paupau on September 9, 2009 at 3:58 a.m. #11
If you don't like it, try making the game. :P Remember it was CAPCOM Japan who made the game, so you will understand they put in JPOP right there.
Have you seen the animated movie (SF2) in its original japanese language? same thing.
Posted by fred on September 12, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. #12
ok i can get my ipod hooked up and everything but it says i cant play it bcuz my music isnt compatible with the xbox or whatever...i have a ipod nano and i get all my music from itunes
Posted by liam on September 20, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. #13
my laptop connects perfectly with my 360 except it is only showing 28 songs out of my hundreds why is this ? could somebody help me please :(
Posted by netkillercat on September 28, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. #14
the usb stick
is the best way to go about this
i use 8g usb pack with albums sweet lol
steaming is hard on the network eats all your bandwith this is the best way
Posted by Valter on October 6, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. #15
Why would you want to play music over SFIII:3rd Strike's wonderful tracks? That's the best music in video games!
Posted by 99centMcFury on October 6, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. #16
yeah just hit the ps3 button in the middle while playing got the your playlist play a song then hit the ps3 button again and it goes down the list....
Posted by kj on October 8, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. #17
so i've done everything its say to do but it gave me a 8 digit setup key and i dont know what im supposed to do next? i got windows xp service 3 and am really confused::S can some1 help me please
Posted by Scope on October 10, 2009 at 6:18 a.m. #18
How do i get my 360 to play music from my sony ericsson c905 mobile. I only manage to get 5sec of music b4 it skips to the next!annoying!
Posted by calley on October 23, 2009 at 9:07 a.m. #19
thats happenin t me help!!!!!
Posted by Dogway on November 5, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. #20
360 doesnt read ipod anymore if you got firmware over 1.2 in the 5th generation... so sh***y.... I love my playlists.
Posted by Anonym on November 18, 2009 at 12:20 a.m. #21
please answer my question :)
is it possible to download and store music in your xbox 360 from your pc, so that you dont need the pc to listen to music?
and if it possible will i still be able to play the music while playing games?
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