TUNETRACKER SYSTEM IN ACTION - Using TuneTracker Command Center™ Important Things to Know Viewing, Editing Song Markers If you're storing your audio files in copies of our provided Copyable Music Folders, the attributes you want to edit should be readily visible, however if your folder is one you created yourself, and the attributes you need are not showing, here's what to do to display them: Clicking on the Attributes pulldown menu at the top of the window, move your mouse over the type of audio file you're editing, and left-click on the marker attribute you want, to put a checkmark next to it. It will appear as a column on the far-right in the folder window, and you may need to drag the separator at the top of the column to make it wide enough to view. Afterwards, you can rearrange the column order by dragging the column headings left or right. 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. To edit a song marker, click on a hypen in the column next to the audio file you wish to change, and type-in a time value in seconds. Permissible values include a whole number like 3, a decimal, like .7, or a whole number and a decimal, like 3.75. Fine-Tuning Your Programming With Song Markers The TuneTracker System gives you a remarkable amount of control over the way audio files transition. The chart below describes all of the different ways you can set our system up to do transitions your way, by marking specific attributes in your songs and other audio files. Since some of the transition styles described below are variations on others, Command Center will only use those that make sense together. Thus, you will see from the chart that in some cases, Command Center prioritizes the order in which it performs them, and that some transition styles completely "override" others. Please don't let the number of different transition options available in Command Center intimidate you! You can just pick and choose the ones that suit your situation, and use only them. If you're unsure how to use any of these features after reading through our documentation, just contact us and we'll be happy to assist. Attribute Purpose Priority Universal Overlap Sets a standardized amount of overlap for all cuts. Set in preferences, not a song marker (attribute) like the others listed here. Superceded by any song containing other types of transition markers OnRamp Specifies how much of the intro of a song can safely overlap with a voice-track that precedes it. Causes the song volume to "duck" (lower) while the voice-track is and the song are overlapping. Only used when adjacent to a voice-track. OffRamp Specifies how much of the ending of a song can safely overlap with a voice-track that follows it. Does NOT cause the song volume to "duck" (lower) while the voice-track is and the song are overlapping. Only used when adjacent to a voice-track. TrimStart Tells Command Center to skip a specified number of seconds of the start of an audio file. Calculated first, before any other transitions are calculated TrimEnd Tells Command Center to skip a specified number of seconds of the end of an audio file. Calculated first, before any other transitions are calculated Cue Forces the next cut to start playing before the previous cut is done playing. comparable to a "Sec tone" from the old tape days. Useful many ways, including as a way to create hard, really tight transitions in hot hits formats. Overrides everything except EOM, TrimEnd, and OffRamp (when a voice track is next-to-play). EOM The simplest, and for many stations, perhaps the best approach, if a song has too long of an ending. Example: If a song with a long, sloppy fade has an EOM time marked at 10 seconds, TuneTracker will start the next song ten seconds before the current song is done, and then quickly fade out of the current song. Works very elegantly, without requiring you to trim the ends of songs in any other way. Overrides everything except OffRamp (when a voice track is next-to-play). If no OffRamp time is specified, EOM results in its own little "offramp" into the voice track. SegueIn Creates tasteful transitions from songs that have a SegueOut marked, overlapping by however much segue time the two songs have in common. Only considered by Command Center when two adjacent songs have segue markers. Don't mark the EOM or Cue times of songs where you want to use the segue feature. SegueOut Creates tasteful transitions to songs that have a SegueIn marked, overlapping by however much segue time the two songs have in common. Only considered by Command Center when two adjacent songs have segue markers. Don't mark the EOM or Cue times of songs where you want to use the segue feature. Table of Contents