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--- release:mairlist-6.0 [2017/02/19 14:18] – [Logging On Air status] tw
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 ====== mAirList 6.0 ======
-**THIS PAGE IS WORK IN PROGRESS!**
 This page describes the new features and other notable changes in mAirList 6.0.
-Note that not all features are available in all licenses/editions.
+**Note that not all features are available in all licenses/editions.** See the [[http://www.mairlist.com/en/products/radio-automation/|product page]] for feature comparisons.
-The complete changelog can be found [[http://download.mairlist.com/mAirList/v6.0/Changelog.txt]] here.
+The complete changelog can be found here: [[https://www.mairlist.com/download/current/mAirList/v6.0/Changelog.txt]]
+Software downloads are [[http://www.mairlist.com/en/download/|here]].
 ===== New Features =====
+==== Playout ====
+=== New icon set and default colors ===
+mAirList 6 comes with new flat design icons and color set.
+=== Color Ribbon ===
+As a new design element, there is a colored vertical band running down the playlist, which will reflect the item color of the individual item colors, as an alternative to the row background color. For many designs, it will be look much nicer to keep the same background color for all rows, and only alter the ribbon color according to the item color. It is also possible to adjust the ribbon color through skin.ini, using ''RibbonColor'' entries similar to the existing ''RowColor'' mechanism.
+=== Multi-Track Containers ===
+Multi-Track Containers are a new kind of container playlist item. Unlike ordinary containers, items are not played one by one, but you can arrange them freely on the timeline using the Mix Editor.
+=== News Containers ===
+Another special kind of container items. Just point mAirList to the required audio files for your news break (intro, music bed, etc.) and the actual news content (which can also be an HTTP URL), and mAirList will "magically" construct a container from it, mixing all items perfectly together.
+=== Revamped Hook Containers ===
+In earlier versions of mAirList, we had the "Create Hook Container" command that would take a number of songs, copy their Hook In/Fade/Out points over to the regular Cue In/Fade Out/Cue Out points, and group them into a (regular) container playlist item.
+mAirList 6 takes this feature to a new level. Hook Containers are now an item type of their own, which means that you can edit them at any time. There are new menu commands to add the hook container straight to the cartwall. And mAirList will also use a random 10 second part if you haven't defined any hook cue points for a particular item yet.
+=== Padding (aka. Sweeper on Ramp) ===
+This has been request by a lot of people - it's now possible to place sweepers over the ramp in AUTO mode, also if the sweeper is shorter than the ramp. We call this "Paddding", as the sweeper is padded with silence and started at the same time as the song. You can set the padding in the Mix Editor, just by dragging the sweeper to the right over some kind of virtual "notch".
+=== Auto-Float and Fixed timing ===
+mAirList can now automatically remove underrun and overflow sections in playlist, by moving songs up or down the playlist until all gaps are filled, and no songs remain in overflow status. This is enabled by clicking the new Auto-Float buttton in the playlist control bar, or enabling the respective option in the playlist configuration.
+Only items with "Normal" timing will be affected by auto-float. There is a new timing option called "Fixed" to be used for items that should never float. If you build chains of "Fixed" items (e.g. news opener + news file + news close), this will prevent other items from breaking the chain by floating it between two items of the chain. The same is true for chains of "Backtimed" items.
+To prevent items from floating around particular "checkpoints", e.g. the top of the hour, use the new //Prevent auto float around this item// playlist item option.
+=== Use the cartwall in Voice Tracking ===
+When doing voice tracking from the playout software (not the standalone DB app), you can now use the cartwall during voice tracking - it will switch into a special "VT" mode where mAirList records the start and stop of any carts, and creates a Multi-Track Container from the recorded voice tracks and all cart items. You can use the Mix Editor to edit the this voice track container later.
+=== Cartwall Page playlist item ===
+Another new kind of playlist item is introduced: Cartwall Page. It stores name of an .mcp (Cartwall Page) file, and when the DJ drags that item from the playlist onto the cartwall, the associated page is opened. This provides a very convenient way to include information about all required cart set directly in the playlist.
+=== File Recorder ===
+(Professional only) The new  [[features:file-recorder|File Recorder]] can be used to make timed recordings and do easy rebroadcasts.
+=== Aircheck Recorder improvements ===
+There are new actions that can be used to remotely control the Aircheck Recorder.
+=== DHD Console ===
+The [[config:remotecontrol:dhd|remote control interface for DHD Series 52 mixing consoles]] has a new //DHD Console// window (found in the menu next to the //mAirList// button) that lets you remote control the faders of your DHD console, and trigger Logics from within mAirList. Export your DHD Toolbox config as XML and link that ''.xp5'' file to your config in order to enable this feature.
+==== Database and Scheduling ====
+=== Playlist versioning and overwrite prompt ===
+mAirList can now detect changes in database playlists made by another user, and display overwrite confirmations when two people edit the same playlist.
+=== Multiple template assignments ===
+There multiple sets of template assignments now. The default assignment, and separate assignments for e.g. "1st Monday in month", "every odd each" and so on. There is also a "special" assignment that can be used for holidays.
+=== Mini Scheduler speed improvements ===
+The Mini Scheduler algorithm was optimized for faster generation of playlists.
+=== External audio editor support ===
+Edit any audio file from within the mAirListDB library. Works with any external audio editor application that supports file names as command line arguments.
+=== R128 loudness scanner ===
+During file import, mAirList can now scan the audio file and determine loudness (EBU R128) and peak values to be used for normalization.
+=== Improved DBServer REST API ===
+We have cleaned up and removed the REST API used by mAirListDB Server. We plan to release a public documentation of the API in the future, so you can build your own HTTP/REST based apps to work with your mAirListDB.
+==== Other ====
+=== Demo Mode ===
+=== FTDI licensing dongle support ===
+We now support [[licensing:ftdi|activation using FTDI dongles]].
 ===== Important Changes =====
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 ===== Other Changes =====
+See [[https://www.mairlist.com/download/current/mAirList/v6.0/Changelog.txt|Changelog]].