MusicMaster Blog

By Paul Ziino

A Combo element allows you to select any number of your categories. When MusicMaster starts the auto-schedule process, it will attempt to fill that Combo position with a song from the first category selected in that position, based on the Schedule Properties. (más…)

By Drew Bennett

Back in the day, (I won’t say what day because it will seriously date me) I was in charge of scheduling the music at an AC station in Kansas City. It’s gone now but it was a great station and I enjoyed the people I got to work with. We really tried to make our station compelling and special programming was something we focused on to really try and stand out. (más…)

Twice a year we go through Daylight Savings time changes and at MusicMaster, it typically generates a lot of phone calls.  No worries, let MusicMaster handle it for you! (más…)

By Marianne Burkett

So, your VP, owner or General Manager has announced that you will soon be switching to a different Automation system. You may be excited or you may be anxious about the new system coming in. With the number of clients we have here at MusicMaster… we’ve seen many stations approach this in various ways. I feel confident that this blog can provide you with some insight and steps you can take to make the switch less complex and overwhelming. (más…)

By Paul Ziino

After a long day’s work of editing logs, adjusting rotations, building clocks, and analyzing your data, it’s always a good idea to make a backup. Here’s how… (más…)

We have welcomed many new users to MusicMaster in the past 30 years. For many of you, that meant having your data converted from other scheduling software. Your converted data was returned to you set up, and ready for you to schedule and export a log to your automation system. (más…)

By Drew Bennett

Feel like you should set up Dataset Security in MusicMaster for your formats?  It’s a wise idea and helps you protect your database from unknowing hands roaming about the radio station. (más…)

Are you reconciling your logs?

You likely already have (or had used in the past) some method to keep track of what songs were actually aired on your station that weren’t initially accounted for when you scheduled the music logs. (más…)

One of the least-used and probably the least-understood property of the Rule Groups in MusicMaster is called Group Mode. (más…)

Listener Driven Radio is software for radio built on the concept of crowdsourcing. LDR makes it possible for your listeners to go online, or to their Smartphone or iPhone, and offer their input into what plays next on your radio station. LDR is constantly absorbing listener input, song votes, and comments on music, and automatically adapting programming in real-time. Your audience can control your station’s on-air product within the parameters set by the Program Director. LDR also automatically feeds the radio station’s Twitter and Facebook accounts, helping to increase your listener tune-in.

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