Presenters Ben Feggans and Rob Dean
Play audio Schedule events Create Logs Play sponsorship announcements (used to be carts)
Multiple input and output feeds Automate fades and cross fades Live voice recording and editing for program creation Control the entire stations output unattended Operate auxiliary equipment- starting a CD player, operating a switcher Provide filler music or back up logs when there is a fault
Download programs from an FTP server and playback Run scripts to copy or move files across a network Live audio streaming Provide live HTML or text data for web or RDS stream E.g. What program is playing, what is next, news ticker
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RCS Zetta
RCS Player 101
‘Lite’ versions may be used in studios for presenters full systems to control the stations output to air Combined together form a powerful server based system for audio play out Organise your music, many ID3 tag compatible Create daily schedules Create special event schedules Generate reports for sponsorship Fill in slots for missing presenters
Remote access the software using VNC to schedule events Record from satellite or internet feed and play back program later Switch to another source such CRN overnight Switch to each studio live to air, avoiding presenter mistakes Cross over to the News or an OB at scheduled time
Generally a Windows based PC Preferably a rack mount industrial machine on UPS that stays on 24/7 Separate hard drive(s) for media Professional balanced sound card, the number of inputs determines number of sources Network connection