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This is everything, gang. The first post on this blog was 13/May, 2009. The sole purpose of the MusicONE blog is to dispense information, training and useful tips about the music scheduler. You can usually find an article or video with an answer to your question by typing a word or two into the Search field. But if you scan down the page, you may find some things M1 does that you didn't know about.
The Category 35% Rule
This Doesn’t Do What We Think It Might DoThis is a minor category rule that seems more important than it actually is. The “Allow Repeat after X-% of Song have played…” You should leave that box at the 35% default. The only reason for it is to ensure that some songs do not come up much too early after a…
Category Rules 101
The most important rules are those you set in Format clocks. Category rules are minor few and as a general policy it is best to leave these with the default settings. The video below covers everything you see on thje Category rules screen. It runs five minutes.
Adding New Announcements into Rotation
Spread Them OutWhen new items are added to a non-music category, they appear at the bottom of the list. Here’s how to spread them through the list so they new ones won’t schedule close together. The other way is to simply shuffle the category a few times. The video is less than two minutes.
Categories 101
This six minute video covers the need-to-know basics of MusicONE categories. It includes the single most important screen in the software: the Average Turnover chart. Each category has its own rotation pattern. The turnover chart shows the repeat-play pattern for each category and helps you keep the flow in tune.
