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NEW Cut Buttons

 
NEW Cut Buttons
1

Import New Cut Button

1. Import New Cut Button
 
1.  Click this button to begin the process of importing a single existing cut from a local or mapped network hard drive.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.  Then click the "Load File..." button.
When the box below pops up, browse to the location of the file you want to import.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.  In this case I have browsed to my local drive F: and a subfolder called "Logger Audio" and selected the file "Sunny-19-05-22-12-33.mp3.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.  After selecting the single file you wish to import, click "Open"
That returns you to the previous box, but with the audio file ready to import.
The import interface defaults to recording the next available cut number, but you can change the cut number by pressing the aptly named "Change Cut Number" button.
You should select the correct audio type (music, commercial, etc.) and you should select a Category.
You may fill in as much of the Cut Info (metadata) as you wish, but the more information you provide, the better.
 
Under Audio Timing you can manually set the Intro and Segue times and select whether the ending is Fade or Cold (for operator info only).
 
Under Date Information you can define Activation and Expire (Start and Kill) dates and hours.  This can be especially useful for commercials.
 
 
 
 
 
Under Art & Web you can select album art from your JBCOVERART folder by clicking Select New Picture.
You can also type (or copy and paste) the URL for the image you want to use as well as a URL for a purchase link.
 
 
Below that section you can see the actual file name that DJB Radio Production is giving the file. (In this case DJB_3.mp3)
 
 
Delete Source Audio Cut on Import will do just that.  After importing the file into DJB Radio Production, the original file you browsed to will cease to exist.
It is recommended to leave this box unchecked unless you have made a duplicate specifically for importing.
 
Normalize will raise or lower the gain of a cut to the percentage you select with reference to the maximum level (0 dBFS).  It is good for getting all of the cuts to use the same reference level.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.  Then you click Import:
 
 
As you can see from the image above, it says, "Done..." in red text.
 
6.  Click Done & Exit.
 
 
2

Record New Cut Button

2. Record New Cut Button
 
1. Click this button to begin recording a new cut from your audio input source.
The window below defaults to recording the next available cut number.  You can click "Change Cut Number" to record to another number.
2. Set the Cut Info:
You can use the "Audio Type" drop box to select the audio type (music, commercial, etc.).
Fill in the Title and Artist you wish to have entered into the Database.
Use the "Category" drop box to select the category.
3. You can preview the levels before you record and adjust them with the gray slider.
Once you are happy with the settings, click "Start Recording."
4. When the recording is finished click "Stop Recording."  
 
3

CD Rip New Cut Button

3. CD Rip New Cut Button
 
1. Click this button to begin Ripping a cut from an audio CD track. 
NOTE: If the CD is a data CD instead of an audio CD, you will use the Import New Cut Button instead and browse to the CD drive.
2. Select the track you wish to Rip.  Tracks are ripped one at a time.
3. The CD Ripper checks the internet automatically to attempt to retrieve the album info.
If you change discs and the old info is still showing, click "Refresh Track List" to see the new CD.
4. If you wish you can Normalize the audio by checking "Apply Normalization." 
Normalizing will raise or lower the gain of a cut to the percentage you select with reference to the maximum level (0 dBFS). 
It is good for getting all of the cuts to use the same reference level.
5. Then click Rip Track.  During ripping you can cancel by clicking "Cancel Ripping"
6. You may select another track to rip or click "Done & Exit."
 
4

Batch Import Button

4. Batch Import Button
 
1. Clicking the "Batch Import" button will bring up the window below.
The window below defaults to recording the next available cut number. 
You can click "Change Cut Number" to record to another number.
Keep in mind since you are recording a batch of cuts at once, you may want to group them by cut number.
For example start at 1000 for commercials, 2000 for a certain type of music, etc.
 
 
2. After you have the starting cut number you wish, select the folder containing the cuts you wish to batch import. 
 
 
 
 
3. You can select the files you wish to batch import by clicking and dragging. 
You can also use these handy keyboard shortcuts:
CTRL + Click: Allows you to select files that are not contiguous.  As long as you hold CTRL each file you click will be added or removed from the batch.
SHIFT + Click: Allows you to click the first and last of a group of files and everything in between will be selected.
SHIFT + PAGE UP/DOWN: After you click the first cut, SHIFT + PAGE UP/DOWN will select an entire page at a time.
 
4. If you wish you can Normalize the audio by checking "Apply Normalization." 
Normalizing will raise or lower the gain of a cut to the percentage you select with reference to the maximum level (0 dBFS). 
It is good for getting all of the cuts to use the same reference level.
 
5. Using each drop box, select the Audio Type and Category into which you wish to batch import.
 
6. Then click "OK" and watch it work, or go get a cup of coffee depending on how many cuts you are importing.
For setting up a new library, this is a great function to start at the end of a day and let it run in your absence.
 
You can click "Stop Batch Import" during the process if you need to cancel it.
 
 
7. The "Cancel" button will close the Batch Import windows.
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