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Introduction
PCM_Gold is the Ultimate Radio Automation Software System for your Radio Broadcasting needs. Either Live-Assist or Fully-Automated at a moments notice.
Fully graphical environment, making PCM_Gold one of the easiest radio automation programs to learn.
Being a 32-bit pre-emptive multi-tasking suite, containing everything from a full on-air user interface through to a production and scheduling system, it is all you will ever require.
The most common problem with today's generation of radio broadcasting systems is the compromise between hard drive space and music quality.
PCM_Gold uses cutting edge technology to provide unequalled sound quality, while providing 8:1 MPEG layer 2 real time compression using sound cards like the Antex soundcards. Can also use the windows media system to play back other formats supported by the installed codecs.
NEW multi-channel mixing on single sound card output channel.
NEW in built limiter-expander. - normalizes the playback to keep constant output level.
NEW now support reading of ID3 tags if exist from audio files.
The sampling rates and formats available depend on hardware and software installed.
If you have alrerady got audio tracks recorded like from an existsing radio automation system or mp3 from a CD ripper then PCM_Gold can scan your system and instantly create or add to its existing data base and have your radio automation system on air vertualy instantly.
After reading the previous information your initial reaction could possible be, "Great, but a can't afford to spend $10,000+ on a radio automation software system."
PCM_Gold is designed and manufactured by a New Zealand company, with the aim of providing the best possible radio automation software and hardware at a price that is within the reach of your budget.
If you read other companies brochures they claim to be affordable, and they also claim to have good software. But if you read deeper into the specifications they don't even get close to the features that PCM_Gold provides.
PCM_Gold is designed and manufactured by a New Zealand company, with the aim of providing the best possible radio automation software and hardware at a price that is within the reach of your budget.
If you read other companies brochures they claim to be affordable, and they also claim to have good software. But if you read deeper into the specifications they don't even get close to the features that PCM_Gold provides.
Manager Module
This module is the heart of the PCM_Gold radio automation software. It enabling the user to find any audio cart, and send it to other parts of the PCM_Gold system. It is designed to provide resident/archive library maintenance features, library back, export/import, full back up and general database house keeping.
This module is the heart of the PCM_Gold radio automation software. It enabling the user to find any audio cart, and send it to other parts of the PCM_Gold system. It is designed to provide resident/archive library maintenance features, library back, export/import, full back up and general database house keeping.
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Announcer Module - Featuring 'FailSafeÔ'
The Announcer Module is the frount end of the PCM_Gold radio automation system that the announcers work with. At a click of a button the announcer can swap between live-assist or fully-automated operations.
The Announcer Module is the frount end of the PCM_Gold radio automation system that the announcers work with. At a click of a button the announcer can swap between live-assist or fully-automated operations.
FailSafe is an outstanding feature that you can't afford to be without. It is designed to automatically select music according to a user defined order (just as if they had been scheduled!).
Full announcer assist is provided with comprehensive but easy to use editing functions. Timed events are included not just as an added feature, but as an integrated part of the PCM_Gold experience. The system is automatically set up to cross-fade audio tracks, with the ability to play a large number of tracks at once (only limited by the number of audio handlers you choose to have installed)
A full on air log keeps track of all the music played, as well as the station's commercials and general spots.
Full announcer assist is provided with comprehensive but easy to use editing functions. Timed events are included not just as an added feature, but as an integrated part of the PCM_Gold experience. The system is automatically set up to cross-fade audio tracks, with the ability to play a large number of tracks at once (only limited by the number of audio handlers you choose to have installed)
A full on air log keeps track of all the music played, as well as the station's commercials and general spots.
FTPWeb Module
FTPWeb keeps your listeners up to date of what your radio automation system has and is about to play on air.
This is achieved by keeping you web page's up to date showing what is currently on-air, including past songs and song coming up.
Supports live up date of up to 9 pages.
Information that can be uploaded are start times, track length, title, artist and a number of custom fields.
Has control also on the types of tracks allowed to be viewed
Most companies seem to see production as an after thought to a radio automation system! Considering the fact top quality editing is required for a professional sound, Integrated Broadcasting Systems saw the need for the production module not just be easy to use.
The Production Module is the main data base editing program for PCM_Gold. This is where the information about the songs/track are edited.
For pre-recorded shifts the Production Module is where the announcer inserts are recorded. This is a one button solution, to add an announcer insert, all the announcer need to do is click on the previous song to the insert, it will play the last 10 seconds, start recording at the point wanted, when ready start the next track while still recording, and then finish the insert. The songs around the announcer insert are automaticaly reduced in level just as if the announcer was live.
PCM_Gold features non-destructive editing, meaning that the audio you record is left untouched, but when played is edited to your exact need (within .02 of a second!). This allows multiple users of the same audio concurrently.
The PCM_Gold production module is a complete multi-track editor with the ability to record and play multiple tracks at the same time (only limited by the number of audio handlers you choose to have installed.)
This coupled with editing functions such as:
- Cue time
- Length adjustment
- Multiple fade points (up to eight)
- Parent and child carts for easy multi-cart production
- Sequence timing
- Timed event can also be set from the production module.
- Dayparting and advert/spot scheduling is made simple with an easy to use graphical grid
- A level profile (waveform) of the active portion of the audio track and playback position
- dB peak meter to provide volume input and output information.
- The ability to edit shifts makes inserting voice breaks in fully automatic hours simple.
- Cart library data entry is also provided with title , artist, intro , outro, composer, label, music type, energy and other user specified information.
Shift Management is another module that is also an after thought or does not exist in which you still have to fork for purchasing another software program.
PCM_Gold incorperates this as a fully integrated modue of the Radio Automation Software. PCM_Gold does your music/show/commercial scheduling for you, once again with a full easy to use graphical interface.
As the PCM_Gold Shift Management Module has full access to the song data base it can produce comprehesive shifts with all the information the producer entered about each track. For pre-recorded shows the Shift Management Module can set up fully produced shifts incorperating full control over Timed Events. Timed events are tracks like news, specified shows that are required to start or end at a specified time. There are 3 types of Timed Events, tracks that must start at a specified time, tracks that must end at a specified time, and tracks that should start at an aproximate time (waits for the current track to end and skips any overlapping tracks).
The FailSafe shift is also set up by the shift management module. This controls how PCM_Gold Radio Automation System deals with shifts that may have been produced with insuffeciant tracks to make up the time to a Timed Event.
The following capabilities are included:
The PCM_Gold system is also compatible with any scheduling program that can output a text file such as:
- Clocks - Up to 255 clocks can be used for different scheduling shifts
- Unlimited number of shift formats with 256 clocks per format.
- Song separation - minimum separation user definable
- Artist separation - minimum separation user definable
- Song energies - select only certain types of songs at specified times eg breakfast
- Song type - select only types of song required for certain hours - eg dance, urban etc
- Yesterday separation - separation from time song played on previous day
- Dig Depth setting - ability to specify how far the schedular will look when compiling shifts.
- Timed events automatically altered in defined carts if scheduled differently removing human error
- Schedule multiple hours and days at the same time, anywhere during the week.
- Graphical interface for checking scheduled shifts.
- Set FailSafe up to play from the groups that you define, with full separation capability defined by the user.
- Advert/spot scheduling with start and kill dates, number of plays, expected plays and total plays with dayparting integration
- Full dayparting with an easy to use graphical interface.
- Unbreakable and breakable selection rules
- Double Play
- Full log avoids repeats
The PCM_Gold system is also compatible with any scheduling program that can output a text file such as:
- RCS Selector
- Columbine
- Metro
- CBSI
- Blue Gum
The PCM_Gold system is also compatible with any scheduling program that can output a text file such as:
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