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RAIN Summit West 2013 Publicado por Webmaster en marzo 7th, 2013
MusicMaster will be a sponsor at the upcoming RAIN Summit West 2013 and we’d like to invite you to save 20% off your registration fees, which includes a full day of panels and presentations, lunch, and our famous poolside Vegas-style cocktail party. Just click here to register and use this code: RSMM
RAIN Summits are the premiere educational and networking events for the Internet radio and online audio industry, and their agenda for the event on Sunday April 7th during the NAB Show should be the best yet.
Issue #88 Publicado por Webmaster en marzo 1st, 2013
Welcome to MusicMaster
Metro Radio – Hong Kong, China; Abu Dhabi Media – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Interlochen Public Radio – Interlochen, MI; WUCF-FM – Orlando, FL
Above, On Air’s Rainer Eichhorn meets with Michael Vincent of Metro Radio.
5.0 SR-6 is now Available
A new service release is available, 5.0 SR-6. We’ve updated the Schedule Editor to better retain the grid position and bookmarks as you are working in the Editor. If you use Prompted Queries, you’ll notice these are larger and you’ll find edit helper buttons if you use Keyword, Attribute or Date fields. If you use the Broadcast Week option, you’ll now be able to determine if your log export should start with those settings in the Export Designer. Go to Help, Check for Updates to get this version today.
Broadcast Asia 2013
We will be at Broadcast Asia 2013 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands, June 18-21, for the first time with our own MusicMaster booth. If you’re planning on attending, please come visit us at booth number 4A2-10.
MusicMaster Training Library Update
Our Training Library contains short-form walkthroughs and long-form webinars on all aspects of the program. The walkthroughs are all designed to be very short so you can get the information you need quickly. Most are only a couple of minutes long. The webinars are more in-depth looks at various topics. We’ve added a new webinar that takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a Top-100 countdown. Drew Bennett takes you from creating the list to scheduling it and everything needed in between in less than 15 minutes!
MusicMaster in Broadcast & Production
Readers of Italy’s Broadcast & Production magazine will notice an ad for a familiar product in next month’s issue (right).
“Don’t rely on the past when you can experience the future. MusicMaster 5—the most advanced scheduling tool for radio, TV, web, and in-store.”
Industry Event Calendar
There are industry events and conventions every month around the world. We always appreciate meeting our customers and finding out how MusicMaster is working for them. If you’re planning on attending any of these events, let us know. We’d love to meet with you if possible.
- March 2-5: NRB Convention – Nashville, TN
- March 12-14: CabSat – Dubai, UAE
- March 17-19: Radiodays Europe – Berlin, Germany
- March 18: Genius Days Workshop – Berlin, Germany
- March 19-24: Canadian Music Week – Toronto, ON
- April 8-11: NAB 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
- June 18-21: Broadcast Asia – Singapore
MusicMaster Pro-Team: Alan Burns
Alan Burns & Associates helps radio stations increase ratings by providing custom strategies, music plans, morning show development, marketing/promotion ideas, and the training of your staff. We consult all forms of AC and CHR: from Mainstream, Soft, Modern, Gold AC and Hot AC, to Mainstream and Rhythmic CHR.
Company principals are founder Alan Burns, and Sr. VP Jeff Johnson who has been with AB&A since 1987.
Alan Burns & Associates is a small firm that specializes in precise custom strategies and close, personal attention to our limited client list. Our task is to help each client formulate – then execute – the one strategy that will result in success. We help radio stations increase ratings by providing custom strategies, music plans, morning show development, marketing/promotion ideas, and the training of your staff. We consult all forms of AC and CHR: from Mainstream, Soft, Modern, Gold AC and Hot AC, to Mainstream and Rhythmic CHR.
Alan Burns & Associates is proud to have helped hundreds of AC and CHR stations succeed in even the toughest of market circumstances. The result of our accumulated knowledge, experience, and skills is successful clients. A few of the radio stations we have helped win include great stations like Z100 New York, WBMX Boston, and WSHH Pittsburgh.
Contact Alan Burns at 251-980-7070 or alan@burnsradio.com.
The MusicMaster Pro-Team is comprised of experienced broadcast consultants and programmers who are available to assist MusicMaster clients with programming advice. Their services are available under this cost effective program with no long term commitment required, and can be added to your existing software support plan. Information on each MusicMaster Pro-Team member is available below. If you would like to retain the services of one of the MusicMaster Pro-Team members or have questions about the specifics of the program contact Joe Knapp, President/CEO at +1 (262) 786-6519 or JoeKnapp@A-Ware.com.
See the complete MusicMaster Pro-Team Roster.
Quick Tip: Clock Element Usage
When you click on the pie chart icon in MusicMaster, you’re probably familiar with that visual representation of your clock. Did you know there are two other tabs available? You can see your Category Usage and Element Usage as well. Element Usage will show you the types of clock elements you are using (fixed, special sets, etc) as well as what kind of break elements (lognotes, traffic merge) are in the clock. Rather than reading down the list of elements in the clock, this is an easy way to review your clocks to be sure it contains the elements you want.
Recent Feature Articles From the MusicMaster Blog
The Format List is Controlled Inconsistency
By Marianne Burkett
So… you want your clocks to be slightly different each hour and you painstakingly create many, many clocks. That is one way to do it. However, in MusicMaster there is a lesser-used feature that I really like that will save you time now and in the future… the Format List! (Read more.)
Copying Music between Databases
By Paul Ziino
If you are responsible for more than one MusicMaster Database, sometimes you might have to add the same song to multiple databases. Why go through the work of typing all that data over and over when you can just copy and paste between databases? (Read more.)
Music Master of the Month
Miguel Cruz
Programming Director
M80 Rádio
Portugal
“After many years of using different pieces of music programming software, we recently changed to MusicMaster and we are very pleased with the outcome. Just two examples:
- The diversity of available rules and the ability to copy and paste them individually (or whole directories) to different categories is very useful to us, as is the infinitely scalable rules that we can define, with as many different settings and weights as we need.
- The Schedule Editor layout is completely customizable and gives us full access to everything that we really need to program or review the station log.
“In short, MusicMaster is a very user friendly and intuitive program, that has allowed us to have much more control over the scheduling process. Since we have been using it, the quality and the diversity of our programming has significantly improved.”
Copiar Música Entre Bases De Datos Publicado por Jesus Rodriguez en febrero 25th, 2013
By Paul Ziino
Si usted es el responsable de más de una base MusicMaster, en ocasiones, es posible que tenga que agregar la misma canción a varias bases de datos. ¿Por qué ir a través de la labor de escribir todos los datos que más y más cuando sólo puede copiar y pegar entre bases de datos?
Abra su primera base de datos y escriba la información de la canción en la vista de cuadrícula.
Haga clic en el recuadro gris puntero a la izquierda de la canción para seleccionar la canción de los datos presentes en la biblioteca vista de cuadrícula. Presione Ctrl+C para copiar la información en el portapapeles.
Abra la segunda base y añadir una canción a ella. Utilizando el mostrar/ocultar campos icono, asegúrese de que sus campos en la vista de cuadrícula línea de izquierda a derecha con los campos de la base de datos original. Esto es importante por lo que no pegar datos en los campos equivocados. Haga clic en la primera celda y pulse Ctrl+V para pegar en el portapapeles. Ahora ha agregado la canción en una segunda base!
Puede copiar cualquier campo de una base de datos MusicMaster, sin embargo algunos campos no son editables para el usuarios y no aceptará pega datos. Esos campos incluyen el identificador de la canción, no-música, paquete, agregar fecha, fecha de editar, mover fecha, categoría juega, biblioteca juega, rendimiento y Simulcast.
Nota: se pueden pegar datos en un atributo o campo de Dayparting, pero si aún no se ha definido el texto estará presente sin definiciones.
Puede copiar y pegar desde MusicMaster a un documento, el correo electrónico o la hoja de cálculo con las mismas funciones de Ctrl-C y Ctrl-V.
Es tan fácil copiar datos de una hoja de cálculo y pegar en MusicMaster. Agregue el número apropiado de nuevas canciones a la biblioteca de MusicMaster, luego seleccionar y copiar todas las celdas correspondientes en la hoja de cálculo, alinee los campos en la MusicMaster para que coincida con las columnas de la hoja de cálculo y, a continuación, Ctrl-V en la primera celda de MusicMaster para pegar todos los datos copiados.
Copiar/pegar puede ahorrar mucho tiempo al hacer la entrada de datos. Por supuesto, siempre es prudente hacer un backup de su base de datos antes de realizar cambios, por si acaso! Si usted tiene alguna pregunta, póngase en contacto con su Consultor de programación de música.
MusicMaster Training Library Update Publicado por Webmaster en febrero 22nd, 2013
Our Training Library contains short-form walkthroughs and long-form webinars on all aspects of the program. The walkthroughs are all designed to be very short so you can get the information you need quickly. Most are only a couple of minutes long. The webinars are more in-depth looks at various topics. We’ve added a new webinar that takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a Top-100 countdown. Drew Bennett takes you from creating the list to scheduling it and everything needed in between in less than 15 minutes!
5.0 SR-6 is now Available Publicado por Webmaster en febrero 21st, 2013
A new service release is available, 5.0 SR-6. We’ve updated the Schedule Editor to better retain the grid position and bookmarks as you are working in the Editor. If you use Prompted Queries, you’ll notice these are larger and you’ll find edit helper buttons if you use Keyword, Attribute or Date fields. If you use the Broadcast Week option, you’ll now be able to determine if your log export should start with those settings in the Export Designer. Go to Help, Check for Updates to get this version today.
MusicMaster in Broadcast & Production Publicado por Webmaster en febrero 18th, 2013
Readers of Italy’s Broadcast & Production magazine will notice an ad for a familiar product in next month’s issue (right).
“Don’t rely on the past when you can experience the future. MusicMaster 5—the most advanced scheduling tool for radio, TV, web, and in-store.”
La Lista De Formatos Está Controlada Inconsistencia Publicado por Jesus Rodriguez en febrero 11th, 2013
Por Marianne Burkett
SO… desea sus relojes a ser ligeramente diferente a cada hora y cuidadosamente crear muchos relojes. Es una forma de hacerlo. Sin embargo, en MusicMaster es una característica minoritarias que yo realmente como ahorrará tiempo ahora y en el futuro… la lista formato!
¿Qué es una lista de Formato y donde no se la encuentra en MusicMaster?
En esencia, la lista de Formato es un pequeño reloj dentro de un reloj. Así que si usted tiene normalmente un elemento de posición fija en 10 después, con un pesado actual o el medio actual, que puede intercambiar hacia fuera para un elemento de la lista de formatos que contiene las categorías actuales que se giren en el patrón usted crear en la lista formato. Vamos a tomar una foto de una simple lista de formato:
Colocando esta lista de formato en un reloj 2 veces verá un patrón agradable para sus corrientes con una proporción de 2:1 para las categorías de “A la B”. Tengo 5 canciones en el A y 5 b y 6 promedio gira un día para el A y 4 para B.
Personalmente me gusta controlar la corriente al flujo de oro entonces yo podría crear 2 listas. Una Lista de Formato corriente y una Lista de Formato de oro. Aquí está un modelo de oro.
¿Ahora que sabes cómo construir listas de formato, donde encontrar esto en MusicMaster? Ficha de la lista formato de relojes de conjunto de datos. Haga clic en nuevo. Verás lo que parece un reloj vacío. Arrastre en las categorías que desee en la lista. Organizar las categorías por lo que tendrás las proporciones correctas para poder secundario, nuevo a viejo. Guardar.
Ahora, voy a trabajar y construir un reloj. Eso es todo: 1 reloj y sólo 2 de las listas de formato. Encontrará las listas de formato que haya creado mediante el arrastre hacia abajo en el tipo de elemento dentro del reloj que está construyendo:
Tengo control sobre mi corrientes con 2 posiciones en la hora y las rotaciones han casi perfecto. No sé qué categoría oro voy a escuchar de los stopsets o en la parte superior de la hora. Sé que mi corrientes están jugando sino día a día, pero no si será un o una B en una posición específica. Por lo tanto, se toma varios días para alguien que escucha en camino a su trabajo para escuchar esa misma corriente una vez más al mismo tiempo.
Si crea una secuencia de internet o planificación un start up o simplemente renovar sus relojes, considere la lista de formato como una herramienta eficaz para “inconsistencia controlada”. Los clientes que tengo utilizan el formato de listas, les encanta. Son versátiles. No tienes que cambiar todos sus relojes, si desea cambiar los relojes… sólo cambia su formato se enumeran.
Si eres un poco aprensivo acerca del uso de la función de formato de lista, pruebe primero con unas pocas categorías no musicales como trazadores de líneas de la imagen
¡Si usted tiene cualquier pregunta sobre la tentativa Listas de Formato en sus relojes, póngase en contacto con su Consultor de Programando Música!
Broadcast Asia 2013 Publicado por Webmaster en febrero 6th, 2013
We will be at Broadcast Asia 2013 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands, June 18-21, for the first time with our own MusicMaster booth. If you’re planning on attending, please come visit us at booth number 4A2-10.
Issue #87 Publicado por Webmaster en febrero 1st, 2013
Welcome to MusicMaster
Classic FM – Naarden, Netherlands; WAKY – Radcliff, KY; WLVK – Fort Knox, KY;
KSHE, KIHT, KPNT, KFTK – St. Louis, MO
MusicMaster in Hong Kong
Hong and Gregory from BTL, MusicMaster’s Hong Kong partner, stand in front of the Whampoa boat shopping center in Kowloon where Metro Radio is located (right). Hong and Gregory are helping to set up Metro Radio to switch to MusicMaster. It’s good to have great MusicMaster partners all around the world!
Industry Event Calendar
There are industry events and conventions every month around the world. We always appreciate meeting our customers and finding out how MusicMaster is working for them. If you’re planning on attending any of these events, let us know. We’d love to meet with you if possible.
- February 27-March 1: CRS 2013 – Nashville, TN
- March 2-5: NRB Convention – Nashville, TN
- March 12-14: CabSat – Dubai, UAE
- March 17-19: Radiodays Europe – Berlin, Germany
- March 18: Genius Days Workshop – Berlin, Germany
- March 19-24: Canadian Music Week – Toronto, ON
- April 8-11: NAB 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
MusicMaster Pro-Team: John Hendricks
John Hendricks was born and raised in Northwest Montana and that’s where he’s living now.
“After many years of living ‘up and down the dial’, I’m sinking roots in my hometown. Fortunately, I can serve my clients from here—with a little travel.”
On-air, he’s been featured on top-rated stations in Denver, Seattle and nationally on the syndicated John Hendricks Overnight.
At Music Choice/New York, he experienced first-hand the promise—and the challenges of creating content for internet, cable and cell phone technologies. When boiled down to the needs of a client, Hendricks is a sought-after source of ideas and solutions for stations in every market size.
John is an avid outdoorsman and a putz on the golf course. His motorcycle tours have taken him the length and breadth of North America. He is also a licensed Private Pilot and Amateur Radio station operator.
You can contact John at 406.755.4779 or john@JohnHendricksBroadcast.com.
The MusicMaster Pro-Team is comprised of experienced broadcast consultants and programmers who are available to assist MusicMaster clients with programming advice. Their services are available under this cost effective program with no long term commitment required, and can be added to your existing software support plan. Information on each MusicMaster Pro-Team member is available below. If you would like to retain the services of one of the MusicMaster Pro-Team members or have questions about the specifics of the program contact Joe Knapp, President/CEO at +1 (262) 786-6519 or JoeKnapp@A-Ware.com.
See the complete MusicMaster Pro-Team Roster.
Quick Tip: Additional Category Information
With Version 5, you can now display additional information for your categories in the InfoBar. You can choose either the number of songs, the number of slots or average runtime of the songs. To do this, go to Tools, Options, Library Editor Options. In the InfoBar Option section use the drop down to select one of these options. MusicMaster will automatically calculate this information and add it to the InfoBar listing. As you make changes in the database, the InfoBar will continue to update. You can force it to update as well by right-clicking in the InfoBar and choosing the Refresh option from the context menu.
Recent Feature Articles From the MusicMaster Blog
Auto Platoon – One of most under used features in MusicMaster?
By Aaron Taylor
We don’t really keep track, but we believe that Auto Platoon is one of the most underutilized features in MusicMaster. It is a very powerful tool for the overall rotation of your music, and we just don’t see it used often, or get many questions about how to best utilize it. (Read more.)
An Introduction to Special History Reports
By Drew Bennett
MusicMaster works closely with various organizations that require special reports to be generated from a music scheduler. Special History reports is the section of MusicMaster dedicated to generating specific reports for organizations around the world. You will find this section of MusicMaster by choosing Dataset, Analysis, Special History Reports. (Read more.)
Music Master of the Month
Tyler Russell
Program Director
KXRN
Laguna Beach, CA
“Having only used Selector, we were really concerned about the work load when starting from scratch with our 1,500 song library at our new non-commercial station KX 93.5. But we couldn’t believe how easy it was to import our entire library, categorize them, and get scheduling right away with MusicMaster, especially due to the fantastic support. Thanks MusicMaster!”
MusicMaster in Hong Kong Publicado por Webmaster en enero 29th, 2013
Hong and Gregory from BTL, MusicMaster’s Hong Kong partner, stand in front of the Whampoa boat shopping center in Koowloon where Metro Radio is located (right). Hong and Gregory are helping to set up Metro Radio to switch to MusicMaster. It’s good to have great MusicMaster partners all around the world!