The File Explorer which is part of the control panel allows you to browse and add files to the playlist window. Okay, most radio automation programs have this feature. In the example below, we created three categories; Top 40 songs, Jingles, and 70s Songs. You can also see that we defined our playlist length as 8 hours.
You open a new work zone as a web browser. This feature is quite handy. You can view your social media accounts while working in RadioBOSS, search for something on Google or play audio from a website. While this is limiting…. You can add more than one aux player, and each aux player supports a mini-playlist. This is also a standout feature! RadioBOSS is offered in three editions. The program targets people looking for a cost-effective solution —without the ongoing costs of a professional playout system.
This because:. First, by adding music tracks one by one. Second, through the mass importer, which allows you to import music from folders and sub-folders. During the importation, the program automatically analyzes for silence at the start and end of a track. This allows it to set the intro and outro point. Another standout feature is the built-in CD ripper that enables you to import tracks from CDs into your database.
If the CD ripper doesn't find the track information, it can retrieve the metadata from the internet. You get 4 audio players and a fifth player for playing a stream from the internet. You can use to stream a syndicated show like a news broadcast. What's more:. You can set each player to use a different sound card. And skipping from one point of a song to another is quite easy. You click on the position you wish to skip to using your mouse.
At this point you might be asking: Does it support track rotation? Yes…but in this case, you create AutoDJ profiles. For instance:. You can also add commands in rotations such as telling the program to load a stream from the internet at a specified time.
Voice-tracking is one of the simplest things to do in PlayoutONE. This is how you do it…. Once you create a playlist, you select the track that will precede the voice track and click on the microphone icon. Automatically, it will begin to play the last 10 seconds of the track. You can press the record icon to start talking immediately or wait until the song stops playing. After recording, you will see three waveforms; one belonging to the preceding track, your recording, and the next track's waveform.
The Quick Keys feature allows you to assign audio items like sound effects to a set of 25 buttons. Well, 25 sounds like a small number when comparing it to the 30 instant players in RadioDJ or up to 96 slots in StationPlaylist Studio.
Since the Quick Keys opens in a separate window, you might struggle finding room for it on a smaller screen. It should not be a problem if you have two monitors. Also, the program supports multiple windows like SAM Broadcaster. While figuring out how everything works, we turned to the manual, which frankly needs updating after the release of PlayoutONE Version 3 that has new features such as the Media Finder.
On the other hand:. Watch to get started in the shortest possible time. For instance, the audio output will be of very low quality, voice-tracking will be limited to 10 seconds, and the database server connection will stop working after 10 minutes.
On the surface, mAirList looks like a program you can use without reading a darn manual! Consider reading the tutorials at the mAirList Wiki. There are two ways to create playlists in mAirList. You can manually insert files into the playlist window, or automate the process using the mAirListDB database. You click Insert from the top toolbar and select Files.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop songs to the playlist from the File Explorer. In addition to music, you can also insert playlist files, live feeds, commands, silence, comments, audio, news containers, hook containers, region containers, cartwall pages, and more. To add folder trees, click Add from the main toolbar and choose the folder that contains your music. You click on a song and select the microphone icon from the main toolbar to open the Voice Track Recorder. Now, here is the best part:.
When you click the record icon, the tool plays the last ten seconds of the preceding track. After you have finished recording, you can edit your voice track in the Mix Editor. The event editor allows you to customize your event in many ways and even set an expiration date. Similar to the event scheduler in RadioDJ, you can add multiple actions to one event. Some of the actions you can do include loading a file, disabling or enabling automation, starting or pausing recording, generating playlists from your database, sending an email, downloading a file from the internet, and more!
Then, you have to import music into an unsorted folder, create virtual folders categories , and then sort your audio items into them.
Since mAirListDB uses an hour grid for scheduling, you'll have to generate playlists of 60 minutes each. The process involves creating hourly templates made up of time blocks. After which, you create music templates that define the source of files to be used by the hour templates. While setting up rotations and scheduling with the database was a tedious ordeal, setting up encoders was simple. Without a third-party scheduling program, Studio provides limited automation features.
Its user interface needs an overdue revamp. If you judged a book by its cover, you would think unfavorably of StationPlaylist Studio. Its interface is not the most modern. If you need advanced automation features like track rotation—download and setup Station Creator.
If you installed the trial versions for Creator and Studio, you'll have 21 days to use them. The playlist editor allows you to view, edit, and preview songs in a playlist. You will also use its VT Recorder tool to add voice tracks in between songs. Another excellent feature of the editor is the ability to insert break notes in the playlist. You can use them to provide notes to the DJ, such as announcements or advertisements.
The Track Tool lets you edit an individual track. You access it by right-clicking on a music track and selecting ' Load in Track. You can preview the song, and set the intro point when the artist starts singing. It also allows you to edit the cue and segue positions. Indeed, not the best out there. In PlayIt Live, you access your carts in a panel appended near the bottom.
In RadioDJ, your carts are neatly displayed in a separate tab but on the same window. So, you'll need a large monitor or dual screens to view Studio and the Carts form together comfortably. You only get the Play button, Stop, insert, Skip Next, instant stop, and restart.
It would be convenient and cost-saving to have the Creator as part of Studio such as in RadioDJ where you do everything in the same program. However, we found Creator easy to use. In the Standard version of Studio, you get reduced features.
NextKast Pro was created by Winston Potgieter an internet radio broadcaster. It pledges to automate your radio station fully. Note that:. In the Standard version, you can only set up 6 encoders instead of And you can not adjust the microphone input settings.
You have two players for your tracks and a third player in the top toolbar, which plays sweepers as overlays and automated song title announcements. Below the players, is the categories section. You can also record voice tracks. You select a category and drag songs to the playlist. To record voice tracks, you choose the song to precede the voice-track and right-click the Play button at the left-bottom of the screen.
The voice track tool will play about 25 seconds of the song. You can start recording immediately by pressing the Record Voice Track button. After you're done recording, the program will play the last 15 seconds of the song plus your voice track and the next track. You get a big X button to delete the recording instantly. After creating a playlist, the next step is to schedule it. You click schedule from the right-hand bottom corner of the screen, which opens the Rotation Scheduler window.
It displays each day and every hour in a grid plus your rotations and playlists at the top. To schedule, you select a playlist or rotation and left-click inside the hour segment you want it to play.
You'll also find creating and saving rotations to be relatively simple. In the new window, all your categories are displayed. You drag them into the Rotation List to create a new playout pattern. Virtual DJ is the most downloaded DJ program in the world for a reason. This also provides the best podcast recording software experience for the best listening experience with the greatest selection of songs.
Voice-tracking automatically aligns your audio file's tempo to your beat and the beat to your tempo of the track. When you first fire up this software you will notice a number of different features and that is because the company has spent a great deal of time and effort creating the most unique and effective software possible.
RadioDJ - Our Choice. Safe to use Great support Auto cross-fade. Lacks a built in encoder. PlayIt Live. Intuitive interface Unique scheduling Free encoder plugin Ability to play the tracks manually. Paid modules can be expensive. Four dynamic skins Vinyl record control Up to 4 microphone input. Lacks a mobile app or remote control feature. SAM Broadcaster Pro. Supports pal scripting Voice tracking The built-in encoder supports.
Lacks a segue editor. Integrated virtual sound cards Aux players with mini-playlists Automatizes your radio broadcasts. Just one main player. Verdict: Mixxx lets you set up your own radio station and then play music from your collection. It has a feature set that allows you to add new songs easily. With Mixxx you can play almost any kind of music as long as it's available for your radio station.
You can also pause or rewind the music and listen to it in the background. This free audio editing software also includes a built-in database of popular music that you can play in the background, which you can even customize to include your favorite artists or songs.
Verdict: BUTT allows you to manage and view the channel's activities from any computer by simply logging into your account from any web connection and viewing your recordings. It provides such a solution that it can be used in conjunction with any programming language. The free radio automation software features a series of user-friendly modules that will make it easy for you to configure your radio station.
Some of the features include the ability to manage multiple radio stations and even a PABX. You are able to input text and even have the audio come through your computer. In addition to all of this, Butt will allow you to create a database of your own data and catalog your favorite shows. The best programs allow you to use your mic input or any audio and play it for your listeners.
RadioDJ - Our Choice. Auto DJ Easy track management Advanced scheduler for events. PlayIt Live. Great set of plugins Automatically analyzes silence in tracks The segue editor. Limited audio formats. Some limitations in the free version.
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