Testimonials

I’m not gonna pretend to say asking our programmers to change music scheduling software was easy or a popular decision, but I don’t think there’s a single programmer in our organization who a) wasn’t pleased with MusicMaster’s...  Read More

I had used Selector my entire programming career, dating back to 1989, and used it ever since up to the moment the President of our company (David Santrella) asked me to test drive MusicMaster. I'll have to admit that I was not only skeptical, but...  Read More

When the idea first came about for LauriRadio, I consulted with a couple trusted programming vets on the necessary technical aspects of running an independent radio station. As a longtime on-air jock, I've heard many PDs & MDs sing the praises of...  Read More

Having multiple duties to manage can make for a long day. Luckily, Music Master does most of the heavy lifting for me and keeps us at the top of the Nielsens. Using the Auto-Platoon feature lets my listeners feel like they’ve lucked into a song...  Read More

OF COURSE I love the software itself. It’s stable, logical, and versatile. I’m old school about thoroughly editing the logs every day, and – with MusicMaster – I’ve cut my editing time in half. But what I love even more about...  Read More

Let me start by saying that I am absolutely honored to endorse MusicMaster Scheduling software. My relationship with MusicMaster began many years ago and has been amazing every step of the way! I have managed many stations and air talent across...  Read More

For many years we were using another music scheduling software program because it was just what we were used to. We started exploring our options and many of us felt that MusicMaster was hands down the best product available. MusicMaster is...  Read More

MusicMaster makes my job that much easier. It does everything that I've wanted in a scheduling program... being able to maneuver my music catalog with ease... rules setup that make scheduling a lot easier and tailored to my style. Can't see myself...  Read More

Aside from MusicMaster being so user friendly and intuitive, the features are easily customizable. Logs are a breeze to edit and I set up my log editor to color code all the songs so I can see an hour's tempo at a glance. Music Rules are in-depth...  Read More

MusicMaster makes scheduling a cinch with rule alerts. The software helps me notice when I've selected a song that fails a rule; I can even customize and activate rule alerts under the tools header. MusicMaster also seamlessly works hand-in-hand...  Read More

MusicMaster is vital to programming a station like 650 AM WSM. Five decades of music that include bluegrass, traditional, legends, and live cuts from the Grand Ole Opry, is a lot to keep up with and MusicMaster makes it all come together! Scheduling...  Read More

MusicMaster has the ease of use that novice users appreciate, and at the same time the power the advance MD's want to dig deep and fine tune the database and rules to schedule exactly what you want it to schedule. As the station's website manager...  Read More

Making award-winning local radio isn’t just about the music mix… it’s about everything in-between and all around it. And MusicMaster has played a critical part in helping us effectively make great radio every day.

Sunday Baroque is a nationally syndicated music program of baroque and early music. I am based in Ohio, while my producing partner station, WSHU, is in Connecticut, where the Sunday Baroque CD library is housed. Therefore, I need a powerful database...  Read More

Radio Veronica has worked with MusicMaster after a transition from RCS Selector in 2012. We were the first nationwide radio station in the Netherlands that used MusicMaster and we have no regrets. Instead of all kinds of workarounds that were...  Read More

Do what you love. Love what you do. After working with RCS Selector and Powergold, I am really enthusiastic about MusicMaster. It is the first scheduling software that is able to do what I want instead of dealing with workarounds. MusicMaster...  Read More

We run three networks broadcasting mostly nationwide. Our brands Cool FM, Wazobia FM, and Nigeria Info offer a straight CHR format, local African music and a News/Talk/Sports format mixed with some smooth Jazz. We have used MusicMaster for over a...  Read More

Running a 24/7 news/music radio station is a heavy task and requires a high level of program flexibility, especially when there is a time and location difference between the station and the audience. Since 2008, I have been in charge as the music...  Read More

Virgin Radio Italy began broadcasting July 12, 2007, and since its planning, we used MusicMaster as music scheduler. It has an intuitive and fully customizable interface, with drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste like a classic spreadsheet. It has an...  Read More

I feel the feature that helps me the most and saves me the most time is the ability to design assignment grids for the different events during the year and activate them when I need them such as Christmas music. I set up my clocks the way I want...  Read More

I would NOT be able to do my job without MusicMaster. With so many different stations, markets, and program directors, there are a million different requests I get for quirky ways to schedule a station. MusicMaster's rule options are limitless. And...  Read More

I'm glad that through my entire radio career, MusicMaster has been what I've been using. Sure, I've tried other music scheduling software, but, honestly, I've never found one that works as well or is as user-friendly as MusicMaster. My favorite...  Read More

We added MusicMaster in 2009, and since then, it's been a crucial tool at our station. I've spent some time on other programs and felt most at home with MusicMaster. The interface is easy to use and understand and really allows you to customize your...  Read More

One of my favorite MusicMaster features is the Turnover Calculator in Turnover Analysis; it's a terrific way to work out rotations based on several criteria. You can work from the number of songs in a category or from the target number...  Read More

The number one thing I love about MusicMaster is the customer service. I have launched three radio stations in the past two years, and with each station there are unique issues that you encounter in regards to the set up of scheduling...  Read More

TNN chose MusicMaster because of its compatibility with other automation systems. Since we're a television network, we were struggling to find a good solution to automate the music video scheduling that would also work with our in-house...  Read More

Every day, every hour, we want the best playlists at Radio Veronica. MusicMaster has really helped us to improve our rotations and quarter hours. If you have everything in balance, Optimum Goals are a good feature to create the perfect playlist. Our...  Read More

Initially, the reason I chose MusicMaster for my stations was a budget consideration. However, after seeing the feature set and experiencing the great one-on-one support, we have now standardized MusicMaster to all of our clusters. After using...  Read More

We at Bayern 3 have been working with MusicMaster for four years and it was very easy to get familiar with the software. It's very intuitive and the structure is very close to the Windows-principle, which is also good for interacting...  Read More

I am a big fan of the Rule Wizard/Optimization tool, I also rely on Auto Platoon to keep the library manageable. The link to search YouTube is also an awesome tool! We were on a system that is frankly too embarrassing to mention here....  Read More

All the repetitive functions of editing are available with keystrokes as well as mouse clicks. Using both makes it easy to get into a rhythm checking your logs. Favorite features include the Artist Separation wizard. Having the wizard to help set a...  Read More

I like features like 'swap' (F5) to juggle songs within an hour, and also I like the 'artist history' dropdown option to study song history not just by title, but by artist as well. Another feature I use a lot is 'highlighting' songs (F7) so I can...  Read More

After many years of using different pieces of music programming software, we recently changed to MusicMaster and we are very pleased with the outcome. The diversity of available rules and the ability to copy and paste them individually (or whole...  Read More

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,...  Read More

Having worked with MusicMaster software for almost three decades, and having had the chance to work with other systems as well, I can honestly say it's the best music scheduling software available. Not only is this because of the...  Read More

The two best things about MusicMaster are its customer support and its ability to make our daily work so much easier. Before coming to Lake 96-1 eight years ago, my only experience was with DOS. Paul Ziino made the transition flawless....  Read More

I've been working with MusicMaster for nearly 10 years now and I've been scheduling 24 hours per day for SR3 and the night program "ARD Hit Night" for the ARD network. MusicMaster is the ideal tool to schedule extensive programs using very...  Read More

The main start point for a successful radio program is definitely the music you put into the system. But then the software kicks in and especially for our oldie based AC format I appreciate the flexibility of MusicMaster. The Shift rotation...  Read More

As a Radio Consultant with over 25 years of experience in Broadcasting working in the early days with the card system and many music schedulers, my experience with MusicMaster is that it is the best Music Scheduler! And the support team...  Read More

MusicMaster helps the staff of WOSU Public Media's Classical 101 classical music radio service bring beautiful, inspiring music to listeners all day, every day. All of the Classical 101 team members use MusicMaster to research artists,...  Read More

It's hard to narrow down what my favorite feature of MusicMaster is. Overall, it has to be how user friendly and intuitive the entire program is. Most of us are pretty familiar with Windows, and MusicMaster is a program designed...  Read More

Bayern 2 differs a lot from the typical MusicMaster customer: Our focus is on spoken word. Music adds emotional touches, works as "glue" between information and cultural content. Hits are not that important to us, an eclectic range from...  Read More

When I joined West Virginia Radio, earlier this year, they were already MusicMaster users. I was excited to relearn the program and have found it to be a great fit for our stations and for my position as the director of programming. I can get into...  Read More

It might make me sound old, but I really just have a lot of experience! And I started when I was 11… When I first started programming in radio we used MusicScan, later to become MusicMaster. I've had the chance to use numerous programs...  Read More

I like MusicMaster because being able to copy and paste in and out of Excel is huge! I've been working with my MSC on developing customized import / Library Sync definition files for Jack FM and it's saved me a ton of time pulling in...  Read More

As a presentation scheduler I found MusicMaster to be an amazing tool in my hands. I used to work with another software before, and the truth is that this one is better by all comparisons! We're talking about a very smart software that with the...  Read More

Using MusicMaster makes it possible for me to schedule market specific elements for my morning show which is simulcast on two of our stations. Some days they broadcast from here, some days they broadcast from there…two locations, two...  Read More

I like that MusicMaster is so flexible. I can work very fast and stable and the Rule Tree gives me the possibility to find all the rules I need very fast but I can also build a very complex rule-system if I need it. Flexibility in...  Read More

I've been a big fan the Musicmaster for Windows system ever since our company, Rogers Broadcasting, decided to go with it for all our radio stations. We were moving from a competitors DOS based system and had a chance to look at multiple windows...  Read More

In my 20 years in radio I've used all kinds of music scheduling systems (yes, including the file box full of index cards!), none of them has afforded me the control over exactly how I needed the stations I program to sound better than...  Read More

I'd been using RCS (DOS) for 20 years (20 years ago it was great!) Since then, MusicMaster has steamed ahead with with new features and a clean look and feel. And of course, the support is just brilliant! My favorite features in...  Read More

My favorite feature of MusicMaster has to be the Rule Tree Wizard which helps you find those things you may have "hurried" over when setting things up. I am a big fan of double checking and MusicMaster seems to do that for you......  Read More

I started using MusicMaster in the 1980's just a few years after Joe Knapp created it. MusicMaster always keeps innovating, evolving, and adapting to keep us up-to-date. We use MusicMaster daily in our two companies. Custom Channels...  Read More

I like the following features of MusicMaster: Full flexibility to show anything on the screen at anytime. I like looking at history automatically on every song before I press enter and schedule it...and making massive library changes has...  Read More

As a corporate PD with multiple formats to work with, there is no better program for me to use for scheduling music than MusicMaster. It has exceeded my expectations in so many ways it would be hard for me to consider another program....  Read More

Over two years ago we faced a situation that saw us using a music scheduling program which some markets were on a Windows version and others using a DOS based program. As the time approached for deciding what our future would look like we shopped...  Read More

MusicMaster rocks! It is our system of choice at Newcap stations across Canada. I love the Optimum Goal Scheduling. It gives our stations the ability to really push the system hard to give us the best possible log, not just one that...  Read More

MusicMaster is packed with plenty of analytical punch. Turnover Analysis has been a huge time saver for me. In the past year I've revamped two stations databases. The simple to use and easy to follow tools made it so easy to clean up...  Read More

The definitive best thing in working with MusicMaster is that MusicMaster makes our daily work much easier. The results that I get from the automatic scheduler are accurate and closest to the requirements of our network. We love to work...  Read More

One of my favorite features in MusicMaster is Special Sets. Setting up this feature is easy and saves hundreds of hours a year in scheduling specialized production into your logs that would otherwise have to be done manually, like...  Read More

I'm scheduling several stations with MusicMaster and the biggest advantage is that the software is so user friendly. I love the library search functions to find what I'm looking for quickly. I always get a perfect overview of the...  Read More

My journey with MusicMaster has been an exciting one over the past years. One of my favorite things about the program is the fact that the teaching continues. Daily. If you are willing to immerse yourself with MusicMaster, it...  Read More

MusicMaster, for me, is the most complete and defined software in the radio industry for any type of program director. MusicMaster has helped me create my own database because it contains the information that is most important to...  Read More

I'm sure most "old schoolers" can relate when I say music scheduling has evolved at super sonic speed. We've come a long way from the days of jocks hand-picking vinyl for their show, to now being able to change a song on-air with a Blackberry....  Read More

I've done two things with MusicMaster. One is to experiment with the rules settings based on how much time I have to edit the logs. As we all know, the days of spending two hours editing one day's music are, for the most part gone. If I'm spending...  Read More

I've been programming music for more than 20 years. Our company just underwent a complete overhaul back in August 2009. This included our on-air systems and subsequently our music system as well. I can tell you I couldn't be more pleased that we...  Read More

Scheduling multiple formats for DMI's growing client base, we make great use of the MusicMaster's Enterprise. It's the best way to keep track of all of the music going into the scheduler and out to our customers. We use it as a one-stop for all...  Read More

I'm really new with MusicMaster. We switched to the system just recently but already I'm very pleased with the software. The feature that I truly love is being able to make clock changes up to a year in advance! This makes scheduling 10...  Read More

When the folks at MusicMaster asked me what my favorite feature of MusicMaster is, I answered with, 'I have to pick just one?' I build a lot of databases. So the simple ability to cut and paste in and out of MusicMaster makes it fast...  Read More

MusicMaster has proven to be a multi-layered tool that has transformed my idea of efficiently managing my music television network into a reality. The Enterprise feature has been very valuable in my efforts to localize my network in...  Read More

Having spent 22 years comfortably coccooned in a DOS-based scheduling app, I was a little nervous about transitioning to a Windows-powered MusicMaster. Three months later, I couldn't be more impressed. The "Format Lists" option in MusicMaster...  Read More

[When I was with] Dial Global/Seattle, we specialized in music strategy across the format spectrum managing over 50,000 songs from TM Studios, synchronized with over 150 MusicMaster datasets and producing literally thousands of hours of programming...  Read More

I have been in the radio industry for over 20 years as a Program Director and consultant for more than a dozen radio stations across the country. I have scheduled music with various types of systems including primative rolodex cards in the early...  Read More

Here are two of my favorite features that make my job easier and my station sound great! 1) Reconciling my logs has never been easier. I pick the date range, MusicMaster goes to my Scott Studio Aired results log, pulls the data, and matches it to...  Read More

With the diversity of our music & comedy content, I would have to say my favourite feature in MusicMaster is how you can set up virtually limitless categories. At The BEAR we do tons of "Specialty" music weekends, and we also have a...  Read More

I actually have two favorite features of MusicMaster. One is VERY helpful especially when programming several stations, auto reconciliation with the automation system. My second fave is "Optimum Goal Scheduling" it simplifies your rules and...  Read More

The more I use MusicMaster, the MORE I fall in love with its forward-thinking features, great rotations and nearly instant air-quality music logs. The software is very intuitive for OMs, PDs and MDs whether they consider themselves...  Read More

The name says it all. MusicMaster helps us master all music tasks at ROCK ANTENNE. It is a reliable, efficient and stable software and life without it would simply be more difficult. At ROCK ANTENNE we also greatly value...  Read More

Consolidation and downsizing provides us the opportunity to do more with less (do you like how I approach this dilemma with a "glass half full attitude"?) MusicMaster is a key component in my arsenal. Programming music for a Hot AC,...  Read More

The best thing about MusicMaster is its customer support. Hands down, bar none, they have the absolute best customer support. When I started with the MusicMaster program, I wasn't very well versed in computer functions and I relied...  Read More

MusicMaster is the best programming software available today. A truly superior program that makes programming efficient and flawless. If it's in your mind, it will work in MusicMaster. Plus the cost is unbeatable....  Read More

In the past twenty years I have been music director for a major market radio station, worked for a company that generated hundreds of music logs daily, consulted program and music directors on music scheduling and other software... and I have...  Read More

I refrain from calling MusicMaster a "music scheduling" system; it's really a user-friendly, customizable, music strategy management and delivery system. If you're a user, be sure to maximize the customization aspect of the manual...  Read More

Scheduling music for Hot AC radio is all about balance. That's why I like to use the "instant analysis" feature in MusicMaster. I have it set to look for "fringe" sound codes. I can easily look at any hour and see exactly how many and what...  Read More

We changed to MusicMaster three years ago. Especially if more than one person is working on a schedule, it was difficult to see detailed problems in the schedule. With the highlight filters this a great way to check the most important strategic...  Read More

I have been working with MusicMaster for more than ten years now. It is the most flexible tool I've ever seen for music scheduling. The ability to synchronize all my research data, chart information, and any other source of useful data...  Read More

I started using MusicMaster a few years ago and it didn't take me long to fall in love with it! I love its clean and simple visual appearance, the fact it's much faster and less prone to crash than any other windows based music...  Read More

Programmers need to create the best possible product with maximum efficiency. This has been MusicMaster's greatest benefit! The Rule Tree and Wizard Analysis provide extreme flexibility and precision, which in turn means less editing time on...  Read More

MusicMaster is the next generation of music software - it is powerful yet easy to use. It is very intuitive; it is multi-tasking; and best of all it produces great logs with less editing time. I especially like the Optimum Goal rules that...  Read More

Before being exposed to MusicMaster, I scheduled music with blinders on. Now, don't get me wrong, I could tap out a day of music on the other system pretty quick. I thought it was right on. I was wrong. What we get with MusicMaster is phenomenal...  Read More

Working for an independently owned station in a competitive market, it's vital our music is spot on. MusicMaster has not only provided me with the right tools to generate a good music log, it's made the process easier.

The flexible rule-setting and powerful analysis set this program apart. It's easy to set up and it's very intuitive. I'd use it even if they weren't paying me to say this. (Just kidding.)

They know the climate where we're all busy, wearing multiple hats every day, and they understand that we don't have time to deal with music scheduling issues. I'd recommend MusicMaster to anyone - except our competitors!

MusicMaster is very dope! MusicMaster is a very incredible program that's been very easy for me to use to program music for Power 106. There are many features I love to use. On Power 106, we have three different versions of each song that play on...  Read More

A feature in MusicMaster that I have found very helpful is the option to layer rules through multiple rule sets. I love having the ability to set an "ideal" rule(s) in the breakable rule sets and yet allowing MusicMaster to relax the rule to a...  Read More

Wow, MusicMaster has changed my life! I have finally found music scheduling software that works for me. I personally love the "Highlight" feature. Multiple artists is a huge issue for me, and having the ability to assign different colors for...  Read More

There are many things I love about my MusicMaster. My favorite feature by far is how easy it is to make and change my clocks. I've worked with other music scheduling systems in the past, and none of them compare with MusicMaster...  Read More

Dozens of orchestras, hundreds of composers, thousands of pieces in multiple playlists . . . this is part of the glory of classical music radio, but it does make for lots of detail! I breathe easier knowing that MusicMaster lets us sort, search and...  Read More

MusicMaster is the first music scheduling software platform I've given my complete trust to. Rules, Rotations, Separations, flow, texture... all the important boundaries we put on our music library and ask MusicMaster to do, it does. When you think...  Read More

Believe it or not, MusicMaster has been a godsend for News-Talk Radio, too! Arguably, a well produced News-Talk station has more moving parts than the average music station -- too often with far less control over those critical elements.

When...  Read More

We were having trouble getting the sound we wanted with our old scheduling software. We looked at several different products, and when we saw how well MusicMaster worked, we were sold instantly. We made the switch about 3 months ago and it has...  Read More

MusicMaster has made our jobs easier and more efficient at CHUM Kawarthas. In small-market situations, we're always looking for something to add time to our days. MusicMaster did that for us and provided an easy-to-use, easy-to-customize,...  Read More

I love the Auto Platooning feature! It lets me add songs and then rotate them in from rest and back evenly over the course of 1 year, three months, 6 days and 22:34 minutes! The other feature I love is the music history chart (2 versions). One large...  Read More

After having successfully implemented MusicMaster for Windows on the radio front, there was no question that it could be used for the complicated task of scheduling videos. One thing that MusicMaster has been able to provide to CMT and many other...  Read More

The MusicMaster team has created a scheduler that is allowed to think like us when setting up a music database. The most impressive feature I've found thus far is the Optimum Scheduling Goals. In the past, (last week), I had to create the rules...  Read More