360 Systems DigiCart/EX - Manual (Page 61)

Compound Playlist
A Compound Playlist is one that contains other Playlists; it can also contain individual Cuts. For
a Linear Playlist containing a Rotating Playlist, each time the Linear Playlist is played the
Rotating element will be different. This allows you to introduce an ever-changing freshness into
a routine "air break" package. A Rotating Playlist containing a Linear Playlist will play all of the
Linear elements and then wait for the next play command to play the next element.
NOTE: A Compound Playlist may not be used in another Playlist. A Playlist with more than
one level of embedding will be marked with an " * " and will not play. If you attempt to save a
Quickstack that contains a compound Playlist, a “STACK ERROR” message will result.
C REATING A P LAYLIST
The process of making a Playlist (Stack) begins with creating a Quickstack, which is then saved.
While it is not mandatory, it is recommended that only files of the same sample rate be used for Playlists.
Keeping the same sample rate in all recordings avoids the possibility of an audible ‘pop’ as the sample
rate changes from cut to cut during playback of Playlists with multiple sample rates.
Playlists on network drives can be accessed and played by any DigiCart/EX. It is recommended that
all files used in a Playlist reside on the same drive as the Playlist (sources can be in any directory on
the drive). Because individual DigiCarts might have unique drive path assignments, Playlists may not
play correctly (or at all) if calls are being made to drives that are not mapped to the same Drive IDs
as in the DigiCart/EX that originally created the Playlist.
Building a Playlist
• Press the
PAUSE
[BUILD LIST] button (or
MAKE PLAYLIST
on the RC-320 Remote Control). (It
will illuminate when pressed.)
• Select a Cut or Playlist to start the Quickstack.
• Press the
PLAY
button to add the first event to the Quickstack. The number displayed under
the event ID counts the entries in the Quickstack. The PLAY button will begin to blink,
indicating that an item has been entered into the Play queue. The time under the name shows
total Quickstack duration.
• Repeat the above steps to add as many events the list as are needed.
To check the contents of a Quickstack:
• Press the
VIEW LIST
button.
• Use the selection knob to scan through the Quickstack.
(NOTE: Because the viewable list represents events in the queue, the currently playing
event will not read out as cut #1, only the events that follow will be listed. Once the
list is saved, the current event will be #1 and all others will read in order.)
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