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Automation Logs - Natural Broadcast Systems

1. Dalet Filter Dalet uses a filter to read the file created by the Natural Music converter Consult the Dalet support department for help in configuring their filter to read this file Please review Generic Text Log File Format Reconciling Music Logs with Aired Logs Music Log reconciliation with aired logs is not supported for Dalet Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Natural Music User Manual Page 7 25 RDS Phantom Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log RDS Phantom Music Log File The Music file for uses the RDS Phantom uses the RDS proprietary format The log name is mmddyy MUS where is either AM or FM mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for the RDS Phantom for the AM station is 03 28 92 is AM032892 MUS This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Slot by Slot Loading The Natural Music song list is loaded by RDS Phantom into each hour slot by slot into Music avails set up in the RDS Phantom clocks In other words the first song in the hour is loaded into the first music slot for that hour in RDS Phantom the second song into the second slo
2. NM5 Sources are limited to 8 characters and will appear in column 10 through 18 of the text record Start Length Field Identification 1 8 Scheduled military time formatted hh mm ss 10 8 CD or Audio FileName 20 24 Song Title 45 4 Length in SECONDS 50 24 Artist names s 74 2 Intro time may be blank 77 2 Not Used If you select Generic Text LONG CutID s as the automation log type the cutID s or filenames NM5 Sources are placed starting at column 80 and are unlimited in length not at column 10 Start Length Field Identification 1 8 Scheduled military time formatted hh mm ss 10 8 not used 20 24 Song Title 45 4 Length in SECONDS 50 24 Artist names s 74 2 Intro time may be blank 77 2 Not Used 80 any CD or Audio Filename Generic Text Log FileName The Text Log is mmddyrM TXT where Mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule station number usually 1 or 2 Example Music Log for 03 28 92 for station 1 is 032892M1 TXT Page 7 6 Natural Music User Manual Generic Comma Delimited Automation Log Format Automation Logs are created int the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Generic Comma Delimited Output Log Format This Comma Delimited Automation Lo
3. browse to the folder containing your audio files and select one of the files When you click Import ALL files in the selected folder will be read for Artist Title info If they are WAV files NM5 will also attempt to read the song length If you have audio files in more than one folder run Data Import once for each folder Natural Music User Manual Page 7 37 UDS Automation Log Because there are no licensed NM5 users using this interface it has been discontinued effective with NM5 version 5 0 130 Perhaps UDS can convert the NM5 Generic ASCII output log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log See also UDS Source Restriction UDS Music Log Filename The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of UDS not the NM5 generic type The log is named in accordance with the rules for UDS music log importing such as MONDAY_ UDS for Monday s log Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a comm
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5. 39 BTSG Generation lV Automation Important This section does NOT apply to BTSG AutoMax users Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log You must use an import filter provided by BTSG to import this log into the BSTG Gen lV system BTSG Generation IV Music Log Filename The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of BTSG Generation IV automation The log file is named mmddyyyy nm where mmz Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yyyy Year HHH nm indicates Natural Music is the NM station number Creating a combined Traffic Music Log File Natural Music can automatically merge with a traffic log created by our Natural Log traffic program For this merge to occur the Natural Log converted automation log must already be in the same folder into which you convert the Natural Music log If you use another traffic program BTSG must merge the logs BTSG Generation lV Source Restrictions BTSG Gen lV uses a Category up to 4 characters e g MUS 1234 etc plus a cut number to identify audio cuts so this restricts what you may put in the Source field during song data entry gt Place the audio cut number or CutName in the NM5 Source entry field gt Place the Gen IlV Category in the Source2 field
6. 9 1 Time 1 8 Name 10 8 Length 65 5 Category 56 8 Description 20 35 When complete click Done before closing the screen Page 7 12 Natural Music User Manual BSI Simian Automation Log Configuring Simian Delimited Log Import Filter Warning There are 2 ways to export logs from Natural Music to BSI Simian The following instructions apply to the Natural Music automation log for BSI Simian Pipe Delimited or BSI Simian Wavestation Delimited Comma Delimited or Tab Delimited formats Users of the normal Natural Music DOS BSI Simian log output must see Configuring Normal Simian Log Import Filter Simian s log import filter must be configured to read our standard text log output file This consists of telling Simian the location of the log elements In Simian you need to use the Tools Program Setup Log Import section Click Music Import Click on Delimited file format Enter comma or tab or as the delimiter is recommended Click to UnCheck Force AutoStep t Click to Check Automatically Save Then enter the following items Item Position Cue 1 Time 2 Name 3 Length 4 Category 5 Description 6 When complete click Done before closing the screen Natural Music User Manual Page 7 13 BSI Simian Automation Log TroubleShooting Simian Log Import Problem The Simian Log Name column is blank or there are odd characters on the Simian Log Solution Simian Log Import filter has not been configu
7. A Z as defined in StationPlaylist If you leave this Source2 blank the RecordType will default to M for music gt WebAudioSource Because the filenames in StationPlaylist can be quite long and must include the entire path and filename you need to put the full audio cut filename including its path and any extension in the NM5 WebAudioSource field for each song on the Internet Links tab of song entry Page 7 52 Natural Music User Manual StationPlaylist Automation ont Importing Song Data You can import a Track List file from StationPlaylist that will put all the information in the correct fields in NM5 Contact StationPlaylist to determine how to get this Track List exported in a CSV format from their system In NM5 use Data Import select the StationPlaylist type and Browse to the file to be imported Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering text in the clock text column on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Special StartCodes The ClockText column on each line of
8. SOURCE entry for each song in Natural Music A simple list of audio files to be played for each hour are all that is sent to OtsAv DJ so no timed executed events can be sent from Natural Music Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log OtsAV DJ Music Log File Note there is one file per hour named as follows DDD HHO00 OTM where DDD is day abbreviation HHOO is hour in military time Example Music Log for Mar 28 1992 1 AM hour is is SAT0100 0TM Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Example To to play a specific media file leave the Music Category blank on the clock Put amp followed immediately by the path and filename in the Clock text column of the NM5 clock Be sure to start with the amp Natural Music User Manual Page 7 51 StationPla
9. Sending Audio Cuts from Clock text amp cccccc S F Title Artist mm ss where cccccc is the audio cut number S is Seguetype as described in the Myriad manual X N Y default value is X F is Fadeable as described in the Myriad manual F or E default value is F mmi ss is the length optional must be included Audio Cut Example Assume you want to play an audio cut 1002 containing the weather forecast You would enter this as in the clock text column as shown below The 0030 indicates it is 30 seconds in length and is optional amp 1002 X E Weather Dave 00 30 Continued on next page Natural Music User Manual Page 7 45 Myriad Automation cont Setting Commercial Break Markers amp S BREAK XX MM SPOT SET indicates a control code S is Seguetype as described in the Myriad manual X N Y default value is X MM is the minute in the hour the break should occur Break Example Assume you want to fill a break at 10 after the hour with commercial spots from a traffic scheduler with a seguetype of N You enter this as show below in the clocktext column in NMB5 Be sure to put a single space between BREAK and XX and between the minutes and the SPOT SET text amp N BREAK XX 10 SPOT SET Inserting Myriad Control Codes amp S CONTROL_CODE indicates a control code S is Seguetype as described in the Myriad manual X N Y default value is X Control_Code is the text of the control code as described i
10. enter these commands as follows in the clock text column amp followed immediately by the command from TuneTracker This command usually starts with the Page 7 48 Natural Music User Manual Skylla Automation Text Log Format Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log WARNING Skylla can be configured to read length as seconds or MM SS from the NM5 log If you want to send length in MM SS select SKYLLA as your log type If you want length as Ht seconds select Generic Text Long CutID s Length formatting is the only difference between the 2 output logs Also NM65 to aired log reconciliation is supported for Skylla but not for Generic Skylla Text Log Format This describes the automation log created by Natural Music when you select the Skylla automation output The output file is straight ASCII text with no page breaks no formfeeds no headers and no graphics Each line is unlimited length terminated with a Carriage Return Line Feed This file can be read using any text editor such as Windows NotePad Start Length Field Identification 1 8 Scheduled Military Time formatted as hh mm ss 10 8 Not Used 20 24 Song Title 45 5 Length in mm ss 50 24 Artist names s 74 2 Intro time may be blank 77 2 Not Used 80 Unlimited CutID Skyl
11. normal segue StartCode To specify the StartCode and Recordtype you can put them after the word PLAY amp PLAY S boot jspots Spot3456 mp3 This starts playing the Spot3456 mp3 audio after the prior playing items ends after the specified time and sets RecordType of S for spot Natural Music User Manual Page 7 53 AudioVault AV Air Automation Log These instructions apply to AudioVault AV Air and AudioVault AV Air Long CutID s cutID s greater than 8 characters AV Scheduler Schedule Build replaces skeleton logs in AV Air with clocks built from NM5 log export This is an advantage for simple operations but some added information as described below under Media Action Code and EventType must be included in the Music Log This requires the IMP_SchedBld dll module to be installed in AV Scheduler AV Scheduler Schedule Build IMP_Selector also replaces skeleton logs in AV Air with clocks built from NM5 log export but is an alternate format and does not support user defined EventType and ActionCode This requires the IMP_Selector dll module to be installed in AV Scheduler See the AV Scheduler manual for installing this module Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Automation Music Log FileName The Music log export for these systems
12. record that tells the Enco DADPro32 how to start the referenced event The default setting it is to Segue from the previous event To get Natural Music to insert these one letter codes you must include the following commands as needed in the Clock Text column at the appropriate places on your clocks amp SEGUE in the Text column of your Format Clock causes the following song s to be played without stopping until another amp marker is encountered Each clock hour must begin with amp SEGUE amp LOAD causes the Enco to load the following cut but will not play it It will Load the cut only until a signal is given to the Enco DAD to begin the audio playback amp AUTOPLAY causes Enco to load and play the cut that follows in the playlist The cuts will not overlap and will play end to start amp NORMAL switches the Enco DADPro32 into Normal mode This will not load the next cut and will not play the next cut When the current cut finishes it will remain in the deck until another event or user interaction loads and plays the next file Once the command is set it is sent for each event until changed If you change the command to Load it will remain Load and be sent as L for all events until you enter another command Page 7 22 Natural Music User Manual Enco DAD Pro32 Automation Log Special Enco DADPro32 Commands Sometimes you may need to send other commands to DADPro32 This is accomplished using the Text column
13. songs If you need to re export the music log you will need to get a fresh AXS traffic log without music in it AXS Source Restrictions AXS1 AXS2 uses a Cut Number from 2000 to 9999 to identify hard disc audio cuts Be sure to put a valid AXS cut number in the Source entry field in Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to AXS to tell it to play this Audio Cut For CD based AXS systems the NM5 Source entry field must be entered EXACTLY as follows CD ppmdddd tt where CD tells NM5 that it is a CD pp is the 2 digit AXS CD player number m is the magazine or 0 if jukebox type CD player dddd is the 4 digit disc slot number in the player and tt is the 2 digit track number on the disc required NM5 will perform back to back CD player protection tests during log generation if the source is entered this way Page 7 16 Natural Music User Manual Scott Studios AXS CML Log Note This section applies only to AXS 1 or 2 using a CML format compatible with SuperLog If using AXS 3 see the instructions for interfacing to the Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 or AXS 3 Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Interfacing to Scott Studios AXS Using CML Format The ONLY situation in which this AXS CML log might be used is to facilitate merg
14. systems from BSI However they both use the same import and export file structures and commands Therefore this manual will refer to Simian but the information provided is equally applicable to WaveStation Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Convert Automation Log to create the Automation Log It should normally be sent to the BSI32 Import folder on your WaveStation computer Note Regarding WaveStation Support Natural Broadcast Systems and BSI are separate companies Call BSI 1 500 677 TECH for problems with WaveStation operation Call Natural Broadcast Systems 210 349 5808 for problems with Natural Music There are 2 Natural Music output log formats you may use to interface to WaveStation Both work equally well but you MUST configure the Log Import filter in WaveStation differently depending on which output log format you select to use to export the Natural Music Logs BSISimian WaveStation NMDOS Music Log Format This is the same format used by Natural Music for DOS Most users will continue to use this format unless they want to use more than 8 characters to name audio cuts in Simian If you decide to use more than 8 characters you will need to use the Simian Comma Delimited format described below See Simian Sources for more information Also see Configuring normal BSI
15. the Salsa slot always 00 for hard disc audio a comma or space then the Salsa Cut number Example 1 To tell Salsa to play Hard Disc cut named 1234 from the Salsa MUS category Salsa Source 01 leave the clock Music Category column blank and put amp MUS 01 00 1234 in the Clock Text column You may use commas or spaces between the elements Example 2 To tell Salsa to execute an AX1 command from Salsa Source 3 cut 0001 leave the Music Category column blank and put amp AX1 03 00 0001 in the Clock Text column You may use commas or spaces between the elements Salsa Systemation Source Restrictions Natural Music uses the Source field to hold the cut number for Salsa Systemation Salsa Systemation ALSO needs its own Source number which is a 2 digit number indicating the location of the audio cut Salsa Systemation uses this to locate the audio cut In Natural Music place the Salsa Source and Salsa Cut Number in the Natural Music Source field formatted as ss tttt where ss is the 2 digit Salsa Source and tttt is the 4 digit Salsa Cut number Natural Music User Manual Page 7 27 Maestro DCS Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Note To the best of our knowledge this automation file works with the older DCS
16. the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 or AXS 3 CartWorks Pristine CDS32 Computer Concepts DCS Maestro MediaTouch Salsa Systemation and BTSG automation users should consult those sections of this Manual for different rules for sending commands to those systems w Sample Clocks OF Xx File Edit Tools Help k Clock ID AM AM DRIVE 46 00 x Sort Clocks by Clock ID x Assign Clock to Hours New MM 55 Category Option Opener ArtistBlock Clock ext amp Jinglet Copy x 3 00 BREAK TRAFFICAW Delete amp Print amp 3 00 BREAK Insert Line Delete Line a i 3 00 BREAK Analysis g Help M 4 00 BREAK AWX lt NEWS Close Clock Description aM DRIVE MM SS of Music to Schedule this Hour 46 00 Leave the Music Category column blank amp must be the first character on the line followed immediately by the audio cut ID Everything to the right of amp up to the first blank space is sent as the audio cut ID to be played After the space you can put an optional description but only the characters up to the first blank space is sent as the Audio Cut ID I
17. 8 92 for station 1 or the only station is 032892M1 TXT This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Enco DAD Music Log File Format The Enco DAD automation log does NOT use the generic Natural Music format Instead it uses the format shown below The following information will be used by Enco to configure their module which reads our Music Log This is an ASCII text file Start Length Field Identification 1 8 Scheduled Military Time formatted as hh mm ss 10 8 CD or Audio FileName 18 1 Start Code Segue Load etc 20 24 Song Title 45 4 Length in seconds H 50 24 Artist names s 74 2 Intro time may be blank 77 2 Not Used 79 2 Carriage Return Line Feed Special Enco DAD Command Markers When using the Enco DAD automation system a single digit command is inserted into column 18 in the text log file described above This is a command marker to tell the Enco DAD how to start the referenced event The default setting it is to Segue from the previous event To get Natural Music to insert these one letter codes you must include the following commands as needed in the Clock Text column at the appropriate places on your clocks amp SEGUE in the Text column of your Format Clock causes the following song s to be played without stopping until another amp marker is encountered Each clock hour must begin with amp SEGUE Continued next page Page 7 20 Natural Music User Manual Enco DAD Automation Log co
18. Automation Logs Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Convert Log and Automation Log create the Automation Log w Create Automation Log Iof x Automation Log Type B5 W aveStation Automation Log FileName C TEMP C TEMP4092400m1 log Browse Station Number fil R x Help Convert Cancel Several automation systems have their own file formats Natural Music converts to their formats when these automation systems are selected in Setup Station Otherwise Natural Music uses the output file format described in the Generic Automation Text Log Format depending on which Generic text output you select The following Automation types are supported by Natural Music gt Arrakis Digilink gt AudioVault AV Air gt Audisk gt Automate System gt AXS 1 or 2 gt BarCode BCX 3 gt BSI Simian WaveStation gt BTSG Gen lV System gt CartWorks gt ControlReady gt Dalet gt Digital JukeBox gt Digital Universe gt Dinesat gt DRS2006 gt Enco DAD Custom Filter gt Enco DADpro32 ASCII Flat File gt EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 gt Generic Text Log Format gt Generic Comma Delimited Log Format gt Maestro DCS MusicPro Format gt MediaTouch gt MusicReady gt My
19. Simian Log Import Filter BSI Simian Pipe Delimited Comma Delimited or Tab Delimited Music Log Pipe Delimited is the recommended output log format Also see Configuring BSI Simian Delimited Log Import Filter Simian Music Log FileName The BSI WaveStation music file does not use the Generic Text Log File Format Whichever output log format you use will normally be sent to the BSI32 Import folder on the WaveStation computer The BSI WaveStation music log is named mmddyyM LOG mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music Log Station Example The regular BSI Simian music log for 03 28 92 is 032892M1 LOG The BSI Simian Comma Delimited music log for 03 28 92 is 032892M1 CSV Either file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Page 7 8 Natural Music User Manual BSI Simian Automation Log Simian Audio File Names Before ripping or dubbing music into Simian please consider the following Simian allows use of long filenames greater than 8 characters plus WAV The wav does NOT count as part of the 8 character limit Natural Music can handle long filenames up to 100 characters in the Source field but we do not recommend using more that many characters f you use more than 8 characters in the filenames you must use one of the BSI Simian delimited formats Pipe Delimited is recommended Exampl
20. TE Rivendell users will need to configure the Music Data Import settings in Rivendell as shown below This Log interface exports and reconciles a log in the format as specified by the Rivendell developers Automation Logs are created in the NL8 Log Editor At the Natural Log main screen select Logs Select an existing commercial log and then click Open In the NL8 log Editor click Convert Log Automation Log to create the Automation Log Output amp Input Log FileNames Output send log file mmddyrM LOG mm is month dd is day yr is year 110295M1 LOG Send Log for 11 02 95 station 1 Configure the Rivendell Music Data Import In Rivendell use RDAdmin gt ManageServices gt ServiceName gt Edit Services to configure Rivendell Music Import to read the Natural Music data using the following settings Field Offset Length Cart Number 9 8 Title 19 40 Start Time Hours 0 2 Start Time Minutes 3 2 Start Time Seconds 6 2 Length Hours 61 2 Length Minutes 64 2 Length Seconds 67 2 All Other Fields 0 0 Rivendell Commands You can also use amp to play an audio cut from the Fomrat Clocks Just enter amp followed immediately no spaces by the audio cut number as the event description in the Natural Music Clock Setup amp H This is useful for scheduling weather jingles ID s etc Clock Text amp 1234 Some audio cut Will play audio cut 1234 described as Some audio cut or whatever text you put in as a description
21. and to be sent to the automation by entering amp followed immediately by whatever text you need send to UDS The exact format of the text commands needs to be provided by UDS we have no information regarding the specific text to be entered UDS Source Restrictions UDS uses a source number plus a cut number to identify audio cuts so this restricts what you may put in the Source field during song data entry This source number is determined internally in UDS by how you have configured that system gt Place the UDS Cut Number in the NM5 Source entry field gt Place the UDS source number in the NM5 Source2 field Page 7 38 Natural Music User Manual Digital Universe Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Digital Universe Music Log Filename The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of Digital Universe The log file is named mmddyy asc where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here m
22. as specified in BTSG Note the forces a hard sync in BTSG To make it a soft sync use the as in NET XABC Page 7 40 Natural Music User Manual BTSG Gen IV Automation cont Sync Commands Sync Commands can be sent to BTSG Gen lV NM5 reads as a soft sync and as a hard sync A soft sync means BTSG moves to that event at that time but does not start playing it until whatever is currently playing finishes A hard sync means BTSG moves to that event at that time fades whatever is playing and immediately plays the event Sync Example Assume you want to make sure you do an ID near the top of the hour but you don t want to stop what is playing at the top of the hour This is a soft sync in BTSG Gen lV This would sync to the Legal ID at the top of the hour and play it immediately after whatever is playing finishes 00 00 amp ID LEGALID 5 00 Note the forces a soft sync in BTSG To make it a hard sync use the and whatever is playing will be faded and this event will begin Natural Music User Manual Page 7 41 Prophet NexGen Automation You must use an import filter provided by Prophet to import this log into the NexGen system Log reconciliation is supported for NexGen See Reconciling Music Logs in Chapter 4 Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Aut
23. ate uses a Cut Identifier which consists of up to 6 digits of a combination of numbers and or letters Be sure to put a valid AutoMate cut ID in the Source entry field in Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to Automate to tell it to play this Audio Cut Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Natural Music User Manual Page 7 31 Digital JukeBox Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Digital JukeBox Music Log FileName The output music log is named day_MUS LOG where day is 3 letter day of week The day_MUS LOG file format is a proprietary format of Digital JukeBox and does not use the Generic Text Log File Format Example Music Log for Saturday 03 28 92 is SAT_MUS LOG This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Slot by Slot Loading The Natural Music song list is loaded by Digital JukeBox into each hour slot by slot into Music avails set up in the Digital JukeBox clocks In other words the first song in the hour is loaded into the first music slot for that hour in Digital JukeBox the second song into the second slot and so on At the top of each hour Digital JukeBox skips any unused songs in the prior hour and starts loading the first song in the n
24. ay be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Example To tell Digital Universe to play Hard Disc cut named 1234 leave the Music Category column blank and put amp 1243 Jingle the Clock Text column Be sure to start with the amp Everything to the right of amp up to the first blank space is sent as the audio cut number to be played After the space you can put a description but this is not sent to the automation system only the code up to the first blank is sent After the description you may optionally put the run length of the item as follows it must be within amp 1243 Jingle 00 07 To make a text non category item First In Set just append the words FirstInSet with the brackets at the end of the line First In Set Markers If you need to designate an category item on the clock as First in Set to begin a music set put the category in the clock category column and then also put FirstInSet in the clock text column Time Update Markers If you need to designate an item as a Time Update for example at the top of hour ID in the NM clock text column put amp TimeAdjust W Time adjust NOW amp TimeAdjust X Time adjust NEXT Natural Music User Manual Page 7
25. below These items are placed by themselves in the Clock text column of NM5 clocks Hour markers and traffic merge markers are required and there must be 24 clocks in each day even if some clocks only have the 8DCS_HR command below amp DCS_HR Required as the first event in every hour clock There must be a clock for every hour with at least this one command in each hour amp DCS_VOICE_TRACK Required as the first event in every automated hour clock Note should be replaced with the DCS Maestro Voice for that hour amp DCS_TRAFFIC_MERGE Required to mark the locations in which the DCS LogMerge program may insert items from the traffic log is the minute value in the hour that the break begins Note there is a single blank space between TRAFFIC and MERGE but no spaces between MERGE and amp DCS_CART_VT_ _MMSS Plays an individual cut number specified by MMSS is the length in minutes and seconds DCS Commands continued on Next page Page 7 28 Natural Music User Manual Maestro DCS Automation Log iron amp DCS_DIRECTIVE_LR_mm_nnss_DESCRIPTION Load directive where LR type of DCS load directive either LR load break or LP load and play break mm minute value in hour where directive should occur nnss is the length in nn minutes and ss seconds DESCRIPTION is descriptive text only Time approximate can be used by placing a characters as the first element in the description time update by pla
26. c User Manual Page 7 47 TuneTracker Automation You must use the TuneStacker to the import music schedule log and to merge it with traffic commercial log if needed Important For proper interfacing to TuneTracker the first event in every hour s clock in NM5 must be an hour marker as shown in Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log TuneTracker Music Log File The Music file uses a TuneTracker specific file The log file is named yymmddM LOG where mmz Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year M indicates Natural Music log is the NM station number if used Music Filenames amp Source Restrictions Because the filenames in TuneTracker can be quite long including the ennnntire path and filename you need to put the audio cut filename including its path and any extension in the NM5 WebAudioSource field for each song Natural Music provides its own Source number Important Note You can import an AudioList file from TuneTracker that will put all the information in the correct fields Contact TuneTracker to determine how to get this AudioList from their system In NM5 simply use Data Import select the TuneTracker type and Browse to the file
27. cing as the first character in description amp DCS_DIRECTIVE_LW_mm_rr00_DESCRIPTION Load window directive where mm minute value in the hour the directive is to occur rr relay number for SetVoice use 99 For SetVoice use xx in the description where xx the voice number For other Windows use xxxx where xxxx is the appropriate value for the window Refer to your DCS or Maestro manual amp DCS_FUNCTION_ _mm_DESCRIPTION DCS User function directive WHERE DCS function number mm minute value in hour at which function is to be executed amp DCS_LN_DESCRIPTION Log Note where Description is replaced with the text to be sent as a log note Maestro DCS Source Restrictions Computer Concepts DCS uses a Cut Number from 0001 to 9999 to identify music cuts You may put letters in the cut numbers but may not exceed 4 characters Example M001 is OK Be sure to put a valid DCS cut ID in the Source entry field in Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to DCS to tell it to play this Audio Cut Natural Music User Manual Page 7 29 SmartCaster Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log SmartCaster BreakLog FileName The combined Traffic Music log file for this system is the SmartCaster proprietary
28. ck ClockT ext 4utomation ON ha Copy x 3 00 BREAK TRAFFIC AW Delete Print a 3 00 BREAK Insert Line Delete Line i 3 00 BREAK Analysis Help M 4 00 BREAKZWX NEWS Close Fa Clock Description aM DRIVE MM SS of Music to Schedule this Hour 46 00 Natural Music User Manual Page 7 5 Generic Automation Text Log Format Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Generic Text Log Format This describes the automation log created by Natural Music when you select the Generic Position Dependent Text File automation output Please see the help information regarding your specific automation system to determine if Natural Music creates an output file in this format or in a proprietary format for your automation system Call Natural Software with any questions about this file format You can use this information to configure the reader programs provided by many automation systems The output file is straight ASCII text with no page breaks no formfeeds no headers and no graphics Each line is 78 characters long plus a Carriage Return Line Feed total 80 characters per record This file can be read using any text editor such as Windows NotePad If you select the normal Generic Text automation log type the cutlD s or filenames
29. diaTouch system Natural Music User Manual Page 7 35 DRS2006 Automation Log Because of changes in the requirements of the DRS2006 interfacing system and the fact that there are no licensed NM5 users using this interface it has been discontinued effective with NM5 version 5 0 130 Perhaps DRS can convert the NM5 Generic ASCII output log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log DRS2006 PlayList Filename The Music file for DRS2006 does not use the Natural Music Generic Text Log Format since it uses another position dependent text file format se described below The log file is named mmddyyM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M means Music Log the Natural Music station number if any may be blank This is used if you have more than one station and want to assign unique log names for each station See Station Setup Example The NM5 output file for DRS2006 for 03 28 92 for station one is 032892M1 LOG Setting the DRS2006 structure settings for Playlist Import In the DRS2006 PlayList Editor section click on Import PlayList You must define and save the Import Structure as defined below Structure Name Natural Music Record Length 79 Start Position Arti
30. ent code 04 Entering songs In NMS gt Place the spot number in the Source entry field formatted as SSSSSS where SSSSSS 6 digit spot number gt Enter the NexGen Event Code in the Source2 field if not the normal 03 If Source2 is blank NM5 and NexGen assume it is 03 meaning a song Entering non songs in NM5 liners promos etc gt Place the spot number in the Source entry field formatted as SSSSSS CCC_ where SSSSSS 6 digit spot number and CCC is a 3 digit cut number usually 01 gt Enter the NexGen Event Code in the Source 2 field This will almost always be 04 meaning spot Configure the Prophet log import filter All position definitions should be set to position 0 except Event Number 10 6 Event Length 46 4 Event Code 74 2 Title 20 24 Cut 7 3 LogTime Hour Pos 1 LogTime Min Pos 4 LogTime Min Pos 7 Natural Music User Manual Page 7 43 Pristine RapidFire Automation Pristine CDS32 uses the file formats and commands as described in the CartWorks section of this manual See that section if using CDS32 You must use an import filter provided by Pristine to import this log into the Pristine system With the exception of the Sequence Numbers described below Pristine uses the interface as described in Generic Text Log Format See that section of this manual Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary
31. er These systems uses a filter to read the file created by the Natural Music converter Consult the ControlReady MusicReady support department for help in configuring their filter to read this file Please review Generic Text Log File Format Reconciling Music Logs with Aired Logs Music Log reconciliation with aired logs is supported for MusicReady See Chpater 4 Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Natural Music User Manual Page 7 33 CartWorks amp CDS32 Automation All instructions in this section of the manual refer to Cartworks and Pristine CDS32 which use the same file formats and command structures Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log CartWorks CDS32 Music Log FileName The NM5 log for CartWorks CDS32 does not use the Natural Music Generic Text Log Format lt uses a proprietary comma delimited CartWorks CDS32 file format named yymmdd CWM where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for CartWorks CDS32 for 03 28 92 is 920328 CWM Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the au
32. ers of the day of the week This file does not use Natural Music s Generic Text Log Format since it uses the proprietary EZ Broadcaster file format Example The Natural Music output file for EZ Broadcaster for Sat 03 28 92 is SATURDAY SPT This file cannot be properly viewed with a text editor such as NotePad The Natural Music system expects to find the commercial Traffic log with this name already on the disc to which you are sending the music data The music is inserted into the music breaks between the spots EZ 2000 BreakLog FileName The combined Traffic Music log file for this system is the EZ 2000 proprietary file dddddddd EVT where dddddddd is the first 8 letters of the day of the week This file does not use Natural Music s Generic Text Log Format since it uses the proprietary EZ 2000 file format Break Numbers When using the EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 automation system the music is sent to the automation in breaks of up to 10 songs Your traffic log is also sent in breaks of up to 10 spots each You have a total of 10 of these breaks per hour to hold your music and spots You therefore need to be sure your traffic system and music system use different breaks in each hour You need to designate which break number the songs should be inserted into A convenient way to do this is to use odd breaks 1 3 5 7 9 for spots and even breaks 2 4 6 8 10 for music or vice versa Break Numbers as Clock Text To designate mu
33. es of Acceptable short FileNames are MAD wav M1234 wav NOS1234 wav Simian Categories Simian uses a Category to determine the type of file it is being told to execute The default value sent to Simian by Natural Music is AUDIO unless you enter another Simian Category in the Natural Music Source2 field during song entry Simian Q Start Codes Simian uses 5 codes designated as Q in Simian to determine how an event is triggered These are placed in Column 9 of the automation log by the Natural Music log converter Natural Music automatically sends as the Q Code for any event in which you have not specified another valid Q code To send a Q code other than for a line on which a Music Category is specified in the clock setup screen type the following in the Clock Text column of that event line with no other text Important You must UNcheck the box next to Force AutoStep on all events in Simian s Log Import setup Otherwise all Q s will remain regardless of what you enter in NM5 clocks See Configuring Simian Log Import Filter amp Q Segues after prior event or cut ends This is the default value used by Natural Music amp Q Plays at a specific time without waiting for previous event to end amp Q Plays at a specific time but waits for a playing cut or event to end This is useful to skip any unplayed items at the end of an hour and reposition the Simian to begin a new hour at the appropriate log position to keep it on sc
34. ew hour as listed in Natural Music s Music Log Digital JukeBox Source Restrictions Digital JukeBox uses a Cut Number from 1 to 9999 to identify music cuts Be sure to put a valid Digital JukeBox cut ID in the Source entry field in Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to Digital JukeBox to tell it to play this Audio Cut Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Page 7 32 Natural Music User Manual ControlReady MusicReady WireReady Automation Logs Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Note The information presented here applies to all WireReady systems This includes the Music Ready DOS version and the MusicReady Windows version as well as the newer ControlReady ControlReady Log FileName ControlReady is also known as MusicReady or CartReady which are the same products The Music log file for ControlReady MusicReady does use the Natural Music Generic Text Log File Format The log file is named mmddyyM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for MusicReady for 03 28 92 for station 1 or the only station is 032892M1 TXT ControlReady MusicReady Filt
35. f you want to send a specific cut length this length must be enclosed in Be sure to observe the Audio File naming conventions used by your Automation system Page 7 4 Natural Music User Manual Turning Automation Log Off On In unusual circumstances you may not want to send the entire Music Log to the Automation Log You do not need to use the commands these at all except to STOP the music from being sent to the Automation Log That is without these commands NM5 assumes you want the entire Music Log sent to the Automation Log Automation Off Enter the following item in ClockText column of your Format Clock to STOP the music data from being sent to the Automation Log No items after this entry will be sent to the Automation Log until NM5 sees an Automation ON command Nothing else should appear on this line of the Format Clock except the following amp Automation Off Automation On Enter the following item in the ClockText column of your Format Clock to RESTART the music data being sent to the Automation Log All items after this entry will be sent to the Automation Log until NM5 sees an Automation OFF command Nothing else should appear on this line of the Format Clock except the following amp Automation On w Sample Clocks ofl Xx File Edit Tools Help b Clock ID IAM AM DRIVE 46 00 x Sort Clocks by Clock ID 7 Assign Clock to Hours New MM 55 Category Option Opener ArtistBlo
36. file BREAKLOG day where day is the 3 letter day of week This file does not use Natural Music s Generic Text Log Format since it uses the proprietary Smartcaster file format Example The Natural Music output file for SmartCaster for Sat 03 28 92 is BREAKLOG SAT This file cannot be properly viewed with a text editor such as NotePad The Natural Music system expects to find the commercial Traffic log with this name already on the disc to which you are sending the music data The scheduled songs are inserted into the designated music breaks between the spots Break Numbers When using the Smartcaster automation system the music is sent to the automation in breaks of up to 10 songs Your traffic log is also sent in breaks of up to 10 spots each You have a total of 12 of these breaks per hour to hold your music and spots You therefore need to be sure your traffic system and music system use different breaks in each hour You need to designate which break number the songs should be inserted into A convenient way to do this is to use odd breaks 1 3 5 7 9 11 for spots and even breaks 2 4 6 8 10 12 for music or vice versa Break Numbers as Clock Text To designate music break numbers use the Setup Clocks section of Natural Music Usually you can just put the break markers where your each music break or set begins on your clock You must use amp BREAK followed by a number as the Clock Text to designate a brea
37. fore logs can be loaded by Simian you must Import them into the Simian format To Import a Natural Music Automation Log into Simian first be sure you have Configured Simian s Log Import Filter Then in Simian 1 Click File New Program Log to clear the screen 2 Click File Import Program Log 3 Select the day s Log and click Open You should then see the Natural Music log on the screen If not see TroubleShooting Simian Import Problems Reconciling Music Logs with Aired Logs Log reconciliation is supported for Simian See Reconciling Music Logs in Chapter 4 Natural Music User Manual Page 7 11 BSI Simian Automation Log Configuring WaveStation Simian NMDOS Log Import Filter Warning There are 2 ways to export logs from Natural Music to BSI Simian The following instructions apply to the normal Natural Music automation log for BSI Simian Users of the Natural Music BSI Simian Comma Delimited log output must see Configuring Simian Comma Delimited Log Import Filter Simian s log import filter must be configured to read our standard text log output file This consists of telling Simian the location of the log elements In Simian you need to use the Tools Program Setup Log Import section Click Music Import Click on Position Dependent file format Click to UnCheck Force AutoStep t Click to Check Automatically Save Then enter the following items Item Start Length Cue
38. g format is an alternate text format that may be helpful to export song data fields in comma delimited format if your automation cannot read the Generic Text Log Format Please call Natural Software with any questions about this file format You can use this information to configure the reader programs provided by many automation systems The output file is straight ASCII text with no page breaks no form feeds no headers and no graphics Each line contains the following data fields for each song entry in the Music Log Each data field is separated by a comma Each Line is terminated with a Carriage Return Line Feed This file can be read using any text editor such as Windows NotePad Field Field Identification Scheduled Military Time formatted as hh mm ss Source Source2 Title Length in mm ss Artist Names s Intro Length may be blank End Type may be blank Fade Length may be blank OANDOABRWNDN Generic Comma Delimited Output Log FileName The Comma Delimited Natural Music output log file is named mmddyrM CSV where Mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule station number usually 1 or 2 Example Music Log for 03 28 92 for station 1 is 032892M1 CSV Natural Music User Manual Page 7 7 BSI Simian WaveStation Automation Logs Note WaveStation and Simian are different automation
39. g time hour begins in column 11 Audio File begins in column 19 Also look in column 0 End of StopSet detection method 0 Date Format 1 Then when you run MAKELOG EXE it should import and merge the Music Log with your existing Traffic log for the same date Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Natural Music User Manual Page 7 19 Enco DAD Automation Log Note The log file created by Natural Music can only be imported into the Enco DAD system using a custom filter merger purchased as an optional add on from Enco Users of Enco DADPro32 released after Feb 2003 have the ability to import an ASCII Flat File from Natural Music that does not require the purchase of a custom filter from Enco See Enco DADPro32 Automation Log in this manual Users of older versions of EncoDAD must buy the custom filter from Enco Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log EncoDAD Automation Music Log FileName The Music log for EncoDAD automation system is mmddyyM TXT where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule station number usually 1 or 2 Example The Natural Music output file for Enco DAD for 03 2
40. hedule amp Q Walit for BackTimed Start This causes Simian to change the pitch of the playing audio to backtime to a specific event See Simian Manual for more information amp Q Wait for Manual Start Converted to Q Blank when sent to Simian amp Q Applies only to Simian version 3 and later Converted to N when sent to Simian for non sequential timed start of recording switching etc Natural Music User Manual Page 7 9 BSI Simian Automation Log Playing Audio Cuts from Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to have the automation play jingles liners etc at certain points in your Natural Music Format Clocks You could just create Music Categories for these items You can also Hard Code them onto your Natural Music Format Clocks This is done in Natural Music by entering commands in the Clock Text column at whatever point you need the command to occur The Audio Cut or Cart to be played is read from the character following the amp to the first blank space The format must be followed exactly Also See Simian Q StartCode To Send Audio Play Commands you must start with the character amp Then put the Simian Audio Name or Cart Name The Q code or A blank space An optional Description If you want to send the optional cut length it must be enclosed in Example 1 To tell Simian to play the audio cut or Simian cart named LegallD with a Q code of that i
41. ic the Multi Library version of Enco DADPro is supported There is a completely separate output log from Natural Music for this purpose labeled as Enco DAD MULTI LIBRARY For songs scheduled from Natural Music you need to specify the Library Location and Name in NM5 s SOURCE2 field for each song For example if the cut comes from library on drive E named CUTS you d enter E CUTS in SOURCE2 This only applies if you are using Multiple Libraries in Enco DAD Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log EncoDADPro32 Automation Music Log FileName The Music log for EncoDAD automation system is mmddyyM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule the Natural Music station number if any may be blank This is used if you have more than one station and want to assign unique log names for each station See Station Setup Example The Natural Music output file for Enco DADPro32 for 03 28 92 for station 1 or the only station is 032892M1 LOG This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Special Enco DADPro32 Transition Codes When using the Enco DADPro32 automation system a single digit Transition code is inserted into the log
42. ilename The Music log for Raduga does not use the Natural Music Generic Text Log Format since it uses another position dependent text file format as described below The log file is named yyyymmdd ALB where yyyy Year HHHH mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded Example The Natural Music output file for Raduga for 03 28 92 for is 19920328 ALB Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Example To tell Raduga to play a media file leave the Music Category blank on that clock line Put amp followed immediately by the complete path and filename in the Clock text column of the NM5 clock Be sure to start with the amp Importing Data from Raduga Automation Raduga does not use a database of artist and title information so NM5 cannot directly import Raduga song data NM5 must read this information from the actual media audio files NM5 assumes your files are named ARTIST TITLE When using NM5 s data import for Raduga
43. ing done by the Super Log traffic scheduler This CML file is compatible with the import and merge features of the Super Log system We do NOT provide support for this merging process Natural Music simply creates a CML formatted log for you to use in that process Please contact Super Log support if you want to use their log merging system with this CML log file AXS CML Automation Music Log FileName Natural Music can create a standard CML log which may be useful if you are using Super Log to merge the Traffic and Music logs The AXS CML Log is named dddddddd CMLwhere dddddddd day of the week Monday Sunday Example AXS CML Log for 03 28 92 is named SATURDAY CML Natural Music User Manual Page 7 17 Arrakis DigiLink Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Digilink Automation Music Log FileName The Digilink Music file is the native Digilink log file named TmmddyyM DIG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule Example The Digilink Music Log for 03 28 92 is T032892M DIG This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad You can use the Arrakis Digilink Utilities Transfer Import fu
44. is mmddyy NM where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule the Natural Music station number if any may be blank This is used if you have more than one station and want to assign unique log names for each station See Station Setup Example The Natural Music Automation Music Log for BE s AudioVault for Mar 28 1992 for station 1 or the only station is 032892 NM1 This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad AudioVault Log File Format The AudioVault AV Air log uses the Natural Music Generic Text Log Format either normal or long cutID s AV Scheduler Schedule Build and uses a predefined specification from AudioVault If you select the normal AudioVault Av Air automation log type the cutlID s NM5 Sources are limited to 8 characters and will appear in column 10 through 18 of the text record If you select AudioVault AV Scheduler Long CutID s as the automation log type the cutID s NM5 Sources are placed starting at column 84 and are unlimited in length AV Scheduler Schedule Build cutID s are limited to 13 characters AV Scheduler Schedule Build IMP_Selector cutID s are limited to 8 characters Configuring the Reader AudioVault use a proprietary reader program or scheduler program to read the music data from this file You need to have Broadcast Electronics assist you in configuring their reader p
45. k number for Smartcaster use Each Hour Must Begin with a Break Marker SmartCaster Source Restrictions SmartCaster uses a Cut Identifier which consists of 5 digits of a combination of numbers and or letters Be sure to put a valid SmartCaster cut ID in the Source entry field in Natural Music Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to Smartcaster to tell it to play this Audio Cut Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Automation Errors for SmartCaster Automation systems Page 7 30 Natural Music User Manual AutoMate Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log AutoMate Pick List FileName The combined Traffic Music log file for this system is a proprietary format and does not use Natural Music s Generic Text Log Format This log files is named mmddyy TPP where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example Music Log for 03 28 92 is 032992 TPP This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad WARNING This file must be a merged file containing both commercial data and music data in the order in which the events are to be played AutoMate Automation Source Restrictions AutoM
46. l Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Myriad Music Log File The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of Myriad automation The log file is named mmddyym log where mmz Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year m indicates Natural Music log is the NM station number SequeType Myriad needs a segue type for every item it plays NM5 always sends segue type X to Myriad unless it is told otherwise To tell NM5 to send another segue type to Myriad on the NM5 clock in the clock text column put a valid Myriad segue type See the Myriad manual for the valid segue types Example Assume you want an item to have segue type for automatic sweep Put a normal category in the category column of the NM5 clock then in the text column put Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp
47. la Music Log FileName The Text Log is mmddyrM TXT where Mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 M Music schedule T is Traffic schedule station number usually 1 or 2 Example Music Log for 03 28 92 for station 1 is 032892M1 TXT Natural Music User Manual Page 7 49 Dinesat Automation Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Dinesat Music Log File P DD MM YY L TXT where DD is day MM is month YY is year L is A commercials B Music Example Music Log for Mar 28 1992 is P280392B txt BLOCK Markers Dinesat loads audio music items into BLOCKS Natural Music will automatically create a new BLOCK at the start of every new hour In most cases this one block per hour will be sufficient to load all your music for that hour However if you need to create additional BLOCKS for some reason insert the amp followed by BLOCK into the Clock Text column of the clock to start a new BLOCK Example amp BLOCK Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Page 7 50 Natural Music User Manual OtsAV DJ Automation WARNING OtsAV DJ requires that you have the complete path and filename of each audio file entered in the
48. ler Schedule Build and AV Scheduler Schedule Build IMP_Selector Media Code NM5 assumes the Media Code is blank which defaults to music unless you tell it otherwise This is done using the Source2 field in each database entry in NM5 Be sure to either leave it blank for music or put a VALID Av scheduler Media Code Following items apply ONLY to AV Scheduler Schedule Build EventType NM5 assumes song and sets the proper EventType For other event types you can put gt for song or for commercial or for all others in the Clock Text Column of the NM5 clock for that event line If you put nothing NM5 assumes song and sends gt ActionCode NM5 assumes X which means Play amp AutoSegue For other Action Codes you can enter in the Clock Text column of NM5 clock any valid code See Av scheduler for description of ActionCode Examples to specify EventType and ActionCode for a Category selection in an NM5 clock ClockText X EventType Commercial and ActionCode AutoSegue X EventType Other and ActionCode AutoSegue Examples to specify EventType and ActionCode for a text code selection in an NM5 clock amp X BRK Traffic Merge 2 00 Note that the EventType and Action Code must be placed immediately before the Media Code and the amp is required to start the command text event non music category event in NM5 clocks Natural Music User Manual Page 7 55 10 41 Rivendell Automation NO
49. mber helps uniquely name the Automation Music Log created by Natural Music If using Natural Log traffic software this station number should match the station number in Natural Log Example For station 1 the Automation Log would be named 112300M1 Log For station 2 the Automation Log would be named 112300M2 Log If you leave the station blank the Automation Log would be named 112300M Log Note The following Automation systems do NOT follow the numbering system described above Arrakis Digilink MediaTouch Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 or AXS 3 SmartCaster CartWorks Pristine DSC32 and DCS automation systems will not accept any entry in this field and it will not be visible Scott Studios AXS 1 or 2 AXS Log For inserting music into Music Avail Slots in an AXS log ONLY enter the Avail Code into which the music is to be inserted in the AXS Traffic Log If you want to do a simple Time merge with an AXS Traffic Log that is there are no Music Avail Slots leave this box BLANK RDS Phantom Natural Music needs to know if the station is AM or FM in the RDS Phantom Page 7 2 Natural Music User Manual Automation Log Errors As Automation Logs are created any errors which are encountered are written to an Error File If the system encounters at least one error you will be prompted whether to display the Error Log The Error Log will include a Log Time so you know where on the music log they occurred The errors a
50. n 80 Music Filenames amp Source Restrictions You need to put the audio cut filename including its mp3 wav extension in the NM5 Source file BarCode BCX 3 uses a trigger letter to find the audio cuts to play in which folder they are saved In NM5 put this trigger letter in the Source2 field for each song entry Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Audio Cut Example Assume you want to play a cut named 1002 mp3 from BCX 3 trigger W before a commercial break This could be any valid BCX 3 trigger You would enter this as amp W 1002 mp3 in the clock text column This will work with any of the automation commands just use the amp when entering the event name on the Natural Music clock followed by a valid BCX 3 trigger a dash then the cut ID then at least one space and an optional description as shown below plusr the length in braces The 00 30 indicates it is 30 seconds in length amp W 1002 AM WEATHER 00 30 Natural Musi
51. n the Myriad manual Autofade Example Assume you want to turn on or off Myriad s autofade system until the next hour amp X AON turns AutoFade ON amp X AOFF turns AutoFade ON Disable Songs Example Assume you want to delete all unplayed songs in the hour and skip ahead to the next hour of music amp X D See your Myriad manual for exact text of control codes Always start with amp segue type then whatever control code you need Page 7 46 Natural Music User Manual BarCode BXC 3 Automation You must configure the import filter in the BCX system as described below in order to import this log from Natural Music Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log BarCode BCX 3 Music Log File The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of BCX 3 The log file is named yymmddM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year M indicates Natural Music log is the NM station number if used Configuring BarCode BCX 3 Music Playlist Import Settings Set the music playlist import settings for BCX 3 as follows Columns Trigger 1to1 Artist 43 to 72 Title 12 to 41 Dur 74 to 78 FileName 80 to 150 or at least enough columns to hold your longest filename starting at colum
52. nctions to import this music file into Digilink where it is merged by the Digilink with the Traffic Log Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Page 7 18 Natural Music User Manual AuDisk Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log The Music log created by NM5 for Audisk is a text file formatted as shown below You will need the MAKELOG EXE program with Audisk in order to import this Music Log into the Audisk event file AuDisk Automation Music Log FileName This AuDisk log file does not use the Natural Music Generic Text Log Format For the file format see AuDisk_MakeLog Configuration below The Music log file for Audisk is named mmddyyyy ASC where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music log file for Audisk for 03 28 92 is 03281992 ASC This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad AuDisk MakeLog Configuration The output file created by NM5 requires the MAKELOG EXE program accompanying AuDisk This MAKELOG EXE program must be configured to read the NM5 text file as described in the AuDisk user manual In the MAKELOG EXE configuration designate the following columns Lo
53. nd Event amp F AutoFill End Comment amp C HHH Comment 35 chars gt Comment Note is optional decimal color code also can be entered in HEX as H H blank color code white background Maximum comment is 35 characters To play a specific audio cut put the cut number in place of HHHH below Command Transition Code NM5 Clock Text Play Audio S egue amp P S HHHH Play Audio A utoPlay amp P A HHH Play Audio Auto L oad amp P L HHHH Play Audio NJormal amp P N HHHH Note2 Only when using Enco DAD MULTI LIBRARY and you want to play a specific audio cut you need to enter the cut as DRIVE LIBNAME CUTNUM Separate the library name from the cut number with a dash Example amp P S E CUTS would play a cut from library E CUTS Natural Music User Manual Page 7 23 EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 This section applies to both EZ Broadcaster and EZ 2000 automation The output files for the 2 systems ARE different so be sure to select the correct automation system when doing the Music log automation conversion Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log EZ Broadcaster BreakLog FileName The combined Traffic Music log file for this system is the EZ Broadcaster proprietary file dddddddd SPT where ddddddd4d is the first 8 lett
54. ng Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Be sure to start with the amp f you want to send a sync code such as 7 place it immediately after the amp otherwise sync will be assumed to be blank If the sync code were to be then you could enter amp JIN DA1234 When using the Clock Text column for these automation systems always separate the Category and DA number with a dash If no category such as with commands do not include the dash and just put the command identifier After at least 1 blank space to designate the end of the cut 4 you can put a description as follows Title Artist Trivia Intro EndType separated by commas You may include a cut length by placing it after the Description using the format mm ss Example amp JIN DA1243 Jingle 00 07 Screen text for these automation systems should be set in the clock as amp a space then text Commercial Breaks An automation commercial break may be created by putting the following in the Clock Te
55. not the NM5 Music Category Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Audio Cut Example Assume you want to play a cut named 1002 from category WX before a commercial break You would enter this as amp WX 1002 in the clock text column This will work with any of the automation commands just use the amp when entering the event name on the Natural Music clock followed by the BTSG category a dash then the cut ID then at least one space and an optional description as shown below amp WX 1002 AM WEATHER Rotator Example Assume you want to run a BTSG rotator named LINERS coming out of the break You could make this entry in the NM5 clock text column on the line after the break amp ROT LINERS 10 Network Join Example Assume you want to join a network at the top of the hour for news for 5 minutes You could make this entry in the NM5 clock as amp NET XABC 5 00 Note the use of NET as the BTSG category and the cut ID is the network ID
56. nt Sometimes you may need to Stop the Enco DAD system to do a live break or some other event This is accomplished by changing the command marker for that event amp LOAD in the Text column of your Format Clock causes the following song s to be loaded but not started until a signal is given to the Enco DAD to begin the audio playback 8 amp AUTOPLAY in the Text column of your Format Clock causes the following song s to be loaded but not started until a signal is given to the Enco DAD to begin the audio playback amp NORMAL in the Text column of your Format Clock switches the Enco DAD into Normal mode Once the command is set it is sent for each event until changed If you change the command to Load it will remain Load and be sent as L for all events until you enter another command Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Natural Music User Manual Page 7 21 Enco DAD Pro32 Automation Log Users of Enco DADPro32 released after January 2003 have the ability to import an ASCII Flat File from Natural Music that does not require the purchase of a custom filter from Enco NM5 creates a text file that can be imported using Enco s ASCII Flat File import as described in section 5 16 of the Enco DADPro32 manual Users of older versions of EncoDAD must buy the custom filter from Enco and see Interfacing to Enco DAD Note Effective with version 5 0 209 of Natural Mus
57. of the NM5 clocks These items are defined in the Enco DADPro32 manual so they are not redefined here Be sure to put one space between the right bracket and the text description which is required Transition Codes S Segue A AutoPlay L AutoLoad N Normal Enco Permitted NM5 Clock Text Command Transition Replace with Transition Code Codes Replace lt name gt to actual Name Hard Branch AorL amp T Hard Branch Hard Branch Fwd AorL amp T Hard Branch Fwd Only Hard Branch All Hours AorL amp T Hard Branch All Hours Soft Branch AorL amp T Soft Branch Soft Branch Fwd AorL amp T Soft Branch Fwd Only Soft Branch Limit AorL amp T Soft Branch Limit Secs Backtime Branch Start A amp T Btime Branch Start Backtime Branch End A amp T Btime Branch End Chain A LorS amp H Name of Playlist SmartChain 1 Day A LorS amp H 1 lt SmartChain name gt SmartChain 2 Days A LorS amp H 2 lt SmartChain name gt Execute Event AorL amp E lt DCL Command gt Delay Event AorL amp D HHH seconds Rotate Event A LorS amp R lt Auxiliary PlayList Name gt Playlist Event A LorS amp L lt PlayList Name gt TAMS Event A LorS amp A lt TAMS Filename gt Timed Event AorL amp T lt Timed Event gt Backtime Marker amp B Backtime Marker AutoFill Start Event Length amp F AutoFill Start HHH seconds AutoFill Start Event to Time amp F AutoFill Start TARGET AutoFill E
58. og to create the Automation Log Create Automation Log Ioj Xx Automation Log Type Automation Log FileName C TEMP 092400 log Browse Music Avail HH 10130 x Help Convert Cancel AXS Automation Music Log FileName Natural Music inserts the music log data into the native AXS log file format The AXS Log is named mmddyy LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example AXS Log for 03 28 92 is named 032892 LOG If Natural Music finds an existing AXS log for that date NM5 assumes it contains traffic spots and music data is inserted around the spots There are 2 ways to merge music into the AXS traffic log Inserting Songs into Music Avails If your traffic log has Music Avails built into it for songs to be inserted into enter the Music Avail on the NM5 Log Automation screen This will force the songs to be inserted into your existing AXS traffic log only into the slots with the specified Music Avail HAH Merging by Scheduled Time If your traffic log does not have specific Music Avails built into it leave the Music Avail H on the NM5 Log Automation screen blank This causes songs to be inserted into your existing AXS traffic log around the existing traffic items based solely on scheduled time Warning If you run this Natural Music Log Automation Merging by Scheduled Time more than once for the same AXS traffic log you will get doubled
59. omation Log to create the Automation Log Prophet NexGen Music Log File The Music file uses an ASCII file compatible with the log importer of NexGen automation The log file is named mmddyym log where mmz Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year m indicates Natural Music log is the NM station number NexGen Event Codes Almost always the event code from Natural Music will be 03 meaning a song There are some situations in which the Event Code must be other than 03 Here is a list of known NexGen Event Codes 03 Songs 04 Spots 08 Spot Block Stopset 09 Comments 13 Resync During song entry you may put these Event Codes in the Source2 data field of the song To embed these event codes in a clock text line use the format amp cc HHHHH where cc is the event code You can put a space then some descriptive text following the HHH to be played Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Spots Assume you want to play
60. re self explanatory and some are unique to specific Automation systems The most common Automation Log error for all Automation systems is w 9 24 00 Automation Errors OF x 01 06 00 PM Automation Source MISSING song not sent to automation Automation Source MISSING Song not sent to Automation This indicates that the Source property for that particular song is blank and Natural Music does not know what audio cut to tell the automation to play To fix this n the Music Song Browser open the song and enter the Source In the Log Editor click View Refresh Log to update the song entries on the Music Log Then run the Automation Log again in the Log Editor SmartCaster EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 Too many Songs in Break For these Automation systems there is a limit of 10 songs per Music Break Fix the clocks so that you never have more than 10 songs between Break Markers SmartCaster EZ Broadcaster Too many Songs Invalid Break Number For these Automation systems there is a limited number of Music Breaks per hour The limit is 10 for EZ Broadcaster and 12 for SmartCaster Fix the clocks so that you never have a break number higher than the limit Natural Music User Manual Page 7 3 Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually
61. red to read Natural Music logs See Configuring Simian s Log Import Filter Problem The Simian Log shows Q of on all events even though you tell Natural Music to send another Q for some events Solution Simian Tools Program Setup Log Import is set wrong Q Force AutoStep on all events must not be checked See Configuring Simian s Log Import Filter Problem The Simian doesn t load the next day s log Solution Be sure the next day s log is imported and saved before Simian tries to load it Be sure the Q Code is not Simian s Load Log command should have a Q Code of per BSI support staff Page 7 14 Natural Music User Manual Wide Orbit Google Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 or AXS 3 Systems At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Wide Orbit Google Scott Studios Music Log File The Music file for uses the Scott Studios comma delimited format and can be merged with the Traffic log using the Merge32 program provided by Scott Studios The log name is yymmdd LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for these automation systems for 03 28 92 is 032892 LOG This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Sending Automation Commands Filenames Usi
62. riad gt OtsAV DJ gt Pristine CDS32 gt Pristine RapidFire gt Prophet NexGen gt Raduga gt RDS Phantom gt Rivendell gt Salsa Systemation gt Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 AXS 3 gt Scott Studios AXS 1 or 2 ONLY gt Simian gt Skylla gt Smartcaster gt StatiobPlaylist gt TuneTracker gt UDS gt WaveStation gt Wide Orbit Automation gt WireReady Automation Natural Music User Manual See page 7 18 See page 7 54 See page 7 19 See page 7 31 See page 7 16 See page 7 47 See page 7 8 See page 7 40 See page 7 34 See page 7 33 See page 7 25 See page 7 32 See page 7 39 See page 7 50 See page 7 36 See page 7 20 See page 7 22 See page 7 24 See page 7 6 See page 7 7 See page 7 28 See Page 7 35 See page 7 33 See page 7 45 See page 7 51 See page 7 33 See page 7 44 See page 7 42 See Page 7 37 See page 7 26 See page 7 56 See page 7 27 See page 7 15 See page 7 16 See page 7 8 See page 7 49 See page 7 30 See page 7 52 See page 7 48 See page 7 38 See page 7 8 See page 7 15 See page 7 33 Page 7 1 Automation Logs Automation Log FileName The Automation Log output file varies depending upon what automation system you are using and will be displayed by Natural Music for your verification Station Number The entry in the field will usually be the Station Number You may leave this blank but this station nu
63. rogram to read this ASCII Text file You can provide a sample file or just the description of the file format as listed above AudioVault Commands amp Media Codes Natural Music can include the 3 letter commands AUD BRK UPD VTK CMD amp LMS amontg others to AudioVault by inserting the command or media code within brackets in the ClockText column of the clock You MUST begin the Clocktext with amp and may include the length in braces Media Code Command descriptions All Valid AV Scheduler Media Codes are supported AUD Audio BRK Break VTK Voice Track UPD Update CMD Command LMS Line Message Svc LIN Liner Page 7 54 Natural Music User Manual AudioVault Automation Log con Examples for Clock Text Commands amp 6000 AUD Some Text sends 6000 the CutID AUD as command Some Text as description amp UPD Some Text sends blank CutID UPD as command Some Text as description Be sure to put blank space between amp and UPD amp VTK VTK Some Text sends VTK as the CutID VTK as Media Code Some Text as description amp X BRK Traffic Merge 2 00 sends Blank as the CutID Traffic Merge as description BRK as Media Code and length 2 00 See below for description of the and X Be sure to put blank space after the amp amp LMS Some text Sends blank CutlD if you put a space after amp LMS as command Some Text as description Be sure to put blank space after the amp For AV Schedu
64. s 10 seconds in length enter the following in the Clock Text column of NM5 This will send the LEGALID as FileName AUDIO as the Simian Category and as the BSI Q amp LegallID Top of Hour ID 00 10 Example 2 You want to tell Simian to play the audio cut or Simian cart named LegallD with a Q code of but you want it sent as Category other than AUDIO so BSI s system won t display it on your website Enter the following in the Clock Text column of NM5 This will send LEGALID as FileName ID as the Simian Category or anything you place within the brackets and as the BSI Q Note Q goes immediately after the Category bracket then a space then the filename then another space then the optional description amp ID LegallD Top of Hour ID 00 10 Executing Simian Macros When using Simian it is sometimes necessary to execute macro Commands for things like relay and network switching These are Hard Coded onto your Natural Music Format Clocks This is done in Natural Music by entering the command in the Clock Text column at whatever point you need the command to occur The format must be followed exactly but you may use one letter abbreviations for the categories shown below or the entire Category for any not listed below To Send Non Audio Commands amp followed by the Category in brackets Some common examples are M or MACRO Simian Execute Macro C or COMMENT Simian Comment T or TEXT Simian Display Tex
65. sic break numbers use the Setup Clocks section of Natural Music Usually you can just put the break markers where your each music break or set begins on your clock You must use amp BREAK followed by a number as the Clock Text to designate a break number for EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 use Each Hour Must Begin with a Break Marker Also see Using ClockText_on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation EZ Broadcaster EZ 2000 Source Restrictions EZ Broadcaster uses a Cut Number from 0001 to 9999 to identify music cuts EZ 2000 uses a Cut ID of 1 to 7 letters and or numbers to identify music cuts Be sure to put a valid cut ID in the Source entry field in Natural Music This is the field that will be sent to EZ Broadcaster EZ2000 to tell it to play this Audio Cut Page 7 24 Natural Music User Manual Dalet Automation Logs Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Dalet Log FileName The Music log file for Dalet does use the Natural Music Generic Text Log File Format The log file is named mmddyyM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for Dalet for 03 28 92 for station 1 or the only station is 032892M1 TXT
66. spot number 001002 cut number 001 from Event Code 04 spots before a commercial break You would enter this as amp 04 001002 001 in the clock text column This will work with any of the automation commands just use the amp when entering the event name on the Natural Music clock followed by a NexGen Event Code then the 6 digit spot number a dash then the 3 digit cut number then at least one space and an optional description as shown below The 0030 indicates it is 30 seconds in length and is optional amp 04 001002 001 AM WEATHER 0030 Comment Assume you want to send some text to NexGen to display You could enter it as follows using Event Code 09 a dash then a blank space then the text to be displayed amp 09 This text will be displayed Voice Track Assume you want to create a slot for a Voice Track You could enter it as follows using Event Code 03 as follows amp 03 VTK VTK VOICETRACK Stopset Assume you want to set a place for 3 minute stopset for commercials You could enter it as follows using Event Code 08 as follows amp 08 SS Stopset 3 00 Continued on next page Page 7 42 Natural Music User Manual Prophet NexGen Automation ons Prophet NexGen Source Restrictions Prophet NexGen uses a numbering system that includes a number from 000001 to 999999 to identify audio files along with an event code usually 03 Spots liners promos also have an additional 3 digit cut number from 001 to 999 and use ev
67. st 10 End Position Artist 39 Start Position Title 40 End Position Title 69 Be sure to save the structure as a unique name with a pst extension Then you can load this structure click Load Playlist to select the playlist to import and click Import Playlist Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Example To tell DRS2006 Automation to play a cut for a certain Artist and Title leave the Music Category column blank and put amp ARTIST TITLE in the Clock Text column Be sure to start with the amp When using the Clock Text column for the DRS2006 system always separate the actual Artist and Title names with a dash Page 7 36 Natural Music User Manual Raduga Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Raduga PlayList F
68. system as well as the newer Maestro DCS Maestro Music Log File The LogMerge program provided by Computer Concepts is required to import and merge logs for DCS Maestro Natural Software cannot assist in configuring or troubleshooting the LogMerge program for you However in LogMerge you must select MusicPro as the music log type as that is the log type created by NM5 when sending the log to the LogMerge program The log name is mmddyy ASC where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for the DCS for 03 28 92 is 032892 ASC This file can be viewed with a text editor such as NotePad Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp DCS_ followed by the Directive Note Pgm etc that should be executed You should see your Maestro LogMerge progrtam help file for more detailed information Examples of the most commonly used DCS commands are shown
69. t LOG Simian Load a Day s Log A or APP Simian Run an Application The Qcode or See Q Codes A blank space The name of the command to be executed Example for Simian Macros amp M RELAY 1 100 will close relay 1 for 100 milliseconds The indicates that this will be executed at an exact time Page 7 10 Natural Music User Manual BSI Simian Automation Log Command to Load Next Day s Simian Log When using Simian you have to tell it when to load the next day s log This is usually done in Traffic but Natural Music can handle this for you This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT in the Clock Text column for the last hour of the day The format must be followed exactly To Tell Simian to Load Next Day s Log amp LOG A blank space MMDDYY A 2 digit Letter Number combination such as C1 M1 C2 etc A blank space NEXT Load Log Example To tell Simian to load the next day s log assuming you use M1 as the extension enter the following in the last event of the Natural Music Clock for the last hour of the day amp LOG MMDDYY C1 NEXT Natural Music will automatically insert the next date in place of MMDDYY when it creates the Music Log for each day Note If you use a different last 2 characters for the filename such as M2 or C1 or C2 just use those characters in place of C1 in the above example C1 above indicates a combined log for station 1 Importing Logs Into Simian Be
70. t and so on At the top of each hour RDS Phantom skips any unused songs in the prior hour and starts loading the first song in the new hour as listed in Natural Music s Music Log Also see Using ClockText on Format Clocks to Send Commands to Automation Page 7 26 Natural Music User Manual Salsa Systemation Automation Log Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log Salsa Systemation Music Log File The Music file for the Salsa and Systemation automation uses the Salsa proprietary format The log name is IMUSHOUR DAT Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Be sure to start with the amp When using the Clock Text column for Salsa always put the 3 letter Salsa category such as MUS a comma or space the Salsa Source a comma or space
71. tegory here is NOT the music Natural Music Category but the Category of the audio cut as designated in the CartWorks CDS32 systems Page 7 34 Natural Music User Manual MediaTouch Automation Log Note The log file created by Natural Music can only be imported into MediaTouch automation products using the Log Tools custom filter merger purchased as an optional add on from MediaTouch Log reconciliation is supported for MediaTouch See Reconciling Music Logs in Chapter 4 Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music og Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log MediaT ouch Music Log FileName The MediaTouch music file does not use the Generic Text Log File Format The log file is named yymdd SEL where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yr Year 95 for 1995 01 for 2001 Example The Natural Music output file for MediaTouch for 03 28 92 is 920328 SEL Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point
72. the clock in NM5 controls how that event is to be triggered in StationPlaylist If you put nothing on that column NM5 assumes the item starts when the prior one ends This is the usual situation so most clock items will need no special coding in the ClockText column However 2 situations might require an entry in the ClockText column Put nothing else in this column To Instant Start at specified time put these symbols amp To Non Instant Start next after the currently playing song ends at or after the specified time amp It is also recommended that the first event in each hour have the StartCode to keep StationPlaylist approximately on schedule This has the effect of skipping any unplayed songs in prior hour and starting the new hour when the last song of prior hour ends Hard Coding Play Audio Cut from Clock Text Assume you want to play a specific audio cut named at a specific point in the clock and you don t want to have to create a category and record entry for it You should leave the category blank on that clock line then enter in the clock text column the following text amp PLAY boot jingles jingle1234 mp3 This will default to StartCode to normal segue after last items finishes and RecordType to M for music boot jingles jingle1234 mp3 is the complete path and filename to be played To specify the Recordtype you can put it after the word PLAY PLAY S boot jspots Spot3456 mp3 This sets RecordType of S for spot and uses
73. to be imported Sending Automation Commands Filenames Using Clock Text When using automation it is sometimes necessary to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Hour Marker Example The ClockText column for the first event in every clock must be an hour marker as follows amp Hour Play Audio Cut Assume you want to play a specific audio cut named boot jingles Jingle1 mp3 at a specific point in the clock You should leave the category blank on that clock line then enter in the clock text column the following text amp PLAY boot jingles Jingle1 mp3 Set a Commercial Break All commercial breaks must be marked in Natural Music if you are using TuneStacker to merge traffic spots into the music log This is done by putting the following text in the Clock Text column again leave the category blank amp BREAK Be sure the time on that line is the same time the break is shown in the commercial traffic log Other Commands There are a large number of commands you can send from NM5 to the TuneTracker Conact TuneTracker for the proper syntax In NM5
74. to send command codes to the automation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Commercial Break Example Assume you want to tell Pristine where to insert Commercial Breaks when it merges the Traffic and Music Logs You use the Pristine Sequence Numbers as follows amp SEQ 00 through amp SEG 09 The 2 digit number at the end designates which commercial break is to be loaded Hard Coding an Audio Cut Assume you want to tell Pristine to play an individual audio cut amp 1234 Title Artist EndType Intro Outro 03 30 Be sure to put a space between the cut number and the Title Then put the commas between Title Artist EndType Intro Outro and be sure to put the length inside the If you do need all the fields simply put a comma for each empty field up to the one s you want to use After the last field you want to use you do NOT need to put any comma s Page 7 44 Natural Music User Manual Myriad Automation You must use an import filter provided by Myriad to import this log into the Myriad system Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natura
75. tomation such as source switching playing jingles legal ID s etc Usually the traffic system handles this but here may be a need to send some command codes through the Music System This is done in Natural Music by entering TEXT on the Clock Setup at whatever point you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp Example To tell CartWorks or CDS32 Automation to play Hard Disc cut named DA1234 from Category JIN leave the Music Category column blank and put amp JIN DA1243 00 07 in the Clock Text column Be sure to start with the amp When using the Clock Text column for the CartWorks CDS32 systems always separate the Category and DA number with a dash Everything to the right of amp up to the first blank space is sent as the audio cut number to be played After the space you can put a description but this is not sent to the automation system only the code up to the first blank is sent After the description you may optionally put the run length within The is required CartWorks amp CDS32 Source Restrictions CartWorks uses a Category e g MUS 123 etc plus a cut number to identify audio cuts so this restricts what you may put in the Source field during song data entry gt Place the DA in the Source entry field gt Place the CartWorks CDS32 Category in the Source2 field Ca
76. xt column of NM5 Insert the desired break length in place of mm ss 2 digit minutes are required such as 03 00 for 3 minutes amp COM DALIVE mm ss Voice Tracks To tell these automation systems to play a VoiceTrack use the following in the Clock Text column Music Category column must be blank After the first space a description may be entered amp VTK JNTIME for Jock recording with No link amp VTK JUTIME for Jock recording with a link Up to the previous cut amp VTK JDTIME for Jock recording with a link Down to the post voice track cut amp VTK JBTIME for Jock recording with a link Both up and Down Wide Orbit Google Scott Studios Source Restrictions These automation systems use a Category e g MUS 123 etc plus a cut number to identify audio cuts so this restricts what you may put in the Source field during song data entry gt Place the DA in the Source entry field include the DA gt Place the automation Category in the Source2 field not the NM5 Music Category Natural Music User Manual Page 7 15 Scott Studios AXS Automation Note This section applies only to the older versions of AXS prior to version 3 If using AXS 3 see Scott Studios SSDOS SS32 or AXS 3 Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation L
77. ylist Automation You must use StationPlaylist Music Log Importer to the import music schedule log and to merge it with traffic commercial log if needed Automation Logs are created in the Music Log Editor At the Natural Music main screen select Logs Select an existing Music Log and then click Open In the Music Log Editor click Automation Log to create the Automation Log StationPlaylist Music Log File The Music file uses a StationPlaylist specific file The log file is named yymmddM LOG where mm Month left zero padded dd Day left zero padded yy Year M indicates Natural Music log Configuring StationPlaylist Music Log Importer WARNING You must configure StationPlaylist Music Log Importer OPTIONS tab as follows If automatic import is checked FileName Format mmddyy M log Log Structure Position Length Hours Markers 0 0 Audio Tracks 0 0 Break Notes 115 1 Contain Voice Intros 11 1 Contain V Voice Outros 11 1 Contain 0 Spots 11 1 Contain S Instant Events 9 1 Contain Non Instant Events 9 1 Contain Song Intro Time 13 8 Hour 1 2 UNchecked Minute 4 2 Duration 108 5 Filename 115 255 Break Note 115 255 Second 7 2 Category 22 3 Artist 67 40 Title 26 40 Music Filenames amp Source Restrictions gt Source should be entered as the filename and extension without the entire path gt Source2 will contain the StationPlaylist RecordType entry A single letter from
78. you need the command to occur You indicate to Natural Music that this is a command to be sent to the automation by preceding it with amp To indicate a length include it as mm ss The mm ss will be stripped out by Natural Music during log generation and just the MedaTouch commands will be sent to the automation See Pages 32 34 of the MediaTouch LogTools User Guide for the actual text strings to be used after the amp L or amp S amp L followed by any MediaTouch command string is sent to MediaTouch as a LogNote amp S followed by the proper MediaTouch StopSet string is sent to MediaTouch as a StopSet Examples of Clock Text to send commands to MediaTouch amp L C LIN ZM1000 Liner Station ID 10 tells MediaTouch to play Liner ZM1000 amp L C PSA ZM1000 PSA 10 tells MediaTouch to play PSA ZM1000 amp S P M20 00 Stopset Catcher 2 00 send a 2 00 Stopset to MediaTouch Be sure to include the mm ss length The mmiss is stripped out by Natural Music before the text is sent to MediaTouch MediaTouch Source Restrictions MediaTouch uses a Category e g MUS MTC etc plus a cut number to identify audio cuts so this restricts what you may put in the Source field during song data entry gt Place the audio cut in the Source entry field gt Place the MediaTouch Category in the Source2 field Category here is NOT the music Natural Music Category but the Category of the audio cut as designated in the Me

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