Attributes Used in the TuneTracker System


The table below lists all the attributes available for you to use with the TuneTracker System. They give you the power to do just about any kind of programming you can dream up, so become familiar with them!

All your audio file attributes are viewable right in their folder window. If you don't see a column for the attribute you need, it's likely because you didn't place your files into a copy of the Copyable Music Folder we provided in your TuneTracker installation. By clicking on the Attributes pulldown menu at the top of the folder window, you should be able to put checkmarks next to the attributes you need to view or edit.

If you would like a folder to be automatically set up with the typical columns we recommend, right-click on the folder's icon, and under Addons, choose UpdateColumns. When you open the folder, you'll see a large number of available columns into which you can add attributes.

Attribute	Purpose	Used By, Edited By, or Viewed With
Artist	Identifies song by its Artist name and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Album	Identifies song by its Album name and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Title	Identifies song by its Title and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Genre	Identifies song by music style and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Comment	Identifies song by user-defined criteria and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Name (Filename)	Identifies song by its filename and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Year	Identifies song by the year of its release and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneStacker, Lightning, Army Knife, TunePrepper, TuneBridge
Tempo	Identifies song by its Tempo and makes it findable and displayable by that attribute.	TuneStacker, Lightning, TunePrepper, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Rating	Identifies song by a user-defined Rating (single letter or number) and makes it findable by that attribute.	TuneStacker, Army Knife, TuneBridge
Info	Provides any information you wish to include about the song, retrievable by the DJ using the Get Info feature in Command Center. Displays the info in scrolling textbox.	TuneTracker, Army Knife, TuneBridge
Gender	Identifies song by the Gender of the performer, though can be used to identify more than Gender. Some stations use Male, Female, Group, and Instrumental as categories.	TuneStacker, Army Knife, TuneBridge
BPM (Beats Per Minute)	Identifies song by its beats-per-minute and makes it findable by that attribute.	TuneStacker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
SpotID	The commercial ID or "cart number" assigned to a commercial by your Traffic software.	TuneTracker, TuneStacker, Lightning, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Starts	Identifies the first date and time when an audio file may be played. Until then, it will be ignored by Command Center even if it is in the program log.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Expires	Identifies the expiration time and date, to assure TuneTracker doesn't play the track after it has expired.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Lightning, Army Knife
Last Played	Records the last time the track was played by TuneTracker	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
OnRamp	Identifies how much of the intro of a song may be safely spoken over by a voice-track during TuneTracker playback.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
OffRamp	Identifies how much of the end of a song may be safely spoken over by a voice-track during TuneTracker playback.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
SegueIn	Identifies how much of the beginning of a song can safely be overlapped with the SegueOut of the previous song.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
SegueOut	Identifies how much of the end of a song can safely be overlapped with the SegueIn of the next song.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
TrimStart	Declares how much of the beginning of an audio file should be eliminated during playback due to silence or other problems	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
TrimEnd	Declares how much of the end of an audio file should be eliminated during playback due to silence or other problems	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Cue	Forces an audio file's ending to overlap with the next file by a specified amount of time (in seconds). Overrides the SegueIn attribute of the next song. Both events are kept on the air at full volume until the first of the two is finished. Perfect for sweepers and jingles, and songs requiring very brief cue times at their ends.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
EOM	Forces TuneTracker to advance to the next event, a given number of seconds prior to the end of the song, then fades out the current song over three seconds, then ejects the track. For lengths less than three seconds, use Cue instead.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Composer	Identifies the Composer of a song. Non-searchable. Option to include the information in output logs, for reporting to BMI, etc.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
RecordLabel	Identifies the record label that released the song. Non-searchable. Option to include the information in output logs, for reporting to BMI, etc.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
Volume Boost	Uses any number number between -10 and +10 to indicate how much to adjust the volume of the audio file. -10 is completely silent. +10 is double the volume.	TuneTracker, TuneBridge, Army Knife
ScriptType	A single word (such as "Promos" or "PSAs") you have assigned to a series of scripts that you would like to rotate through when using Command Center's "Index Card" button type. Strictly for use with text files, not audio files.	TuneTracker

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