What Music 1 Knowlege Can We Help You With?

Search for answers or browse our knowledge base.

Documentation | Support

< All Topics
Print

Scheduling A Non-Audio Unit

I’ve created a promo category. I’ve assigned the non music type ‘promo’ to each format clock. They only have 1 promo on rotation and want it every other hour.  How do I put a minimum separation on it so that it only plays every other hour?

You can do this in one of several ways, but you can’t do it with a separation rule.

If you put the item (Category) on a clock, something from within that category will have to be scheduled every hour where that clock is used. Music 1 will never leave any slot unfilled.

You can create two clocks, one with the Promo and one without. Put the clocks
in alternate hours on the Dayformat. If you have a lot of clocks, that can be a bother.

The simplest thing is to  put another generic promo or station ID in the category, then
they’ll schedule 1-2-1-2-1-2

Or, you could create a dummy or ’empty’ non-music card and drop it into the
Category, which then will contain the two units; the Promo and the place-holder card. These two will then be scheduled equally in odd and even hours. The empty card  will appear on the M1 scheduling/editor screen, but nothing will be included in the
automation/playout playlist.

If you go this way, you have to make one change in System Settings:

Rotating A Non-thing

 

Table of Contents
GDPR-LOGO
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.