I have considered Music 1. I am impressed with the "finite" control it offers. I am just recovering from knee replacement surgery, and wont be able to afford much, besides hot dogs for awhile. :)
Thanks Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spacial" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:26 PM Subject: RE: [General-discussion] Playlist Rules > No problem, that's what we are here for. > As a side note, considering you are wanting such finite control of your > station might I suggest looking into the Music1 Scheduling system, works > easily with SAM4 and allows a finite control of your station, down to the > minute. > > > James Henline. > Help Desk Manager > Development Manager > Spacial Audio Solutions LLC. > 972-739-6420 ext: 110 > www.audiorealm.com > www.spacialnet.com > www.spacialaudio.com > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, contains > information from SpacialAudio Solutions LLC., which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual > or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware > that > any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this > information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, > please > notify the sender immediately by "reply to sender only" message and > destroy > all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including > attachments. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Michael Hughes > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [General-discussion] Playlist Rules > > Yes it does Jim, to the most part. There is just more to it - than > throwing > a bunch of songs in a category. You still need to weigh your song counts > and > consider your rotation rules. I just wish there was a formula somewhere to > do that for you. > > If I spread the album rule to high, I may not get some of the other songs > to > play, that might normally come up in rotation. > > I appreciate the insight and explanation. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Spacial" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:31 PM > Subject: RE: [General-discussion] Playlist Rules > > >> Going to knock these out line by line here. >> >> " Sort of a dumb question... :) If you have 1000 songs in a category, >> does >> SAM actually parse the entire category to find a song to play that fits >> the >> rules?" >> >> SAM will start at the top of the list and run through each song till it >> finds one, if song number two fits the criteria, SAM stops looking. >> >> As for your example there, If you change the rules (via PAL), then those >> rules are in place until changed again. Simple as that. Any song chosen >> after those rules were changed will be based on those rules. >> >> " If I extend the rules (album or track) I may not have a song that >> actually >> ever will meet the criteria. " >> >> This is correct, this is why you need to make sure to keep a good healthy >> selection. >> >> "Do I need to move some of these songs to a new category?" >> >> That won't help as it will simply thin the already thin heard. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> James Henline. >> Help Desk Manager >> Development Manager >> Spacial Audio Solutions LLC. >> www.audiorealm.com >> www.spacialnet.com >> www.spacialaudio.com >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, contains >> information from SpacialAudio Solutions LLC., which may be confidential >> or >> privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the >> individual >> or entity named above. 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If you have received this email in error, >> please >> notify the sender immediately by "reply to sender only" message and >> destroy >> all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including >> attachments. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Michael Hughes >> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:41 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [General-discussion] Playlist Rules >> >> Sort of a dumb question... :) If you have 1000 songs in a category, does >> SAM >> actually parse the entire category to find a song to play that fits the >> rules? >> >> Also, if you set rules (in a PAL) that has different rules for each >> category, does that set of rules pertain to just that category, until the >> rule is changed on another category? >> >> Example: >> >> If I have a rule for 90 minutes separation on tracks for the Power Hit >> category, then have 120 minutes separation on the Heavy Rotation category >> ... will SAM actually use the new (120 minutes) rule for that category? >> >> Am I correct in assuming that the 120 minute rule will stay in place >> until >> it is actually changed again (as the PAL runs again and hits the Power >> category? >> >> I am having difficulty with, what appears to be, SAM only going so far >> into >> a category to find a song. Now if you have so many songs in a category, >> that >> over a couple days, SAM only needs to go half way to find a song that >> fits >> the rules, how do I get the rest to be played? >> >> If I extend the rules (album or track) I may not have a song that >> actually >> ever will meet the criteria. >> >> Do I need to move some of these songs to a new category? >> >> Enough questions for this message. :) :) >> _______________________________________________ >> General-discussion mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion >> >> TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> >> with the subject >> 'unsubscribe' >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General-discussion mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion >> >> TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> >> with the subject >> 'unsubscribe' >> > > _______________________________________________ > General-discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion > > TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to > [email protected] > > with the subject > 'unsubscribe' > > _______________________________________________ > General-discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion > > TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to > [email protected] > > with the subject > 'unsubscribe' >
