INTRO AND FEATURES - Overview and Uses

The Operating System's Role

Most radio automation software is written to function "in spite" of the operating system it runs under. This is especially true of automation written for Microsoft Windows, which is a particularly hostile environment for real-time audio playback. Windows-based automation is prone to sputtery audio when other tasks or operations are performed on the same machine, such as opening a browser window or generating a program log.

The TuneTracker System™ is a different story. It was built to run under the Be Operating System, which was designed from the ground up for stability when playing back high-bandwidth media such as audio and video. As a result, you can do unheard of things like burning CDs on the same computer you use for broadcasting, without affecting what's on the air.

Not only is BeOS stable and jitter-free, but it actually enhances the TuneTracker System™. Its built-in, database-like file system allows TuneStacker™, our music selection software, and Lightning, our DJ request show tool, to find files anywhere on your hard drive, without regard to folder structure.

The TuneTracker™ automation program also benefits greatly from running under BeOS, which gives it fast, nimble performance with less of a drag on your computer's processor and system memory than the huge, resource-intensive programs that must be written for other operating systems.

A free copy of BeOS 5, which loves every part of the TuneTracker System, is included in each TuneTracker distribution.


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