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the exception of commercial content, which would come from the traffic system. This allows

the music and programming departments to control program flow, using the commercial log

generated by the traffic system to fill in the commercial content only.

There should be a Log Directive at the beginning of each hour, as a minimum. In a music

format, this directive would typically be inserted in the music scheduling system format clock

as the first element of the hour. Log Directives serve as markers in local automation. Placing

one at the beginning of each hour makes the log more easily understood in the control room,

and ensures that hourly content totals displayed in XStudio and our log editing software are

accurate for a given hour. We suggest you use a Load Required directive for this purpose.

The music content should be over-scheduled. How much and where in a given hour

depends on the probability of being short on commercial content for an hour, the station

format and your own judgment. The general idea is that you want enough music content for

the hour to cover all eventualities, including missing or out-of-date commercials, a light

commercial load that can occur on some days of the week, and any other factors specific to

your station. The positioning of "throw-away" songs on the log is dependent on the format

you've constructed for the station. We'll cover how you can skip the extra songs that you've

used to "cover" for missing content or a light commercial load later in this topic, under the

heading Staying "In Sync".

The desired end result is a log that contains all audio content you want XStudio to play, in sequence.

Additionally, the log needs to contain any synchronization (updating to time) commands that you feel

might be needed.

Getting Things Started

Now that we've produced a daily log that contains the things we need, it's fairly simple to get XStudio

started running local automation. Unlike running satellite programming, though, you do need to actually

start playing audio at the right point in the log. There are two scenarios to consider - what happens

when XStudio is started (the program is launched) and initiating local automation when XStudio is

already running.

1. XStudio is already running. We'll assume that nothing is now playing. Since the program

is already running and the log is ready for use, locate the audio item on the log closest to

current time. Mark the log item as the Next-To-Play item. Ensure that current operating

mode is Automation by using the main menu Options | Operation Mode to select

Automation mode. Click on the Deck 1 [Play] button to start the marked cart.

2. Startup of XStudio. Assuming the Program Start Options are set to Mode at Startup =

Automation, Load Today's Log at Startup is checked (yes) and Play Log on Startup is

checked (yes), there's nothing you need do. XStudio will load the current-day log during the

startup process, locate the log item closest to current time and begin playing that item

automatically. If the Play Log on Startup is not checked (no), then follow the instructions in

the first scenario (scenario 1) when XStudio has completed its startup process.

In either scenario, once XStudio begins playing audio, you need do nothing more.

Staying "In Sync"

As a log is executed during the day, it is likely that you will end up with a bit of content drift - you might

be playing the third-to-last element logged for the 2 PM hour, for instance, at 3:00:00 PM. If nothing is

done, XStudio will play the last two elements of the hour before playing the first element of the 3 PM

hour, which you'd intended play at the top of the hour. This can cause the sound of the station to be

slightly off compared to what your painstakingly crafted format intended.

The usual cause is that you had a couple of extra songs scheduled in a hour to cover what you thought

might be a shortage of commercial content, for instance. But the full commercial load was there, so the

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