DJB Radio
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The On Air Screen

This section will take you through all of the functions of the DJB Radio On Air Interface
 
The On Air Screen
1

Clock Area

1. Clock Area
 
This area shows the date and time.
If you click on the time, the display changes from a clock to a "time remaining in hour" display.
Click again to return to a classic clock.
 
2

Database Status

2. Database Status
These indicators should say connected while operating the software.
3

Schedule Info Area

3. Schedule Info Area
This area shows the currently loaded schedule and how long (in seconds) it took to load.
You can use this as a quick check to make sure the schedule is today's schedule.
If no schedule file was ready at midnight, DJB Radio would have reloaded yesterday's log for a second day.
Also as a side note, the color of this bar changes to match the deck that is currently playing (See Deck Status below). 
4

Segue Button

4. Segue Button
If DJB Radio is playing, this button fades the currently playing item and starts the next.
If it is not playing already this plays the next event but does not put it into Automation Mode.
5

On Air Item

5. On Air Item
This left side of this area shows the artist, title, and album.
The middle shows the cut number and audio type (Category).
The bottom right shows the On Air Item Progress Indicator.
This right side of this area shows the intro time and length.
 
 
6

On Air Item Progress Indicator

6. On Air Item Progress Indicator
This gauge also moves across as the item plays.  It starts out green....
 
...changes to orange...
 
...and finally before the cut ends it turns red.  This is a great visual cue for the on air staff.
 
There is also a seldom used feature; you can click on the white bar and drag it to move the current file to a different place in the song.
Not very useful for On Air, but useful for testing purposes for the engineers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7

Next To Air Item

7. Next To Air Item
This area shows the same info as the On Air item but has no progress indicator.
8

Schedule Area

8. Schedule Area
This area show the active schedule (log).
 
The button on the left shows the calculated time the item will air.  It also doubles as a start button allowing you to start an item that is not next to air.
It also shows the color of the deck (blue, purple, or green) which corresponds to the number of the deck. 
If you have a multi-channel sound card with different decks on different pots, this helps you determine which pot is playing.
It also becomes a gauge of the On Air item's progress gradually filling up with red until it changes to the next cut.
 
The second field has the Audio Type, (Category), and cut number. 
This is also the area you need to click if you wish to drag an item in the current schedule.
When your mouse is over the area it turns to a lighter shade of gray indicating dragability.
 
The 3rd field contains the Artist, Title, Album, Intro, Duration, and Ending (Fade/Cold).
You should know that the Duration value reflects the duration up to the Segue mark. 
This allows you to know how much time you have before the next item triggers.
 
The button on the right says ON-AIR for the currently playing item. 
For past items, the button will say DONE if the item played and SKIPPED if the item was skipped. 
For future items the button will say DELETE allowing you to quickly delete unwanted items.  You can delete loaded items, but not the item currently playing.
 
 
 
Schedule Area Continued
The last item in this area is the gray scroll bar.  You can click the up and down arrows to move one line at a time.
You can click the dark gray slider and drag it up and down to move rapidly.
You can click above or below the dark gray slider to move a page at a time up or down.
Finally, if your mouse is over the scroll bar area, you can use the wheel on your mouse to scroll the schedule.
9

Past Schedule

9. Past Schedule
Grayed out items are in the past.
On the far right the button will change to DONE if the item played or SKIPPED if it didn't.
You can still click in the audio type field and drag past items into the schedule if you need to.
You can also scroll back into the past, click an item, and click Cue To Be Next to effectively go back in time.
10

Currently Loaded Schedule

10. Currently Loaded Schedule
The 3 playback decks are color coded:
Blue: Player 1
Green: Player 2
Purple: Player 3
This is very useful if you are running multiple pots on the console.
The currently playing item says ON-AIR in the button at the far right.
And the start button of the playing item will gradually fill with red.
11

Upcoming Schedule

11. Upcoming Schedule
Future events show their approximate time to air and if you click that button they will play immediately.
You can click in the audio type field and drag items around the schedule if you want to.
The delete button will remove that item from the schedule after answering this prompt:
You can also select an item and click the Cue To Be Next button to advance the schedule to that position.
That feature is useful if you need to jump ahead to catch up.
12

Go To On Air Item

12. Go To On Air Item
This button causes the schedule window to take you to the currently playing item.
13

Go To Hour

13. Go To Hour
This allows you to look at a different hour by number (0-23).
14

Disable/Enable

Screen Follow

14. Disable/Enable 
Screen Follow
If you intend to look ahead or into the past, this button will prevent the schedule window from jumping to the current item every time it changes.
15

Schedule Update Area

 
While a Log Editor or Voice Tracker is attached in "After Exit" mode an indicator will appear notifying the On Air user.
Any changes made in the studio will be replaced when the Log Editor or Voice Tracker disconnects.
 
After each edit (or after exiting either editor) a button will appear at the bottom of the On Air screen "Log Updated Press to Reload":
 
Also under the Stop Log Audio button there is a countdown timer (the delay is set in the On Air settings).
 
Otherwise this area will remain mysteriously blank....
15. Schedule Update Area
16

Cue To Be Next

16. Cue To Be Next
By selecting a line in the schedule, either future or past and pressing this button, the schedule will jump to that point in time.
17

Audio & Event Library

17. Audio & Event Library
This brings up the Audio and Event Library which is covered in detail HERE.
18

Cut

18. Cut
After clicking to select an item from the schedule, the cut button will remove the item and place it in the memory buffer for pasting.
Only one item may be in the buffer at once, so if you cut or copy twice the first item is lost.
19

Copy

19. Copy
After clicking to select an item from the schedule, the copy button will place it in the memory buffer for pasting.
Only one item may be in the buffer at once, so if you copy or cut twice the first item is lost.
20

Paste

20. Paste
The Paste button is grayed out as seen above until something has been Cut or Copied.
Click on the item in the schedule and click Paste to paste the item above the selected item.
You can paste multiple times to place the same cut multiple times.
21

Delete Item

21. Delete Item
As you might expect, Delete Item will delete ths elected schedule item after this warning:
Selecting Yes will delete the item, selecting No will close the window and leave the item in place.
22

Insert Jock Break

22. Insert Jock Break
This button inserts a command 9996 Jock Assist Jock Break which will stop the schedule and allow manual control in the studio.
 
23

Jock Assist Mode/Automation Mode Button

23. Jock Assist Mode/Automation Mode Button 
This Button will Toggle the system between Automation Mode and Jock Assist Mode
In Automation Mode the system will continue to play audio until stopped by a command or a user button press.
In Jock Assist Mode the user must start all events manually using the play next button or the individual start buttons on the left of each schedule item.
 
24

Intro Timer

24. Intro Timer
When a cut begins, this timer counts down from the beginning of the audio to the point marked as Intro in the Production software.
Basically this is how long you have to pontificate over the music before you walk on the vocals.
25

Hour Content Countdown Timer

25. Hour Content Countdown Timer
This countdown timer shows the amount of audio left in the current hour.
 
26

Stop Log Audio!

26. Stop Log Audio!
This big red button will kill the playing cut and place the system in Jock Assist Mode.
 
27

On Air Countdown Timer

27. On Air Countdown Timer
This timer counts down to the Segue point on the currently playing cut.
28

On Air Countdown Gauge

28. On Air Countdown Gauge
Like the On Air Item Countdown Timer, this gauge counts down to the Segue point on the currently playing cut.
This gauge also gives a visual cue as the timer counts down, the gauge fills up.
The color of the gauge changes from green to red as the Segue point approaches.
29

Current Weather Info

29. Current Weather Info
This shows the current weather information.
The DJB Weather updater checks every 60 minutes for new weather.
30

Player Status

30. Player Status
This is a visual representation of the 3 players available to the DJB Radio On Air software.
The colors match the currently loaded schedule items and as each item plays you can see the levels here.
31

Razor Blade Editor

31. Razor Blade Editor
This opens the Razor Blade Editor which you can use to quickly trim cuts.
You can also record quick audio files.  They will be saved in C:\DJBRADIOAIR\RBrec\
For details about the Razor Blade Editor look HERE.
32

Hot Keys

32. Hot Keys
This button causes the Hot Keys to be visible on the main screen.
33

Audition

33. Audition
This button causes the Audition page to be visible on the main screen.
For details about the Audition Page look HERE.
34

Hot Keys Area

34. Hot Keys Area
Each Hot Key page has 20 assignable buttons.  To Play a Hot Key simply click the button. 
When the audio is playing the button will turn red.  If you wish to stop the button simply press the button again. 
You can play up to 4 Hot Keys at the same time. 
On Air settings has a Hot Keys entry in the sound card setup so you can choose where the Hot Keys play.
For more on Hot Keys and how to configure them, look in the Production software HERE.
35

Weather

35. Weather
This button causes the Weather page to be visible on the main screen.
 
Clicking Open Forecast in a Browser causes your PC to open your default browser and Head over to Accuweather.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weather Continued
Clicking Edit Weather brings up the window below allowing manual editing of the weather text displayed on the On Air screen when the Weather button is clicked.
That info will be overwritten when the DJB Weather Updater grabs the latest temperatures every 60 minutes.
 
 
 
36

System Menu

36. System Menu
This button causes the System Menu page to be visible on the main screen.
We will cover the many functions of the System Menu HERE
 
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