Command Quick Reference

Every program log command AutoCast understands, on one page. For full details on any command, see Program Logs.

Commands begin with a single # followed by the command name and parameters. Comments begin with ## and are ignored by AutoCast.

Command	What It Does
## text	Comment — ignored by AutoCast. Use to annotate the log.
# Hour N	Marks the start of hour N (0–23). Required for time-based commands to work correctly.

Command	What It Does
# Time-Correct@:MM:SS	Skips forward in the log if needed to ensure AutoCast is in position by the specified minute:second of the current hour. If already past that time, ignored.
# Interrupt@:MM:SS [fade]	Fades out current audio at the specified time and jumps to the next event. Optional fade duration in seconds overrides the default.
# Pause-For HH:MM:SS [label]	Pauses automation for the specified duration, then resumes. Optional label shown on deck during pause.
# Pause-Until HH:MM:SS	Pauses automation until the specified wall-clock time. Accepts Noon and Midnight as keywords.
# FadeInto N	Crossfades the currently playing audio into the next item over N seconds, immediately.

Command	What It Does
# Live-For [+vol] HH:MM:SS [[input=label]] [label]	Opens live input for the specified duration, then closes it automatically. Optional volume adjustment in dB. Optional [input=…] token routes the break through a named Input Source ButtonPad button. Optional trailing label shown on deck.
# LiveAssist On	Enables DJ-controlled mode — AutoCast waits after each item for manual advance.
# LiveAssist Off	Disables LiveAssist mode; returns to full automation.

Command	What It Does
# GetPlay [+vol] /path/%D_%H.ext	Resolves %D (date) and %H (hour) tokens in the filename, then plays the resulting file.
# GetFile [+vol] /path/%D_%H.ext	Same as GetPlay but queues the file rather than playing it immediately.

Command	What It Does
# Break :MM:SS	Inserts a commercial break of the specified duration using spots from the imported traffic log for the current hour.

Command	What It Does
# VT	Plays the next voice track in rotation with no music bed.
# VT attribute value	Plays the next voice track in rotation, using a talkbed selected from library files where the specified attribute matches the specified value. Example: # VT Comment TalkBed

Command	What It Does
# SS On	Re-enables the silence sensor at this point in the log.
# SS Off	Disables the silence sensor at this point in the log. Use before intentionally silent segments.

Command	What It Does
# ShowText /path/file.txt	Loads a text or RTF file into the Message Pad. RTF formatting is preserved.
# Overlay [*:]HH:MM:SS attr val [Duck N]	At the specified time, plays a library file matching the attribute/value pair on a separate channel over program audio. *: matches any hour. Optional Duck N ducks main audio by N%.
# TimeAnnounce [/path/]	Plays a pre-recorded time announcement WAV file named in HHMM format for the current time.
# TempAnnounce	Plays a pre-recorded temperature announcement using current NWS weather data.

The # Marker On and # Marker Off commands in a program log tell AutoCast to send a message to the DayTracker audio logger the moment AutoCast rolls across the command. DayTracker adds those start/end markers to its display of the daily audio log, and can then save out the segment of the audio log between any matched pair as a separate audio file — one per marked time period, or all the segments combined into a single audio file. Marking the day's audio log like that lets you save specific portions for review, or for replay at a future time. See DayTracker's User's Guide for more on what it does with the markers it receives.

Command	What It Does
# Marker On [label]	Sends a segment-start marker to DayTracker at the instant AutoCast crosses this line. No audio effect, no airtime. Optional trailing text becomes the segment label and is used by DayTracker on its swim-lane display and in any excerpt filename. Example: # Marker On morning_show.
# Marker Off [label]	Sends a segment-end marker to DayTracker, pairing with the most recent # Marker On to define the segment span. Optional label, same handling as # Marker On.

Command	What It Does
# Run /path/to/script [&]	Executes an external application or shell script. Add & to run in background (non-blocking).

Command	What It Does
# Switcher HH:MM:SS X-Y [Label]	Routes audio through the switcher for the specified duration. Holds automation until the event ends. Multiple routes: X-Y,A-B. Use X-0 to route to all outputs.
# Route-On X-Y	Activates a routing immediately with no automatic timeout. Automation continues.
# Route-Off X-Y	Deactivates the specified routing. Automation continues.
# ClearSwitcher	Mutes all active routing and restores the reserved channel.
# SendRelay N	Fires a momentary pulse on relay N (1–8).