Desert Crystal

Break Notes

These are usually non-audio items in the playlist. Break notes may be used for the following:

1. A simple reminder for the DJ
2. Ad advertisement to be read by the DJ
3. Pause the playlist for a specific time period.
4. Switch to a live event via the soundcard line-in port for a specific time.
5. Control some of Studio's options (see Break Note Codes)

As with Spots, Break Notes may also be a timed event to execute at a specific time. These are known as Timed Break Notes.

Break notes are usually scheduled by StationPlaylist Creator inside a rotation. See the Rotation Properties chapter in Creator's help documentation for more details.

A Break note may have a zero or non-zero duration. A zero duration would be suitable for options 1, 2, and 5 above. A non-zero duration for would be required for options 3 and 4.

The duration of a break note may be specified in an external playlist by inserting a duration in seconds followed by a colon, and an optional description.
eg. 180: News
This will execute the break note for 3 minutes before proceeding to the next item in the playlist.

StationPlaylist Creator provides a special dialog supporting Studio's Break Notes, and the above duration syntax does not need to be entered manually.

During the period of a break note, the line-in recording device may be optionally turned on, depending on the Break Note Line-In Control option on the Input tab > Line Input tab..

Break notes are usually created with a text description which appears in the Title column of the Playlist Viewer.

The description is also available for viewing in a permanent tool tip popup window by placing the mouse over the icon in the Playlist Viewer. This is useful for reading a lengthy message or advertisement.