Desert Crystal

File Menu

Append Next Playlist: Load the next hours playlist at the end of any existing playlists in the Playlist Viewer. The filenames of the playlists must match the Playlist Filename Format as specified in the options. Playlists are usually loaded automatically at a time prior to the top of the hour based on the Load New Hour option. This option will only be available if a Playlist Folder and Playlist Filename Format are specified in the options.

Append External Playlist: Manually select a .m3u playlist file to append to the Playlist Viewer. If no playlists have been loaded, a dialog will popup asking for the start hour.

Reload Playlist: Reloads playlists that have been modified, while play continues. Select this item when a change has been made to any playlists loaded in Studio, such as edits made in the Playlist Editor in StationPlaylist Creator. This function can be executed automatically in the Pro edition of Studio via the Auto Reload Playlists option.

Clear All Playlists: Remove all tracks from the Playlist Viewer. This is only available when play is stopped.

Delete Track: Remove the selected track from the playlist. The current track playing cannot be deleted. Hour Markers cannot be deleted, with the exception of the last Hour Marker.

Insert Random Top Up: Selects a random track from the Top Up Paths and inserts it above the current selected track. If no track is selected then it is appended to the bottom of the playlist.

Save Playlist: Saves a selected hour in the Playlist Viewer to a playlist file. When multiple hours are loaded, the hour which has a track selected will be saved.

Open Containing Folder: Open Windows Explorer at the folder containing the selected file.

Track Preview: If enabled in the options, the selected track will be loaded into the Preview Player and played. This option is also available from the right-click popup menu. The Preview Player should be manually configured to select an alternative second soundcard before using this option.

Track Properties: Opens the Track Properties page which displays information regarding the selected track, which may be modified. This facility is only available when the Store data in file tags option is enabled in the General Options. The includes basic track title information; cue, intro, and segue times; a history of the last 18 times the track was played; and more.

Close: Closes the main window but Studio remains running in the Windows system tray. To exit the program completely, right-click the system tray icon and select Exit.