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- | ====== | + | ====== Music Scheduling |
- | In this article, we will show you how to import your audio files into mAirListDB and set up music scheduling for 24/7 automated operation (or live assist, or mixed). | + | |
+ | <WRAP info round> | ||
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+ | In this article, we will show you how to import your audio files into mAirListDB and set up the "Mini Scheduler" | ||
We assume that the mAirListDB connection has already been set up as described here: | We assume that the mAirListDB connection has already been set up as described here: | ||
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=== Music block === | === Music block === | ||
- | Insert | + | Insert |
+ | Please note: If you try to give the music block a specific duration in the settings, it will be ignored. | ||
=== Fill with music === | === Fill with music === | ||
- | Insert songs from the specified music block to fill up the time until the following fixed-time item. | + | Insert songs from the specified music block to fill up the time until the following fixed-time item or the defined duration in the settings. |
=== Dummy === | === Dummy === | ||
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The "end of the hour" marker (turns into a Dummy item in the final playlist). | The "end of the hour" marker (turns into a Dummy item in the final playlist). | ||
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+ | The end of hour marker serves as a dummy item to ensure proper backtiming at the end of the hour, before the next hour is eventually loaded/ | ||
=== Sub-playlist as container === | === Sub-playlist as container === | ||
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Enter the **estimated** duration of this template item (or the playlist items it will generate). | Enter the **estimated** duration of this template item (or the playlist items it will generate). | ||
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- | The duration entered here is **solely for template design purposes** in the template item editor. Generally, the duration of the generated playlist items will be unknown at the time you design the template (The " | ||
// | // | ||
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+ | //Overflow by// instructs the scheduler to add additional songs to create an artificial/ | ||
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+ | For most template items, duration entered here is solely for template design purposes in the template item editor. Generally, the duration of the generated playlist items will be unknown at the time you design the template (The " | ||
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+ | //Fill with Random Items// and //Fill with Music// are an exception: If you enter an explicit duration here, the scheduler will create a block of that specific duration. On the other hand, if you check // | ||
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=== Timing === | === Timing === | ||
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If you are importing music logs from an external music scheduling software, go to the //Import Settings// tab and set up the file type and location of your music logs. | If you are importing music logs from an external music scheduling software, go to the //Import Settings// tab and set up the file type and location of your music logs. | ||
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+ | Specify whether you have one file per day or per hour, or even per music block. Some formats can automatically split daily logs into hours automatically. For other formats, you have the option to split by time, title etc. | ||
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+ | For the source folder and/our filename format, you can use the date/time [[reference: | ||
Don't forget to set the //Source// of all relevant music blocks to //External scheduler// | Don't forget to set the //Source// of all relevant music blocks to //External scheduler// | ||
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==== Transitions ==== | ==== Transitions ==== | ||
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Then click //Go// and lean back while Mini Schedule does its job. When generation is finished, close the dialog and navigate through the playlists (and possibly edit them) in the playlist editor. | Then click //Go// and lean back while Mini Schedule does its job. When generation is finished, close the dialog and navigate through the playlists (and possibly edit them) in the playlist editor. | ||
- | ===== Step 8: Access Playlist | + | ===== Step 8: Access Playlist |
Now that we have playlists prepared for the current hour (and the next hours, days, ...), we can return to the playout window (main window) of mAirList and use them. | Now that we have playlists prepared for the current hour (and the next hours, days, ...), we can return to the playout window (main window) of mAirList and use them. | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
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+ | === Simple Event with Load and Play Database Playlist === | ||
The event is configured so that it runs each day, each hour at 0 minutes and 0 seconds (see screenshot). In the //Actions// section, add a new //Load and play database playlist// action, and leave all of its settings untouched. | The event is configured so that it runs each day, each hour at 0 minutes and 0 seconds (see screenshot). In the //Actions// section, add a new //Load and play database playlist// action, and leave all of its settings untouched. | ||
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That's it - at the top of the hour, mAirList will grab the next playlist from the database and play it. All you have to do is to turn on AUTO mode. | That's it - at the top of the hour, mAirList will grab the next playlist from the database and play it. All you have to do is to turn on AUTO mode. | ||
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+ | === Alternative Method using Append Database Playlist === | ||
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+ | Another option is to execute the event a few minutes before the top of the hour, and use the //Append Database Playlist// action instead. | ||
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+ | **Important: | ||
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+ | If the playlist has a soft or hard fixed time on its first item (which is usually the case), mAirList will automatically fade to that first item at xx:00:00 (hard fixed time), or when the last song has finished (soft fixed time). | ||
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+ | The advantage of this method is that you can mix soft and hard fixed times by just changing the playlists in the database accordingly, | ||
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+ | ==== Generate Playlists from an Event ==== | ||
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+ | In a typical radio station environment, |
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