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1. The Variable length file should be instrumental since the length of the filler is unknown This way the file can either be cut off short or replayed without noticeable problems Rotation files should be used as fillers this allows one to rotate as many as 60 different audio files for each category an indefinite number of files can be used if rotators are nested 2 14 5 FailSafe Failsafe can be used when something goes wrong If the STORQ system is idle and nothing has played for a set amount of time the system will attempt to recover These settings are network specific meaning different networks can have different settings Network Properties al Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals x reate General Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Failsafe Settings define what happens when something goes wrong on this network If you choose to use the Silence Sensor Failsafe silence for an extended period can be used to kickstart AirForce The Inactivity Timout option is similar If nothing has been played for a predefined period AirForce will attempt a recovery C Enable Silence Sensor ter seconds of silet jo this command T audi Input Jutpu hannel NOTE This feature is not yet available Inactivity Timeouts After 45 seconds of inactivity do this command 9075 and close relay 2 Then after 200 seconds of inactivity do thi
2. same for both of the remaining fields When sending data from multiple STORQ machines on a network each computer will need to use a unique port number Sy The MonitAir program does not have to run on the same computer as the STORQ system it can run anywhere on your local area network RBDS Streaming The Radio Broadcast Data System RBDS is a way to deliver more information to listeners with RDS equipped radios The WRN STORQ computer can be configured to send the currently airing item out as data to a port number of your choice This data can be read by the MonitAir program and then relayed to your RDS equipment via a physical serial connection on a COM port you select Setup MonitAir RBDS Instructions The Radio Broadcast Data Systems RBDS setup should take only a few minutes to complete provided you know how your encoder wants to see the serial data WRN has several common RDS encoders already defined for your use but your setup may differ from our basic settings Xi Select the communications port you dh General Setup M4 BOS Stresming Web Steaming WebContol will be physically connecting to the A tt A Power Com Port Pre Defined Encoder RBDS equipment and the Pre Defined om a com User Defned Encoder if available for your RBDS Dala Settings hardware Preamble Max Charachters EOM EE e Some RBDS hardware requires special data settings If yours requires a Bau
3. Network 01 WRN STORG x C Use Default Schedule for this Network Show List 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 OF 08 09 10 11 Noon 0I 02 03 04 05 06 OF 08 09 10 11 Monday 1 i 12 02 12102 1210 7 a 14 4 4 Sig Sie 1 Tuesday 1 12 02 12 02 12105 51 05 140 a 4 4 8g Shel 1 Wednesday 1 1 12 02 12 92 12 65 5 65 14 0 1410 4 4 s 94811 Sag 1 Thursday 1111112111211 12 2 12 5 a 1 41 4411 4 SiG Ss 681 1 ee Friday 11E 12002 12 12 12S 5 A 1 41 4411 4 Sh 8S 1 Saturday 1 6 2 62 2 62 2 62 9 1 4811 9 9 10 10 0 10 co CD S 8 11 04 Sunday 111 41 12 02 121 4211 121 4211 6 06 6 06 6114211 2118211 2118211111011 0411 1 c AirmJocksNet01 air Save To edit jock schedules 1 Select File 2 Select Jock Schedules from the STORQ Main Toolbar To change the jock schedule 1 First select the network you wish to use For live programming use Network 02 Live Assist 2 Enter the proper jock number in the desired day and hour repeat as necessary To review the jock names for the network selected 1 Click the Show Names button vila Hover the mouse over a jock number to reveal the Name of the jock scheduled for that hour 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 92 STORQ Technical Operation 2 14 2 14 1 WARNING P A When editing jock schedules for additional local programming do not check Use Default Schedule for this Netwo
4. General Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Select Trigger 07 Legal ID ste Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs Name for this Trigger Legal ID Type 02 Play INSTANTLY x File Command List 991 WRN Legal ID rotator You can add any Audio cut rotator macro Workstations that should respond to tris tigger VJA C Also Set Clock To co Air NetO04 air Save e Set up the commercial schedule in your traffic system to match the format Keep in mind that unlike regular WRN STORQ programming these commercial breaks will need to be filled to exact time WARNING P f Make certain that all commercials recorded newscasts or any other audio that play within the sporting event breaks are set to Net Audio Mute See File Recorder Player topic for more information Commercial Scheduling for automated network sporting events The STORQ Schedule Editor contains a Special Schedule to assist in preparing schedules for network sporting events and other programming that s not part of the regular schedule See the Special Schedule section for further details The Special Schedule contains 24 hours like any other Schedu
5. Early 0 00 00 Late 0 00 00 1 Enter a name for the format clock in the Clock Name field 2 Press add or delete to add or remove a break or simply highlight the break you wish to edit 3 Enter the normal break time in Time of Hour 4 Enter the desired target length of the break in Length O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 37 5 Enter the early and late fields These fields dictate when a floating break can occur and when it will be skipped based upon the time the trigger is received 1d Y d If a break trigger is not received in a particular break s window the break will be automatically skipped as soon as the next break s window becomes available 2 6 5 Simple Voice Tracking STORQ s simple voice tracking program is incorporated into Schedule Editor It gives the jock or voice tracker the ability to hear the song going into and out of the voice track being recorded For more information see the Simple Voice Tracking Example Section In order to voice track it will be necessary to have mix minus capability through your console or an external mixer This is to enable the voice tracker to monitor STORQ s production output along with his her microphone while passing only the microphone audio to the record input Example Voice Tracker in operation O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 38 STORQ Technical Operation
6. File Categories File Categories help to organize your files You can choose from the following categories Setting the category also automatically sets the Net Audio setting Choosing Commercial automatically sets Net Audio to Mute This is necessary when using STORQ to automate a non WRN satellite program Choosing Voice Track sets the Net Audio to Duck When the system sees a voice track file it will duck or attenuate the level of music playing under the voice track automatically Once the voice track has finished playing the music volume will return to a normal level The voice track category will also automatically set the killdate of the selected file once week in the future every time the file is recorded A file s category also determines the text color of the file information in both the Schedule Editor and the Play List File categories also enable filtering in the Log Viewer Lt y Categories can be sorted in the File Picker and Log Viewer Using categories for your audio files will allow your files to be organized and sorted quicker and easier See Also Log Viewer File Picker EOM s The EOM or End of Message of a file determines how soon the next file in the on air Play List begins playing If audio overlap is desired between commercials for example the EOM can be set 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 53 just before the audio ends Normal
7. Zoom In Ctrl Make the text in the File Picker larger See Zoom Zoom Out Ctrl Make the text in the File Picker smaller See Zoom Font Allows the user to select the font and font size of the file list Properties Displays the Audio Format Directory Type and Path of the selected file Cancel Exits the menu See Also File Recorder Player Mini Player 2 8 3 1 Create Report With Create Report a Word Pad document is created which contains a listing of specified files A report can contain either a specific range of files or all files on the current page e Select a Specific Range of Files Lists files in the specified range e Select Only Files on the Current Page Drive Lists files currently on the page or drive O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 46 STORQ Technical Operation a Create A File Listing Report Select a Specific Range of Files Select Only Files on the Current Page Drive Include a Header Line with Column Titles C Limit to Past Killdate Files Only C Limit Report to Category Format As Document Spreadsheet e Include a Header Line with Column Titles Adds a line to the beginning of the report which contains column headers with titles specifying the type of information included in each column In addition to selecting which range of files to list these files can be further filtered e Limit to Past Killdate Files Only Inc
8. Many traffic program and operations managers choose to install the software suite on their computers They are then able to view as played logs edit schedules import audio edit files and notes and import traffic logs to the system from the comfort of their own desk For more information on the purchase and installation of a STORQ software suite contact Technical Support 3 2 MonitAir The MonitAir program is a utility for interfacing the STORQ System with Radio Broadcast Data Systems RBDS compatible equipment HD PAD equipment or a web page or web utility Affiliates like you have wanted an easy to use interface for getting the currently airing item ported over to listeners radios We at WRN have listened and are happy to bring you this exciting software The MonitAir program is more than an RBDS interface It also comes with ability to output the currently airing item as a text file for use online Now you can easily interface your on air product with your website WRN can provide you with working scripts for Javascript and Flash to integrate with your station s online site 3 2 1 The Main Screen amp Log Viewer MonitAir is simple looking on the face A scrolling marquee at the top followed by an error display line and status icons at the bottom Below the MonitAir window is the movable Log Viewer window Uploaded 10 04 2004 14 41 23 KSTS reos G eb g sm 2 4 ES O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 152 STOR
9. F Sat C Sun Re enable Switches to Starts playback y Automatic desired Network of stopset or os 09 010 011 Schedule where xx is the music Updates Network number programming if a Da 02 23 if necessary desired Workstations allowed to perform this command All C SAir T imeCommands Air 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 222 STORQ Technical Operation e If the Syndicated Morning Show ends with some sort of relay from the network then a Rejoin Trigger can be used lExample End of Broadcast Trigger rejoins WRN regular programming Can be used if an end of broadcast closure is available from the Syndicated Morning Show network or it can be called via Time Command or Play List Trigger Commands see Automatically Rejoining WRN after event below Network Properties EJ Type Wat A General Select Trigger 09 Rejoin WRN x Create a Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned Name for this Trigger Rejoin WRN File Command List C Also Set Clock To Select Network 03 John Boy and Billy Create Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs 02 Play IN
10. JAN O Mid Doa Do Do Dos Dos Do Fos o 10 011 CI Noon 014 015 Dis 17 18 O19 02 21 02 023 Networks that allow this command All Workstations allowed to perform this command All Auto Record Info Input Channel 2 Mode ai ee o Stop Trigger c air T imeCommands Air To create or edit Time Commands 1 On the STORQ main toolbar click File then Edit Time Cmds Auto Records Edit Time Cmds Auto Records 2 To create a new Time Command select new 3 Enter a name for your Time Command 4 Select the Type e 01 Play When Play List is Idle Will play or execute only if the Play List is not currently O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 83 playing audio e 02 Play INSTANTLY Will play or execute regardless of what may be playing in the Play List e 91 AutoRecord Discussed in the Auto Records section 5 Enterthe File or Command to execute id 4 y Multiple audio files rotators macros or commands can be entered separate them A by commas 6 Enter the minutes and seconds of the time in the hour you want the command to execute By default the Time Command will execute once an hour at the time you specified regardless of day of the week or network currently on air If you need to define specific days hours or networks Y All where the command will be active uncheck the check
11. L Select Network 03 John Boy and Billy Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc sures that need to be assigned ay ID or Start Recording brce s Trigger Inputs 05 Empty WARNING gt Triggers 1 4 and 8 are reserved for WRN and should not be used Do not reuse triggers that are in use for other networks you have already defined in your system unless necessary This will avoid unnecessary confusion O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 97 Network Properties Yo Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals x Create ia General Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Select Trigger 01 Legal ID Create Jr nn Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs Name for this Trigger Legal ID Type 01 Play when PlayList is idle File Command List 300 Cl Also Set Clock To 15353 MM 55 Windowing Disabled Workstations that should respond to this trigger All c air Net08 air 1 Select the type of trigger e 01 Play when Play List is idle Will only play when rr nothing is currently playing in the Play List 01 SUIS I
12. When installed in a cluster of 3 or more stations we recommend installing redundant servers for audio storage and distribution Recording can be accomplished in the same method as when in use with a single station however the system drop down will be populated with multiple stations To record or audition audio edit schedules or review logs for a particular station simply select the desired station from the system drop down System Drives can be shared between stations you may desire to share commercial inventory among all your stations but only share other drives amongst a few stations this can easily accomplished with STORQ For more information about multi station installations or server redundancy contact Technical Support See Also O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 226 STORQ Technical Operation 6 2 1 6 3 6 4 File Picker Prod Drive Mode Prod Drive Mode is a mode of operation in STORQ that allows for a high level of redundancy within multi station installations Usually used in conjunction with a central file server files are recorded to a central server then automatically copied to each individual on air workstation Before each item is payed back on air the system will poll the server and verify it has the latest copy if the local copy is the latest the file is played back off the local workstation otherwise the file is played from the server In the event of server or network
13. button to import settings from another network or a factory WARNING P Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support See Also Confirmation Log Automatic Reconciliation with Traffic 2 17 3 Automated Error Reporting In the event an error is encountered the STORQ system will attempt automatically send an error report by to Technical Support via the Internet e The error report contains details of what occurred around the time of the error and a screen shot of the program at the time of the error This information assists the STORQ Development Team in O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 136 STORQ Technical Operation 2 18 2 18 1 2 18 1 1 releasing more robust software STORQ System Hardware Audio Cards The STORQ system is shipped with either a 6000 or 4000 series audio adapter from Audio Science 4000 Series On Air Capabilities e Has 16 Optos and 8 relays built in e Has 3 stereo or 6 mono audio inputs e Has 1 stereo record stream 6000 Series On Air Capabilities e No built in I O e Has 4 stereo or 8 mono audio inputs e Has 4 stereo record streams for simultaneous recording e Has the ability to time compress and expand audio on the fly without changing the pitch id fp For assistance in determining what series is installed in your system contact Technical Support See Also I O Cards Available Recording Formats The STORQ
14. e The F1 Schedule will automatically load The currently playing event will finish and the system will automatically begin playing the first element in the F1 Schedule e Use PauseAfter if you want playback to stop after the currently playing event finishes e To rejoin regular network programming select NET 01 WRN STORQ from the Net Jock Panel The Network schedule will automatically load e Now press the Sync button in the center of the Net Jock Panel this will move the next to play event to the appropriate time in the hour You can also double click the item you would like to set as next to play O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Using Your STORQ System 191 vila y For details on playing back Network Spots during live hours see the Network a Commercial Playback section 4 2 2 Scheduling Live Shows To schedule live shows in advance e Open the Schedule Editor and select the Day and Hour you would like to schedule Thursday vw G 115 3pm z vila You can schedule live shows up to 6 days in advance e Now enter the items you would like to schedule into the F1 Schedule including music local commercials Lite Systems and imaging O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 192 STORQ Technical Operation DM STORQ Schedule Editor CTO So E 15 3pm llle Both 11 028 F2Fomat Ot F1 Schedule F2 Length Killdaty 00 0 Set 1 11 5 10 9 Set
15. Begins at Intro EOM Ends RunTime ck Duck 7001 lt Woice Track1 gt gt gt gt protect O Delete Audio O ck Duck Category Net Audio Max Record Time Mute e Iv ii Mute j Mute Name Mute Mute Client Artist Mute OutavAlbum Mute Reference Year Mute DA Mute ntc O Mute KillDate Mute Mute Mute iv e To clear cut information and delete audio of the selected files click on the Clear All Fields and Delete Audio check boxes By default a password prompt appears when Delete Audio is checked Password Dia log A password is required to delete audio files The password is a semicolon Enter it and click OK or press Enter on you keyboard e Once this is done click OK on the Mass Changer You will see the following prompt Confirm Apply changes to all selected files NOTE Existing data may be overwritten 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 49 2 8 3 3 2 8 3 4 2 9 Click Yes to complete the process or Abort to cancel A number of other file properties that can be changed with Mass Changer They include Name Artist EOM 6 or higher File type Audio Rotation or Macro and File Category Music commercial General Audio PSA Only a sequential list of file names can be edited at a time At this time a random list of files is not allowed Refresh Drive Refreshing a drive will
16. Caution should be used when changing the settings found under the file and tools menus Unintentional changes can damage your STORQ system configuration See Also On Air Screen Schedule Editor Log Viewer File Picker Multi Station Installations On Air Screen The On Air Screen contains the Audio Deck Button Bar Play List Background Player Net Jock Panel and Status Bar 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 9 Mm gt FE STORO Net 01 WRN STORQ Jock 12 Jen Brown m Ta JE 4122 SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOY Big Rich w INTRO 00382 Alweys a Better 382 NP K Audio Deck PEA ee NO IA onda cata Intro i pe la 10am 4 Tue Currently On Air 00 04 08 07 2006 00 7 Net Spot 00 00 Break 4 y 00 0 Set 3 00 0 AINT NOTHIN LIKE fi 3 33 6 Palley B 16 03 3 Music 00 00 Break nds 3 30 Next to Play 00 0 Play List for 00 00 0 Rotation Current Hour DD 00 0 Rotation y 04 5 General Ar Big Rich 18 00 9 Music 13 59 41 DONT LET OUR LOVE START 3 30 5 Gill Vine 16 02 5 Music Break 4 Tiered Blank 934 00 0 00 6 Macro 13 59 41 10am 5 Tue LOCAL WINDOW 27 2 08 07 2006 00 8 Net Spot 13 59 41 Net Spot Maste p Background Player 00 0 00 6 Rotation Status Bar rre 7 NeyJock Panel 00 6 Rotation eme eed Renins we wera nn n PA r NET 01 WAN STORG Sync JOCK 12 Jen Brown y 13 27 42 Loaded Tue 13 00 Mode 5 Next 13 59 10 Insert Ek 1 Tue 13 56 40 lt lt
17. DM STORQ Log Viewer ELI Ture DONE Auto Fiter AlLogEnties w Date Monday Jun 26 2006 E Date Time T Length File Title 09 28 2004 00 WWE y F2 99 Don eee ey Log for STORQ All Log Entries 2 Validated Audio 100001 1030 lidated udio 100001 10 lidated Validated Validated Validated Duplicate Duplic Dup Dup Dupl Duplicar Duplica S IR Tue Dupli C IR Wed EV2 Validated Program m rogram PE o omnm Mm mM oo DO om mM mM D m o m m OOc m m O m m m de bo e He e He e He He He He He He He le He He He He He He H He H H o H Dup Dup Dupl Dupl Duplic Dup Dup Dup at Validated lidated Validated ooe mmm o m m m m m C Program E taudin 1NNNNY 10311 WAV m i Found 290 Mon 17 30 32 2 10 2 Filters Filtering log entries in the As Played Log is very useful for sorting what is displayed gt Fiter All Log Entries v Filtering by errors for example would show you only errors for All Log Entries the day being viewed Filtering by Commercials would show only General Audio Entries Only the local commercials that were played on the system Full Underwriting Only Systems only Music Only Voice Over Entries Only Segments Only Net Spots Only Advisories Only Errors Only 2 10 3 Searching and Saving Logs To search for an item in the As Played Log type in a keyword or number of the item you re searching for in
18. End Time Y OK X Cancel e To enable trigger windowing check Enabled 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 99 Advanced Trigger Setup Trigger Windowing V Enabled Days of the week when this trigger is active All Fl Mon Cl Tue M Wed Thu C Fri C Sat Hours of the day when this trigger is active All Omi Ooo Mo v 03 4 04 Dos os 07 Jos Jos E Noon 013 014 015 Qs 017 Q 1e 019 20 a Start Time End Time hh 03 15 hh 15 45 Y OK X Cancel L Sun Ot 011 02 023 e Select the days of the week that the trigger will be active e Select the hours of the day that the trigger will be active e Select the start time and end time of the trigger for the hours selected In the example above the trigger selected is only active on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 2 03 15am and 2 15 35am 3 03 15am and 3 15 45am and 4 03 15am and 4 15 45am 2 14 2 3 Set Time Via Trigger The system time can be set with a trigger Many networks provide a trigger at a certain time each hour for time synchronization e Atrigger can be made to set the clock by selecting time in mm ss In this case the time is set to 59 59 Y Also Set Clock To 59 59 and setting the e Each time this trigger is received the system time is set too XX 59 59 where XX is the current hour e This type of trigger acts as a built in time syn
19. Exit Button S4 File Tools Help System DM STORQ on A gi Ce 3 When the following box pops up click OK 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 146 STORQ Technical Operation Confirm Close all STORQ Windows 4 When the following box pops up click Yes Warning Closing the Playlist will STOP ON AIR PLAYBACK 4re you sure you want to do this The STORQ software should now be exited To restart do the following 1 Go to the Windows toolbar lower left corner of the screen and click the STORQ icon PRS STORG Icon F r ON 2 The STORQ Main Toolbar will reappear click the On Air button The On Air Screen will appear 3 Set the appropriate Next to Play audio event by double clicking on it in the Play List make sure it s not one you ve already played vila fe You may want to use the Sync button to automatically select the item next to air f based on time in the hour 4 Click Play Next on the Button Bar or press F12 on your keyboard to restart playback Shutting Down and Restarting the STORQ System WARNING gt The STORQ computer automatically begins playing audio upon restarting If you re covering with another audio source you may want to make sure the STORQ audio is not potted up to avoid two audio sources on the air simultaneously 1 Click on the Start Menu 2008 Waitt Radio Network
20. PCM16 nomal v 84 114 3 Line In 2 e 2 Format 84 dBu Ch mode Peak dB Trim Level Stol v HA 211114 Line In 3 78 dBu z Driver v2 90 2 17 1 1 2 Advanced Audio Routing The STORQ system has the ability to route on air audio out of one two or three physical audio channels By default the system is configured to mix up to three simultaneous audio sources internally then send the mixed output to a single on air output channel If necessary this can be modified to send audio to three discrete audio output channels vila x Z For assistance with advance audio routing setup please contact Technical Support O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 123 2 17 1 2 Device Buffers Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced Extemal Devices Device Test RBDS Callback Method Select the callback method to be used O window Thread Interrupt Changing this may affect stability of playback Buffer Size Select the size and number of audio buffers for EACH playback device A Eb Mo ko 160 Kb Total ws If you experience drop outs increase buffer size Decrease buffer size to speed up positioning and startup response NOTE AudioScience cards should usually be set for 16 or 32 Kb buffer size with no more than 4 buffers Recording Mode C Allow Start Pause Restart Recording recommended WARNING gt Changes should not be made to this sec
21. Time Type Name Remarks hh 00 00 Auto Record Network News Rename Delete Test Time of Hour C Run ONCE then Disable Type 91 AutoRecord 5 30 2006 File Command List 2005 124312006 Days of the week when this command is active All Hours of the day when this command is active All Networks that allow this command All Workstations allowed to perform this command All Auto Record Info Wait for Audio secs Input Channel 2 Mode 0 Immediate 0 Stop Trigger 0 cin T imeCommands Air E Sev By default the Auto Record will execute once an hour at the time specified regardless of day of the week or network currently on air If you need to define specific days hours or networks where the M Anj f Auto Record will be active uncheck the check box for the item you need to edit and select the days hours or networks where you would like the Auto Record to be active 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 88 STORQ Technical Operation Auto Records can be enabled disabled by checking or unchecking the Enabled check box under the Time of Hour For temporary or one time Auto Records check the Use ONCE then Disable check box under the Enable check box You can expand the number of available Network audio inputs through the use of Left Mono and Right Mono switching Assuming that you use input 1 as a stereo production input channel you
22. by default the panel is visible See Also 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview Net Jock Panel 2 5 8 Right Click Menu Right clicking on an item in the on air Play List will give you the following options Make Next To Play Audition Cue Ctrl Q Edit Record Ctrl E Play NOW F3 Zoom Schedule In Ctrl Zoom Schedule Out Ctrl Font Allow Time Updates When Idle Cancel Make Next To Play 23 Will highlight the item in yellow causing it to play immediately after the current audio event on air is finished Double left clicking on an item in the Play List will have the same effect Audition Cue Will cause the audio cut selected to play immediately in the Mini Player through the audition output of the system Edit Record Will open the selected item in the File Player allowing you to edit or re record the file Play NOW Brings up Play Now window same as pressing F3 on the keyboard Zoom Schedule In Increases font size of Play List same as pressing Ctrl Zoom Schedule Out Decreases font size of Play List same as pressing Ctrl Font Change the size and type of font of the Play List Allow Time Updates When Idle When checked estimated start times of each cut in the Play List will update continuously when Play List is stopped 2 5 9 AirDrop Hot Keys AirDrop Hot Keys allow you to play back predefined audio cuts rotation items commands or macros b
23. respond to this tigger V All file number can be used in this example we re using file number 500 End of Break Trigger C Air Net0 air El Save e Jock Names can be set up for each jock number under the Jock Names tab in Network Properties see below This helps to quickly identify what jock is on the air in the STORQ system Example Entering Jock Names O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 201 Network properties E L Select Network 07 CBC Oldies Network x reate General Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc NUMBER NAME ES John Jones E Jenny Jackson Tom Thompson Mike McShane Jack Jensen C AirJocksNetO air Iw acne Recording Network Elements into the STORQ system and Creating Rotators e You will need to record or import via drag and drop the jock specific network stabs calls and jingles into the STORQ system See Recording a file section and or the Drag and Drop Conversion section We suggest using cut numbers that reflect the network jock number for easier management For instance if Joe Jones is Jock 1 his stabs calls could be recorded under cuts 11 15 If Jenny Jackson is Jock 2 then her stabs can begin with cut 21 and so on e To create sub rotators follow the steps for creating rotators For jock stabs you may want to set th
24. when to update Schedules each hour what Triggers are to be used how to Auto Fade music determine if Time Shifting is used among other settings For more information on setting up networks see the Configuring Using Networks section NET 01 WRN STORQ To manually change networks select the network you want to switch to from the network drop down menu on the left side of the Net Jock Panel See Also Defining Networks Changing Jocks Changing the current jock will change which jock s liners are used on the air Usually jock liners are contained in a Rotator of type By Jock On Air Normally jocks are changed automatically by the Jock Schedule however this screen lets you make a change immediately overriding the schedule 444 When a new hours schedule loads the scheduled jock as referenced in the jock Y schedule will automatically be reloaded overriding any manual change x 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 19 JOCK 11 John Glenn ES To change a jock select a jock from the jock drop down menu on the right side of the Net Jock Panel AAA its Jock scheduling and switching are handled automatically by WRN via satellite See Also Jock Schedules 2 5 7 Options Menu Y Fo as Menu ai fis 3 Clicking on the button or pressing F9 will display the On Air Options menu Load Schedule Sync with real time E Change Jock Alt J Cha
25. 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 052153318 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 06 14 36 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 07 14 59 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 08 16 40 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 09 14 32 R 04 0 993 B1iF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 10 11 46 R 04 0 993 B1iF2r 04 Produced Rotation File lt m IE c AirlLog 060627MNP DML Found O Tue 09 41 51 2 10 3 1 Saving Filtered Logs To save the displayed log file click the icon This will place the log currently shown into Word Pad In Word Pad 1 Click File 2 Click Save As 3 Place a floppy disk in the STORQ floppy drive and save the file to this drive 4 You can open E mail and print this text file on any Windows computer 2 10 3 2 Searching Multiple Logs Simultaneously To search a group of As Played logs press the e button to the right of the date selector buttons 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 81 a Select Date Range Jia StatDate Friday Juy 27 2007 vO End Date Friday July 27 2007 Frid 7 200 Iv BA Next select range of days you want to view and select OK Once joined together in the viewer you can search filter and save the joined logs just as you would a single day s log 2 10 3 3 BMI and ASCAP Logs 2 11 For auditing purposes it is sometimes necessary to provide list of a
26. 1 8 9824 9825 9826 9829 A 9830 Forces the system to load the schedule for hour xx 00 23 immediately Forces the previous hour to load Forces the next hour to load the hour immediately following the current hour Forces the current hour to reload Disable Auto Schedule Loading When executed this command prevents STORQ from automatically loading a new hourly schedule WARNING P gt This command will cause the STORQ system to loop the current hour s schedule Make sure to re enable Auto Schedule Loading before returning to unattended operation Re Enable Auto Sched Loads This command will enable schedule auto loading and schedules will load each hour as defined by the top of hour offset Special Schedule Loading 9200 9223 9989 9990 92xx where xx 00 to 23 Forces the system to load the special schedule for hour xx 00 23 immediately This command places a blank line in the Play List and on the As Played Log Can be used in certain merged schedule situations where the scheduled 9990 command is used for another function This command places a blank line in the Play List and on the As Played Log Useful when placed in a rotator or macro that s being used as a Play List note prevents an empty rotator macro error message from appearing in the As Played log Schedule Positioning These commands are used to move to spots in the schedule at a certain minute in the current hour indicated
27. 108 147 198 216 satellite clocks 34 satellite log 78 satellite morning show 213 satellite networks 92 95 satellite recording 83 saving logs 79 saving logs 80 SAW _ 56 73 76 schedule editor 27 schedule load mode 94 schedule load time 26 schedule positioning 114 scheduled airtime 29 scheduling commercials 186 scheduling guidelines 188 scheduling jocks 91 scheduling live show 191 scroll lock 23 search mode 43 searching for files 43 searching logs 79 80 select file type 68 sequential rotation 59 serial commands 109 112 serial communication 104 serial control of switchers 106 settime 99 111 setting up closures 95 setting up networks 92 setup 129 setup screen 152 sfx deck 58 short stopsets 188 show auto recorder 22 show AutoRecorder 19 show background player 22 show net jock panel 22 shuting down 145 silence 66 silent filler 66 simple network audio switching 68 simple voice tracking 37 205 skipping songs 186 sorting audio files 52 sound effects 58 space bar 19 22 special schedule 19 33 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Index 241 special schedules 114 sports 207 start date 14 53 startnow 8 11 start on audio 55 station cluster 225 status bar 8 26 stop all 10 STORQ main toolbar 7 STORQ Utils 178 streaming 160 support 228 switchers 106 126 switching to live assist 190 Sync 17 sync button 17 sync play list 21 synchronizing time 196 syndicated morning show
28. 2 Frd Names contariro CO Ha Killda KKQQ 4 SEC PRO ROTATER 2270 KKGQQ ID ROTATER 2292 KKQQ ID 2300 AKQGDRYID DL to 2301 KKQQ ID 2302 KKQQ ID 2303 KKQAO ID 2304 KKQQ 4 SEC dry ROTATER 2309 You can drag and drop items into the F1 Schedule from the File Picker You may find it useful to use the File Picker Search Mode to locate music and imaging when scheduling a live show To locate your imaging search for your call letters WARNING gt Do Not edit the F2 Schedule Changes will not be saved 4 2 3 Copying the Network F2 Schedule into the F1 Schedule If desired WRN Network content in the hourly F2 Schedule can be copied and pasted into the local F1 Schedule The F1 Schedule can then be edited for Live Assist use or to insert local voice tracks Copying from F2 Schedule to F1 Schedule e First open up the hour you want to copy in Schedule Editor 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Using Your STORQ System 193 e Highlight the first item or any item you want to start with in the F2 Schedule by clicking on it On your keyboard hold down the Shift key and press the Down Arrow until all the sequential items you want to copy are highlighted Example Copying from F2 to F1 Schedules Thursday v 60 OFI 00 0 F1 Format 00 None OF2 10519 15 3pm llle G Both 10519 F2Fomat 00 None F1 Schedule Highlight first F2 Schedule File Name item in the list jj i Mani
29. 3 File Rules a Settings General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Email Filename Hule Source Destination 0 ksls mp3 1001 Source File Name Destination File Name Add Remove j Cancel File Rules allow the importing of files with non numeric names Simply enter the numeric name under source file name and the assigned STORQ numeric number under Destination File Name Be sure to include the file extension under source file name Case of the source file name is ignored At this time wildcards are not allowed in the source filename You must enter the complete file name exactly as it is spelled 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 170 STORQ Technical Operation 3 3 7 4 FTP Settings General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Email Enable Select a FTP Server 0 fip visi com Add Delete FTP Settings Host ftp visi com User name Password fiputhra Remote directory File mask Hourlybudio Liberal mp3 Passive Pott 21 5 I Delete Files Place Killdate fo day s in future Download every la 5 Minutes Cancel Select a FTP Server Use Add or Delete to add a new or remove an existing FTP server Multiple FTP servers are allowed each can have its own schedule Host Enter the domain name or IP address for the FTP server User name Enter the provided user
30. 4 Email Settings General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Email Enable Email Settings Host mail server com User name Password getmymal Fe Subject Line Security Code STORO Port Download every fi 5 Minutes DK Cancel Host Enter the domain name or IP address for the FTP server User name Enter the provided user name Password Enter the provided password Subject Line Security Code The text entered in this section MUST be found in the subject line of all incoming email messages that will be imported Port The Default port of 110 is usually acceptable Download Every X Minutes Use these selections to set the schedule for this FTP server You can select Minutes Hours or Days from the right hand drop down Enter the number of Minutes Hours or Days in the left hand edit box Note View Program The Note View program allows notes attached to STORQ files to be automatically displayed when that file is played in the On Air Play List Once marked as read the note view program will log a note O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 173 3 4 1 as read in the as played log which allows the reconciliation of that note with traffic if configured The Note View program has the ability to display multiple notes at once and automatically time out notes that were not read The Note View program can be installed an
31. 4 GARTH BRO 04 2 Music 14982 BABY JESUS IS BORN 3 56 1 GARTH BRO 07 6 Music 14984 SLEIGH RIDE 3 24 9 GARTH BRO 07 0 Music 14985 WHITE CHRISTMAS 2 57 0 GARTH BRO 04 0 Music 14990 CALL ME CLAUS 2 06 4 GARTH BRO 01 8 Music 15111 THAT OL WIND OPT 4 01 0 GARTH BRO 03 8 Music 15192 SHE S GONNA MAKE IT OPT 3 00 9 GARTH BRO 01 2 Music 15247 BEER RUN 2 55 2 GARTH BROC 6 04 4 Music 15279 SQUEEZE ME IN 3 28 0 GARTH BRO 01 8 Music 15296 TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE 3 52 0 GARTH BRO 05 0 Music 15311 WHY AIN T RUNNING 3 53 5 GARTH BRO 03 5 Music 15398 THICKER THAN BLOOD 2 49 1 GARTH BRO 02 9 Music 15687 NIGHT RIDER S LAMENT 3 59 6 GARTH BRO 6 05 6 Music 15700 GARTH MEETS CHRIS 2 05 6 00 6 General Audio 15701 MUCH TOO YOUNG TO FEEL 3 29 7 GARTHCHRIS 02 7 Music 15702 GARTH amp CHRIS 1 34 39 7 02 7 General Audio al THF NANCE A 11 trihute GARTH ARA NA A Music Sol iu Commercials 44kHz S PCM WAV 56 Free Path c Audiot 14000 Your results will show in the File Picker if too many results are displayed you can narrow your search text and search again Search mode searches all drives not just the currently selected one Song and artist names may sometimes be truncated due to field length restrictions Instead of searching for Garth Brooks try searching for Garth 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 44 STORQ Technical Operation 2 8 2 2 8 3 Mini Player The File Picker includes a Mini Play
32. 5 a 124M 9 15266 EVERYTHING ZEN 04 37 106 BUSH Music ia Ena 200 Gi 12AM 10 404 KZGL NEW MUSIC 45 FS 404 00 08 0 General Audio 12AM 11 14385 00 00 0 General Audio Flenott 12AM 12 900 Jock Stab Master Rotation 00 00 0 Rotation ee 12AM 13 10602 12am 2 Wed Voice Track 00 32 35 I voice Track Har i lengh a a M A 2 12AM 00 40 05 51 4 18 12AM 14 13000 00 00 0 o 14M 00 33 47 51 4 12AM 15 14971 00 00 0 Music 24M 00 32 37 53 4 12AM 16 _ 14983 00 00 0 Music 3AM 00 28 03 53 4 12AM 17 14963 00 00 0 Music aN nee E 4 124M 18 993 Net Optional Sweeper 05 00 05 0 Rotation BAM 00 42 44 57 5 12AM 19 9881 TRIGGER Command TAM 00 44 46 57 5 124M 20 15459 ONE THING 03 24 0 FINGER ELE Music a nee 12AM 21 406 KZGL NEW MUSIC 7 F5406 00 07 300 General Audio 104M 00 45 30 58 5 12AM 22 14352 00 00 0 General Audio 11AM 00 42 13 53 5 12AM 23 381 KZGL SHORT PRO 381 FS 00 05 300 General Audio 12PM 00 47 23 57 5 12AM 24 15356 WHERE IT S AT 03 29 893 BECK Music bd 1PM 00 43 15 53 5 228 Time Commands 15 Conflicts 19 Triggers 16 Conflicts Found 1 Networks Load Schedule Select the day you wish to analyze Schedule Select the F1 or F2 schedule to analyze Search If desired enter a spot number to search for Results will be displayed in the spot grid This is similar to a filter however results from only a single spot number will be returned Report The Report Grid displays a quick summary of each hour of the schedule The s
33. Deck Shows the SFX Deck Sound Effects Deck Jump to File Number Moves to another file without having to return to the File Picker Copy Dub from Copies audio and header attributes from another file 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 70 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING A The Copy Dub From feature will erase currently selected file s audio and header Import Opens a window allowing you to select a wav or mp3 file to import See Drag and Drop Conversion Export to WAV or MP3 Save the currently selected file to another location outside of STORQ See Export to Wave or MP3 Erase Clear Erases audio and header of selected file Zoom In Ctrl Increases the size of the File Recorder Player Zoom Out Ctrl Decreases the size of the File Recorder Player The Zoom In Zoom Out features are helpful when working with especially large or small resolution The Zoom In Zoom Out features work on almost every other STORQ window Use Ctrl and Ctrl to zoom in and out of other windows 2 9 11 1 Play While Recording To allow a particular audio file to playback while it is being recorded select this option When this option is selected file play back can begin nearly instantly after the file has started recording Recording can take place automatically in the case of an Auto Record or manually in the File Recorder See Also Auto Records 2 9 11 2 Export to
34. File Recorder Player in the 1001 8999 range EY e Right click on the File Recorder Player or click the Options Menu button the File Recorder Player Options Menu will appear e Go to Select File Type then click on Rotation 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 61 Big Sale Rotator Select File Type Y Play Only e Rotation Protect Macro Do Not Allow Auto Fade Silent Filler gt Allow Play While Record Net Delay gt SFX Deck F7 000 JumptoFileNumber F3 Copy Dub from Ctrl F9 eae Normalize Import Export to WAY or MP3 Erase CLear Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Audio Preferences Last Recorded Unknown WS XX Directory Updated 44kH2 S PCM When this is done the File Recorder Player s transport buttons and progress bar disappear and are replaced by an Edit the File List button 00 0 Rotation File Edit the File List Clicking on the Edit the File List button brings up the Rotation Macro Editor where a variety of rotation options can be selected the default rotation option is Sequential e Enter cuts in the file column then press Enter on your keyboard e When you re finished press the Rotation Macro Editor s Save button or press F9 mi Rotation Macro Editor 06001 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 62 STORQ Technical Operation e Be s
35. Hour To launch the Advanced Voice tracker click the Basic Options Start previous playback 5 seconds before EOM Automatically Stop Recording When Intro Reached Track It 0 5 b Audition It a Begin Recording on Audio gt gt Advanced Options 61 45 3 Audio This Hour Voice Track button in the File Menu O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 40 STORQ Technical Operation 2 7 1 If the Advanced Voice Tracking button cannot be located in the file menu contact Technical Support Using the Advanced Voice Tracker is very simple To start just click the Track It button Playback of the previous song if available will start X seconds before the start of the EOM where X is the setting you have defined in the Basic Settings section If there is no song preceding the voice track recording will start immediately When you are ready to start the next song simply press the Start Next button the Audition It button the text will change once recording begins vada automatically After recording you can drag both the track and song files to change the EOM s To review the segues and actual recording press the Audition It button When auditioning press the Audition It button at any time to immediately advance to the next segue SET fe You can begin recording even as the files are loading See Also Advanced Device Settings Ducking Simple Voice Tracking B
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37. Operation Edit TimeCommands for System 99 STORQ Time Type Remarks hh 59 59 Instantly Join Syndicated Morning Show Rename Make sure to select the correct days and hours this command is activel VA Start 6 1 2006 x End 3 1 2007 Sat C Sun Ti me of Hour Omid C Noon Switches to Loads the Syndicated 6am Automatic schedule Schedule Updates optional Network Optional Optional CSAT imeCommands Air Zx I Save WARNING This example assumes all audio elements in the break are set to mute net audio and that the break is filled out to coincide with the start of the Syndicated Morning Show If the break is short undesired network audio may air O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 219 Scheduling considerations When to use or not use Automatic Schedule Updates By default all STORQ Network modes load the hourly schedule according to a user adjustable time To set the automatic schedule load time refer to the Defining Networks topic A scheduled load time may not work with all formats however If this is the case then hourly schedule updates will need to be disabled and commands placed in the Play List to chain one hour to the next hereafter referred to as the Chain Method See the Chaining Hourly Schedules for Network Automation section Here are some example guidelines to follow e If a morning show
38. Panel Enable Broadcast to LAN Send to IP Send to Port 55524 Listen on Port 155525 See Also Monitair 2 17 2 Setup Program The Setup Program contains various settings that impact the STORQ system including Interfacing O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 130 STORQ Technical Operation with traffic and paths to Audio Drives WARNING P Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support e On the STORQ Main Toolbar click Tools Setup or Ctrl Alt 9 By setup Ctrl alt 5 l amp AirForce System Setup BAX Use this form to set up and modify basic information about the AirForce systems on your network Systems ID Name Default Default 01 STOR Local UNC Add Affidavits Alternative Now Country Today AC Active Oldies Plus AC Pure Country Classics Classic Rock Internet Production CD Prod ClassicAffil KCTY WT NetSpots KIXC C Air Systems air To edit an existing system double click the system that needs to be modified or select the system and click Edit 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 131 2 17 2 1 Short Name for this system ir Group ID 2 characters Home Directory for this system Directory for AirForce Schedules As played log path Retain As played logs for Schedule Load Time chai
39. Problem scheduled more than 1 32 in a break but the optional song still plays Resolution This problem may occasionally occur with full systems If you schedule rotators in the F1 Schedule make sure those rotators have a length associated with them If they have a length of 0 00 they will not be counted toward the 1 32 for skipping an optional song and the song will play regardless of the length of the audio file within the rotator O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Support 229 Problem Items are missing from the Play List Resolution If you notice items are missing from the on air Play List or F2 Schedule contact Technical Support You may be experiencing satellite reception problems Problem Local breaks are not airing where they should Resolution Due to the added flexibility of local breaks with the STORQ system it is sometimes difficult to keep on track The system can compensate to a degree however you must stay close to recommended break loading requirements For details see the Scheduling Guidelines section Problem My 50 break is playing too close to the top of the hour Resolution When breaks are overfilled they push the 50 break later and later in the hour If enough breaks are filled to the maximum recommended limit or beyond they will push the 50 break to near the top of the hour or even beyond causing it to be missed altogether Problem There s no music in the On Air Play List Resoluti
40. adversely affect system performance For assistance contact Technical Support 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 121 2 17 1 Device Settings 2 17 1 1 Playback Devices STORQ Workstation Device Settings Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced External Devices Device Test RBDS Playback Device D A Device Allow this device to be used for Dutput to use C On Air Playlist MANUAL Iv C Drop Ins F3 Hotkeys Triggered Liners MANUAL f V Production Recorder Picker SFX Deck Line Out 2 x Download Playback Device A Device 3 Allow this device to be used for Dutput to use On Air Playlist Line Out 1 lv Drop Ins F3 Hotkeys Triggered Liners Line Out 1 x C Production Recorder Picker SFX Deck MANUAL lv ownloads 151 Playback Device B Device Allow this device to be used for Dutput to use OnAir Playlist Line Out 1 vl Drop Ins F3 Hotkeys Triggered Liners Line Out 1 iv CO Production Recorder Picker SFX Deck MANUAL Download Mat Playback Device C WARNING gt Changes should not be made in this section For assistance contact Technical Support 2 17 1 1 1 Audio Science Mixer The Audio Science Mixer Utility can be launch by clicking the 4 icon to the right of the Start Menu 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 122 STOR
41. allow you to accomplish all of this with little effort A List of audio cuts can be scheduled under one file number and rotate in the following ways Sequentially Plays the items in the rotation list sequentially Randomly Plays the items in the rotation list using a perfect random rotation The items will play randomly and will not repeat until each item in the list has played By day of the week Plays the items in the rotation list by day of the week many times a day of the week rotation will be nested with a by hour of the day rotation allowing for greater rotation detail By hour of the day Plays the items in the rotation list by hour of the day Items in the list are referenced by 24 hour or 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 60 STORQ Technical Operation military time By minute of the hour Plays the items in the rotation list by minute of the hour By network jock Plays the items in the rotation list by jock currently on air By day of the month Plays the items in the rotation list by day of the month 1 31 By network Plays the items in the rotation list by network currently on the air By second of the minute Plays the items in the rotation list by second of the minute By month of the year Plays items in the rotation list by the month of the year By week of the year Plays items in the rotation list by the week of the year 1 52 To create a rotator open an unused file in the
42. and Past Kill Date Audio 3 5 1 Trigger Report STORQUtils Trigger Report function will analyze all defined networks for a particular station or system and present all defined triggers for all networks A idg Ifyou have multiple stations at a single location you can select from any defined gt systems in the system drop down in the upper left hand corner of the screen O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 180 STORQ Technical Operation 3 5 2 Tu Waitt Radio Networks STORO Utils alo Help R STORG e JeaS Time Commands Trigger Report Network Report Log Checker Trigger Name Number Network Commands Type Workstations Network Conflict A Return from Automation 0i 01 Net01 9879 Play Instantly 999 10 Kansas City Chiefs Net Spots MA eo 390 Play when Idle 399 08 Line In Four MA 02 ive assist 0 Play When Idle 999 oO5Lnemome Sync and Start 18 02 Live Assist 9901 Play Instantly 999 9830 9826 9076 Play Network ID 04 Special Schedule Net 2 2010 Play Instantly 21 10 Kansas City Chiefs Test 04 Special Schedule Net 2 300 Play When Idle 999 Trigger from Automation 05 Line In One 9880 Play When Idle 999 Start Auto 05 Line In One 9001 Play When Idle 999 Legal ID 05 Line In One 300 Play When Idle 999 Local Break 05 Line In One 9880 Play When Idle 999 Skimmer 2 05 07 Line In Three 9880 Play When Idle 999 9076Test 04
43. burton win a When clicked the button will display the File Recorder Player menu options For details see the Other Menu Options section A button will advance or retreat the audio cut number by one this feature is helpful when recording auditioning or editing a series of files The ES button will open an installed multi track editor for editing the file See Multi Track Editor Integration for more information Use the button to create edit a note on a file See Edit Live Copy for more information Only record files in the 1001 8999 number range WRN reserves all other file numbers for network operations All information about the cut is contained in the File Recorder Player This information includes Begins at The point at which the file should begin playback Can be used to trim beginning silence Begins at defaults to 00 0 This function is not typically used Intro O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 51 Intro time before vocals also known as the ramp typically used for music EOM End of Message Determines when next event starts in on air Play List Used for overlapping audio cuts Ends End codes can be entered here for music cuts C for Cold F for Fade etc Runtime The actual length of playable audio Can be set to trim silence from the end of audio cuts Category Setting the category aids in organizing groups of files The Category also helps
44. color and positioning 3 Closing the editing form or switching to another note will automatically save the current note Clicking the delete button aS will remove the note associated with the selected file bts Toggle the Notes Only button to display all files and only those with notes associated with them This function is helpful when purging old notes from the system 3 5 STORQUtils STORQ Utils is a multi function utility program that offers at a glance views of network configurations defined triggers autorecords and scheduling problems Some more advance features include 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 179 Trigger overlap and conflict reports View all the defined triggers on a system regardless of what network they are defined in Flags triggers that are defined in multiple networks Time Command visualizations overlaps and conflict reporting View all system time commands and autorecords Will show the length of each autorecord and flag any overlapping conflicts Network report View all networks and associated properties defined in a system Schedule report View any spots in a schedule which are missing or will be past killdate when played Also adds the ability to search a schedule for a particular spot vila fp Use the system drop down in the upper left hand corner to select a STORQ system to analyze See Also Triggers Auto Records Pre Start
45. could have up to four mono Network inputs by assigning them to inputs 2 Left 2 Right 3 Left and 3 Right You can also add an external switcher such as the Broadcast Tools 8X2 to expand the number of network audio inputs to the system In the absence of a Stop Trigger the Max Record Time of the selected audio file will be used to determine the length of the recording See Also Time Commands 2 12 3 Auto Record By Trigger Auto Records can be started by trigger as well as by time To set up an Auto Record by Trigger 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2 Select the Triggers tab 3 From the Drop Down Menu select the network where the Auto Record will be defined EJ Network Properties Select Network 01 WRN STORQ 00 Default Net Settings 01 WRN STORQ 02 Live Assist 03 Special Schedule Ballgame 04 Oldies Network In2 R Name for this Network 05 Rush ins oi General Triggers Jock ime Shifting Misc O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 89 SEYI You must define an Auto Record by trigger for each network that could be active when it will be called 4 Select the trigger you wish to define and select Create 5 Give the Trigger a name 6 Change Type to 91 AutoRecord 7 Enter the file you wish to record Network Properties gt Select Network 07 WAN ST
46. down menu in the upper left hand corner of the Schedule To use the Special Schedule manually open the on air menu and select Load Schedule from the load schedule dialog select Special Schedule from the Day drop down menu By default the current hour will load if you desire to load a different hour in the special schedule select it from the Hour O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 34 STORQ Technical Operation 2 6 3 2 6 4 The special schedule can be loaded using 9000 Series Commands A network can be defined to use a special schedule or even specific hours of a special schedule See the Defining Networks Section for more information WARNING Loading the Special Schedule in the on air Play List will cause Schedule Auto Loading to automatically be disabled Be sure to re enable Schedule Auto Loading before returning to unattended operation See Also Defining Networks Special Schedule Commands Displaying Rotations Rotator files are displayed slightly differently from normal audio files in the Schedule Editor The background color will be a light gray as opposed to a normal audio file background of light blue or white 140072 7am 2 Mon NetWYoice Trac 10 7 03 30 2005 15P0900 Net Spot Master 20 Rotator 00 0 16 0994 02 Dry Rotation File 02 0 The length of the audio inside the rotation is not counted toward the total time in the yo _ hour To assist in timing the rotator itself can be
47. external automation system e When a Begin Optional Local Break command 9271 is executed to start the external automation system STORQ playback stops and the Optional Song is highlighted as the Next to Play event e If the commercial break is empty the external automation system immediately sends a closure to restart STORQ and the Optional Song plays e If the break is full and longer than 1 32 the STORQ system skips past the Optional Song and makes the following item in the Play List the Next to Play event in this case a 4 second dry liner would play 18 00 00 KKQ ID 301 11 0 01 6 General Audi 12 0 9271 Begin Optional Local Break 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 16003 TODAY STARTED LOVNG U OPT 331 0 MERLEHAGG 10 0992 04 Dry Rotation File 00 0 00 6 Rotation 18 21 03 6 00 0 d g Lite systems will always load the optional songs into the Play List they may or may not 9 E Z be played depending upon the amount of commercials played by your external automation system Full Systems commercials are played from STORQ system e If a commercial break is empty then the Optional Song will appear within the commercial break in the On Air Play List 18 00 00 KKQQ ID 302 11 5 01 8 General Audit 31 0 gt gt gt gt 1 Break Begins gt gt gt gt gt gt 09 7 Set 1 00 0 Command 00 0 16003 18 23 16 9142 lt lt lt lt 1 Break Ends lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 3 29 7 Set 1 END 00 0 Comma
48. for the most recent audio cut that was started The Fade Previous feature can be used in conjunction with Play Next to segue from one audio event to the next It is also helpful if multiple audio cuts are started inadvertently Various fade commands are also available see the 9000 Series Commands section for more details Play Next F12 Pressing Play Next or F12 starts playback beginning with the next to air item highlighted in yellow in the Play List Audio playing on air is highlighted green Additionally the audio file number name and audio progress bar are displayed in the Audio Deck section at the top of the screen along with a countdown timer showing the time remaining in the file As an alternate method the space bar can perform the same function as Play Next and F12 To enable this function see the Menu Options section You can also use various 9000 Series Commands to start playback See the 9000 Series Commands section for further details WARNING P The On Air screen is capable of playing 3 audio cuts simultaneously Pressing Play Next multiple times will start multiple audio cuts simultaneously To stop all audio except the last audio cut started press Fade Previous or F11 2 5 2 F3 Start Now If you need to instantly play an unscheduled audio file on the air or immediately execute a 9000 Series Command press the F3 key Type the audio file or command number and press ENTER The audio file or command will play ins
49. from the point you clicked At any time during playback clicking on a point on the audio progress bar will advance or rewind the audio playback to the point that was clicked Any of the file attributes including Name Kill Date EOM Category etc can be changed at this time as well If file attributes are changed but no audio is recorded the Last Recorded time will not be updated 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 55 You can check the beginning and end of a file by clicking the play button listen to the first few seconds then press C for check end on your keyboard The audio immediately jumps to the last few seconds Clicking on the W to the left of the file player s record button or pressing W on the keyboard will rewind the audio Clicking on the F to the right of the play button or pressing F on the keyboard will fast forward the audio 2 9 5 Recording a File j 1ST RESPONSE 4 DAYS RV 11 00 3 00 6 1 00 3 Mon oe Name 1ST RESPONSE 4 DAYS RY Client Artist OutG Album StartDate KillDate sat Intro EOM Ends Runtime Reference Year Last Recorded 6 20 2006 4 38 36 PM WWS B1 Directory Updated 44kH2 J PCM WARNING gt To open the File Recorder Player from the File Picker highlight the file you wish to open and double click or press Enter Max Record Time Set the desired max record time The default Max Rec
50. given a run time which will then be Le counted in the total time of the hour This is helpful if you schedule numerous 30 and N 60 commercial rotators See the Rotators section for more information See Also Rotators Format Clocks Format clocks are used with Satellite long form programming Once created and assigned to a particular hour or set of hours a format clock will automatically advance the F1 or F2 schedule through the hour so a missed satellite local break trigger will not adversely affect programming Format clocks also assist in locating under filled and over filled local breaks 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 35 2 6 4 1 Assigning Format Clocks To assign a format clock to a particular hour in a particular day 1 Select the day and hour you wish to assign to a format clock 2 Select the format clock you wish to assign to the schedule from either the F1 Clock drop down or the F2 clock drop down 3 Save your changes to the schedule F1 Format Clock 00 Rush Afternoo fean F2 Format Clack 00 Rush Aftemoo ean vas gt Once assigned the selected format clock will always be attached to that particular y hour even after importing the schedule 2 6 4 2 Editing Format Clock Schedules The schedule grid looks slightly different when a format clock is assigned to the hour you are editing F1 Schedule File Name Lengt
51. in the as played log will cause that audio to be loaded and played back automatically in the mini player This feature is helpful in determining 4 exactly what was played on the air 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 77 2 10 1 2 10 1 1 DM STORQ Log Viewer En Tee OPINO wo Fe ALogEmies v gt Date Monday Jun 26 DO Date Time T Length Filef Title a 09 28 2004 10 00 09 28 2004 10 00 09 28 2004 10 00 09 28 2004 10 00 09 28 2004 10 00 09 28 2004 10 04 09 28 2004 10 04 09 28 2004 10 04 09 28 2004 10 08 09 28 2004 10 08 09 28 2004 10 08 09 28 2004 10 08 09 28 2004 10 11 09 28 2004 10 11 09 28 2004 10 11 09 28 2004 10 14 09 28 2004 10 14 09 28 2004 10 17 09 28 2004 10 17 09 28 2004 10 17 09 28 2004 10 18 09 28 2004 10 18 09 28 2004 10 18 09 28 2004 10 19 09 28 2004 10 19 09 28 2004 10 19 09 28 2004 10 19 oo os 04 01 dele oo D6 51 03 D3 12 03 991 B1F2r Legal ID Rotation File A 301 BiF2ra DRYID DL to 3 q 9141 B1AU gt gt gt gt 1 Break Begins 1 Br Set 1 13700 BiF2b TWO SPARROWS IN A HURR OPT TANYA TUCKER 9142 B1AU lt lt lt lt 1 Break Ends 1 Bre Set 1 END 996 B1F2r Jingle Rotator ID 336 BiF2re KKQQ 4 sec PRO 336 15341 BiF2a IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU Joe Nichols 900 BiF2r Jock Stab Master Rotation 223 BiF2rb JOCK 11 Stab 1 10401 B1F2c 10am 1 Tue Net Voice Track 13663 B1F2a LOV
52. lt Es lt Es a Audio Deck Contains audio meters the audio currently playing and next to play audio Button Bar Controls the behavior of the On Air screen Play List Contains all the Audio Rotation Macro and 9000 Series Command files scheduled to air in the current hour Background Player Is an additional audio playback source typically used to play back audio launch via the Air Drop Hot Keys or additional audio elements that are automatically triggered when airing automated programming Net Jock Panel Provides easy access for changing the current network and jock on air and syncing the Play List to the proper position in the hour Status Bar Contains system information O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 10 STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 1 Button Bar The Button Bar contains the necessary controls for running the on air screen Ml F7 S O Fo D Fit F12 PauseAfter i Menu Stop All Fade Prev Play Next PauseAfter F7 When pressed playback will stop after the currently playing event finishes Normally when the STORQ system is playing audio from the on air Play List it runs in continuous mode and will continue playing through the Play List sequentially This default mode of operation is called PlayThru mode During live shows or games users may want to stop after the current audio has finished playing rather than run through the entire schedule This mode of operat
53. main screen 3 3 3 Hot Folder Ingestion Once a Hot Folder has been set up any file placed in the folder either locally or via a network share will be automatically ingested into the Master STORQ System Multiple files can be saved to the Hot Folder simultaneously they will simply be queued by AIM on a first come first serve basis 3 3 4 FTP Ingestion AIM provides for audio file download capability via FTP Multiple FTP sites each with its own schedule can be defined See Also AIM FTP Setup 3 3 5 Email Ingestion AIM can be setup to automatically check a specific email address at predefined intervals If it finds a message that contains a pre arranged security code in the subject along with one or more audio file attachments AIM can automatically ingest the attachment audio files into the STORQ system See Also AIM Email Setup O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 165 3 3 6 Log Viewer Wednesday July 25 2007 v 13 32 54 07 25 07 KSLS way 01001 Done Successfully Imported The log viewer will write all system events This log will contain the same information contained in the log section of the AIM main screen however you can selected from any day in the past including today using the log viewer 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 166 STORQ Technical Operation 3 3 7 Setup General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Ema
54. name Password Enter the provided password Remote directory If the file s you need to download are not in the root directory then enter a path to the files in this area Verify any slashes are forward slashes File mask If you are downloading a single file you can enter the complete file name here otherwise wildcard selections are allowed vila iy Wildcard selections include both and A file mask of mp3 or KABC mp3 are both zp A acceptable O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 171 Port The default port of 21 is usually acceptable Delete Files Select this option to delete the files after they are downloaded WARNING gt Use caution with this option as files cannot be undeleted Place killdate X days in future When this option is selected a killdate will automatically be placed on the file once it is imported into the STORQ system 1 A selection of 0 days will place a killdate of today s date on the file which would allow it 4 CS to play through the rest of today only Download every X Minutes Use these selections to set the schedule for this FTP server You can select Minutes Hours or Days from the right hand drop down Enter the number of Minutes Hours or Days in the left hand edit box See Also Start and Kill Dates O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 172 STORQ Technical Operation 3 3 7 5 3
55. pre startdate commercials so that fixed length breaks remain filled even if some of the content is past killdate or pre start date These settings are network specific meaning different O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 102 STORQ Technical Operation networks can have different settings Past Killdate Auto Fill files are typically used to replace past killdated commercials so that fixed length network breaks will remain properly filled Selected audio files should stand out so that your staff will recognize that a filler was required for an out of date spot 0 to disable 1 to use Default Past Killdate Fillers 30 Past Killdate Filler File or Rotation 300 60 Past Killdate Filler File or Rotation 301 Variable lenath Filler File or Rotation 304 Should be instrumental c 4airiNet08 air 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2 Click on the Drop Down Menu and select the network that needs to be modified or define a new network 3 Click on the Auto Fill tab 4 Select a file to use for 30 second past killdate commercials 0 to disable 1 to use Default 5 Select a file to use for 60 second past killdate commercials 0 to disable 1 to use Default 6 Select a file to use for the Variable length past killdate commercials O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 103
56. received from the Control MO card Triggers can also be fired from the Play List Macro or Air Drop Hot Keys O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 117 9881 9899 Triggers 1 19 These commands when executed simulate a trigger If defined in network setup the same action will occur as if the trigger was actually seen on the Control I O block While there are 19 Trigger Commands there can be up to 32 physical trigger inputs on your STORQ system depending on installed hardware These commands are useful for testing the results of a trigger during network setup Trigger Commands 17 19 can be used as Virtual Triggers to be inserted in Play Lists or Time Commands to execute a comma separated list of other commands 2 15 1 11 Network Control Once additional network configurations have been defined for the STORQ system you can use the following commands to execute network switching 9901 9929 Switch to Network xx 99xx where xx Network 01 29 When the command is executed STORQ switches to the appropriate audio input channel assigned to the new Network and begins to respond to input triggers only as defined for the current network The audio input channel used and the trigger configuration are defined in Network Settings 2 15 2 Comma Separated Command Combinations Combining comma separated 9000 series commands in a Time Command or Trigger gives you even more powerful contro
57. system is capable of Recording and Playback of 1 MPEG Layer 2 Audio at various bit rates 2 Uncompressed WAV audio STORQ systems are shipped to record and playback using MPEG Layer 2 at 256kBps 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 137 It is possible to configure the STORQ system to utilize different recording formats on different drives For more information contact Technical Support The STORQ system can also import audio recorded in uncompressed WAV MPEG2 and MPEG3 See Also Drag and Drop Conversion AIM Program 2 18 2 Audio Wiring Reference the diagram for your installed hardware 2 18 2 1 Audio Science 6044 Audio Input 1 Left Audio Input 1 Left Polarity Audio Input 1 Right Audio Input 1 Right Audio Input 2 Left Audio Input 2 Left Audio Input 2 Right Audio Input 2 Right Audio Input 3 Left Audio Input 3 Left 1 Audio Input 3 Right Audio Input 3 Right 7 12 13 Audio Input 4 Left 14 Audio Input 4 Left Audio Input 4 Right Audio Input 4 Right 15 16 N NIN NIN A WIM IC ojo N 25 Production Out Right 26 Production Output O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 138 STORQ Technical Operation Production Out Right Production Out Left Production Out Left Air Out Right Air Out Right 2 2 2 3 3 Air Out Left 3 Air Out Left 3 3 3 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 6
58. the Copy Paste method Items can be copied and pasted from one schedule to another in Schedule Editor Simply follow these steps e Highlight the first item in the list by clicking on it e Hold down Shift and press the Down Arrow until all the desired items are highlighted e Press Ctrl C on your keyboard The items are now copied e To paste select the destination point by clicking on the file position below it Press Ctrl V and the copied contents will be pasted above the point you clicked 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 30 STORQ Technical Operation lExample Copying and pasting from the F2 to F1 Schedule Once copied information can be pasted to the same or different hours in the F1 F2 or Special Schedules E3 Thursday v 806 e a SBm mle Both 00 0 10 51 9 10 51 9 F1 Format F2 Format F2 Schedule 00 None 00 None Fl Schedule Highlight first File Name item in the list 1 9999 STOP by clicking on it Hold down shift key and press the cursor down arrow key until all items to be copied are highlighted Once items are highlighted simultaneously press Cti and C on your keyboard To Paste first select the destination point on the F1 Schedule then press Ctrl and Y simultaneously on your keyboard Copied items will appear above the 9999 Ces File Name EERE Legal ID Rotation File Do Trig 1 Retu
59. the External Switcher Integration section for more QS information Time Shifting Contains the network settings for Time Shifting Time shifting is only available when an Audio Science 6000 series audio adapter is installed Time shifting will automatically adjust the length of a spot to 15 30 60 or 90 seconds without changing the pitch of the audio Time shifting must be enabled for each network it is used on 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 107 Network Properties YA Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals x Create ia General Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Time Shift Type Time Shift Parameters Disabled Max Up Shift Max Down Shift Adjust complete hour to top of hour offset g 00 Adjust only commercial Note Time Shifting requires an Audio Science 6000 series audio adapter c air NetO8 air 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2 Click on the Drop Down Menu and select the network that needs to be modified or define a new network 3 Click on the Time Shifting tab 4 Select Adjust Only Commercials 5 Set the maximum percentage 0 20 to shift up or shift down and individual commercial Lig Ifacommercial is longer or shorter than the maximum shift percentage it will be leng
60. the Search Field and click the Binoculars icon Found items will be displayed in a group if more than one exists along with the time the file aired In the example below a search was conducted for file 993 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 80 STORQ Technical Operation ESA cc ED c dh 993 Type RA y Auto Filter All Log Entries Date Tuesday June 27 2 Elle Date Time T Length File Title 06 27 2006 00 00 25 F2 99 Activity Log for STORQ All Log Entries 06 27 2006 00 13 22 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 00 40 31 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 00 54 25 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 01 11 26 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 01 43 09 R 04 0 993 B1F2r gt 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 01 56 58 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 02 15 04 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 02 46 09 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 02 58 10 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 03 12 23 R 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 03 45 30 R 04 0 993 B1F2r gt 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 03 58 49 R 04 0 993 B1iF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 04 11 50 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 04 44 46 R 04 0 993 BiF2r 04 Produced Rotation File 06 27 2006 04 54 11 R 04 0 993 BiF2r
61. then system determine how to automatically handle segues between music voice tracks and commercials Net Audio This determines whether a cut mutes mixes with or ducks Network audio Max Record Time This determines the maximum time an audio file can record when it is placed in Record mode This is especially important for Auto Records Name Description of file Client Artist Used for additional cut info 4 If Kill Date and Client Artist fields are used simultaneously only the Killdate field will 4 show in the File Picker OutQ Album Also used for additional cut info Reference Used for additional information This information will not be shown when the file is loaded in the on air Play List Year Typically used for music O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 52 STORQ Technical Operation 2 9 1 2 9 2 Start Date Can be left blank If the date listed is later than today s date the file will not be played back when scheduled in the on air Play List Kill Date Can be left blank If the date listed is earlier than today s date the file will not be played back when scheduled in the on air Play List TFN Till Further Notice can also be used in this field although not required Last Recorded Time Shows when cut was last recorded this line also displays what workstation the file was last recorded on B1 in this example This information is helpful in multi system installs
62. un muted regardless of ever having received the trigger See Also Triggers 2 14 8 2 Auto Fading When selected music files will automatically fade audio a predefined number of milliseconds after the EOM regardless of how long the actual audio continues after the EOM point Duration of Fade determines how fast the fading occurs This setting is network specific and will only occur in the network it is defined in Automatic Fade Settings C Enable Automatic Music Fading Delay after EOM 200 fal msecs Duration of Fade 200 2 msecs 1d Y 4 Individual music files can be exempted from auto fading See Auto Fading under File Recorder menu options for more information See Also Auto Fading 2 15 9000 Series Commands 9000 series commands help make the STORQ system a powerful flexible system that can adapt to just about any situation These commands give you control over a wide variety of the STORQ system s internal and external functions and allow you to perform those functions in many ways The commands may be scheduled as Time Commands used in Macros or Rotators and your Schedule Full Systems only Contact Technical Support for assistance with 9000 Series Commands WARNING P A Caution should be exercised when using 9000 series commands 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 110 STORQ Technical Operation 2 15 1 2 15 1 1 See Also Time Commands Macros
63. v 4 For more details on external switcher integration contact Technical Support See Also Serial Data I O Cards 9000 Series Commands 2 17 1 5 Device Test Use this to panel test the functionality of the optos and relays When an opto is triggered it will appear light green in the left hand column and log to the right hand column To close a relay simply click on any of the red relays 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 128 STORQ Technical Operation STORQ Workstation Device Settings x Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced External Devices Device Test RBDS Opto Test Relay Test Serial Data Enter Control serial data to send Send Enter Command data to send Port 1 w Send SEYI del The number of available optos and relays depends on your installed hardware See Also I O Cards Triggers 9000 Series Commands 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 129 2 17 1 6 RBDS When used in conjunction with the Monitar program these settings allow you to stream now playing song title and artist information to an RBDS HD PAD or Web device STORQ Workstation Device Settings x Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced Extemal Devices Device Test Monit ir RBDS Remote Control and Status
64. well as the buttons to select the hour or day of the week you wish to edit 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 28 STORQ Technical Operation RM STORO Schedule Editor rE 106 O Show Commands gu 530 F1 Format Cock 00 None vlie 16 4 pm M J O Both 6201 7 F2 Format Clock 00 None v lean F1 Schedule F2 Schedule File Name Length Intr EOM Killdatel a i Killdate a 9999 J STOP 00 0 00 0 Set1 KZGULEGAU300 FE 10 4 02 6 20002 NET BAYERGOODN 30 0 00 7 9881 Do Trig 1 No Name 00 1 00 0 320003 NET EHARMONY MIF 1 00 4 00 6 15259 WASTELAND 3 49 8 7 01 5 10YEAI 20201 NET NBC TV MONTE 30 6 00 6 HERA 14238 CLINT EASTWOOD 3 40 0 9 09 0 GORILL 5 9999 STOP 1 59 1 00 0 Set 2 0900 Jock Stab MasterRota 00 0 00 6 6 20005 NET PEPTO OVERD 30 5 00 6 10761 04pm 1 Wed LOCAL 02 6 00 6 GREW 7 20033 NET AE GENE SMNS 30 6 00 6 30 21 14451 WONT BACK DOWN 3 22 2 20 02 5 FUEL 8 9999 STOP 59 9 00 0 Set 3 0379 KZGUSHORTPRO 37 05 3 00 6 9 20214 NET ESPNNBAFRI 30 6 00 6 ERT 0405 KZGLNEW MUSIC 6 07 0 00 6 20502 NET TOMTOMPREY 30 6 00 6 0900 Jock Stab MasterRota 00 0 00 6 9999 _J STOP J 1 00 0 00 0 Set 4 10762 04pm 2WedVoiceT 50 0 00 6 13000 STILLTO COME OPEN 00 0 00 6 IMAGIN 14009 SUPERMAN S DEAD 4 01 0 12 05 7 OURL 14008 BAKER STREET 01 0 39 01 3 FOOFIC 14019 THIS ISA CALL 3 48 0 00 01
65. with STORQ 199 No Select Network 07 CBC Oldies Network Create General Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Select Trigger 01 CBC Oldies Break Start Create a j etworks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned gt to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to SirForce s Trigger Inputs Number of Trigger Name for this Trigger CBC Oldies Break Start Type 02 Play INSTANTLY File Command List 9879 This command starts MM 55 windowing Disabled plagis it is idle espond to this trigger All End of Break Trigger C Air NetO0 air Save Example Jock Stab Trigger Setup 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 200 STORQ Technical Operation S SelectNetwok 07 CBC Oldies Network w d General Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Select Trigger 02 Jock Stab v we Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs Trigger Number Name for this Trigger Jock Stab Type 02 Play INSTANTLY File Command List od Jock Rotator file see below Any
66. with an external traffic program then imported into the STORQ system via floppy disk You can also hand enter spots into the schedule Traffic can be imported and entered into the STORQ system up to 6 days in advance Sayi fp Refer to the Scheduling Guidelines section for information on scheduling local commercials Optional Songs Optional Songs in the STORQ system are used to fill out short or unused commercial breaks in both Full and Lite Configurations They appear in the Network F2 Schedule immediately after the command to begin a commercial break Essentially if the commercial break is empty or less than 1 32 in length the Optional Song will be played If there is more than 1 32 of audio scheduled in the 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Using Your STORQ System 187 commercial break the Optional Song will be skipped e Optional Songs appear in the Schedule Editor immediately after the pink colored 9881 or 9271 command 0991 Legal ID Rotation File 00 0 2 9881 Do Trig 1 Return from Aut 00 6 3 6003 TODAY STARTED LOVNG U DP 3 31 0 MERLE HAGG 4 0992 04 Dry Rotation File 00 0 e In the case above the optional song Today Started Loving You would play if the local break was empty or contained less than 1 32 of material The way optional songs appear and are used in the on air Play List differs for Lite and Full Configurations Lite Systems commercials are played by an
67. 06 00 6 Commercial 31 0 Mi ACE HDWR MEM DAY FAN 30 6 09 26 2006 00 6 Commercial 31 0 Mi OAD SCHED HOUR 07 7AM 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 zi STOP j 1 00 5 Set 4 00 0 aax 00 0 Command to load Tam hour after the last break in the hour Make sure the first element of the next hour s schedule is a 9999 stop command Otherwise this last stopset will play through the first stopset of the next hour e eE Sanare TY ee Mon 07 03 06 Insert 00 00 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 205 5 3 Simple Voice Tracking WARNING For voice tracking using the network music schedule you must first copy the F2 schedule to the F1 schedule then replace the network voice track numbers with local voice track numbers Do not use the Network Voice Track cut numbers for local voice tracking They will simply get overwritten by the Network The Simple Voice Tracker is incorporated into Schedule Editor It gives the jock or voice tracker the ability to hear the song going into and out of the voice track being recorded In order to Voice Track it will be necessary to have some sort of mix minus capability through your console or an external mixer This is to enable the voice tracker to monitor STORQ s production output along with his her microphone without passing the production audio to the record input Voice Tracking Setup refer to diagram below e The
68. 07 Line In Three 9003 Play When Idle 999 Test2 07 07 Line In Three 9880 999 PlayListTrigger a 07 Line In Three 9830 Play Instantly 999 9901 9076 AutoRec 1 Test 08 Line In Four 1018 AutoRecord Device 1 999 My AutoRec Test 2 09 08 Line In Four 1018 AutoRecord Device 1 999 Legal ID B 08 Line tn Four 300 Play When Idle 999 10 Kansas City Chiefs er mo 1n Kansas City Chiefs gaan Play When Tele 999 ee mn 228 Time Commands 15 Conflicts 19 Triggers 16 Conflicts Found 1 Networks Trigger Conflicts Triggers that are defined for more than one network will be highlighted in RED and marked as conflicts vitg Defining the same trigger in multiple networks is not necessarily problematic however this practice should be avoided unless necessary as it can easily cause confusion Additional Trigger Information In addition to conflicts each trigger s commands and type will be displayed Status Information The total number of triggers for all networks and total number of trigger conflicts will be displayed in the status bar for quick reference vila Z This list can be sorted printed or saved to an HTML file for easy reference TimeCommands Report STORQUtils Time Command Report will analyze all time commands on a system including 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 181 autorecords for each device audio card channel It will take into a
69. 1 02 03 04 05 06 O07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 There are three ways to open a file for recording auditioning or editing e If you know the file number type it into the File Input Box and press Enter twice This will open the file in the File Recorder Player e If you know the drive the file is recorded on you can browse for the file click the drive tab you wish to browse find the file you need to open then double click the file this will open it in the File Recorder Player e You can search for the file by name artist or client information see Searching for Files for further details O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 43 vitg Columns in the File Picker can be sorted By default the File column is used to sort using a different column simply click on the column name 2 8 1 Searching for Files To search for a file by file or song name artist or client e Press the Search Mode button in the upper right hand corner of the File Picker the File Input Box will turn green e Enter the text string you want to search for in the File Input Box then press Enter aa Length Killdate Artist Intro EOM Type Max Neta 14413 AINT GOING DOWN LP CUT 4286 GARTH BROd 01 03 0 Music UM 14673 THE THUNDER ROLLS LIVE 4 21 5 GARTH BRO 04 0 Music 14678 IT S MIDNIGHT CINDERELLA 2 20 9 GARTH 04 8 Music 14914 GO TELL IT ON THE MTN OPT 3 30
70. 2 7 DM STORQ Schedule Editor Monday Miel OFI 21 43 OF2 1051 Te eels a bee 16 4pm mlll Both 32 35 F1 Schedule 1 08 47 08 4 08 4 segins at Intro EOM Ends RunTime 00 0 08 4 08 4 Category Net Audio Max Record Time Voice Track Duck 16 00 0 Name Length Kil 3112 IT S GETTING BETTER ALL 3 53 5 Brr abla Ph maa i 317 7 Wi Double Click the voice track you PAT 00 0 want to record F 3 13 1 Pa Wade and Pre or NP 09 5 4 08 5 r 00 0 02 0 Recorder Player Brn Aut 005 Name ssssVoice Track 1 gt gt gt gt Voice TrackAs KTHE 3 31 0 57 IS appear and A 1932 00 0 Preview decks OutQAlbum Reference 0950 Pre local Maste iof z 3785 WHAT WAS 428 StartDate ES gt yo KillDate 08 22 2006 Lest Recorded 7 10 2006 4 53 07 PM WWS B1 m ated 44kHz S PCM FF al Y 20648 NET CON evious Save Next F3 _ gt gt Cancel O 12 17 a 3 de a odp d o eE Stop Reload Play Record spacebar ooo 3 21 3 Mdm L gt 0992 KXNP 4 SEC diy 3183 GONE 5 mi AS 44 16298 GOD S WIL e Copy From Mon 07 10 1 oice TrackAir Press Space Bar or click on button to begin recording Record Ready See Also Advanced Voice Tracking Simple Voice Tracking Example Advance
71. 2 N O 14 Relay 13 N O 15 Relay 14 N O 16 Relay 15 N O 18 NE IN IN EE 20 21 Relay 1 Common 22 Relay 2 Common 23 Relay 3 Common 24 Relay 4 Common 25 Relay 5 Common 26 Relay 6 Common 27 Relay 7 Common 28 Relay 8 Common 29 Relay 9 Common 30 Relay 10 Common 31 Relay 11 Common 32 Relay 12 Common 33 Relay 13 Common 34 Relay 14 Common 35 Relay 15 Common 36 Relay 16 Common AAA 38 39 40 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 145 2 19 rigger Ground vila ey On systems with both Contec input and output these Opto inputs will be on the right y QS column right 2 pins of a single 66 punch block System Shutdown Occasionally it may be necessary to restart STORQ It may also be necessary to shut down and restart the entire STORQ computer as well WARNING gt Shutting down the STORQ system means your system may STOP playing audio To avoid dead air you should prepare to play a CD or other source of audio before you begin the shutdown procedure Stopping and Restarting the STORQ Software 1 If an audio file is currently playing press the Pause After button Wait until audio has stopped before moving to the next step SET A You may want to take note of where you re at in the Play List so you can pick up me where you left off 2 Click the red EXIT button on the STORQ Main Toolbar STORQ Workstation B1 Main Toolbar
72. 213 system commands 64 109 system dropdown 7 system integrity 6 system resources 26 systems drop down 225 Te technical support 228 testing O 127 Testing RBDS 155 texttag 172 TFN 14 time 26 time closure 196 time commands 81 time commpression and expansion 106 time sync 99 111 time updates 196 timecommand report 180 timed auto records 85 timed events 81 85 timed records 186 timer 15 title and artist display 151 toolbar 7 total time 29 traffic 131 151 traffic logs 118 traffic reconciliation 77 78 traffic system interface 118 trigger conflicts 179 trigger report 179 trigger windowing 98 triggered auto records 88 triggers 95 116 127 141 troubleshooting 228 U unatennded playbacl 186 unattended recording 83 unattended remotes 206 uncompressed 136 unmute 108 unsing note view 173 update play times 23 using networks 92 V verify audio levels 121 view auto records 180 view logs 76 view past kill 182 view schedule 182 view time commands 180 virus scanning 226 VNC 226 voice track 52 voice tracking 37 38 205 W web server 151 156 web server integration 129 web server setup 156 web streaming 160 what s on now 151 window triggers 98 wiring 137 141 word pad 79 WRN Engineering 228 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 242 STORQ Technical Operation zero length spots 182 zoom 23 49 zoomin 68 zoom out 68 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks
73. 5 FOO FI 12999 STILLTOCOMETAGF 00 0 00 6 IMAGIN 20900 Net Spot Master 20 Rc 1 00 0 00 6 0993 NetiOptional Sweeper 05 0 00 6 9881 Do Trig 1 No Name 00 1 00 0 15124 LUMP 212 30 01 6 PRESIC 0932 Break 2 Tiered Stab 9 00 0 00 6 10763 O4pm 3 Wed WEATF 02 4 00 6 META 0336 KZGUSHORT DRY 33 05 3 03 3 0706 NETROT 20 SATtoL 00 0 00 6 LO 70 0933 Break 3 Tiered Stab 9 00 0 00 6 10764 04pm 4 Wed Voice T 46 7 00 6 MENA 20740 EZ Afidavit Auto Sched 00 0 00 6 9881 Do Trig 1 No Name 00 1 00 0 16361 TRIBUTE OPT 4 01 0 12 01 3 TENAC 0385 KZGUSHORTIE 385 04 4 02 7 IMAGIN 7 ma A AANAN OTH aseoniiimiimamrr ena ma 47 MAA tal ri Lafu gt lt a ina ated ama Eren Wed 08 01 07 Insert 00 00 The F1 schedule in the left pane is used exclusively by you Full Systems only to schedule local commercials and other network content The F2 schedule in the right pane contains the music imaging and network voice tracks for your format It is maintained by WRN via satellite and should not be edited WARNING gt Changes made to the F2 schedule may not be saved and will be overwritten by WRN If you are using the STORQ system to play your local commercials Full Configuration content scheduled in the F1 and F2 schedules appears in the on air Play List as one merged schedule If you are using your existing automation system to play back local commercials Lite Configuration only 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC ST
74. 60 000 Name 1 Minute Si Client Artist OutavAlbum Reference Year StartDate Es KillDate Last Recorded Unknown WS XX 44kHz S PCM Directory Updated e This particular Silent Filler will run for 1 minute and 2 seconds O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 68 STORQ Technical Operation e Besureto give the Silent Filler a name and any other pertinent information as you would any normal audio cut This is the information that will initially be displayed in the on air Play List 2 9 10 1 Simple Network Audio Switching To increase the capabilities of Silent Fillers simple network audio switching makes it possible to switch open an audio channel built into the audio card and then close that channel once the filler is done running Example Audio switching could be used to automatically switch on a remote location s audio feed during the duration of the Silent Filler To set the audio channel Right click on the File Recorder Player or click the Options Menu button si the File Recorder Player Options Menu will appear e Goto Select File Type then click on Silent Filler Select File Type Audio Play Only Rotation Protect Macro Do Not Allow Auto Fade e Silent Filler gt e Defer to Net Audio Allow Play While Record Net Delay gt Switch to Channel 1 Switch to Channel 2 Switch to Channel 3 Audio Mode gt Stereo Left Mono Right Mono SFX Deck F7 Jump to File
75. 66 Empty Command 9167 Empty Command 9168 Empty Command 9169 Empty Command 9170 Empty Command 9171 Empty Command 9172 Empty Command Defined Port to Use 9173 Empty Command 9174 Empty Command Pot1 O Port 2 9175 Empty Command 9176 Empty Command hd c Air Net08 air Save 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings Click on the Serial Data tab Select a Serial Command to modify Give the Serial Command a descriptive name u A U N Enter the serial data to send usually found in the manual of the device you are attempting to control 6 Select the port to use Be sure to enable the selected port 2 in Device Settings under External Devices Serial commands are NOT network specific Any command entered here will be available to all networks 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 106 STORQ Technical Operation 2 14 6 1 2 14 7 See Also Serial Control Commands External Devices Controlling Switchers If the audio inputs provided by your installed hardware are not sufficient for your automation needs you can install an external switcher The STORQ system is capable of controlling external switchers by both RS232 serial control and relay control 444 Many switchers can be natively controlled by STORQ therefore no manual serial le commands are required see
76. 68 206 live show 191 live tag 26 load schedule 19 113 local area network 56 local automation system 6 local commercials 186 local spots 41 lock pause after mode 19 21 log filter 79 log reconciliation 77 78 log types 77 log viewer 76 151 logging commercials 186 logs 27 76 long form programs 184 long form recording 147 long sopsets 188 macro 64 main menu 152 main toolbar 7 make good 196 make next to play 23 manipulate playback 112 mass changer 47 max record time 49 55 merged schedule 19 27 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Index 239 merging schedules 94 mini player 44 mini playlist 64 missed spots 196 mix minus 234 mode 26 monitair 151 monitair FAQ 161 monitairsetup 152 morning show 191 mp2 audio 56 70 136 mp3 audio 56 70 mulltiple file edit 47 multi track editor 73 76 multiple commands 117 multiple stations 225 music beds 58 music fade 109 N nested rotators 62 nesting rotators 59 net jock panel 17 net delay 147 net spot playback 16 net spots 52 195 net jock panel 8 network commercials 195 network drives 194 network news 216 network playback 186 network recording 83 network report 182 network time sync 99 networks 92 117 new features 3 news 216 next 26 Next NEVER 19 next to play 8 12 17 23 note view 172 note view setup 175 notes 26 O off air support 228 onair 8 onairschedule 12 onaudio 55 open air drop hotkeys 22 optional son
77. 7 8 9 0 Main Air Output S mM 4 4 Audio Ground 5 WARNING Note the right and left reversal on Air and Production outputs 2 18 2 2 Audio Science 6012 AA KO al Audio Input 1 Left Audio Input 1 Left Audio Input 1 Right Audio Input 1 Right Polarity Description N O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 139 1 al 20 al 22 25 Production Out Right 26 Production Out Right 27 Production Out Left 28 Production Out Left 2 Air Out Right 30 ir Out Right Air Out Left Air Out Left Production Output NN Main Air Output O O 31 32 49 50 Audio Ground BAIA AID AIA BIB ClO oo MIO NID OR CFM ID OO NID oF oo WARNING Note the right and left reversal on Air and Production outputs gt 2 18 2 3 Audio Science 4346 Audio Input 1 Left Audio Input 1 Left Audio Input 1 Right Audio Input 1 Right Audio Input 2 Left Audio Input 2 Left Audio Input 2 Right Audio Input 2 Right Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 140 STORQ Technical Operation Audio Input 3 Left 11 Audio Input 3 Right te fiisehewamen E O apo Hp 14 Th 16 se ee 18 po CT 20 ss a 22 HEN II IE EEN 24 25 Production Out Right Production Output 26 Production Out Right E 27 Production Out Left E
78. 830 9901 9076 Days of the week wh Mon Re enable f Switches to Automatic WRN STORQ Schedule Updates Network Networks that allow this command Workstations allowed to perform this command C 4ir TimeCommands Air d 3 1 2007 x Sat C Sun Syncs Schedule d and Starts Mlos C09 010 011 Playback 2 Oa 02 023 All All Za Automatically rejoining regular programming after the Syndicated Morning Show e If the Syndicated Morning Show ends at a hard end time then a Time Command with the following parameters could be used Command 9830 Re enables hourly schedule updates if necessary O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 221 Command 99XX where XX is the STORQ network setting you want to return to 01 for Network 01 etc Command 9880 starts STORQ playback if you re going into a stopset or music lExample Using comma separated commands within a Time Command to rejoin another Network or return to regular programming Time Command Auto Record Setup Edit TimeCommands for System 99 STORO Time Type Name Remarks hh 59 59 Instantly Rejoin Regular Programming Rename Delete Test Make sure to select the Time of Hour correct days and hour this ae active J Run ONCE then Disable Type 02 Play INSTANTLY a 6 1 2006 iv File Command List 9830 99wx 3880 A thd 37 1 2007 we
79. 9 Rejoin WRN 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 9999 STOP 2 05 4 00 0 00 0 vl Playlist Trigger executes Trigger 9 at the end of the final break e lt lt lt lt F8 Save Previous Save Next F9 gt gt EXT Tue 06 27 06 Insert 00 0C See Also Time Commands 9000 Series Commands Defining Networks Triggers O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part Technical Considerations 225 6 Technical Considerations 6 1 Production Workstations The STORQ system comes in two flavors On Air Workstations and Production Workstations Production workstations are nearly identical to their on air counter parts with the following exceptions 1 Production workstations do not have the ability to playback audio over the air 2 Production workstations typically do not have I O cards 3 Production workstations typically do not have multi stream audio cards allowing for multiple simultaneous record streams In an emergency production workstations can usually be reconfigured to act an Y y 4 emergency backup to an on air workstation For more information on production workstations contact Technical Support See Also I O Cards Audio Cards 6 2 Multi Station Installations The STORQ system is extremely scalable From single station installations to the largest clusters the STORQ system can meet the demanding needs of today s broadcasters
80. Air again you should see the marquee begin to display messages If you do not see messages begin to scroll in the MonitAir program first check the setup of the WRN STORQ computer By default the on air will have the RBDS output turned off For further help setting up your STORQ machine look at the RBDS Setup section Keep in mind the port values on both the MonitAir software and the STORQ computer must agree for the data communication to work 3 2 3 Setting Up STORQ 1 Navigate to the WRN STORQ Airforce Workstation Device Settings main Toolbar Playback Devices Device Bulters Advanced Extemal Devices Device Test ABDS 2 Under the Tools feet Monil r RBDS Remote Control and Status Panel Unaer the Tools menu selec A A f Y Enable Device Settings T Broadcast to LAN 192 168 270 3 In the RBDS tab make sure the Enable checkbox is checked 155526 55526 4 Make sure the Broadcast to LAN is also checked To send RBDS data to any Windows machine on your Local Area Network IP Address Can be set to the loopback address 127 0 0 1 if MonitAir will be used on the WRN computer Other choices include 192 168 x 255 to broadcast it to all Windows machines on your LAN or a specific IP address of the destination machine Ports This is the UDP port number you want to use to send the RBDS data out It should be the O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 155 3 2 4 3 2 4 1
81. Audio Section EOM Section The red portion of the File Recorder Player Progress Bar indicates the point in the file where the EOM is set EOM s can be set in the File Recorder Player in three ways 1 While recording press E at the point you where you want to set the EOM 2 When auditioning press the E at the point you where you want to set the EOM EOM 06 0 3 You can also manually set the EOM on an audio cut In the File Player Recorder enter the EOM time in the EOM box Remember you can click the progress bar at any time during playback to jump to that point in the file This can make setting EOM s quicker The seconds in the EOM box are referenced from the end of the file For example if you want to set the EOM of a song 5 seconds before the end of the file enter 5 0 in the box You can press the C key at any time to Check End jump to the last few seconds of the file and begin playback This can make setting EOM s quicker If the EOM of a voice track file is longer than the intro of the next song s intro the length of the EOM will be automatically adjusted to the length of the intro This feature ONLY works for type Music files 2 93 Start and Kill Dates Start and Kill Dates allow you to control how a cut is played based on the date By default a new audio file will have a TFN start and kill date meaning the file will play whenever it is scheduled If a start or kill date is applied to a fi
82. Available Recording FOrmats sc c ccccceceesceceusteseticeccocsscrsstenstbevossacsutsegescusussesetsoadesoussvedd ssestdsbudeeieecescetaeeretecnsts 136 A A TAT 137 Audio Science MM A it A SA A as ani ae eA pees 137 Audio Science O sec Sienee ia tle ice cai eee 138 Audio Science 4346 139 WO Cars ii caian 141 VO El PRA y E O 141 Audio Science 4346 Onboard VO aa 141 Contec PGI32B Input Gald staia eta 142 Contec RRY16C Output Cardis ata A 144 19 System Shutdown 20 Net A ar TEATER gee tc ee eee ycetcts eeecunae eevunebovevsctcteteesucee Setup A A ET E EE PlayDack iii aE aaa aeia Enea enaA aaa SKa Eae a da Edit Recorded Triggers vcccisacasscsccsessadsasdoccntivcdecenccuscscenoaiessecieputicancuaaisucariassesab doubudisvsdetserstecenadscerascstoucseccuty 148 Part 3 Additional Utility Programs 151 1 STORQ SoftWare Suite iio 151 2 MONIA ga Pence Ser a Spe PE Ee ER REE ESE PE eee BR EA nA DRE ape RE eee 151 The Main Screen amp Log Viewer cnica nene 151 Getting Stata dr acd s 152 Setting AAA tds 154 ABD SMA A dev sue aaa e Ea a ea E A aE Ea 155 Setup MonitAir RBDS Instructigns 4 155 WED IVECO aa SOtuUpsINSIIUCTIONS iia AA A eee AA AAA i erin sie Sample Scripts stenoniel ote nln Web Control 0000 Web Control Setups ios ADORO ova A MAA ne ee Ee a Se a aeaaaee aa aaia 3 Audio Import Manager AIM Basic Operation e id 162 Drag and Dropilngestionm iciccssisccescicssecsessaceoccnctvasediscousdsdersanscvensestadesceadtuss
83. E YOU OUT LOUD RASCAL FLATTS 338 B1iF2rb 4 sec Prod 33 15107 BiF2c IT S A LITTLE TOO LATE Mark Chesnutt 363 BiF2a You Can Hear 363 KQ 16058 B1F2b THAT S WHAT IT S ALL ABOUT Brooks Dunn 900 B1F2r Jock Stab Master Rotation 224 BiF2rc JOCK 11 Stab 2 10402 BiF2a 10am 2 Tue Net Voice Track 20900 B1F2r Net Spot Master 20 Rotator 20688 BiF2rb NET GEICO SATISFACTION XGGA 3702 R 20374 BiF2re NET ADVIL COMPETITIVE UJAV 6733 994 BiF2r 02 Dry Rotation File os ae os 17 03 as 3i 00 30 30 02 D D 4 D E D D 8 5 4 D T 04 0 993 B1F2r 04 Produced Rotation File D 8 5 2 5 6 4 D 6 6 D 5 02 451 BiF2ra 02 QUICK 14 43 9141 B1AU gt gt gt gt 2 Break Begins 2 Br Set 2 3 20 4 15025 BiF2b I WOULDN T HAVE MISSED IT F Ronnie Milsap 09 28 2004 10 19 3 16 7 9142 B1AU lt lt lt lt 2 Break Ends 2 Bre Set 2 END A 10 19 2 an 1 a9an R1F2r lt J AAWAKPDMAADADAKHP DWHORWODWArRPDYUYEDWAWAYWD c Air Log 060626NP DML Found 290 Mon 17 30 32 Selecting Type of Log By using the Type drop down menu you can view any of these logs F1 Confirmation A simple built in method of reconciling the F1 schedule with traffic F2 Confirmation A simple built in method of reconciling the F2 schedule with music As Played Log A complete record of what played on the air for a particular day Download Auto Recs Used primarily by Technical Support Confirmation Log Once set up t
84. EOM fields will automatically be filled based on the data in the Audio Vault header Jones TM Headers STORQ supports Jones TM music files These files can be imported and the Title Artist Intro and EOM fields will automatically be filled based on the data in the Jones TM header Automatic Audio Ingestion STORQ supports various options for automatic audio file ingestion Including options for FTP and Email ingestion All of these options are explained in detail in the Audio Import Manager section of this publication See Also Audio Import Manager SFX Deck The SFX Deck or Sound Effects Deck provides an additional audio source when recording a Killdate Artist_ Intro EOM Type Max _ NetMode 0 Weather Bed 1 00 6 General udi 31 0 Mute 1 Temperature Bed 2 21 9 00 6 GeneralAudi 31 0 Mute SFX Deck AU weather Bed 1 12 0 00 6 General 4udi 31 0 Mute To use the SFX Deck 1 Select the file you wish to record from the File Picker and open the file in the File Recorder Player 2 Press F7 on your keyboard This will open the SFX Deck You can access the SFX Deck through File Player s Properties menu as well O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 59 3 Enter a file number or numbers into any one of the sixteen available file slots 4 Files can be played by clicking the SFX Deck play button double clicking directly on the file number or by pressing the n
85. Number F9 Copy Dub from Ctrl F9 Normalize Import Export to WAY or MP3 Erase CLear Undo Last Recording Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Audio Preferences vied Simple network audio switching will NOT switch an external switcher only the built in audio switcher 2 9 11 Other Menu Options aX Clicking A or pressing Alt M in File Recorder Player presents a menu with the following 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 69 options Select File Type gt Play Only Protect Do Not Allow Auto Fade Allow Play While Record SFX Deck F7 Jump to File Number F9 Copy Dub from Ctrl F9 Import Export to WAY or MP3 Erase CLear Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Audio Preferences Select File Type Changes file type between Audio Macro Rotation or Silent Filler The default file type is Audio Play Only When selected prevents the file from being inadvertently recorded over Protect When selected prevents the file s attributes from being changed the file can still be recorded This option can be selected along with Play Only to complete file protection Do Not Allow Auto Fade If this option is selected while using Auto Fading the system will not auto fade a music cut after the EOM Allow Play While Record Allow this file to be played back while recording is still in progress See Play While Recording SFX
86. ORQ a General Triggers Jock Names AutoFill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Select Trigger 10 ABC Autorecord Trigger x Create Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs Name for this Trigger ABC Autorecord Trigger Type 91 AutoRecord v File Command List 2005 End of Break Trigger C Also Set Clock To MM 55 windowing Enabled Workstations that should respond to this trigger All Auto Record Info Recorder Device 1 v Input Channel 3 Mode 3 Right Mono v za dia 20 Stop Trigger 0 c Air NetO1 air Save 8 Select the input channel to record from 9 Enter the Mode Stereo Left Mono or Right Mono 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 90 STORQ Technical Operation 10 Enter the Wait for Audio information leave O for immediate or enter the number of seconds the system should wait for audio to arrive before aborting the Auto Record 11 Enter the stop trigger if applicable In the absence of a Stop Trigger the Max Record Time of the selected audio file will be used to determine the length of the recording Ifyou wish to record more than one audio file via trigger create a rotator containing the files you want to re
87. ORQ System Overview 29 2 6 1 2 6 1 1 the F2 schedule will appear in the on air Play List Editing Schedules Events can be entered and deleted in the F1 schedule To add an item simply type in the cut number and press enter By default events are inserted into the schedule above the cursor The insert key toggles between insert and overwrite mode the current mode can be verified in the lower right corner of the Schedule Editor Once you have finished editing the selected hour you can save your changes and go forward or backward in the schedule This is accomplished by pressing Save Next or F9 or by pressing Save Previous or F8 It is recommended that changes to the current hour be made in the on air Play List For details on editing the current hour see the Editing Current Hour section To update the on air Play List if changes were made in the Schedule Editor for the current hour see the Load Schedule section To see what time a schedule event is set to play in the hour click on the cut number in the F1 or F2 schedule the approximate air time will display in the lower right hand corner of the Schedule Editor Total time for both the F1 and F2 schedules are displayed near the top left of the screen following the word Both vas y del Approximate air time is an estimate only Many factors can affect actual air time N See Also Editing Current Hour Load Schedule Importing Logs Using
88. Poltica AXE 112 Serial ContrO ren 112 J k Control sie Sete hearer e E a a aaa ae a EE E A a Ain ats 113 ee MC ale KEEA AEE TE A O E TEATE ON E EE TAT 113 Special Sell is 114 Schedule Positioning rca 114 Playback Control 115 ER O O A TOO OE 116 Network Control TS 117 Comma Separated Command Combinations sccssceesscseeseeesenseesseneseaesesseneseesseeseeeseesseeseeeseetseeseneseeseneneees 117 16 Importing L09S iici ii 118 17 Advanced Option aia 120 Device Settings a a a 121 PlayDack DeviCeS ici A a AAA 121 Audio Science Mii AAA A A ele Ae 121 Advanced Audio ROUtIO ciacooomioin iaa a acia eal 122 Device BUS coca da aii Ada E A 123 o isena iisi elni iS pii reiba aa ae needed 123 External Devico Ssnin ti anA veces A A ASA A S R A AAA 125 External Switcher Integration iconos aa aeia aa iaar aiaa 126 On AirNetWorke SWiItehiNgi ciaren euena dad 126 A t Record Switching nit e aeea a e e E Ae 126 Supported External Switchers 126 Device EE a E EE a i Ras ete nab ee E ATE E ST 127 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC IV STORQ Technical Operation PAB See eee o eo Mer de al cn do ll o cede a lle AL dl in ed do 129 Setup PA rob diaad ns 129 LO IONS 23 E T T T A TOTE AE O T 131 General Setti S iia 132 Advanced Settings 9 134 Automated Error Reporting siirius aaeeea iei orase maa raae ebia rr 135 18 STORQ System Hardware omnia 136 AUGIO Card a ar OC mz AN 136
89. Q Technical Operation The ASI Mixer is helpful in verifying that audio is playing through the card to the production or air outputs and that audio being sent to the card via a console output or satellite receiver is indeed being received The air output can be monitored by referencing Line Out 1 The production output can be monitored by referencing Line Out 2 All audio card inputs can me monitored b referencing Line in 1 Line in 3 or 4 Depending on installed hardware A AudioScience Mixer v1 96 Driver v2 90 Kole Help Options C Documents and Peak dB GPIO Rd Serial Peak dB Play 1 00 00 format 96 View 19172 90 gt m Tf100 shoo 96 B C Documents and Peak dB NvMem GPIO Wr Play 2 00 00 format i 96 Capability fo 55 View Line Out 1 gt m sfioo 96 128 1 wi C Documents and E Peak dB Trim Level Play 3 00 00 format j 96 14 E gt m Tf100 sfioo 96 y dBu EDocumentsand gt Peak dB B Trim Level Peak dB Play 4 00 00 format 96 I 4 30 Line Out 2 gt m 100 shoo 36 ES we z E Trim Level Peak dB u 30 Line Out 3 pS dBu 30 file unknown e Peak dB Vox Ch mode Trim Level Peak dB 00 00 0 5 24 PCM16 96 100 0 nomal 14 90 Line Out 4 pec 1 2 LM 0 Foma 3 Ee Bu 0 ec Mus Chmode PeakdB Trim Level Line In 1 v foma v 251 13 4 Lineln1 76 dBu file unknown S Chmode Peak dB Trim Level Rec 2 00 00 0 5 24
90. Q Technical Operation 3 2 2 LIKE A STONE AUDIOSLAVE Next To Play Item Manually Changed from 3 to 4 BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS SMASHING PUMPKINS Next To Play Item Manually Changed from 65 to 1 UNGLUED STONE TEMPLE PILOTS A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENC TAKING BACK SUNDAY STARTING NOW BENDER 1 PRE SWEEP START BENDER ROTATOR lt lt lt lt 3 Break Ends 3 Bre Set 3 END SEX AND CANDY MARCY PLAYGROUND gt gt gt gt 3 Break Begins 3 Br Set 3 PAIN JIMMY EAT WORLD Net Optional Sweeper 05 NET AVACOR 2 NEW MONTH FREE TRIPLE TROUBLE BEASTIE BOYS THE REASON HOOBASTANK lt lt lt lt 2 Break Ends 2 Bre Set 2 END of b Log Viewer All data the MonitAir software receives is written to an internal log called Log Viewer Using the check mark icon you can toggle the Log Viewer window on or off The window is detachable from the MonitAir marquee and shows a similar history to that of the STORQ computer This is especially useful for persons like the Program Director for quickly catching past killdate or missing cuts Before you begin to use MonitAir consider some of the common uses for the software e RDS Interface This software sends serial data between WRN STORQ and 3rd party hardware e Web Server Interface Use MonitAir to update a text file listing of the currently airing item e Remote Monitoring Run the software on your desktop to keep an eye out for errors e Lobby Display Put it on a screen in the lo
91. QIE 02 P ANTLY F 81 Skimmer AiCheck e 02 Play INSTANTLY Will play immediately 91 AutoRecord regardless of what is already playing use with caution e 91 AutoRecord Starts an Auto Record 2 Select the audio file rotator macro or command to associate with the trigger 3 If this trigger is sent to signify the end of a local break select End of Break Trigger Be sure that End Of Break Handling is set up for this network 4 Select the Workstations that will use this trigger leaving this option defaulted to Al if usually acceptable unless you have multiple workstations using the same network settings 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 98 STORQ Technical Operation ahs You can enter multiple commands or audio files in the File Command List section just gt separate them by commas These file command lists will be executed sequentially See Also Set Time Via Trigger Trigger Windowing End of Break Handling 2 14 2 2 Trigger Windowing Trigger windowing is used to restrict the trigger functions to only occur at specific times EN windowing Disabled e Trigger windowing can be set up by clicking the button Windowing Enabled e To modify the trigger windowing settings click the button 1 Advanced Trigger Setup Trigger W indowing Enabled Days of the week when this trigger is active Hours of the day when this trigger is active Start Time
92. Rotators Command Definitions Relay Control Control the onboard output card Set Time Set the system time via a command Manipulate Playback Pointer Reposition the next to play item in the Play List Serial Control Control any RS232 capable device from satellite receivers to transmitters Jock Control Set what jock is on air Schedule Loading Control how and when schedules are loaded into the Play List Special Schedule Loading Control loading of special schedules including what hour is loaded Schedule Positioning Control when an item is played in the Play List Playback Control Controls Playback in the Play List Trigger Control Simulate defined triggers via commands Network Control Switch networks via command Relay Control This group of commands controls the relay outputs available on the output board These outputs may be connected to external equipment for use as remote starts for providing receiver channel switching for multiple networks as EOM queuing lamps alarms transmitter control starting the morning coffee etc STORQ systems are equipped with 8 or 16 output relays 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 111 9001 9016 PULSE output relay xx 90xx where xx relay output 01 16 Pulse duration is approximately 600 milliseconds 0 6 seconds The relays are normally open so this command will cause the designated relay to close for 600 milliseconds R
93. SE TO ME POLICE 4 41 931 05 4F Music 15024 BULLS ON PARADE RAGE 3 50 033 01 7 Music 15075 WELCAMF TO THE FOTN FTI TFR 4 39 411 n3_nm Music For Help press Fl vila a Saving a report to a spreadsheet requires that Microsoft Excel tm be installed on the A local computer Mass Changer With Mass Changer groups of audio cuts can be mass deleted or their file properties changed In the following example the most common use of Mass Changer clearing cuts of audio and file information is demonstrated Select a group of continuous files to be changed by highlighting the first item holding down the Shift key and pressing the Down Arrow until the desired items are selected e While still holding the Shift key right click on the group of selected files and select Mass Changer The Mass Changer form will appear 1d wt 4 x You must hold the shift key when selecting Mass Changer from the menu otherwise gt your selections of multiple files will not be retained 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 48 STORQ Technical Operation r Gi File Picker DM STORO iy PE ds EE Mass Changer ETT Any changes will be applied to all selected files Jog Search Mode oo o1 loz loz los Los os Ste Type x 18 19 20 4 File Name JfiPlay Onty O Clear All Fields Net Model Start Date A ck Duck aj ck Duck
94. STANTLY 3820 9901 9809 907 Re enables Loads Plays Next Hourly i schedule for Item by Schedule curent hour scheduled Updates optional time C AirsNet03 air Y DK e Yet one more option to rejoin regular programming is to schedule a Play List trigger command at the end of the last break we call this a Virtual Trigger In the following example we are using Command 9889 executes trigger 9 which corresponds with the end of broadcast trigger that was configured in the example above For a full list of trigger commands see the 9000 Series Commands section lExample Using a trigger command in the Play List to rejoin Network WRN When the final break finishes the trigger command will return the STORQ system back to WRN programming O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 223 Special v OF 3 05 2 F1 Format 100 None OF2 zam mle OBoth 3052 F1 Schedule File Name Length Killdate Artist Intro EOM Type Max WIPE John vies Ford 2 31 0 10 14 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2038 MNN Gopher State 30 0 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 9999 STOP 59 8 Set 1 00 0 j 00 0 2006 HIDDEN VALLEY 3 06 4 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 2010 Weather Bed 1 30 6 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2009 ACE HDVYR 30 6 09 26 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2018 CMN TY Promo 30 4 tfn 00 6 Rotation 1 02 0 2008 HORMEL DAWN 30 3 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 9889 Do Trig
95. STORO Automation User Manual O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC version 1 8 2008 STORQ Technical Operation O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed January 2008 Technical Editors Skeet Skaalen Kerry Petersen Jeff Heins Heather Garrett Shannon McGuire Gregory Waples Clinton Knuteson Technical Support 402 952 7600 infoOstorqautomation com www storqautomation com Contents l Table of Contents Foreword 1 Part 1 What s New 3 What s New in Version 5 0 a a
96. The 3 to the far left indicates the category of the item in this case a song All musical elements will contain a 3 Commercials a 2 and General Audio a 1 The next item is the length of the piece of audio in milliseconds The date and time the audio file was started are next followed finally by the title and artist 3 00215500 11 22 2007 07 26 19 3 35 5 BABY LOVE YOU BLAKE SHELTON Web Control Setup MonitAir can send real time data at the start of each audio cut to your streaming media provider as a TCP packet This may allow for an easy break away marker for doing ad insertions xj Select any TCP IP port you wish l General Setup Py RBDS Streaming Web Steaming A Web Control to use to send the data to your Power General Setup streaming media provider _ oft 57 Port 555 5 5 55 3 Field Separator IP Address Field Separator Specify the character to place between fields For example your media provider may want fields separated by a pipe dash 255 255 255 255 ora IP Address Enter the IP address to your media server software The address can be local or routable thru the Internet 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 161 3 2 7 MonitAir automatically sends the audio type log date and time song title and artist and the runtime length of the file It cannot be configured by you as it is hard coded into the MonitAir software Co
97. Track General Auto Download PSA or Net Spot Max Field The maximum possible length of the file Net Mode Field The net mode field describes how the file behaves in relation to network audio and voice tracks O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 14 STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 3 1 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 3 Editing The Play List File To edit the Play List press either F8 or Insert to enable Edit Mode Once enabled the file column in the Play List will change from gray and white to gray and yellow The Allow Editing button will now show Prevent Edits You can now edit the Play List To insert a file move the cursor to the desired position type the 4 or 5 digit file number and press Enter Items placed into the Play List will be inserted above the cursor position You can also delete or move audio once editing is enabled To move files in the Play List click and drag the item you want to move move it to the desired destination and release the left mouse button To delete items in the Play List highlight the item to delete and press the delete key When editing is enabled you can drag and drop items from the File Picker and Schedule A tig Editor into the On Air screen To Drag multiple files use the Shift key when highlighting and dragging S Files cannot be inserted in the grey area above the next to play event Pre Start and Past Kill Files Pre Start and Past Kill
98. Wave or MP3 To export a particular audio file to a local directory or network share select this option 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 71 Audio File Converter Linear PCM WAY Format MP3 Format Bitrate kbps C Open destination folder after export X Cancel 1 Select Linear PCM WAV Format to export the current file to a wav 2 Select MP3 Format to export the current file to a mp3 3 Select a bitrate d g The higher the bitrate the higher the quality but this also increases the amount of storage space required A bitrate of 128 kbps or higher is recommended 2 9 11 3 Audio Preferences Under normal circumstances Audio Preference settings should not be changed Contact Technical Support if you need assistance in making changes 2 9 11 3 1 Devices The Devices setting is used to select the audio device to use for recording O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 72 STORQ Technical Operation Preferences Devices Mixer Normalization Editor M Device Selection Select audio device to use for recording 1 A514346 1 Wave In C Allow Software MPEG Encoding Callback Method Select the callback method to be used O Window Thread nterrupt Changing this may improve stability of recording and playback M Buffer Size Select the size and number of audio buffers Record c Mp6
99. aae raaa cee seee ease aeaaeaeeeseseenseaseneaeeeseseeeesaseneeneeeeeeeeees 3 2 What s New In Version as 3 Part 2 STORQ System Overview 6 Te System A T a E 6 2 Lite and Full Configuration oomnocinnnnnncnconnninoccnnccr rc 6 3 DEMO SOU A A A eevee aa 6 4 STORQ Main Toolbar anal 7 5 On Air Screen oa 8 BUON Ba io dista 10 F3StarbNgoW15 ion E E E A E N 11 O ON 12 Editing The Play LiSt ooooonnnnnnnnnninnanicnnnanccnnannnonc eres cnn cnn nc non c nn cnn nn cnn n nc nana ne nana r rca nn nr nana e rra ennnen nano 14 Pre Startand PastikKill Fille coin a tl dad 14 Displaying Rotations eseria Lidatsessensndecantidizeteustesactcuosptonten osseitePsandinusSaiscedetcenfuttviscesenssaibenatzeneaZensatdagtandent 14 Audio Deck pe w 15 Background Player 16 INet Jock Panel ae 17 SYNC BURON E sere a iodo 17 Ghanging NeiWork Sid 18 Ghahglng GeKS ra EE E A EA EAE E AE E EE A ASNT AUG Bia Ar AD ahd 18 AA us ere sce rasta ah ae tac tec a alos N E cereataue 19 LOA SCHOCUICS cocinada a iauedstvenlusiviscteneddesteavasependbsaaduneandeel 19 Syne WIRE Mi cea en a ee en ee i ee AT 21 Change Jock Network E co 21 Disable Schedule Auto Loading 21 Lock PauseAfiSriMode EE NE EE EEE E ETE E A TE E OEE EE 21 AA as 22 AE DF OD HORST talco bis 22 Show Background Playetiiccc c28s ceecteastheiiseh ened Shai Salen ee de a aa a She Abd ieee 22 SHOW AUTO RECOLGEN EAEE EEE en cedscccsconeotcuneidevensenttgeaebestscndentebee
100. access to all audio and commands stored in a particular STORQ system 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ Technical Operation TA Mute 2002 File ines Box 6 6 00 0 Drive Tabs io Mute 2003 j 6 6 00 0 Ceneral Audio Mute 2004 1STRESPONSE 4 DAYS RV 00 6 1 02 0 07 07 2006 Underwriting Mute 2005 i 6 6 00 0 General Audio Mute 2006 HIDDEN VALLEY 3 00 6 1 02 0 Underwriting Mute 2007 VALITRIN PEAK PERFORM 00 6 1 02 0 07 07 2006 Underwriting Mute 2008 HORMEL DAWN i 31 0 Underwriting Mute 2009 ACE HDWR t 31 0 09 26 2006 Underwriting Mute 2010 Weather Bed 1 y 31 0 Underwriting Mute 2011 Temperature Bed 2 j 31 0 Underwriting Mute 2012 Remote Silent Filler 00 6 1 02 0 General Audio Mix 2013 MNN DNR 1 6 1 02 0 tfn Underwriting Mute 2014 y 6 6 00 0 General Audio Mute 2015 i 6 6 00 0 General Audio Mute 2016 MNN hrdware 02 6 1 02 0 tfn Underwriting Mute 2017 Better Banner Co 00 6 1 02 0 tfn Underwriting Mute 2018 CMN Tw Promo i 6 1 02 0 07 01 2006 Rotation Mute Commercials 44kHz 5 PCM WAY Path c Audio1020001 By default the files in the STORQ system are organized into 20 drives with each drive containing 1000 cuts Drives 02 08 are for your use You can record your local audio in file numbers 1001 8999 WARNING P Drives 00 and 10 20 are reserved for WRN exclusively Audio recorded on these drives may be erased without warning o0 0
101. ack near the top of the hour This program is fed over satellite every hour at the top of the hour To record this new program Simply create an Auto Record by time that executes Monday through Friday at 59 59 each hour In the File Command List you would enter 2005 this is the audio file that will be recorded Make sure you have set the proper max record time for this file this is the length of time the file will be recorded each time it is called To create or edit Auto Records by time 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Time Cmds Auto Records O Edit Time Cmds Auto Records 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 86 STORQ Technical Operation 2 To create a new Auto Record select New 3 Enter a name for your Auto Record keep in mind that this name will show up in the name field of the file you re recording 4 Select the Type 91 AutoRecord Note Up to 4 simultaneous Auto Records are possible depending upon installed hardware 5 Enter the file to record 2005 in this case 6 Enter the time in the hour you want the autorecord to execute 7 Enter the Input Channel to record from 8 Enter the Mode to record in Stereo Left Mono or Right Mono 9 Enter the Wait for Audio time in seconds O will start recording immediately 10 Enter the Stop Trigger if applicable O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 87 DM STORO
102. after these breaks with no station positioning gt prior to rejoining music Live Assist There are two general ways to use the STORQ system for live programming or live assist e Switching to STORQ Live Assist mode e Editing on the Fly Choose the method which best serves your needs Switching to Live Assist mode If you re using a Full System and playing music from another source i e CD player then switching to the Live Assist mode would work the best e Switching to Live Assist mode automatically loads the F1 Schedule which in Full Systems contains your local commercials e The F1 Schedule can be edited in advance and music imaging liners and voice tracks can be added as needed WARNING The next hour of the F1 Schedule will automatically be loaded according to the NEXT f load time as shown on the left hand side of the Status Bar If you do not want a new schedule to be loaded each hour you must Disable Schedule Auto Loading from the on air Options Menu screen Make sure Schedule Auto Loading is re enabled before returning to network programming Editing on the Fly If you wish to retain the network music schedule while inserting your own local elements then you may want to use the edit on the fly method e Each hour when the Play List automatically loads into the on air screen the local jock can manually edit out unwanted network elements voice tracks jock stabs and pre locals e This method shoul
103. al day parts Record your local voice tracks in the 2001 8999 number range then schedule your voice tracks along with your local commercials music and imaging in the F1 Schedule You will have to program the system to switch to the F1 Schedule only Live Assist mode at a predetermined time then return to normal network programming after the local show has ended Q When does the next hour s schedule load A Look in the lower left hand corner of the on air screen On the left hand side of the Status Bar it will say Next hh mm ss this is the time the next hour s schedule will load If the Status Bar is red and Next NEVER appears then Schedule Auto Loading has been disabled and the current hour will be repeated continuously Q Can I play network news live at the top of the hour A No in order to play network news live at the top of the hour we would have to fade out current playback which would not sound ideal There are however many other options available to you One option would be to prerecord the news and play it back in the first break of the hour See the Advanced Automation with STORQ section for further details Q Can record my own music into the STORQ system A Yes the STORQ system comes with plenty of additional hard drive space Space is not unlimited however if you need to record a large amount of audio into the system please contact Technical Support first Make sure you record your files in the 2001 8999 range onl
104. ance New network schedules are created and downloaded at least 1 3 days ahead of time Copying too far in advance means you will copy the previous week s schedule Once copying is done the F1 Schedule is free to be edited without fear of it being overwritten by the Network Before attempting this operation please read the following considerations Full System Considerations Full system users will probably want to copy sections of the F2 Schedule divided by 9881 command around commercial stopsets in the F1 Schedule If the corresponding stopset is full you may need to delete the Optional Song which appears after the 9881 command for the hour to time out correctly Lite System Considerations Lite system users can copy the entire F2 Schedule hour into the F1 schedule without regard to stopsets vitg fp For more information on using the F2 to F1 copy method for local voice tracking see the Local Voice Tracked Automation section Drive Usage All STORQ systems are configured with 20 audio drives Each drive contains 1000 audio cuts e Only drives 01 08 can be used these include cut numbers 1001 8999 e Use these numbers for local commercials imaging bits interviews etc e If you are interfacing your traffic system to the STORQ system you will need to record your local commercials in this range of numbers as well WARNING Waitt Radio Networks reserves drives 00 and 09 20 for Network audio storage Any au
105. and Jones TM headers STORQ will now import complete file information from Audio Vault audio files Improved external editor support Audio file transferring between STORQ and an existing External Editor such as Adobe Audition has been improved Extended data logging of music data for improved streaming compliance The STORQ As Played Log now contains Album and Reference data if this data is entered or imported into a particular cut number This information is useful for streaming reporting purposes Cut number now appears on Air Drop Hot Keys Screen Additional information is now provided on the Air Drop Hot Keys screen including the file number parked on a particular key O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part STORQ Technical Operation 2 1 2 2 2 3 STORQ System Overview System Integrity The STORQ system contains sensitive software In order to maintain system integrity adding software of any type or changing system configuration in any way is not supported If you find it necessary to change the system configuration or add software please contact Technical Support Lite and Full Configuration The STORQ system is very flexible and can be used in 2 different configurations Lite and Full Full Configuration Using the system in Full Configuration allows the STORQ system to stand alone You can record local commercials into the system and use it in Live Assist or fu
106. are using Command 9889 executes trigger 9 which corresponds with the end of broadcast trigger that was configured in the example above For a full list of trigger commands see the 9000 Series Commands section 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 213 Example Usingatriggercommand in the Play List to rejoin Network WRN When the final break finishes the trigger command will return the STORQ system back to WRN programming Special v JG Sa 305 2 Fl Format 00 None 220pm ix O Both 305 2 F1 Schedule File Name Length Killdate Artist Intro EOM Type Max E John Wies Ford 2 31 0 10 14 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2038 MNN Gopher State 30 0 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 9999 STOP 59 8 Set 1 00 0 00 0 2006 HIDDEN VALLEY 3 06 4 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 2010 Weather Bed 1 30 6 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2009 ACE HDWR 30 6 09 26 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 2018 CMN T Promo 30 4 tfn 00 6 Rotation 1 02 0 2008 HORMEL DAWN 30 3 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 9889 Do Trig 9 Rejoin WRN 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 9999 STOP 2 05 4 00 0 00 0 bmd L Lea ol a amp LS dd vl Playlist Trigger executes Trigger 9 at MOI a the end of the final break 0 corran S Tue 06 27 06 Insert 00 0C See Also Triggers Defining Networks 5 6 Pre recorded Long Form Programming Pre recorded weekly long form programs are somewh
107. as changed or there s an off week 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 212 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING Make sure sporting event Time Commands are disabled or deleted if they re not being used Failure to do this can lead to dead air Automatically rejoining regular programming after the event Example End of Broadcast Trigger rejoins WRN regular programming Can be used if an end of broadcast closure is available from the sporting event network or it can be called via Play List trigger command see Automatically Rejoining WRN after event below Network Properties E LO Select Network 04 Football Network ml reate Create Delete we Networks will typically have Triggers relay closures that need to be assigned to certain functions such as Play Spots or Play ID or Start Recording This is where you assign those functions to AirForce s Trigger Inputs Name for this Trigger Rejoin WRN Type 02 Play INSTANTLY y File Command List 9830 9901 9826 9076 End of Break 1 bc T O Re enables Switches Loads j Plays Next Item Hourly Schedule to WRN Schedule for by Scheduled Updates Current Hour Time co Air Net04 air If your sporting event network does not offer an End of Broadcast closure you will need to schedule a Play List trigger command at the end of the last break In the following example we
108. asic Options Basic Options Start previous playback 5 seconds before EOM Automatically Stop Recording When Intro Reached Begin Recording on Audio ions Start previous playback X seconds before EOM Adjust this setting to determine how much of the previous song is played when recording tracks Default Value 5 seconds Automatically Stop Recording When Intro Reached Recording will automatically stop when the intro of the next song is reached 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 41 2 7 2 2 8 Begin Recording On Audio When selected the recording function will not start immediately when Record It is pressed but rather wait until audio is detected gt gt Advanced Options Press to display any advanced settings Advanced Options Basic Options Start previous playback 2 seconds before EOM Automatically Calulate Ducking Levels After Recording Automatically Calculate Ducking Levels After Recording This feature will attempt to automatically set the one time ducking level for the song depending on both the voice track s recording level and the energy of the song Lt y One Time ducking levels will only execute when the particular voice track and song are played back to back If the song is played at any other time the override ducking level will not execute and the duck level will revert to the default system setting File Picker The File Picker allows
109. at less complicated to program than satellite fed networks but will require a weekly effort to prepare How it all works Each hour of program segments and commercials will be loaded into the F1 Schedule as a one hour cluster no stops As the STORQ System loads its normal schedule for that hour it sees the cluster as its first break after the Legal ID When the system plays the break scheduled commands in the front of the cluster switch the system to the Live Assist network and Disable Automatic Schedule Updates The end of the first hour contains a scheduled command that joins or chains the next hour also referred to as The Chain Method in other topics At the end of the final hour are scheduled commands that re enable hourly schedule updates and rejoin the WRN STORQ network for regular programming 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 214 STORQ Technical Operation Getting the program into the STORQ system In most cases you will need to dub pre recorded long form programs in analog into the STORQ system If the program is on an audio CD it is possible through the use of ripping software on another computer to convert the CD tracks to WAV files which can be entered into STORQ via Drag and Drop Conversion WARNING Do not install ripping software on the STORQ system computer this can damage system configuration Scheduling the Program The program can be scheduled through your traffic syste
110. ation Will automatically update the name information of the imported file to show the imported date and time Delete source file after import Will delete the audio placed in the hot folder after a successful import 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 168 STORQ Technical Operation vdd fp If this option is not selected imported files will be placed in a sub directory from the Hot 4 Folder called Imported Time Out Select a reasonable number of minutes to give up after attempting to import a file and failing See Also AIM Master System As Played Log 3 3 7 2 Import Rules A Settings General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Email Allowed Categories Allowed Drives v General Audio v Commercial v Music w Net Spot v Voice Track w Silent Filler w Macro v Rotation i Cancel Allowed Categories Select all categories that are allowed Once importing commences the existing STORQ file s category will be check against this list If the category is not explicitly allowed the import will fail and an error will be logged Allowed Drives Similar to allowed categories the STORQ file s drive or number range will be checked If the drive is not explicitly allowed the import will fail and an error will be logged 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 169 See Also File Categories 3 3 7
111. ay be inaccurate on a consumer sound card 2 4 STORQ Main Toolbar All STORQ programs are launched from the Main Toolbar STORO Workstation B1 Main Toolbar File Tools Help System 99 STORQ MEA The toolbar contains four icons to launch the most frequently used programs These include AiR On Air Screen Use the On Air screen to playback programming over the air Schedule Editor Use the schedule editor to input and edit local breaks in the system or to view upcoming programming mij Log Viewer Use the Log Viewer to review what was played recorded or downloaded into the system S File Picker Use the File Picker to load record audition and edit audio rotation or macro files If you are using STORQ systems on multiple co located stations the system drop down will allow you to choose between these stations See the Multi Station Installations section for more information id Y 4 Additional program settings and configuration information including Jock Schedules Time Commands and Network Settings can be found under the File and Tools menus 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 WARNING P The STORQ main toolbar also contains the System Drop Down this drop down is used only if you have multiple stations using STORQ Automation changing the selected item in this box can cause undesired results WARNING
112. bby to greet visitors with what s currently on the air Getting Started To use MonitAir some basic information must be entered Place your cursor anywhere in the marquee and right click to display the main menu Setup Minimize Uploaded 10 04 2004 14 43 43 ESA ENE J Rans 23 eo w Show Past Kill Show Advisories Stay On Top About Exit Here s a brief look at each menu choice Setup Displays the General Setup page for settings RBDS and web server options O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 153 Minimize Minimizes the MonitAir window and places it as an icon in the system tray Show Errors Toggle this setting on off to display errors under the marquee Show Past Kill Toggle this setting on off to display outdated cut errors under the marquee Show Advisories Toggle this setting on off to display all logged advisories under the marquee Stay on Top Toggle this setting to keep MonitAir displayed over all other windows About Displays the about screen Exit Exit the program Select the first menu choice Setup to get started Your screen should look like this xi General Setup Tab sasesacaracacasssssasesesoca dE General Setup RBDS Streaming Web Streaming WebControl Most of the information on this page is General Settings optional and is used to customize the Port 55527 Cals KSTS LED Calor O clrello
113. box for the item you need to edit and select the days hours or networks where you would like the command to be active Days of the week when this command is active 7 All C Mon HF Tue Wed Thu OT Fri C Sat C Sun Hours of the day when this command is active Al Omad Do Oo Qo Dos Dos o6 o oo jos 10 011 C Noon 13 014 015 1 017 018 19 O2 Da 02 023 Hours are in 24 hour format i e 08 is for 8am 20 is for 8pm Time Commands can be enabled disabled by checking or un checking the Enabled check box under the Time of Hour For temporary or one time Time Commands check the Use ONCE then Disable check box under the Enable check box See Also AutoRecords Comma Separated Command Combinations STORQUtils 2 12 Auto Recording Auto Records will automatically record segments of audio from network audio feeds that you specify 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 84 STORQ Technical Operation Up to 4 Auto Records can occur simultaneously depending on the installed hardware Auto Records can be started via Time or Trigger or even from the On Air Play List and can record from any external audio input If you need to record audio from multiple networks you may need to install an external switcher Make sure that the Max Record Time is set correctly for all Auto Record files In the absence of an Stop Trigger the Max Record Time will determine the d
114. break butts up against the top of the hour into live network news then setting an automatic schedule load time for after the top of the hour would work best e If the morning show reliably talks up to and breaks away from the top of the hour then an automatic schedule load time set before the top of the hour would work best If the syndicated morning show top of the hour break floats it might be best to use the Chain Method especially if there s a floating 50 break e If a morning show break butts up against the top of the hour into another stopset the Chain Method would again work best Automatically rejoining WRN after the Syndicated Morning Show If the Syndicated Morning Show ends at a hard end time then a Time Command with the following parameters could be used Command 9830 Re enables hourly schedule updates Command 9901 switches to Network 01 WRN STORQ Command 9076 Syncs schedule and starts STORQ playback l Example Using comma separated commands within a Time Command to rejoin WRN STORQ mode O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 220 STORQ Technical Operation to Record Setup Edit TimeCommands for System 99 STORO Time Type Name hh 59 59 Instantly Rejoin WAN Remarks Rename Make sure to Time of Hour Type 02 Play INSTANTLY select the correct days and hour this command is C Run ONCE then Disable active 6 1 2006 File Command List 9
115. by the command number When placed in a schedule the next to play item will be changed to the item immediately following the marker in the schedule upon reaching the time in the hour that the marker designates O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 115 9400 9459 9500 9559 Goto Marker xx 94xx where xx Marker 00 59 Jump to here at hh xx 00 Jumps to this point at the minute indicated by the command after the current track has finished playing Play Now Marker xx 95xx where xx Marker 00 59 Play from here at hh xx 00 Immediately begins playing from this point at the minute indicated by the command 2 15 1 9 Playback Control The following commands control the operation of a the On Air Play List 9071 9072 9075 9141 9142 9271 9831 9832 9860 Play from F1 Schedule This command forces the system to switch if necessary to the F1 Schedule and immediately begin Play from F2 Schedule This command forces the system to switch if necessary to the F2 Schedule and immediately begin playing whatever is next there Play from Top of Schedule This command causes the system to jump back to the beginning of the current hour s schedule and begin playing the items from there The command 9141 will begin a break 9142 will end a break Begin optional local break The command 9831 will Disable Tag Playback 9832 will Enable Tag Playback This comma
116. caerdecsesuvarvutesducvaeausensdssanadssaradcevendsecence 164 Hot Eoceno dardo 164 FTP Ingestion 164 Email Ingestion 164 A ON 165 Setups Se SSS NSB See a a PES a A FE aE aN SoS 166 E A ON 167 Import Rules 168 A E A ANN 169 E O a ee 170 A E AO E O T 172 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Contents V 4 N te View Program siorcanna nn 172 Using the Note View Program cccssccseesseesseessseeesneeeseeeseeeeeeneessnesseneeseeenaeseeneeseneesenesseeesseneeseessseneesnesseneeasnee 173 O EE aE eo Oa a 175 Setting Up STOR a 176 Note View a dt 176 Editing NOTES siocicancinnnsoci nacnicacadodonsicitaniaidonacalodxbnnaaobnn nDNpasnaDaD NnachansGnadondnDadinaGbas ndinbaa Nadidndunabadbiabea suberaanateaceasenes 177 5 STORQUUIS od dida 178 AA AP NN 179 TimeCommands Repo i 180 Network Report iciccisicsccccccccccecccicsissecasvessecceccnevocusausavasuseuisevuavesuusaudcvvaueestouredcuduedseveterscrecdacsatereuosenaeverduedsuisdeneseses 182 Schedule Report ii 182 GRID AIR riendas 184 Part 4 Using Your STORQ System 186 T Network Playback nici miooo tii a ii bl 186 Scheduling Local Commercials oooonnnnccncnncnscnenn nc 186 Optional SS A ads 186 Scheduling GUIAElNeS aa arar ei daaa caos 188 PP 189 Switchingio EiveAssist A a 190 Scheduling Live SHOWS altares 191 Copying the Network F2 Schedule into the F1 Schedule ssscecssesesesseesseeseesseeseeeseeseneseeseeesseeseess
117. ccount the length of each autorecord and flag any overlaps as a single audio card channel can only record one audio source at a time u Waitt Radio Networks STORO Utils ua Help R STORQ vj Fal A Time Commands Trigger Report Network Report Log Checker J L Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 4 Device 1 AutoRecords C Show Labels Show Cmnd E E 12 00 4M 2 00 AM 4 00 AM 6 00 AM 8 00 AM 10 00AM 12 00PM 2 00 PM 4 00 PM 6 00 PM 8 00 PM 10 00PM 12 00 AM Command Name Days Time Type _ jcut Command Info Net wrkstn Details Daily Length la ESPN Extra Point 44 Monday 04 10 00 Auto Record 8804 06 30 0 Al Al Enabled True 00 06 30 0 Tuesday Run Only Once False Wednesday Recorded on Device 2 Thursday Audio Input 2 Friday Stereo Stop Trigger 0 Does Not Wait For Audio ESPN Extra Point 1PM Monday 13 28 00 Auto Record 8805 06 30 0 Al Al Enabled True 00 06 30 0 Tuesday Run Only Once False wednesday Recorded on Device 2 Thursday Audio Input 2 Friday Stereo Stop Trigger 0 Does Not Wait For Audio 228 Time Commands 15 Conflicts 19 Triggers 16 Conflicts Found 1 Networks Chart View This view graphically arranges all autorecords and commands if selected for the week according to day and time The wider the autorecord the longer its duration Grid View This view shows details about all the autorecords and commands if selected for the week Devi
118. ce Tabs For systems with multiple audio cards or systems with audio cards capable of recording multiple streams select the Device tab you want to analyze All autorecords for the selected device will be drawn on the grid For systems with only a single record stream select Device 1 as the other devices will not be populated UnZoom Select UnZoom to return the chart view to its default parameters Show Labels When selected the title of each autorecord will be shown next to it in Chart View O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 182 STORQ Technical Operation 3 5 3 3 5 4 For systems with a large number of autorecords and commands showing labels is only useful when zoomed in as a full week view would cause the labels to appear too cluttered Clicking on an autorecord in Chart View will cause the selected autorecord to be automatically located in Grid View Show Cmnd When selected Time Commands that are not autorecords will show in the Chart View Commands will be colored Olive Directional Buttons Use the directional buttons to directionally navigate inside the Chart View These buttons are especially helpful when Chart View is zoomed in Zoom Buttons Use to zoom in and zoom out of Chart View Refresh Will redraw the Chart View to default values Status Information Shows the total number of time commands and total number of conflicts Network Report STORQUtils Network Report displays deta
119. ceive serial data can work with this STORQ feature e These commands are fairly complicated however when used correctly they can be very powerful 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 113 WARNING f Only users familiar with DOS and ASCII commands should try setting Command Strings up A strong knowledge of ASCII codes is necessary for such commands as Enter Escape Carriage Return etc 9160 9199 Send Command String Commands 9160 through 9169 strings 0 9 Commands 9170 through 9179 strings 10 19 Commands 9180 through 9189 strings 20 29 Commands 9190 through 9199 strings 30 39 See Also Serial Data External Devices 2 15 1 5 Jock Control 9301 9329 Change Jock 93xx where xx Jock 01 29 Typically only jocks 1 15 are used When these commands play from a schedule rotation macro trigger time command or from AirDrop Hot Keys the system will immediately change the current Jock WARNING Changing jocks during normal network programming may adversely affect on air continuity 2 15 1 6 Schedule Loading These commands are useful when you want to load logs for certain hours of the day manually load them at a time other then the automatic schedule load times 9225 Load next hour and stop 9800 9823 98xx where xx 00 to 23 or O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 114 STORQ Technical Operation 2 15 1 7 2 15
120. changes to 24 slots representing each hour of the day e Enter the cut or rotator you want to play for each hour of the day aE For even more powerful scheduling flexibility Day of Week Day of Month or Minute of the Hour rotators can be used within the hour specific rotator Network specific ID s and imaging A By Network rotation can be used to place specific programming elements in different satellite network programs using one file number Setup e Create a rotator and select the by Network rotation type the file list grid enables the entry of cuts or rotators for Networks 1 to 16 e Enter cut or rotator you want to use for each network 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 63 vila tr Day of Week Day of Month or Minute of the Hour rotators can be used within QS the network specific rotator Seasonal Promos Imaging under one cart number With the Week of Year rotation type you could schedule seasonal audio elements well in advance Setup e Create a rotator and select the Week of Year rotation type The list grid will then show 52 slots to insert cuts or rotators for the weeks of the year e Enter the cut or rotator you want to run for each week vila 3 Day of Week Day of Month or Minute of the Hour rotators can be used within QS the network specific rotator Time Announce Rotators With a combination of Minute of the Hour and Hour of t
121. chronization system O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 100 STORQ Technical Operation If this trigger is received more than 2 minutes either side of the set time the trigger will be ignored It is not necessary to use trigger synchronization when using WRN format services as the system time is automatically set via satellite 2 14 3 Jock Names Used to edit or create jock names for network programming Some satellite network providers reference their jocks by name Adding those names to the Jock Names section for a particular network will assist you when scheduling for that network 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2 Click on the Drop Down Menu and select the network that needs to be modified or define a new network 3 Click on the Jock Names tab 4 Type the names of the jocks in the list 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 101 Network Properties x Ls Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals reate c airJocksNet08 air c Sair Net08 air WARNING Jock name changes to Network 1 WRN STORQ are not permitted All other networks 2 29 may be safely edited See Also Jock Schedules 2 14 4 Auto Fill Contains the network settings for Past Killdate and Pre Startdate Auto Fill Used to fill in past killdate and
122. cord then enter the rotator number in the File Command List Each time the Auto Record is triggered it will step to the next file in the rotator See Also Auto Record By Time 2 12 4 Auto Recorder Audio Preferences Under normal circumstances Audio Preference settings should not be changed Contact Technical Support if you need assistance in making changes 2 12 4 1 Mixer The Mixer setting is used to modify the settings associated with a particular audio input device e If you use an external switcher select Use External Switcher and then choose the switcher input and output Use Extemal Switcher Switcher Input 1 Switcher Dutput 2 v WARNING Before using this section you must have an external switcher defined For assistance contact Technical Support See Also External Switcher O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 91 2 13 Jock Schedules Jock Schedules tell the STORQ system which jock is on the air and what audio files to play when referenced by jock such as jock stabs liners or pre locals These items usually utilize a Rotator set to rotate by jock on air Jock schedules for WRN programming are automatically maintained and downloaded to your STORQ system If you use the STORQ system for live shows or unattended playback of local or additional network programming it may be necessary to maintain your own jock schedules Jock Schedule
123. ct length nor do empty breaks need to be filled with PSA s There are however certain guidelines that need to be followed to make STORQ operation trouble free Use caution when going over the recommended stopset lengths of your format Overfilling stopsets by thirty seconds to a minute is tolerable in most situations Overfilling stopsets by more than 1 minute is not recommended WARNING gt Grossly overfilled stopsets can push the 50 stopset close to or beyond the top of the hour which can cause a number of problems You can safely overfill a stopset if you compensate for it in other stopsets in the hour For instance if a format hour contains four 4 minute stopsets and you want to runa six minute news block at the top of the hour simply take a total of two minutes out of the remaining stopsets Avoid using two minute stopsets for the entire hour Under filling stopsets usually does not cause problems unless each stopset in a given hour is approximately two minutes in length At this point Optional Songs averaging 3 to 4 minutes are skipped and the hour can end up being 3 to 6 minutes too short While this won t cause dead air it can have undesirable results such as repeating songs within the current hour 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Using Your STORQ System 189 4 2 ute y Itis possible to schedule stopsets of 1 32 or less If you do however be aware that a Optional Songs will play immediately
124. ction For assistance contact Technical Support 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 125 See Also Simple Voice Tracking Advanced Voice Tracking 2 17 1 4 External Devices Contains the device settings for External Devices External devices include serially controlled switchers I O cards and any other serially controlled devices controlled via serial commands STORQ Workstation Device Settings E Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced External Devices Device Test RBDS Triggers and Relays Device 96 4514336 Onboard 1 0 Disable Audio Switcher Device DONAIR 00 None TCP IP Device RECORD 00 None Disable Seria TCPAIP Other Serial Devices 9160 9199 Commands Port 1 O Disable Serial O TCPAP Serial Port Config Other Serial Devices 9160 9199 Commands Port 2 O Disable O Serial OTCPAP Serial Port Config S5055 National Public Radio Only Disable Serial O TCPAP d g STORQ systems can address up to 4 serial devices simultaneously For information about expanding the serial capabilities of your system contact Technical Support O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 126 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING P Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support 2 17 1 4 1 External Switcher Integration Once integrated with an external switc
125. cut being recorded must be set on the Voice Track category e In Schedule Editor go to the hour you want to voice track e Double click on the first voice track in the schedule o The File Recorder Player and the Simple Voice Tracker windows will appear o The Schedule Editor preview decks load the events preceding and following the voice track You may need to relocate each window so that you can see all of these elements once relocated they will stay in place the next time you voice track e Set up the options you want in the Simple Voice Tracker o Checking Auto RecReady puts the voice track in record ready mode when double clicked You can also choose whether to start recording manually or at EOM o Preview time voice track intro and max record time can also be set here Recording the Voice Track refer to diagram below e When ready to record press the space bar or click on the Simple Voice Tracker play button The final seconds of the preceding song will begin to play e Recording begins at the song s EOM in auto mode or when you press the space bar manually e Press the space bar again to begin the next song under the voice track or at the conclusion of the track when going into a commercial e Press S on the keyboard to stop or click the Stop Reload button O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 206 STORQ Technical Operation 5 4 DM STORQ Schedule Editor Begin talking as cl
126. d the following screen will appear 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 119 AirForce Schedule Import Status E Schedule Processing Status Window Previously Processed Log 1 0 1 D 1 0 al 0 1 0 1 0 1 D al D 1 0 al D 1 0 6 23 2006 4 18 38 PM Importing Fi Schedule for System FS BETA2 Ready To Import a 1103003T1 LOG af Do this File Skip this Fie AirForce System FS Schedule Fl Importing a 1103003T1 LOG If there are schedules to import on the disk or in the specified directory Do All Files and Do this File will be enabled e Use Do All Files if you want to import all of the files on the disk or in the directory e Use Do This File if you want to import the currently selected file e Clicking Skip this File will go to the next file if available As the log file is being imported you will see the program processing the log hour by hour in the status window This can be used for troubleshooting importing problems The status window also keeps a history of previously imported logs O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 120 STORQ Technical Operation vila y Some traffic programs export files in the STORQ system s native format and conversion a QS is not required Contact Technical Support for more information 2 17 Advanced Options WARNING gt Use caution when changing any advanced options as they can
127. d Rate Data Bits message before or after the on air a a E ierd rs si text is sent enter it into the C 1200 C 22400 yi g Preamble and EOM fields Then C 2400 C 57600 Stop Bas just set the parameters for the serial C 4800 C 115200 i s data like any other serial connection Party A a E es e When finished turn the power on by E Even da clicking on the Power button near the upper left corner of the page You will have to restart the MonitAir software before changes will take effect To Test the Output Before Using On Air Using another computer with a null modem connection to the machine running the MonitAir software it is possible to see the serial data output before using the system on air Run Hyper Terminal or similar terminal emulator software program and setup a connection with the same COM O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 156 STORQ Technical Operation 3 2 5 3 2 5 1 port parameters you used in the MonitAir software If the connection is working you will see the data change every time the MonitAir marquee changes Webserver Streaming WRN STORQ now has the ability to include a what s playing now page on your website thanks to the MonitAir software Included are two sample scripts to get you started a Javascript and Flash example Read this entire section before trying to make any changes to the MonitAir software These instructions assume you do not have local access to your web
128. d Voice Tracking STORQ s Advanced Voice Tracker incorporates many of the abilities of the Simple Voice Tracker and much more including e The ability to drag song and voice track files before or after recording Dragging will automatically set the EOM s of both the voice track file and the music files these one time EOM s will only fire 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 39 whenthat particulartrack song combination airs This allows the trackerto customize any overlaps e The ability to override the generic ducking level for a particular song similar to one time EOM s these one time duck levels will only fire for that particular track song combination e Gives a visual representation of the songs and tracks recorded im Voice Track Schedule Type a Sins Soe 15897 POTLUCK PRE 10 0599 Macro 15752 RIGHT HERE 0993 Net Optional Sweeper 15143 SHE SELLS SANCTUARY 10411 11am CT Tue Track 1 0950 Pre Local Master Rotator 0993 NetOptional Sweeper 16298 OOO dd CAni md ee ee Length Intro EOM Max Killdate Artist 12 7 02 1 6 00 f General E 00 0 00 6 6 00 Macro 410 5 20 07 1 6 00 STAIND Music 00 0 00 6 6 00 f Rotation 400 3 14 09 0 6 00 0THE CULT Music 00 6 6 00 Rotation 00 0 00 6 6 00 Rotation 00 0 00 6 6 00 General IE T S T bi 5 Yoice Tracks This
129. d if the network is stereo left or right channel mono 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 94 STORQ Technical Operation Title for F1 Schedule This schedule title will be displayed in the Schedule Editor Title for F2 Schedule This schedule title will be displayed in the Schedule Editor Use alternate location for schedules For more information on this advanced feature contact Technical Support Schedule Load Time Sets the time of the hour that schedules will be automatically loaded into the Play List when using this network Schedule Load Mode See the Schedule Load Mode section Command to execute when switching to this network A 9000 Series Command Audio File or even a Rotator can be entered in the Command to execute when switching to this network field the command will be executed every time this network is selected manually or automatically via a Time Command or Trigger See Also Schedule Load Mode 9000 Series Commands Schedule Editor Time Commands Triggers 2 14 1 1 Schedule Load Mode 3 F1 F2 Merged 4 F1 F2 Merged Smart Stop Conversion 5 F1 F2 Merged SSC 9881 to 9271 6 F1 F2 Merged SSC 9881 to F1 9271 Special Hour no load The Schedule Load Mode of a network determines how the schedules are loaded and merged each hour F1 Only Loads the F1 Schedule Only 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 95 F2 Only Loads the F2 Sche
130. d quickly and easily Commercial Time Shifting Using a 6000 series audio card the system will automatically adjust the length of a spot to exactly 15 30 60 or 90 without changing the pitch Net Delay Automatically record an entire hour of a syndicated network program and play it back in the Play List with break triggers and liners as if you were taking the show straight from satellite Play While Recording Play back any audio even while you are recording it Advanced Voice Tracking Exciting new file visualizations and sliding options have been introduced in this module Simple Network Audio Switching Switch playback audio underneath a Silent Filler to a pre defined audio network This feature is especially useful for live remotes 1 2 What s New in Version 5 1 New Format Clock Editor Add edit and delete format clocks using the new format clock editor New Time Command Viewer in Schedule Editor Quickly and easily view all Time Commands for a particular day and hour right along side the F1 and F2 schedules Macro Lists can now be sequentially played through a time command Macros containing multiple audio cuts can now be played sequentially in the Background Player 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ Technical Operation when started through a Time Command Satellite Based Trigger or via the Air Drop Hot Keys Import files into STORQ from Audio Vault In addition to importing Cart Chunk
131. d run from any computer on the local area network Not only computers with STORQ already installed Multiple computers running note view can also operate simultaneously and show the same note on multiple workstations This is very helpful for morning teams or other application where multiple users need to access live read data simultaneously See Also Edit Notes in STORQ Text Tags Using the Note View Program When running a green tray icon should appear in the system tray Gag Once running and configured properly notes will automatically open up when an item containing a note is played in the On Air Play List No user intervention is required When this occurs a note will automatically display STORQ 7 Live Remote Promo Timer Displays the amount of time that the note has been displayed Once the Max Display Time has been reached the note will be hidden and marked as Not Read Note Title 7 Live Remote Promo 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 174 STORQ Technical Operation The file number and Title of the file in STORQ are displayed here Stay Open Stay Open When this option is selected the note will not be hidden even after the Max Display Time has been reached vila fp Once the max number of allowed notes is displayed you MUST close notes already E displayed in order for new notes to display Note Properly Read When this button is pressed the not
132. d work equally well with both Full and Lite systems For more information on how to edit the on air Play List see the Editing the Play List section bbe Network elements such as voice tracks jock stabs and pre locals must be manually removed they cannot be automatically stripped from the F2 Schedule 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 190 STORQ Technical Operation 4 2 1 WARNING The next hour of the schedule will automatically be loaded according to the NEXT load f time as shown on the left hand side of the Status Bar If you do not want a new schedule to be loaded each hour you must Disable Schedule Auto Loading from the on air Options Menu screen Make sure Schedule Auto Loading is re enabled before returning to network programming See Also Schedule Auto Loading Schedule Editor Switching to Live Assist Making the transition from unattended Network playback to Live Assist is easy For Editing on the Fly e Simply edit the Play List For instructions on editing the Play List see the Editing The Play List section vila f Use PauseAfter Mode or insert a Stop Command 9999 where you want audio to stop SO For switching to STORQ system Live Assist mode do the following e As STORQ is playing an event in Network Playback mode go to the Net Jock Panel and select NET 02 Live Assist NET 01 WRN STORQ 01 WRN STORQ 02 Live Assist 03 Special Schedule Ballga
133. da 60 02 1 F1 Format 00 None 09 9 am EE Both i o ta Jach etwrark F1 Schedule A Command to Disable File Name SN AutoScheduleLoading E aji CEJA JTO NET 02 we Assist 0 Command 9829 USA4BEADTO SCHED LOADING 00 1 00 0 Command 4001 lt lt lt TOP 40 COUNTDOWN 1 gt gt 17 59 8 00 6 General Audio 30 00 Mt 2018 CMN TY Promo 34 6 tfn 00 6 Rotation 1 02 0 Mi 2009 ACE HDWR MEM DAY FAN 30 6 09 26 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 ML 2007 VALITRIN PEAK PERFORM 1 00 6 07 07 2006 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mt 4002 lt lt lt TOP 40 COUNTDOWN 2 gt gt 16 29 8 00 6 General Audio 30 00 Mt 2075 Pottratz 1 30 5 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mt 2065 Heartland Equipment 1 00 3 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mi 2049 MNN Grandview 31 0 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mi 2024 John Wies Ford 6 00 0 12 30 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mi 4003 lt lt lt TOP 40 COUNTDOWN 3 gt gt 17 31 6 00 6 General Audio 30 00 Mt 2070 Healthy Discoveries 1 1 02 2 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mt 2080 Calorad 1 01 1 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mt 2040 Ghostriver 1 00 3 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mi 2068 Real Mortgage 57 2 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mi 9810 LOAD SCHED HOUR 10 10AM 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 9999 STOP 60 02 1 Set 1 00 0 00 0 Command to load the next hour s schedule in this case we re loading the 10am hour The command 9825 Load Next Hour could also be used co iD majo a The end of the final hour should contain 9830 Re enabl
134. dio recorded locally on these drives may be erased or recorded over at any time Drives 13 16 Used for music storage O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Using Your STORQ System 195 4 4 Drive 00 Used for imaging Drives 10 12 Used for network voice tracks Drives 17 19 Used for pre locals and jock stabs Drive 20 Used for network spots All other drives are reserved for future use Network Commercial Playback Waitt Radio Networks retains 2 minutes per hour of your commercial inventory Network commercials are stored on drive 20 of the STORQ system and updated automatically via satellite You are required to air 2 minutes per hour even when a station carries local day part programming We make it easy to clear network commercials even when airing local programming To determine what spots need to be played for a given hour click on the net spot schedule button on the left hand side of the STORQ computer desktop If you play your local spots from the STORQ system Full Configuration simply schedule the spots that would be missed into the F1 Schedule and play back as normal ute y Ifthe spots will be aired during the hour they were originally scheduled you can enter ir the Net Spot rotator numbers in the F1 Schedule rather than the actual numbers These rotator numbers are 20900 and 20901 for all formats If you play your local spots from your own automation system Lite Configuration dub
135. donna 22 Show Net Jock Panel ns 22 ed AAA A lt e a e a a aa e e ar e aa aae eE E EENET 23 AirDrop HotKey S ne 23 A OTE E O ENT 25 Status Bar ir ii dadas 26 TOXETAGS ciscesescnvaerdccigadsetsccsessorssaisaseedaniassavevsapessacy ceases uasestucessereastesuesd satusdnasesvuesoncvedoersuaaesscus sausadvesevaveraucesdusdeys 26 6 Schedule Editor oea EE A Aan aA aE ee eee E 27 Editing Schedules 29 Using the Gopy Paste method irssi ad 29 Copying Schedule iii iii 30 Command VMieWeR iii AAA A AAA AAA and 31 Special Sched ule A a ara aaea raan aaa ataa dea dayat daia As 33 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC ll STORQ Technical Operation Displaying Rotations we 34 Format Cl ds 34 Assighing FormMat GlOckS oca ted 35 Editing Format Glock Sched l Sreo a 35 Format Clock Edgjitgr ronca n rn rn nc 36 Simple Voice Tracking des 37 7 Advanced Voice Tracking ccsecccceeeeeeceeeeneeeeeeeeneeseeeeneeeseeesneeseeeenneesesenneeeseeesneeseeeesneeseeeeneeseeesenes 38 Basic Options ccccccccncnnnnnnnas we 40 Advanced Options A dt 41 G Bile PICKET O 41 Searching for Files api 43 Mini Player _ mm 44 Right Click Menu 44 Create A ANT N 45 Mass Chanta An NAO oi 47 Retresht Di ia 49 LOOM A A adain i dta 49 S Fle Recorder Player ii A A EAA AEE E 49 File CateQ Ores idad 52 EOM SA a pe iced ad ieee ateceesto nonce O 52 Start and Kill Date
136. dule Only F1 F2 Merged Merges both the F1 and F2 schedules together does not do any special translation for stopsets F1 F2 Merged Smart Stop Conversion Merges both the F1 and F2 schedules together translates stops F1 F2 Merged SSC 9881 to 9271 Merges both the F1 and F2 schedules together translated 9881 s in the F2 schedule to local breaks in the F1 schedule F1 F2 Merged SSC 9881 to F1 9271 Merges both the F1 and F2 schedules together special translation mode not traditionally used Game Mode Loads a specified hour of the Special Schedule This mode is typically used for special programming such as sporting events See Also Special Schedules 2 14 2 Triggers A STORQ system Trigger refers to the switch that starts a local commercial break fires a legal ID or performs various other functions Triggers are usually fired via a satellite receiver The STORQ system gives you the ability to define and use multiple triggers also known as Opto Inputs for each network Depending on your installed hardware there are either 16 or 32 Opto Inputs on your system 3 are reserved for WRN use See Also STORQUtils 2 14 2 1 Defining Triggers Once the new network is set up and the appropriate wiring connections are made go to the Triggers tab under network properties and create a new trigger 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 96 STORQ Technical Operation Network Properties EJ
137. e hourly schedule updates and 9901 Re join WRN STORQ 9 corre Sun 07 02 06 Insert 00 0C Scheduling Net Spots You can easily schedule WRN Net Spots in hours you preempt regular programming by scheduling the appropriate rotator in the F1 Schedule 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 216 STORQ Technical Operation 5 7 5 8 Delayed Network News WARNING P You must be using the STORQ system in Full Configuration to capture and play back network newscasts The most flexible way to add delayed network news programming is to set up the system to automatically record newscasts for later playback Many radio news networks provide newscasts at times other than the top of the hour for capture and later playback Capturing top of the hour news and playing it back an hour later at the top of the hour is also possible Utilizing STORQ s Play While Record capability will offer you the most flexibility when using this method See the Delay method below Non top of the hour news capture playback e Simply select a file number and set up an AutoRecord for it at the time when the newscast is sent down from the satellite You will then need to schedule the file for playback in the F1 Schedule Delay News capture playback for top of the hour newscasts assuming you want to run news every hour e Set up an autorecord to record the network news at the top of the hour Set the file you choose as Play While R
138. e audio only to a secondary input source while simultaneously listening to the microphone output and all other console outputs in separate buss 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Glossary 235 Net Spots WRN reserves two minutes per hour for our Network Commercial inventory These spots are maintained and scheduled by WRN via satellite Network Network may refer to Waitt Radio Networks Network can also refer to the Network Definitions available to you in the STORQ system Optional Song A song that is scheduled immediately after a call for a local spot break This song may or may not be played depending on length of the local break Opto An Opto is an input closure detector The STORQ system comes with 16 opto inputs they are found on the Control I O Block Pre Local A pre local is audio recorded by WRN jocks Pre locals contain information about your station or community and are usually 10 25 seconds in length Pre locals are scheduled by WRN Relay Many STORQ systems comes with Relay Outputs Each relay can be individually control via 9000 Series Commands and can be used to control external equipment from a switcher to a coffee pot Time Command A Time Command is any audio file Rotator Macro or 9000 Series Command scheduled by time in the STORQ system Trigger A Trigger is a Opto that has been programmed to perform a function when a closure is received via the Control I O Block 2008 Wai
139. e rotation type to Random as in the example below This will keep the stabs from playing in a predictable pattern 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 202 STORQ Technical Operation Lt y When creating rotators for jocks stabs and liners it s again wise to choose file numbers hr that reflect the number of the jock For instance the jock stab rotator for John Jones A Jock 1 could be 501 Jenny Jackson Jock 2 could be 502 and so on n Example Jock Stab Sub Rotator using a Random rotation type fa Rotation Macro Editor 00501 John Jones Jock Stabs Rotation Type 1 Random E Name i John Jones Jock Stab 1 0012 John Jones Jock Stab 2 0013 John Jones Jock Stab 3 0014 John Jones Jock Stab 4 0015 John Jones Jock Stab 5 Example Jock Stab Master Rotator using a By Jock rotation type ul Rotation Mac ro Editor 00500 Jock Stab Master Rotator Rotation Type 5 by Jock Name IE John Jones Jock Stabs 0502 Jenny Jackson Jock Stabs 0503 Tom Thompson Jock Stabs 0504 Mike McShane Jock Stabs 0505 Jack Jensen Jock Stabs Adjusting the Jock Schedule Once the jock specific rotators are created and programmed to be fired by the appropriate network triggers the STORQ Jock Schedule can be edited to coincide with the network schedule e On the STORQ Main Toolbar click on File then Edit Jock Schedules The Jock Schedule Editor will ap
140. e will be immediately hidden and marked as Properly Read in any Selected Logs Note Not Read When this button is pressed the note will be immediacy hidden and marked as Not Read in any Selected Logs vila If you need to recall the last displayed note right click the Note View icon in the system 4 tray and select Show Last Note See Also Note View Setup Note View Options 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 175 3 4 2 Setup 24 Setup JE General Settings Port for Network Data System to Use for Note Data 55524 RM STORG Viewer Settings Mark ignored and hide note after 2 minutes Maximum number of simultaneous notes 3 Log Settings J Log all read and ignored notes to local log J Log all read and ignored notes to STORG log E OK X Cancel Port for Network Data Select the port number used by STORQ to automatically display notes with the Note Viewer program The default port number is 55524 and in most cases the port number does not need to be changed See the Setting Up STORQ section for more information System to Use for Note Data Select the system that will utilize the Note View program Mark ignored and hide note after X minutes Sets how many minutes elapse before the note is hidden and automatically marked as not read Maximum number of simultaneous notes This is the maximum number of notes that will be dis
141. ecord capable e Verify the Schedule Load Time for the network in question occurs at least 2 seconds after the top of the hour See Also Play While Recording Auto Records Schedule Load Time Syndicated Morning Show Setting up automation for a Syndicated Morning Show is at best a complicated process It involves a degree of pre planning and when you put the show on the air will most likely involve a bit of tweaking In this example we give some ideas on how to get through it all Beginning the Automation Setup process e Geta copy of the show format information sheet from the network This sheet should give details on when the show begins and ends relay closures break positions and lengths etc e Make the necessary audio and relay connections from the Syndicated Morning Show satellite O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 217 receiver to the STORQ system You or your engineer may need to consult the STORQ Installation Manual for details e Follow the STORQ automation topics for Defining Networks and Defining Triggers based on the audio inputs and relay closures used by the Syndicated Morning Show network e Set up the commercial schedule in your traffic system to match the format Keep in mind that unlike regular WRN STORQ programming these commercial breaks will need to be filled to exact times vila E Most of the time a format clock can be very useful for long form sa
142. ection Control I O Block The Control I O Block is a standard connectorized type 66 punch block shipped with the STORQ system It contains all output relay and input opto connections For pin out information see the Control I O Wiring section EOM The EOM or End of Message signifies the point in an audio file that the next event in the Play List will be started EOM s are typically used for overlapping audio over voice tracks commercials or music files F1 Schedule The F1 Schedule is for your use If you use the STORQ system in the Full Configuration you would use the F1 Schedule for your local commercials and for live and special programming If you use the STORQ system in the Lite Configuration you would use the F1 Schedule for live and special programming only F2 Schedule The F2 Schedule is reserved for WRN use This schedule contains all network elements including music imaging network spots and voice tracks Changes made to the F2 Schedule locally will not be saved Full System A Full System uses the STORQ system to play back local spots Jock Stab A Jock Stab is audio recorded by WRN jocks Jock Stabs are usually no longer than 5 seconds Jock Stabs are scheduled by WRN Lite System A Lite System uses an existing external automation system to play back local spots Live Assist Live Assist refers to any mode of STORQ operation that is supervised by a live operator Mix Minus The ability to feed the microphon
143. ee 226 AVISA eid ET E E 226 Part 7 Support 228 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC VI STORQ Technical Operation 1 Technical Support ee Emergency After Hours Support comcoccnnccncnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenancrnnnnne 2 Troubleshooting ee Part 8 Frequently Asked Questions Part 9 Glossary Index 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Foreword STORQ Automation Thank you for choosing Waitt Radio Networks and STORQ Automation This manual will familiarize you with technical operation of the STORQ system The manual is divided into 2 sections The first section STORQ System Overview will aquaint you with the STORQ system and how to operate it The second section Using Your STORQ System explains how to use the STORQ system day to day This section also includes instructions and tips on advanced use and automation The STORQ system is completely flexible and can be run without any user intervention You can also configure and use the system for live shows and local autiomation This manual will introduce you to the power and flexibility of the STORQ system 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part Whats New 3 1 What s New 1 1 What s New in Version 5 0 Trigger Windowing Triggers can now be modified to only respond on specific days at specific times Music Auto Fade Set music to fade out at a predetermined spot near the en
144. eeeace 81 12 AUTO Recording sesanan Eaa dca eae dido 83 AURE dO 2s neces de foes assccees secede Hence ds a pa cect ne dce a a aa a a e oaae Ea oa Aa E Ee E a a e H aaa Eai aiy 85 Auto Record By Time csscssssresseenseeseenseorentersscensneeseeeeneneuseneescoesseenenterseceesenenseneesseseneeasearsaneessnerseneeseeeenens 85 Auto Record By TriQQer ccssccseesseessneessnessseeesseesseeessneeseneseeneeseneeseessaeessnessenesasnesseneeseeesseeeeseeaseessneeseneeseaeeeaes 88 Auto Recorder Audio Preferences cssecesssessessseeesneessnesseneeeneeesseesseeessnesssneeesneesaneeseesseeeeseesseesseesesneessneeees 90 Mixer 13 Jock Schedules 14 Network Setting S 2 ccicccsccceecesavecsestescedaceucteeseceesuceizcecereseavencctuesueets escevecuetesouenvesdestcaues deals eliana acia 92 Defining Networks we 92 schedule Load Mode cocina anise igen heen Maal Ses 94 Triggers a it A A A A dais 95 DetinigMAGUSS Wii A AAA a deed tive ae ia eA eed 95 Trigger WindOwing imc A AA A IA atada 98 SetsTime Via Tigger oia AA ria sede eA ASA ln ane een 99 Joek MS 100 A A a a a A A EEE a aAA A EA AEA KE NEEE 101 A AO 103 Serial Di a qeda 104 Controlling SWitCherScciiiaa AA eines 106 Time Shi ng 106 Misc Network Settings ds 108 End of Break Handling 108 AO aaa 109 15 9000 Series COMMANAS a arae reae denr eaea h ae aanre 109 Command Definitions a 110 Relay Control 110 SS RO O O AOS 111 Manipulate Playback
145. eesenennees 192 O A A ete Ses ect ante AAEE cua ce tp te whos ne wa ut aunweusuaeh aE 194 4 Network Commercial Playback cccscccssseceeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeneeeesseaeeeseeeeesaeseseaesaseeeeseeesesnaeeneeeeeeeas 195 5PerformanceAffidavits iaa 196 6 NetworkTime Syncronization cccccccesceesseeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeseaeeesneeeeeeeseseaeenseeeeseeeseseaeeneeeeeneas 196 Part 5 Advanced Automation with STORQ 198 1 24 Hour Satellite Format setup cccscccsseeceeseeesseeseeeeeeeeeeeeseaaesneneeeeeeesesaeseseeeeeseeseseaesaseenensaees 198 2 Chaining Hourly Schedules for Network Automation ee 203 3 Simple VOICE Tracking sciinte aatan enaren ae Eae a eiaeaen eea eaae ie oiean ESEE 205 4 Automated Remote Broadcast cncccccnccccccccocencccncnononcnnnnnnnnnnnn nana nana cnn nena narra 206 5 Network Sporting Event cccseccccsceeeeseeeseeeeeeseeeeeaeseeseeeeeeeeessaaeseseeeeneeseseaesneeeeessaeseseaeeaseeeeseas 207 6 Pre recorded Long Form Programming emmccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnn rr nnnnnn rre 213 7 Delayed Network NEWS ccccsseccccesseeeceesseeeeeeenseeeeeensneeeeeensneeseeensneeseensaueeeeensueesesenseeeesnsneneeeenss 216 8 Syndicated Morning SHOW csscccceceeeesceseeeeeeeeeeseeeseeseeeeeeeeessaaeseseeeeneaeseseaesaseeeeseeeseseaeenseeeeneas 216 Part 6 Technical Considerations 225 1 Production Workstations 0 dd 225 2 Multi Station Installations ee 225 Prod Diye Mode A a ai 226 3 Remote ACCESS ii testes ee ee e
146. elays are rated for 1 Amp at 24 VDC WARNING gt f DO NOT APPLY 110 VAC to these relays under any circumstances If it is necessary to control a line voltage device such as an On Air light use an external high voltage high current mechanical or solid state relay driven by the internal relay 9021 9036 Turn ON output xx 20 90xx where xx relay 20 The relay will stay on until turned off by a 9041 9056 command E Example 9023 turns on relay 3 Turn OFF output xx 40 9041 9056 90xx where xx relay 40 E Example 9042 turns off relay 2 9100 All Digital Outputs Off This command turns off all relays 2 15 1 2 Set Time 9057 Set Time to xx 00 00 This command sets STORQ s internal clock to the top of the hour exactly 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 112 STORQ Technical Operation The system time is synchronized via satellite setting system time via closure is usually not necessary 2 15 1 3 Manipulate Playback Pointer 2 15 1 4 The following commands are used to reposition the Next to Play pointer in the schedule s 9065 9075 9066 9076 9067 9077 9068 9078 9071 9072 9074 Goto Top Play From Top of Schedule The 9065 command when executed forces the Next to Play pointer to jump back to the beginning of the current hour s schedule 9075 will jump to the top of the current schedule and begin playing This is useful in unattended Music On Hard Disk app
147. emember at this time MonitAir can only support a connection to a single Windows95 98 ME machine or multiple Windows 2000 XP machines but not a combination of types 6 Can I use MonitAir if have multiple stations at a location Yes Be certain to set each STORQ computer to a different port to avoid conflicts It is possible to run MonitAir multiple times on a single machine to watch several stations at once This may be particularly useful for a PD with different formats to keep a watchful eye at the on air cuts You might even choose to color code the text from each station for easy identification 7 Why isn t the song and artist refreshing on my website Most likely it s an Internet Explorer page cache issue Look in the Internet Options page and click on the Temporary Internet Files Settings button Set the Check for newer versions of stored pages to Every visit to the page Another option is to consider using the flash script It s designed to be cross browser compatible and may not have the page caching problem you experience with the Javascript version O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 162 STORQ Technical Operation 3 3 3 3 1 Audio Import Manager AIM The Audio Import Manager or AIM offers multiple ways of ingesting audio content into the STORQ system Files can be imported multiple ways using AIM Drag and Drop Ingestion Simply dragging and dropping a file onto the AIM main screen Hot Fold
148. enal A Tiassa Msn nnn lt lt F8 Save Previous Save Next F9 gt gt Wed 08 01 07 Insert 34 54 Commands can be sorted or filtered using the drop down boxes in the column headers Click on the icon to the left of any visible command to drill down into the command details 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview Name 16 44 50 Morming Sports Feed 3 Enabled Time Type Run Once Start Date End Date Networks Workstations Command 1 Command 2 Command 3 Command 4 Command 5 Command 6 Command 7 Command 8 Command 9 Command 10 See Also Yes 4 44 50 PM Auto Record No TFN TFN All 8808 4uto Record File Empty kb Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Time Commands 2 6 2 Special Schedule 33 The Special Schedule is a single 24 hour schedule that is reserved for special events It can be edited like any other schedule Example You may have a recurring program live broadcast or game on your station Instead of entering spots liners or fillers by hand each time or coordinating with the traffic department you can use the Special Schedule Any information put into this schedule will be saved and can be recalled at a later date without having to worry about it being overwritten Editor drop down menu To edit the Special Schedule in the Schedule Editor select Special Schedule from the Day drop
149. entire sequence can now be scheduled using only one file number Rotation Macro Editor Jeg 06007 Paul Harvey Macro This is a MACRO file All items listed will play sequentially like a mini schedule when this file is played on the air ile Mame En Ki ate Arti v DE Was Net IV IS Paul Harvey Intro 00 6 General Audi 6 30 0 Mute 6008 Paul Harvey News 00 6 General 4udi 6 30 0 Mute 6006 Paul Harvey Outro 00 6 General Audi 6 30 0 Mute Macros can also contain commands to execute system functions See the 9000 Series lt Commands section for more details WARNING Use caution when scheduling 9000 Series Commands inside of macros as they can alter system configuration See Also O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 66 STORQ Technical Operation 9000 Series Commands 2 9 10 Silent Fillers Silent fillers are audio tracks that are silent A Silent Filler is a single file that will run for a specified amount of time with no audio This feature can be useful for various purposes Example A Silent Filler can be ran underneath a live audio remote so that after a set amount of time the length of the filler the next item will play This way the remote can take place without actually stopping playback To create a Silent Filler open an unused file in the File Recorder Player in the 1001 8999 range EN e Right click on the File Recorder Player or click the Options Menu button s
150. er This player is handy for auditioning audio To audition a file dbl highlight the file in the File Picker and press PAP AA 02006 HIDDEN VALLEY 3 The audio output of the Mini Player is routed through the production output channel the same audio output that the main File Recorder Player uses for auditioning files nds During audio playback you can jump forward and backward by clicking the green gt Audio Progress Bar below the cut name Audio will advance to the click point Right Click Menu Right clicking on any audio cut in the File Picker will give you the following menu options Edit Play File Select Double click Action gt Mass Changer Create Report Refresh Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Font Properties Cancel Edit Opens the file for editing in the File Recorder Player Play File Opens the File Recorder Player and begin auditioning the file Select Double click Action Use this option to set how a file is opened when double clicked in the File Picker your options are File Recorder Player default or Mini Player Mass Changer Change properties on multiple files at once See Mass Changer Create Report O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 45 Create a printable report of all the files on a particular drive See Create Report Refresh Update the information in File Picker See Refresh Drive
151. er Ingestion Placing an audio file in a pre defined hot folder on the local computer or via a network share on the local area network FTP Ingestion Downloading a file or groups of files from a single or multiple FTP sites Email Ingestion Sending an email with an audio file attachment to a predefined email address AIM does not have to run on a computer with STORQ Installed it can run on any computer on your local area network Files that are ingested do not have to have a numeric name similar to 2001 wav The AIM program has advanced File Rules that are able to translate non numeric filenames to numeric See Also Drag and Drop Ingestion Hot Folder Ingestion FTP Ingestion Email Ingestion File Rules Basic Operation Once started the program icon will display in the system tray MM 136PM To display the main screen double click on the program icon in the system tray O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 163 3 AIM STORQ Settings YiewLogs About Exit Power Y Hot Folder C Audiolmport El 1 Site Enabled Every 8 Minutes ftp visi com Email is Disabled Normalization is Disabled Import Status Incoming Fie Status Destination Details Date Time IncomingFie Destination Details 13 32 54 07 25 07 KSLS way 01001 Done Successfully 0 Items in Queue Ftp visi com in 00 07 44 Email Disabled Pressing the red X i
152. er name and password This will cause MonitAir to report an error every few seconds as it tries to connect to a non existent server Remember you must restart the MonitAir software before changes will take effect 3 2 5 2 Sample Scripts The WRN MonitAir software also comes packaged with sample scripts to help you integrate the program with your website The included scripts have been tested to work with Internet Explorer 6 but are not guaranteed to work with all versions of browsers or operating systems Save a backup copy of all sample files before you begin WRN cannot offer support on these free scripts due to the number of possible ways to implement it with your website It is recommended you first load these scripts and test the output of your STORQ computer using the MonitAir program When satisfied the output is correct then you should be able to cut and paste the modified code into your HTML pages if you want it combined with an existing page It is not recommended to use both scripts at the same time as the MonitAir output needs to be set differently for each O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 158 STORQ Technical Operation What s On Javascript Sample EU Online Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E Back gt gt Y A Asearch Favorites media C4 Eh GH A Links RETRO 106 9FM ERES A 2004 Waitt Radio Ne
153. es should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support See Also Importing Logs 2 17 2 1 1 General Settings Contains the general schedule import settings Schedules can be copied from another location or imported from text files 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 133 e To copy files from another location select Copy EVT files from and choose a location by typing it in the box or clicking on the button and selecting the location of the files Copy EVT files from AN al e To import files from a traffic system output log select Import text files and choose a location by typing it in the box or clicking on the button and selecting the location of the files e Modify the settings to work with your traffic system System 01 STORQ F1 Schedule Import Settings General Advanced Autolmport Copy EVT files from OR Import text files Traffic Music file s to import Case a Find Date in File name OR Schedule text Date column 0 Date format 0 MMDDYY YY v Time column 6 Time format 6 00 00 00 23 59 59 Audio file columns 15 Dad Dor 0 WIDTH of Audio file columnis 5 Default command to put at end of Stopsets 9999 End of Stopset detection method 1 Blank Line no in Audio coll v Stopset beginyend marker text Copy Settings From Copy Settings From e Cl
154. files will not be aired they will simply be skipped in the on air Play List and an error will be logged in the as played log BEE Bio sale Today i i 0 AER Underwriting Mute See Also Start and Kill Dates Displaying Rotations 15 00 00 MERGE Sig Sale Rotator J 00 0 6 30 0 Rotation Mute Rotation files are displayed slightly different than normal audio files or commands In the screenshot O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 15 above rotation file 6001 Big Sale Rotator was scheduled and initially only this line will be displayed in the on air Play List When this file becomes next to play it is expanded and will show the actual audio file that will play back in this case 6002 Big sale this Thursday If the rotation file is nested or contains multiple rotations additional lines one for each rotation file will be displayed when the item becomes next to play ddy The length of the audio contained within a rotation file is not included in the time y column to the far left of the Play List until after the rotator has been expanded for lt gt playback Adding length to the actual rotator will help approximate playback time See Also Rotators 2 5 4 Audio Deck The STORQ system s Audio Deck can display up to 4 items Usually only the item currently playing and the item next to play are displayed It is possible to play Three audio cuts simultaneously wi
155. g 186 options menu 19 opto8 195 optos 95 output 141 output relays 110 overfilled stopset 188 P PAD 129 151 past kill date 101 182 past killdate 14 pause 55 pause after 10 PC Anywhere 226 pcm audio 56 70 136 PD software suite 151 performance affidavits 196 pitch 106 play back 15 play back levels 15 play instantly 8 11 16 play list 8 12 23 play next 10 play now 8 play only 68 play thru 10 play while record 216 play while recording 70 playback control 115 playback files 44 54 playing net spots 195 pre local 234 pre startdate 14 prevent editing 14 print auto records 180 print networks 182 print schedule report 182 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 240 STORQ Technical Operation print triggers 179 problems 228 prod drive mode 226 production system 225 protect 68 psa 52 101 Q questions 231 al ram 26 random rotation 59 RBDS 129 151 155 RBDS configuration 154 RBDS Setup 155 RBDS Streaming 155 rebooting 145 received log 78 reconciliation 77 78 131 record triggers 147 recording 55 recording unattended 83 reference 49 refresh drive 49 rejoin 17 relays 95 110 127 141 remote access 226 remotes 206 reporting 45 reset 55 restarting 145 return closure 6 rewind 54 right click menu 23 RipAir 184 ripping 184 213 rotation length 14 rotator files 59 RS232 104 112 runtime 49 ote sample scripts 157 satellite automation 95 99
156. ge network 17 18 19 21 change networks 117 change pitch 106 change size 23 changing configuration 6 changing jock 91 clear files 68 clocks 34 closures 95 comma seperated commands 117 command by time 81 command definitions 110 command viewer 31 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Index 237 commands 109 commercial 52 commercials 41 186 194 compress time 106 control via internet 226 convert audio 70 converting audio 56 Cool Edit Pro 56 73 76 copy file 68 copy schedule 192 copy schedules 29 30 copy paste schedule items 29 countdown 15 create report 45 creating closures 95 creating hotkeys 25 creating networks 92 creating triggers 95 Crosstec Remote Control 226 cue 23 current schedule 12 D defining networks 92 defining triggers 95 delay 216 delayednews 216 delete commercials 29 delete files 68 deleting files 14 demo 6 disable schedule auto loading 19 21 disabling firewall 6 displaying rotation files 14 displaying rotators 34 download log 77 78 drag and drop 56 drive tabs 41 drive usage 194 drives 41 dub file 68 ducking 52 123 ye Easy Affidavits 196 edit 23 edit format clocks 36 edit jock schedule 91 edit macro file list 64 editnotes 177 edit play list 14 edit rotator file list 59 edit schedule 29 edit the file list 59 64 edit time commands 81 edit triggers 148 editing audio files 76 editing hot keys 25 editing networks 92 email 135 164 emerge
157. gers you can add delete and move them To edit a recorded trigger O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 149 e Open the File Recorder Player from the File Picker highlight the file you wish to open and double click or press Enter lll o e Click the button to edit triggers nt Edit Triggers NET DELAY 01007 AutoRecord 05 10 14 29 all Time lt gt Trigger Name Trigger Type Delete 00 09 700 2 Legal ID Play When Idle 00 19 100 3 Local Break Play When Idle 00 23 700 2 Legal ID Play When Idle 00 26 200 1 Start Auto Play When Idle 00 31 700 3 LocalBreak Play When Idle 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part Additional Utility Programs 151 3 Additional Utility Programs Waitt Radio Networks offers additional utility programs that enhance the features of STORQ Automation For information on purchasing any of the following programs contact Technical Support 3 1 STORQ Software Suite The STORQ software suite is available as part of any STORQ system installation This software can be installed on any Windows PC with Windows 98 or later The STORQ Software suite includes most functions available in On Air or Production workstations with the exception of actual recording and on air playback as a professional audio card is usually not installed on these additional machines
158. h Jint EOM Max Killdate Artist 00 01 Break 1 Begins D0 00 0 Set1 i 6 00 0 STOP i 1 00 0 SHORT gt gt gt gt 00 05 Break 2 Begins 00 00 0 Set2 6 00 0 NET BAYER GOOD NEWS STORY 31 0 NET EHARMONY MIRROR IMAGE 1 00 4 1 02 0 NET BEEF FOOD FLIP 30 5 31 0 NET PEPTO OVERDOIN IT REY 30 5 31 0 NET NUTL SCIENC IMP HRT C 30 6 31 0 STOP 2 58 9 00 0 Set 2 The 9140 command will appear at the beginning of each defined break The length of the 9140 command will be the target length of the break You will see the actual length of the break in the 9999 row In addition SHORT gt gt gt gt or LONG gt gt gt gt will appear in the Killdate field if the scheduled break is over or under the target length 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 36 STORQ Technical Operation Format clocks will NOT auto fill missing or past killdate spots or automatically shorten or lengthen under filled or over filled breaks However there are options to automatically fill breaks containing past kill date spots and automatically shorten and lengthen spots that are not timed exactly see Auto Fill and Time Shifting See Also Auto Fill Time Shifting 2 6 4 3 Format Clock Editor To edit a format clock select the format clock to edit and press the eat button Clock Name Afternoon Clock Break 01 01 00 Break 02 05 00 Delete Time of Hour 0 00 00 Length 0 00 00
159. he Day rotators it s possible to have a local announcer record time checks and have them play back in automation announcing the correct time using only one cart number This option is only available for affiliates using a Full configuration Time checks can only be scheduled during local breaks Setup e Record time checks on individual files You can get as simple or as complex as you wish Recording every minute of every hour would be time consuming but would allow you to run a time check at any time A simpler approach would be to window time checks i e for one that s scheduled for approximately 20 minutes past the hour you d only have to record time announcements from 15 minutes to 25 minutes past You may also want to record two or three announcements of the same minute and place them in a random rotator to keep things from sounding stale e Create a rotator for each hour you want to use and select the by Minute of the Hour rotation type Place the time check cuts or rotators in each minute you want to use e Create a by Hour of the Day rotation type master rotator and place the Minute of the Hour rotators in their proper slot Daily Countdown Rotators You can set up an imaging rotator using day of the week or day of the month rotation types to do a daily countdown to a holiday or big station event Setup e Create a rotator and select Day of Week or Day of Month for the rotation type e Enter the cut or rotator y
160. he F1 F2 Confirmation Log will search the As Played Log and compare it with the given F1 or F2 log If any items in the selected log were not played within the hour they were scheduled they are flagged and displayed in the log This is useful when you have a traffic program that does not have reconciliation ability The F1 F2 Confirmation Log can be used to verify that scheduled spots aired in the hour they were scheduled to air O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 78 STORQ Technical Operation For more information on configuration of the confirmation log contact Technical Support 2 10 1 2 Automatic Reconciliation with Traffic STORQ can reconcile with several popular traffic programs These programs include e Wicks Deltaflex e Wicks Custom Business Systems International CBSI e Natural Log These traffic programs can use the STORQ As Played Log and verify all scheduled spots were played at the proper time For more information on setting up reconciliation with traffic contact Technical Support tt y The STORQ system also has the built in ability to generate a simple reconciliation log automatically For more information see the Confirmation Log section 2 10 1 3 Download Log The Download log shows auto record events as well as what files were sent to the STORQ system via satellite or broadband connection O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 79
161. he Following Information in the MonitAir Web Streaming page to checked Step 7 If MonitAir is running verify the output file data txt shows up in the web folder you created in step 1 Step 8 Open a browser window and navigate to the whatson htm page and view the results The address will be the full URL to the whatson htm file http www your_website com path_to_the folder_you_created_in_Step_1 whatson htm Y Typing http www your_website com path_to_the_folder_you_created_in_Step_1 w A gt hatson swf will allow you to see the image full screen Step 9 When satisfied with the results copy and paste the whatson htm code into your existing web pages O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 160 STORQ Technical Operation 3 2 6 3 2 6 1 Lt y The only customization offered with this script is changing the calls and info text i All of the images cannot be changed because they are built into the flash file Contact 4 WAN if you need further personalization options Web Control For stations with streaming audio MonitAir can be configured to provide useful data to your streaming software The data can be sent to local media streaming software and non local servers MonitAir is able to send TCP packets in real time with the start of each cut You will need to contact your streaming media provider for details on their data formatting requirements A sample data packet is below
162. her the STORQ system will automatically switch the switcher input when switched to a particular network on air or when autorecording from a particular input 2 17 1 4 1 1 On Air Network Switching Name for this Network Kansas City Royals Audio Input Channel 1 Audio Mode 0 Stereo x When operating without a switcher entering an input channel would cause the system to switch to a different audio input on the onboard Audio Science card however when integrated with an external switcher the system will automatically switch the switcher to the desired input for on air output See Also Defining Networks 2 17 1 4 1 2 Auto Record switching Auto Record Info Recorder Device 1 Input Channel 2 Mode 0 Stereo v we dro 0 Stop Trigger 0 When operating without a switcher entering an input channel would cause the system to switch to a different audio input on the onboard Audio Science card however when integrated with an external switcher the system will automatically switch the switcher to the desired input for autorecording See Also Auto Records 2 17 1 4 1 3 Supported External Switchers While the STORQ system can interface with any serially enabled device using Serial Commands or Relay Outputs the STORQ system is specifically designed to integrate with Broadcast Tools 8 2 switchers and Sine systems ACU switchers 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 127 i
163. i the File Recorder Player Options Menu will appear e Goto Select File Type then click on Silent Filler Select File Type Play Only Rotation Protect Macro Do Not Allow Auto Fade e Silent Filler gt Allow Play While Record Net Delay gt SFX Deck F7 Jump to File Number F9 Copy Dub from Ctrl F9 Normalize Import Export to WAY or MP3 Erase CLear Undo Last Recording Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Audio Preferences Last Recorded Unknown VWS XX Directory Updated 44kHz S PCM e The Simple Network Audio Switching can also be selected at this time O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview Audio Rotation Macro B e Silent Filler e Defer to Net Audio Net Delay gt Switch to Channel 1 Switch to Channel 2 Switch to Channel 3 Audio Mode 67 When this is done the File Recorder Player s transport buttons and progress bar disappear and are replaced by Silent Filler 34 0 00 0 e The length of the Silent Filler can be changed by modifying Run Time in the File Recorder Player in this format mmiss t e Nothing needs to be recorded the Silent Filler will stay silent for the indicated amount of time q 1 Minute Silent Filler 1 02 0 00 6 Silent Filler Begins at Intro EOM Ends Runtime 00 0 00 6 1 02 0 Category Net Audio x Record Time General v Mute v j
164. ick the library Column 0 X Cancel button to import settings from another network or a factory O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 134 STORQ Technical Operation Copy Import Settings TO System 01 STORQ Fl EJ Copy settings FROM This Network Factory Library Default Default F1 A Default Default F2 T DM STORQ F1 DM STORQ F2 02 STORQ F1 02 STORQ F2 99 STORQ F1 99 STORQ F2 01 STORQ F1 01 STORQ F2 AAN C4 WARNING P Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support 2 17 2 1 2 Advanced Settings Contains the advanced schedule import settings e Modify the settings to work with your setup 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 135 System 01 STORQ F1 Schedule Import Settings E Ona General Advanced Autolmport C Fill F2 schedule with the same information as F1 C Enable schedule reconciliation confirmations Delete input text files after successful import Validation C Ignore Time of Day on lines with Audio File numbers Reject audio file numbers with non numeric characters Validate Lines Only accept Audio File numbers or Time of Day if is in Sched TITLE marker s BAD LINE marker s BAD PAGE marker s Fak X cerca n Copy Settings From e Click the library
165. il Master System RM STORG Hot Folder Location c B CES 9 Audiolmport B FTP 5 Imported E Normalize G Not_Allowed E Process Cancel Master System Select the system you want this installation of AIM to communicate with The file rules will be dependent on this system Hot Folder Location Select the Hot Folder that will automatically ingest audio into the STORQ system This folder should be on the local computer this local folder can be shared over the network See Also File Rules O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 167 3 3 7 1 Misc General Misc Import Rules File Rules Normalize FTP Email Additional Settings V Run at System Startup V Log to STORO system log Allow files to be overwritten in STORO System J Append date and time to STORG file information Settings Delete source file after import Time Out 5 Minutes i Cancel Run At System Startup Will cause the AIM program to be automatically loaded each time the system is restarted Log to STORQ system log Will log all system activity to the selected Master System s As Played Log Allow files to be overwritten in the STORQ system Will overwrite any files already contained in the system WARNING A Use caution with this option as audio files can be easily lost Append date and time to STORQ file inform
166. ils about each network defined on a particular system Schedule Report STORQUtils Schedule Report details important information about the schedules on a system Some features include the ability to scan a schedule for any past kill date or missing spots search a particular schedule for a particular spot filter out file number ranges and a simple report about the total number of spots and total length in a particular hour 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 183 u Waitt Radio Networks STORQ Utils alo Help R STORO e Je a Time Commands Trigger Report Network Report Log Checker E o Hour Pos File Name Description Length KillDate Artist Type Load Schedule Options 12AM 1 304 KZGL LEGAL 304 FS 00 10 300 General Audio Wednesday vw O Filter For Past Kill Dates Spots 12AM 2 15259 WASTELAND 03 49 782 10 YEARS Music E C Filter For Zero Length Missing Spots 12AM 3 431 MIDDLE BENDER ROTATOR 00 05 0 Rotation OF F2 E Show Notes 12AM 4 14404 00 00 0 General Audio 12AM 5 900 Jock Stab Master Rotation 00 00 0 Rotation Search Statistics 12AM 6 10601 12am 1 Wed Voice Track 0o 14 100 MMMM voice Track Spot Number Total Items in Schedule 1297 12AM 7 14393 00 00 0 General Audio Fie 12AM 8 950 Pre local Master Rotation 00 00 22 Rotation E a
167. interruption the system will continue to function by playing all inventory from its local hard drive Remote Access Each STORQ system comes with remote access software installed This software does not required any port forwarding configuration on your firewall or router Technical Support utilizes this software for troubleshooting training and configuration assistance For information about obtaining remote access software for your own use contact Technical Support Virus Scan By default Virus Scanning software is not included on STORQ systems However each STORQ system is configured with a firewall and various other policies which prohibit dangerous system activities WARNING Before attempting to install additional software or making system configuration changes contact Technical Support O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part 228 STORQ Technical Operation 7 1 7 1 1 7 2 Support Technical Support If you encounter a problem or have a question not answered in this manual Waitt Radio Networks Technical Support Team is ready to assist you You can reach us at Phone 402 952 7600 E mail support storqautomation com Emergency After Hours Support After hours support is available 24 7 365 however this support is only available is you encounter a severe problem and are off the air All other problems will be addressed during normal business ho
168. ion is called PauseAfter mode Pressing PauseAfter or F7 toggles between PlayThru and PauseAfter modes Once PauseAfter mode is selected the system will stop at the end of current playback Once audio has stopped the system automatically returns to PlayThru mode When ready restart playback by pressing Play Next or F12 If you desire to have the system stop after each audio file you can lock PauseAfter mode on See the Options Menu section for details As an alternate method you can schedule a 9074 command to switch to PauseAfter mode See the 9000 Series Commands section for more details Allow Editing F8 Toggles Edit Mode on and off When Edit Mode is active the file column turns gray and yellow Once activated you can insert edit move and delete Play List items For more information on Play List Editing see the Editing Play List section vila The insert key also toggles Edit Mode on and off Menu F9 Displays the Options Menu For menu details and item explanations see the Options Menu section Stop All F10 Pressing Stop All or F10 immediately fades all audio currently playing including any audio that may be playing in the Background Player 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 11 4 As an alternate method command 9997 performs the same function see the 9000 I Series Commands section for more details N Fade Previous F11 Immediately fades all audio except
169. kb 64 Kb Total H 4 2 05 Seconds Use Ring Buffer If you experience drop outs increase buffer size Decrease buffer size to speed up positioning and startup response WARNING gt Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support 2 9 11 3 2 Mixer The Mixer setting is used to modify the settings associated with a particular audio input device 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 73 Preferences Devices Mixer Normalization Editor Recording Mixer Card 1 AS14346 Mixer Recording Not Recording Input Line In 1 x Lineln 1 x Input Mode normal x normal x C Mute Playback Output While Recording C Use External Switcher Volume gt Disabled On udio Start Sensitivity SS AS More 40 dB Note See Toolbar Tools Device Settings for Playback Settings WARNING gt Changes should not be made to this section For assistance contact Technical Support 2 9 11 3 3 Editor The Editor setting is used to set the path to the wave editor used when the ea button is clicked on the File Recorder Player al To select an editor to use type in the correct path or click and select the path to the editor s main program file O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 74 STORQ Technical Operation Preferences Devices Mixer Normalization Edito
170. l EN S 29 Air Out Right Main Air Output 30 Air Out Right lt 31 Air Out Left poa p 49 Audio Ground 50 lLogic Ground WARNING Note the right and left reversal on Air and Production outputs O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 141 2 18 3 I O Cards STORQ Systems with 4000 series audio cards typically use the audio card s built in I O which contains 16 opto inputs and 8 relay outputs STORQ Systems with 6000 series audio cards typically use Contec PCI32B input cards and Contec RRY16C output cards giving each system 32 opto inputs and 16 relay outputs vid For assistance in determining what I O card s are installed in your system contact S Technical Support See Also Audio Cards 2 18 4 1 0 Wiring Reference the diagram for your installed hardware 2 18 4 1 Audio Science 4346 Onboard I O Pins Function Polarity _____ Description________ 1 Relay 1 N O Local Break Closure Lite Systems 2 Relay 1 Common 3 Relay 2 N O 4 IRelay 2 Common 5 Relay 3 N O 6 Relay 3 Common 7 Relay 4 N O 8 Relay 4 Common 9 Relay 5N O 10 Relay 5 Common 11 Relay 6 N O 12 Relay 6 Common 13 Relay 7 N O 14 Relay 7 Common 15 Relay 8 N O 16 Relay 8 Common 17 Opto 1 System Return Trigger Lite Systems 18 Opto 2 19 Opto 3 20 Opto 4 OE E 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 142 STORQ Tech
171. l be stopped in addition to any audio playing in the Audio Deck the Audio can be played back on air instantly by dragging an audio cut into the background fp player Audio can be dragged from the Play List Schedule Editor or File Picker ie See Also F3 Play Now 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 17 Air Drop Hot Keys 2 5 6 Net Jock Panel The Net Jock Panel located at the bottom of the On Air Screen displays the current network and jock It also contains the Sync button NET 01 WRN STORQ X Sync JOCK 11 John Glenn X d g The Sync button when clicked sets the cut that s scheduled to play for that minute of le the hour as the next to play item This can be used to get back on track after a 4 ballgame or other special programming x WARNING P The sync button should only be used for music on hard drive playback It will not work effectively to align stopsets in satellite fed programming to align satellite breaks use Format Clocks 2 5 6 1 Sync Button The Sync button is in the center of the Net Jock Panel Pressing this button synchronizes the Play List next to play event to the current time The Sync button can be used to get back on track in the hour after for example a special programming event that ends in the middle of the hour Sync Example If you are airing non WRN programming i e long form programming a spor
172. l of STORQ functions Here s a list of tested combinations of comma separated commands categorized by common task Switching Networks e Fade out of currently playing event and switch to a satellite network 9957 99xx where xx is Network 01 29 Fade out of currently playing event switch to a satellite network and start a stopset 9957 99xx 9880 where xx is Network 01 29 Switch from Game Network at the end of the game and resume regular music on hard drive programming 9830 99xx 9076 where xx is Network 01 29 Switch from Game Network at the end of the game and resume regular programming 9830 99xx 9076 where xx is Network 01 29 See Also Time Commands 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 118 STORQ Technical Operation 2 16 Triggers Importing Logs If you play your local commercials from the STORQ system Full Configuration you may want to interface your traffic program with the STORQ system Interfacing the two systems means no more hand entering the commercial log everyday Changes can still be made by hand in the Schedule Editor if necessary id d For assistance with traffic interface configuration please contact Technical Support Once configured place a floppy disk containing your traffic logs in to the floppy drive on the STORQ a Import Schedules to AirForce Ctrl I system and select from the File menu of the STORQ Main Toolbar or press Ctrl 1 Once selecte
173. lar to setting up other satellite networks The difference is in the setup of Jock stabs and liners STORQ Automation makes the process simple How does the STORQ system know what stabs and liners to play for each network jock Each jock s network elements will be placed in specific rotators we ll call them sub rotators which in turn are placed into a master play by jock rotator to be fired by the appropriate network trigger STORQ s network schedule can then be edited to reflect the weekly schedule issued by the network When a new jock comes on the air only his or her jock stabs and liners will play when triggered Beginning the Automation Setup process 1 Get the necessary technical data and format clocks from the network 2 Make the necessary audio and relay connections from the satellite receiver to the STORQ system We suggest using Line Input 3 this leaves Input 1 free for production recording and Input 2 for AutoRecords Refer to the Wiring section for more details 3 Follow the STORQ automation sections for Defining Networks and Defining Triggers based on the audio inputs and relay closures used by the satellite music format The following examples show trigger setups for the local break and jock stab closures in a network defined as CBC Oldies additional triggers will need to be set up for jock liners and jingles El Example Break Start Trigger Setup O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation
174. lds each containing information about the audio rotation or command it contains The far left field contains the approximate time the item will air if playback continues without interruption Y Once the item has aired a is placed to the left of the time it aired This is an indication that the audio or command was properly aired and logged as such If for some reason the item did not properly play XX will be placed to the left of the item Possible O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 13 reasons for playback failure include e The audio file was past kill date e The audio file was pre start date e Arotation file was empty or referred to an empty audio file File Field The file number of the audio rotation or command Name Field The name of the audio rotation or command Length Field The total length of the audio file Start Date Field Contains the Start Date if any of the cut Cuts with future start dates will be skipped Kill Date Artist Field Contains the artist name if the file contains music This column may also contain a kill date In some cases this field may be empty Cuts with past kill dates will be skipped Intro Field The intro of the file usually reserved to music files This field may be empty EOM Field The End of Message marker for the file If no EOM is set 0 06 is displayed Type Field The type of the file possibilities include Music Voice
175. le a simple date check will be applied before playback begins If the start date is after the current date or the kill date is before the current date the file will either be skipped altogether or a fill cut will be played depending on the Auto Fill Setting for the current Network 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 54 STORQ Technical Operation A file will play through the day listed in the Kill Date Field For example if the kill date were 12 25 2007 the cut would continue to play through Christmas day but not the day after Christmas For TFN cuts you can choose to leave the date fields blank or Enter TFN Both of these selections are treated the same way See Also Pre Start and Past Kill Files Auto Fill 2 9 4 Auditioning a File di 1ST RESPONSE 4 DAYS RV 11 00 37 00 6 1 00 3 sw RECORO STOP f Audio Progress Bar Begins at Intro EOM Ends RunTime 00 0 00 6 1 00 3 Category Net Audio Max Record Time Underwriting Mute 1 02 0 Name 1ST RESPONSE 4 DAYS RV Client Artist Oouta Album Reference Year StartDate Ha E KillDate Last Recorded 6 20 2006 3 57 08 PM YvS B1 Directory Updated 44kH2 S PCM To open the File Recorder Player from the File Picker highlight the file you wish to open and double click or press Enter Once loaded click Play or press P to start audio playback Playback will also begin if you click the audio progress bar Playback will begin
176. le Editor day You can use the exact hours the game is scheduled for or you can use the entire special day to contain various upcoming special programming Hours can be called via 9200 series command when needed 9200 series commands can also be scheduled at the end of the last break in an hour to join or chain the next 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 209 hour See the 9200 Series Commands chart below Game commercials can be scheduled via traffic and imported into the STORQ system along with the day s regular commercial schedule but the game hours will need to be copied from the regular day to the Special Schedule Use the Copy From method to accomplish this 9200 Series Commands Chart a 4 The last two digits of the 9200 series commands refer to the hour based on a 24 hour clock y x Command 9200 loads Special Day hour 00 or Midnight Command 9201 loads Special Day hour 01 or 1 00AM Command 9202 loads Special Day hour 02 or 2 00AM Command 9203 loads Special Day hour 03 or 3 00AM Command 9204 loads Special Day hour 04 or 4 00AM Command 9205 loads Special Day hour 05 or 5 00AM Command 9206 loads Special Day hour 06 or 6 00AM Command 9207 loads Special Day hour 07 or 7 00AM Command 9208 loads Special Day hour 08 or 8 00AM Command 9209 loads Special Day hour 09 or 9 00AM Command 9210 loads Special Day hour 10 or 10 00AM Command 9211 loads Special Day hour 11
177. le Schedule Auto Loading 1d 4 W gt 9000 Series Commands are available to controlling schedule auto loading modes 2 5 7 5 Lock PauseAfter Mode Selecting Lock PauseAfter Mode will lock PauseAfter mode on causing the system to halt playback after each individual event When not locked PauseAfter mode is automatically reset to Play Through 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 22 STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 7 6 2 5 7 7 2 5 7 8 2 5 7 9 2 5 7 10 WARNING P A Do not leave the PauseAfter lock engaged when unattended This will cause programming to stop after the current event has finished and dead air will result Space Bar Selecting Space Bar F12 Play Next allows the space bar to start on air play back and behave identical to the F12 key Air Drop Hot Keys Selecting Air Drop Hot Keys opens the Air Drop Hot Keys dialog See Also Air Drop Hot Keys Show Background Player Selecting Show Background Player shows and hides the Background Player by default the player is visible See Also Background Player Show Auto Recorder Selecting Show Auto Recorder shows and hides one of the four system AutoRecorders by default no recorders are visible vila del The Auto Recorder will automatically display when recording background audio N See Also Auto Records Show Net Jock Panel Selecting Show Net Jock Panel shows and hides the Net Jock Panel
178. lications where running out of music in an hour could be disastrous Add the 9075 command as the last item in the schedule beyond your fill music If the schedule should ever run short the 9075 command will save the day Goto Next Play Next By Sched Time The 9066 command will set the next to play item by originally scheduled time This command is useful when rejoining a schedule in the middle of an hour 9076 functions exactly the same except it will start playback Goto Next By F2 Sched Time This command is much like 9066 except it references the F2 schedule time 9077 functions exactly the same except it will start playback Goto Next Net Spot This command will search the schedule for the next net spot and set it as next to play 9078 functions exactly the same except it will start playback Play from the F1 Schedule This command will switch to the F1 schedule and immediately begin playing Play from the F2 Schedule This command will switch to the F2 schedule and immediately begin playing Pause F7 This command will turn pause after mode on the system will stop after finishing the current event Serial Control The STORQ system can send Command Strings out of its COM port to external equipment e Some applications for Sending Command Strings include changing transponders and channels on satellite receivers routing audio via crosspoint switchers or activating EAS encoders e Any piece of equipment that can re
179. ll music played throughout a day or range of days To accomplish the required file output follow these steps 1 Select the day or day range desired 2 Filter the log or log range by type Music 3 Save the filtered list to a floppy disk or network share via a word pad export for inclusion in an email or for printing Time Commands Time Commands are a powerful feature of STORQ automation Audio Files Rotators Macros and 9000 Series Commands can be scheduled to play or execute at predefined times Example You may have a syndicated morning show you air every weekday morning starting at 6am To switch to this program you need the current on air audio to fade and to switch to network 3 Simply create a time command that executes Monday through Friday at 6 00 00 In the File Command List you would enter 9957 9903 The 9957 command will fade current on air playback and 9903 will switch the system to network 3 which would have already been created for this syndicated morning show O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 82 STORQ Technical Operation Time Type Remarks hh 49 20 Auto Record Paul Harvey News Past Kill Rename Time of Hour C Run ONCE then Disable Type 91 AutoRecord w Start 17 3 2006 File Command List 2001 End 5 6 2006 Days of the week when this command is active All Mon Tue Y Wed Thu Fri C Sat C Sun Hours of the day when this command is active
180. lly Automated mode The STORQ system will accept traffic logs from nearly any traffic system For more information on interfacing your traffic system see the Importing Logs section Lite Configuration Using the system in the Lite Configuration allows you to interface the STORQ system with your existing automation system The STORQ system will send a relay closure signalling the start of a local break It will then sit idle and wait for a return closure from your automation system For details on interfacing the STORQ system to your existing automation system see the STORQ Installation Manual that was provided with your system Demo Software STORQ Automation Demo Software is available for download For more information visit www storgautomation com Once installed you must contact Technical Support for a Registration Code Minimum System Requirements e PIII 800 MHZ e 256MB RAM e Windows 98 e Consumer sound card Sound Blaster etc Recommended System Requirements e P4 1 6 GHZ e 512MB RAM e Windows XP Pro e Audio Science 6000 series audio card O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 7 The software demo contains the following limitations e The Demo is time limited e Unless an Audio Science Professional Audio Card is installed in your system you will not be able to record audio e Multiple channel playback may not function properly on a consumer sound card e Audio metering m
181. ludes only files that are past their Killdate in the report e Limit Report to Category Includes only files of the selected category in the report The following is an example of a typical report with header line 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 47 2 8 3 2 DirListLC wri WordPad Jog Fie Edit view Insert Format Help Cee 64 4 En Cart Ti KillDate RunTime In EOM E 15001 RIVER OF DECEIT MAD SEASON 5 00 5 D2 5 15002 FASCINATION STREET THE CURE 5 00 972 01 3 15003 BE LIKE THAT 3 DOORS DO 3 55 410 09 6 15004 FIRE WOMAN THE CULT 5 00 914 01 3 15005 PAIN LIES ON THE RIVERSIDE LIVE 00 9 9 01 3 15006 MEANT TO LIVE SWITCHFOOT 3 08 520 03 5 15007 BLACK HOLE SUN SOUNDGARDE 5 15 516 04 0 15008 DIGGING IN THE DIRT OPT P GABRIEL 5 00 937 01 35 15009 ABOUT A GIRL NIRVANA 2 44 715 03 1 15010 I WILL FOLLOW U2 3 30 211 02 2 15011 ORANGE CRUSH R E M 3 49 217 D1 7C 15012 FELL ON BLACK DAYS SOUNDGARDN 4 38 315 04 8 15013 STAND R E M 3 08 3 6 02 0 15014 POP SONG R E M 3 01 611 00 8 15015 BREATHE NICKELBACK 3 49 118 03 8 15016 THE END IS THE BEGINNING SMASHIN 5 01 7 8 01 3 15017 BREED NIRVANA 3 02 430 04 5 15018 YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE NEW RADICA 5 00 5 7 00 6 15019 COOL YOUR HEAD DOVETAIL J 5 D1 O 7 D1 3 15020 BATTLE FLAG ALLSTARS 3 55 504 D1 5 15021 MY OWN WORST ENEMY LIT 2 48 919 00 6C Music 15022 SAVE YOU PEARL JAM 3 47 110 02 4 Music 15023 DON T STAND SO CLO
182. m if desired or it can be manually entered into the F1 Schedule through Schedule Editor All hours should be filled out as closely to 60 minutes as possible This will help avoid rejoin problems The first hour should begin with the following 9000 commands e Command 9902 Switches to the Live Assist Network which will load the F1 Schedule only e Command 9829 Disables hourly schedule updates This command should be used if the hour ends with a stopset this ensures that the next hour s schedule doesn t load before the stopset is finished which could cut off commercials Subsequent hours will not need the network switch or disable hourly schedule update commands z necessary to schedule ID s in the first hour since it s already taken care of by WRN ibe You can schedule legal ID s in subsequent hours as the first item in the schedule It isn t The last hour should end the following commands e Command 9830 Re enables hourly schedule updates e Command 9901 Rejoins WRN STORQ network O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 215 WARNING Hourly schedule updates must be enabled at the end of the program either through scheduling or Time Command utilizing command 9830 Make sure there are no Stop Commands 9999 in the hour except at the end l Example The following is an example of a recorded Top 40 program that begins Sunday at 9am Sunday E Em S
183. mands scheduled to execute within the selected hour and on the selected day Both simple time commands and Auto Records will show This screen is very helpful when you want to visualize all of the commands the system will execute in a particular hour Show Commands The command viewer will now be visible on the right hand side of the schedule editor To show or hide the command viewer click the checkbox 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ Technical Operation ES RM STORO Schedule Editor Wow Wednesday v BE M Show Commands en Eno F1 Format Clock 00 None M lean etp v Both 45212 F2FormatClock 00 None xjem F2 Schedule Lenatt Intr EO KZGULEGAU300 FE 10 4 Do Trig 1 No Name 00 1 Options w Dption Data WASTELAND 3 49 8 00 0 Name 16 00 00 ABC 30Sec Commercial M F CLINTEASTWOOD 3 40 0 Name 16 00 30 Hannity Promos Jock Stab Master Rota 00 0 Name 16 30 55 ESPN Promo Feed 4pm O4pm 1 Wed LOCAL 02 6 Name 16 44 50 Morming Sports Feed 3 WON T BACK DOWN 3 22 2 KZGLUSHORT PRO 37 05 3 00 0 KZGL NEW MUSIC 6 07 0 00 0 Jock Stab MasterRota 00 0 O4pm 2 Wed Voice T 50 0 STILL TO COME OPEN 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 STILL TO COME TAG F 00 0 Net Spot Master 20 Rc 1 00 0 NetiOptional Sweeper 05 0 Do Trig 1 No Name 00 1 LUMP 2123 Break 2 Tiered Stab 9 00 0 D4pm 3 Wed WEATH 02 4 00 0 KZGUSHORT DRY 33 05 3 00 0 NETROT 20 SATtoL 00 0 00 0 P
184. n the upper right hand corner will not close the program instead will just hide it vado fp To completely exit the program either select the Exit menu option or right click the N 4 program icon in the system tray and select Exit Hot Filer Status Information Near the top of the screen the current hot folder and other system functions and status are displayed including information about how many FTP sites are enabled and the master email address if enabled Import Status The import status section will show the current status of any files being imported This can include O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 164 STORQ Technical Operation files being downloaded via FTP files downloading via email files being normalized converted or actually importing into the STORQ system KSLS way 293 01001 Step 2 of 2 Importing Log Once the import is completed the result of the operation will be logged in log section of the main screen In addition to displaying on the main screen the information will also be logged in one or more system logs depending on system settings Status Bar The status bar will display how many files are currently in queue for importing it also displays FTP and Email information including how long until the next connection 3 3 2 Drag and Drop Ingestion To import a file utilizing the Drag and Drop function simply drag and drop a MP2 MP3 or uncompressed WAV file over the AIM s
185. n yellow When active pressing a key will play the predefined audio cut It is not necessary to see the Hot Keys main form for hot keys to function Clicking the Fade Previous button or pressing F11 in the On Air Screen will fade AirDrop Hot Key audio if another audio event is playing in the On Air screen This will happen regardless which event was started first When the AirDrop Hot Keys are active the Net Jock Panel in the On Air Screen will have a yellow background 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 25 WARNING P gt When hot keys are active normal typing cannot be performed and may result in the accidental airing of audio See Also Background Player Net Jock Panel 2 5 9 1 Editing Hot Keys Play To map audio files rotations macros or 9000 Series Commands to Stop specified keys Stop Previous Stop All 1 Right click the key you would like to map The Edit Hot Key Edit Record Menu will appear Audition 2 Click on Assign Assign Clear 3 You will be prompted to enter the file number you would like to Mae Pagi VA play when that key is pressed Type in the file number then click Cancel the OK button Once entered the file name and number will be displayed on the main AirDrop Hot Key map Changes and additions are automatically saved upon closing the form For quick Hot key assignment you can bypass the menu by pressing Ctrl the letter key yo
186. ncy support 228 empty breaks 186 188 end of message 52 EOM 49 52 erase files 68 error reporting 135 executing commands 81 existing automation system 6 expand time 106 export audio 70 exporting logs 79 external automation system 6 external switchers 126 Fa F1 Schedule 27 F10 10 F11 10 F12 10 F2 Schedule 27 F3 play now 8 11 F7 10 F8 10 F9 10 fade 109 fade previous 10 fail safe 103 FAQ 161 231 fast forward 54 file picker 41 file recorder 49 filler audio 66 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 238 STORQ Technical Operation filter logs 79 finding files 43 Flash 157 football 207 format clock editor 36 format clocks 34 FTP 151 156 164 full configuration 6 Gu game mode 94 general audio 52 glossary 234 H hardware 136 help 228 hotkeys 23 VO 127 141 imbedding triggers 147 import audio 56 162 164 importing audio 58 importing logs 118 131 inactivity timeout 103 ingest audio 162 input 141 insert 10 insert commercials 29 inserting files 14 installation 137 141 installing software 6 interface with traffic 131 interfacing traffic 118 internet control 226 intro 49 aJe JavaScript 157 jock names 100 jock schedule 91 113 jock stab 234 Jones TM 58 jump 68 K key words 234 kill date 14 49 53 101 182 lts LAN 56 last recorded time 49 level adjustment 123 levels 15 lite configuration 6 live assist 189 live copy 172 live remotes
187. nd 00 0 18 23 16 0992 04 Dry Rotation File 00 0 00 6 Rotation 6 00 0 e If the break is full and longer than 1 32 the Optional Song is not loaded into the Play List 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 188 STORQ Technical Operation e If the break is less than 1 32 the Optional Song appears directly after the commercial break 18 00 00 KKQO ID 303 10 7 01 5 General Audit 12 0 18 00 09 gt gt gt gt 1 Break Begins gt gt gt gt gt gt 09 2 Seti 1 00 0 Command 00 0 18 44 49 2018 CMN tv Promo 34 6 tfn 00 6 Rotation 1 02 0 2054 John Wies Ford 5 29 6 00 6 Commercial 31 0 2059 Outdoor tv 33 2 tfn 00 6 Commercial 33 0 2075 Pottratz 1 30 5 tfn 00 6 Commercial 35 0 18 46 55 2005 MNN American Family 46 1 tfn 00 6 Commercial 1 02 0 18 47 40 9142 lt lt lt lt 1 Break Ends lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 3 20 3 Set 1 END 00 0 Command 00 0 18 47 40 0992 04 Dry Rotation File 00 0 00 6 Rotation 6 00 0 WARNING P gt Since the decision whether or not to play Optional Songs is determined when the schedule is loaded optional song skip time calculations will not be made if you add or remove spots in the Play List after it has loaded However if you add or remove the spots in the Schedule Editor then Reload the current hour the timing will be correct 4 1 3 Scheduling Guidelines As we have stated scheduling of commercials in the STORQ can be flexible Stopsets do not have to be exa
188. nd starts playing scheduled items from the schedule that is currently being used either F1 or F2 O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 116 STORQ Technical Operation 9879 9880 9956 9957 9965 9969 9994 9997 9998 9999 See Also Play List If Idle Start Next This is a powerful command it will start playback only if the on air screen is currently not playing anything Start Next From Play list This command will start playback regardless is audio is currently playing Fade Previous Playback Fade Current Playback Start Next Fast Fade Previous Start Next Long Fade Previous Abort Play List Abort All Air Playback Functions as a stop command identical to 9999 Can be used in certain merged schedule situations where the scheduled 9999 command is used for another function End of Stopset This command is often placed into a schedule automatically by your traffic and billing software of the log import interface Normally this command is used at the end of each commercial break stopset to stop playing the event schedule and wait until it s time to play the next break To add one of these End of Stopset Markers at any place in the Schedule Editor enter 9999 9999 can also be entered in the On Air Play List when in live assist mode once reached the system will stop and wait for Play Next or F12 to be pressed 2 15 1 10 Triggers Control Triggers are usually fired via a closure
189. nge Network Alt N v DISABLE Schedule Auto Loading LOCK PauseAfter Mode Ctri F w SpaceBar F12 Play Next AirDrop Hot Keys Alt K Show Text Viewsir Show Background Player Alt B Show AutoRecorder Alt A gt v Show Net Jock Panel w Show Sync Button 2 5 7 1 Load Schedule When selected the following dialog appears 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 20 STORQ Technical Operation Load Reload Schedule Day C Merged Schedule Hour O Merged Schedule Translate Stopsets Van E Merged Schedule STORG Network You have the option of loading a schedule for any day of the week and hour of the day including a Special Schedule To the right of the Day and Hour selections you are also given the option of changing the schedule load mode WARNING P f Changing the Schedule Load Mode may prevent your system from operating properly Before pressing OK verify the schedule load mode has not been inadvertently changed F1 Loads only the F1 schedule this mode is used for Live Assist F2 Loads only the F2 schedule this mode is used for Lite Systems during normal network playback Merged Schedule Not currently used for WRN STORQ Merged Schedule Translate Stops Not currently used for WRN STORQ Merged Schedule STORQ Network Loads both the F1 and F2 schedules this mode is used for Full Systems during normal network playback By default the cur
190. nical Operation 23 a 79 23 Opto 7 24 Opto 8 Net Spots Trigger 25 Opto 9 26 Opto 10 27 Opto 11 28 Opto 12 29 Opto 13 30 Opto 14 31 Opto 15 32 Opto 16 49 Opto Voltage 5VDC ee SEUA Used 50 Opto Ground rigger Ground ommon Opto Common Ground Opto 1 System Return Trigger Lite Systems Opto 2 Opto 3 Opto 4 Opto 5 7 Opto 6 8 Opto 7 9 Opto 8 Net Spots Trigger 10 Opto 9 11 Opto 10 12 Opto 11 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 13 Opto 12 14 Opto13 15 Opto 14 16 Opto 15 17 Opto 16 18 N C 19 N C 20 ommon Opto Common Ground 21 pto 17 22 Opto 18 23 Opto 19 24 Opto 20 25 Opto 21 26 Opto 22 27 Opto 23 28 Opto 24 29 Opto 25 30 Opto 26 31 Opto 27 32 Opto 28 33 Opto 29 34 Opto 30 35 Opto 31 36 Opto 32 vila column left 2 pins of a single 66 punch block 143 y On systems with both Contec input and output these Opto inputs will be on the left S N O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 144 STORQ Technical Operation 2 18 4 3 Contec RRY16C Output Card 1 N C 2 es 1 N O la Break Closure Lite Systems 3 Relay 2 N O 4 Relay 3 N O 5 Relay 4 N O 6 Relay 5 N O 7 Relay 6 N O 8 Relay 7 N O 9 Relay 8 N O 10 Relay 9 N O 11 Relay 10 N O 12 Relay 11 N O 13 Relay 1
191. ntact your streaming media provider before turning this option on Remember you must restart the MonitAir software before changes will take effect Monitair FAQ 1 When I start MonitAir get a security dialog box Why Machines that have XP Service Pack 2 installed are likely to get a security dialog box that will ask if it should block features of the MonitAir program This is because MonitAir sends data across the LAN on a UDP port you specify and it not a security issue by itself Set the security dialog box to Unblock access to MonitAir for the software to work 2 Can run MonitAir outside of the radio station MonitAir uses port information that is only available inside of your LAN The porting information is not available beyond your firewall 3 Why does the marquee text sometimes have extra spaces The LED looking font has some limitations as to the characters it can display This is corrected within the MonitAir software automatically by replacing invalid characters with spaces 4 Is there any way to set MonitAir to alert me of outdated cuts before they air No MonitAir only sees the data as the WRN STORQ machine is playing it It does not have the ability to look ahead on the log at this time 5 How many copies of MonitAir can run at my station MonitAir is freely available for use at your station for use with the WRN STORQ computer automation You may put copies onto as many machines at your location as needed just r
192. ntered into a cut the Intro Countdown Timer will appear in yellow to the left of the Audio Progress Bar as the intro is being played This is helpful when ramping a song while in live assist The Countdown Timer displays the amount of time until the EOM is reached Time after the EOM is not counted See Also EOM s 2 5 5 Background Player Background Player audio is automatically mixed with main playback audio By default the background player is shown on the bottom of the On Air Screen just above the Status Bar It can be hidden by adjusting the properties on the Options Menu Audio Progress Bar 20001 NET CASTROL ENGINE NOISE 10 00 12 Loaded Thu 10 00 Mode 5 Next 11 00 12 Insert MB MN thu 10 01 56 7 The Background Player is used to play back network spots when triggered externally or when triggered by pressing Alt S The Background Player is also used to play back liners and other local audio when interfacing the STORQ system with satellite network sources and when using the F3 Start Now feature and audio started via the Air Drop Hot Keys As in the On Air Screen audio in the Background Player can be advanced or backed up by clicking anywhere on the Audio Progress Bar audio playback will resume where you clicked Audio can also be automatically faded by clicking on the green box to the left of the audio progress bar If Stop All is selected from the Button Bar or F10 is pressed any audio in the background player wil
193. o Not Allow Auto Fade Silent Filler gt Allow Play While Record Net Delay gt Begins SFX Deck F7 00 0 Jump to File Number F9 C Dub from Ctri F9 Category op 7 a d ime Normalize Gener Import Name Export to WAY or MP3 Client Arl E as OutQ Alk Zoom In Ctrl Referenc zoom Out Ctrl StartDate Audio Preferences KillDate Last Recorded Unknown WS XX Directory Updated 44kHz S PCM When this is done the File Recorder Player s transport buttons and progress bar disappear and are replaced by an Edit the File List button 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 65 Macro File Edit the File List Clicking on the Edit the File List button brings up the Rotation Macro Editor e Enter cuts commands in the file column in the order you d like them to execute then press Enter on your keyboard e When you re finished press the Rotation Macro Editor s Save button or press F9 e Other Macro information can be entered in the File Recorder Player fields as it is done witha regular audio cut Example The following is an example of using a Macro 6007 to add an audio cut before and after a particular delayed program File number 6008 is the main program called Paul Harvey News file number 6005 is the sponsor intro and file number 6006 is the sponsor outro When played file number 6007 will play all three audio events in sequence The
194. on Check the Network drop down menu in the lower left corner of the On Air window If it doesn t read 01 WRN STORQ set it there The music should immediately appear Problem Audio is skipping or stuttering on the air Resolution Stuttering can be caused by several things none of which are usually good Viruses hardware failures and impending hard drive failure are a few of the possible causes Contact Technical Support IMMEDIATELY for assistance Problem Audio appears to be playing normally but there is no audio on the air Resolution Check the integrity of the punch blocks cables and connectors EAS failure and lightning damage can also cause this type of failure Problem The music hour keeps repeating Resolution Check the Status Bar along the bottom of the On Air window If the bar is pink and the words Next Never appear then Schedule Auto Loading is disabled Click on Menu and uncheck Disable Schedule Auto Loading O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part Frequently Asked Questions 231 8 Frequently Asked Questions Q How do use the STORQ system for my live morning show A You have multiple options You can use Live Assist mode or simply edit the on air Play List See the Live Assist section for further details Q Can voice track a local show with the STORQ system A Yes if your STORQ system is configured as a Full System you can voice track your own loc
195. or 11 00AM Command 9212 loads Special Day hour 12 or 12 00PM Command 9213 loads Special Day hour 13 or 01 00PM Command 9214 loads Special Day hour 14 or 02 00PM Command 9215 loads Special Day hour 15 or 03 00PM Command 9216 loads Special Day hour 16 or 04 00PM Command 9217 loads Special Day hour 17 or 05 00PM Command 9218 loads Special Day hour 18 or 06 00PM Command 9219 loads Special Day hour 19 or 07 00PM Command 9220 loads Special Day hour 20 or 08 00PM Command 9221 loads Special Day hour 21 or 09 00PM Command 9222 loads Special Day hour 22 or 10 00PM Command 9223 loads Special Day hour 23 or 11 00PM After game commercials are copied to the special schedule you may want to delete them from the regular schedule This is if you want to keep the game schedule and commercials from falling into regular programming hours after the game Of course there s no way to tell beforehand when a game is going to end so it s a good idea to allow plenty of time for the game to fall into if you begin scheduling regular commercials too early they could get missed Refer to your game network s format clock for estimated game length Example First Hour s schedule showing a Special Schedule load command at the end of the last break O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 210 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING When chaining one hour s schedule to the next in a sports broadcast it will be necessary to keep the last stopset f
196. ord time is 6 00 If you desire a time that is not listed in the drop down you can enter any desired time in the box just follow the format mm ss t Only record files in the 1001 8999 range WRN reserves all other file numbers for network use O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 56 STORQ Technical Operation 444 Max record time is typically only used for Auto Recording If your file will be under 6 00 0 in length leave max record time at its default value If you need to record a longer program you can enter any max time desired Use the following format hh mm ss t N y x To record a file Clicking puts the Recorder Player in record mode with two start option buttons On AUDIO Begins the recording at the first sign of audio To use this feature make sure that the audition bus is silent press On Audio and then begin speaking 1d v d Start on Audio Level Sensitivity can be adjusted See the Mixer tab in Audio Preferences A or contact Technical Support for assistance a FECU AHERN RECORD Starts the recording immediately regardless if audio is present or not STOP To immediately stop recording press Stop The Stop button will appear in place of the Reset button during recording At any time during the recording press E to set the EOM E can be pressed multiple times the EOM will be set at the point which E was last pressed Yo
197. ose to the start of recording as possible Too much dead space in the beginning of the track will cause premature ducking of the music when played back A On Air ide Monday MiS OF 21 43 8 4 OF2 105 16 4pm llle Both 3235 F1 Schedule 108 4 08 4 S GETTING BETTER ALL 3 53 5 Brr 08 4 Double Click the Pp STW Mew STOP voice track you DTAT S 00 0 want to record F 3 13 1 Pa Wane a Ve Gegins at Intro EOM Runtime 4 08 5 00 0 08 4 08 4 09 5 Category Net Audio Max Record Time Voic e Track x Duck 6 00 0 Ends Recorder Player Voice TrackAir appear and Preview decks Name Client Artist OutQiAlbum s lt lt Woice Track 1 gt gt gt gt Reference 0950 Pre local Maste joi 3785 WHAT WAS 40 8 E o ES i y KilDate 08722 2006 East Recorded 710 2006 4 53 07 PM VVS B1 E r 44kHz S PCM POP 16298 GOD S WIL ai lt p a 9 20648 NET CON aa 00 0 3213 Mdw gt 0992 KXNP 4 SEC di 3183 GONE E mi e Copy From _ Press Space Bar or evious Save Next F9 gt gt Save Next F9 gt gt Cancel _Cancel Mon 07 10 1 Yoice TrackAir click eae begin BREE 3 de 0 a 0 dp Stop Reload Play Record spacebar Record Ready Automated Remote B
198. ou want to play for each day that announces how many days are left until the holiday or big event O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 64 STORQ Technical Operation 2 9 9 If you re doing a daily countdown to an event from one month into the next a single Day of Month rotator can be used for both months as long as the calendar days don t overlap For example XX shopping days until Christmas ul E Macros Macros are another powerful feature of the STORQ system Like Rotators Macros are single file numbers that contain a list of commands or files or both When a macro is played the items in the macro play sequentially one after the other like a mini schedule Macros can be used to insert a recorded sponsor mention before and after a recorded program such as Paul Harvey while keeping the entire sequence under one file number Macros can also be used to schedule 9000 Series Commands thereby becoming a powerful tool in manipulating the STORQ system especially when automating additional network programming Full Systems only To create a Macro Open an unused file with File Recorder Player in the 1001 8999 range ES the File e Right click on the File Recorder Player or click the Menu Options button Recorder Player Menu Options will appear e Goto Select File Type then click on Macro Paul Harvey Macro Audio Select File Type Play Only Rotation Protect e Macro D
199. our In order to work properly however a 9999 Stop Command will need to be added as the very first element of the next hour If this isn t done the last stopset of the hour will play through to the first stopset in the next hour lt is also recommended that commands to load a specific hour be used as opposed to the 9825 Load Next Hour command This will help ensure that the correct hour loads should the command execute after the top of the hour Example First Hour s schedule showing a command to load the 7am hour at the end of the last break in the 6 am hour O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 204 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING gt When chaining one hour s schedule to the next it will be necessary to place a 9999 stop command at the first position of the next hour If this is not done the next hour s schedule will load and begin playing the first stopset Monday lv OW 3 a 4 31 0 F1 Format 00 None 06 6 am mle QO Both 6 45 5 Name Length Killdate Arti Intro Eom Type Max Nia Temperature Bed 2 30 6 00 6 Commercial 31 0 Mi HIDDEN VALLEY 3 1 02 0 00 6 Commercial 1 02 0 Mi f STOP 1 31 4 00 0 00 0 Better Banner Co 1 00 0 00 6 Commercial 1 02 0 Mi Inn Outdoors CMN promoa 2 00 0 00 6 Commercial 1 02 0 Mi MNN hrdware 00 0 00 6 Commercial 1 02 0 Mi 59 4 Set 2 00 0 00 0 1 00 3 07 07 2006 00 6 1 02 0 Mi 59 7 Set 3 00 0 00 0 John Wies Ford 2 31 0 10 14 20
200. pdated via satellite Waitt Radio Networks synchronizes the system time multiple times per hour ensuring that timed Auto Records and network switches will occur smoothly SEY Le Should it be necessary STORQ system time can also be updated via an opto closure o using a 9000 Series Command O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part 198 STORQ Technical Operation 5 5 1 Advanced Automation with STORQ The STORQ system has a number of powerful built in automation features QUE Using STORQ system automation features is recommended for Full Systems only For Lite Systems we recommend using your existing automation system vitg el For assistance with advanced automation features of the STORQ system please F contact Technical Support to set up an appointment DISCLAIMER gt The STORQ system is configured and optimized for running your WRN music format Technical support for the STORQ system hardware and software pertaining to your music format is our first priority While we will do our best to help you configure the STORQ system to run other programming please understand that support for this is of a lower priority We are more than happy to field questions and assist in troubleshooting problems with Non WRN Network programming involving STORQ during regular business hours 24 Hour Satellite Format setup Setting up a 24 hour satellite music format is simi
201. pear see example below 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 203 e Click the Drop Down menu to select the STORQ network you created for the satellite format e Change the jock numbers according to the schedule sent by the network Click on Show List if you need to see the jock names Example Jock Schedule Editor Jock Schedule EJ Network 07 CBC Oldies Network v C Use Default Schedule for this Network Show List 00 0 02 03 04 05 06 Of 08 09 10 11 Noon 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 039 10 11 Monday 5 6 5 05 5 0 10 000 100 11 A 12 12 a 21 4211 2114211 1 1 Tuesda 5 86 5 65 5 00 1000 101 9041 11 4 12 2 12 e 2a 2 1 1 Wednesday 5 3 5 6 5 00 10 100 10 00 11 A 12 A 12 21 4211 2 115011 1 Thursday 5 186 5 05 5 100 10 00 10 11 A 12 a 12 ey 2 210421 115011 1 Friday 500S SIB 5 00 100 0 11 12 12 a 21 8211 2184211 1 1 Saturday 5 0 5 65 5 65 2 82 218211 2150011 1 1 Sh Sy 4 41104 Sunday 5 66 SiS 5 65 9 9 Sh 7 Ea 7 a Sy S0 20 21 een 21 1621 C airWJocksNetO0 air Save See Also Rotators Triggers Defining Networks Jock Schedules 5 2 Chaining Hourly Schedules for Network Automation The Chain Method involves disabling hourly schedule updates usually done when joining the morning show network then including a Load Specific Hour Play List command at the end of the last stopset to join the next h
202. ping wild y fe For more information on Rip Air contact Technical Support 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part 186 STORQ Technical Operation 4 1 4 1 1 Using Your STORQ System Network Playback During normal network playback the STORQ system will run completely automatically In fact no input or user action should ever be required when running unattended on the network just boot up the STORQ system and audio playback will start automatically Scheduling Local Commercials Lite Systems Commercials are scheduled in the external automation system The STORQ system will send a closure to your system when a local break is to be played Refer to the Scheduling Guidelines section for information on scheduling local commercials If your automation system is unable to provide a return closure you can still use the STORQ system however you will need to time your breaks as you would with any other satellite provider You may consider using the STORQ system in it s Full Configuration as it may be a more capable automation system than your current one WARNING The STORQ system must always receive a return closure from your existing automation system at the end of all local breaks even empty breaks If no return closure is received dead air will result Full Systems Commercials are scheduled in the F1 Schedule Scheduling can be done automatically
203. played on the screen at any given time Once the max number is reached a note must be closed before a new one can be displayed Log all read and ignored notes to local log This option is automatically selected by default Log all read and ignored notes to STORQ log If desired for Automatic Reconciliation purposes select this option to log all note information to the As Played Log See Also Setting Up STORQ Automatic Reconciliation with Traffic As Played Log 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 176 STORQ Technical Operation 3 4 3 3 4 4 Setting Up STORQ For STORQ to automatically display messages it needs to be set up 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click tools then device settings 2 In the device settings click on the RBDS tab Monit ir RBDS Remote Control and Status Panel Enable Broadcast to LAN Send to IP Send to Port 55524 Listen on Port 55525 3 In the RBDS settings select Enable and Broadcast to LAN 4 Set the Send to Port to the same port used in the Note View program setup 5 Both STORQ and Note View must be restarted for changes to take effect See Also Device Settings RBDS Note View Options To access Note View s options and setup screen right click the green Note View Icon Edit Notes Setup Show Last Note Show Network Data About Exit Edit Notes See the Edit Notes section Setup See the Setup section Show Last Note Displays the la
204. r chair chaiLOGA 24 Months 59 35 Minutes Seconds MM SS Type of Station Commercial Non Commercial Windows Desktop Background Color for this System Change Color Sample Text Can You Read This C 4ir Systems air Log Imports Y x X Cancel e Click the F1 F2 Import Settings buttons to modify the General and Advanced settings e If desired select Enable text file imports to F1 F2 schedule to allow imports to the F1 or F2 schedules from any workstation e Select Allow from THIS COMPUTER if importing can be performed from your current workstation O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 132 STORQ Technical Operation System Settings 01 STORO Jay General Audio Mapping Schedule Imports Notifications These options apply to Air Traffic Control and other tools that may need to deal with AirForce schedules and logs Y text file i F 7 Enable text file imports to F1 schedule EN Allow from THIS COMPUTER C Enable text file imports to F2 schedule na C Allow from THIS COMPUTER Time zone offset for F2 and Jock schedules 0 If your AirForce System is part of an AirForce distribution network change this setting to match the Time Zone that you are in Easter 1 Central 0 Mountain 1 Pacific 2 For all other systems this should be set to 0 zero Y OK x Cancel CAAA TC air WARNING P Chang
205. r Graphical Editor Enter the path to your graphical wave editor like Adobe Audition here lt will be called with the selected file loaded when the button on the form is clicked C Program Files coolpro2 coolpro2 exe Ss WARNING External editor software CANNOT be used on On Air Systems For more information contact Technical Support See Also External Editor Integration 2 9 12 Edit Notes Edit Live Copy allows you to add a note to a selected file or modify a note associated with a file With the Note View Program installed this message will be automatically displayed when the file is played from the On Air Screen To create edit a note on a file O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 75 1 Open the File Recorder Player from the File Picker 2 Click to open the text editor 3 Edit the text you can copy and past from other sources 4 The text will automatically be saved once the editor is closed u Editing c Audio 06000 06002 D0C File Edit View Insert Format DS Mm EBB 00 MS Shell Dig O w0BzZuU0 9 a Join Q98 at Walgreens from 10am to 2pm and register to win a motorcycle d vila fp Various fonts sizes and colors can be used with the note editor a See Also Note View Program 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 76 STORQ Technical Operation 2 9 13 E
206. rent day hour and schedule load mode are automatically selected If you leave these selected and press OK the current schedule will be reloaded WARNING Use care when reloading the current schedule Doing so will erase any changes made to the current hour s Play List however changes made and saved using the Schedule Editor will be retained and loaded Reloading the current schedule may also require you to manually set the correct next to play event O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 21 WARNING P f If you choose to load an hour other than the current hour Schedule Auto Updates will be automatically disabled Make sure you re enable Auto Updates before returning to unattended programming See Also Schedule Editor 2 5 7 2 Sync With Real Time Selecting this option has the same effect as pressing the Sync Button on the Net Jock Panel See Also Sync Button 2 5 7 3 Change Jock Network Activates the Network or Jock drop down in the Net Jock Panel 2 5 7 4 Disable Schedule Auto Loading During live programming it may desirable to DISABLE Schedule Auto Loading Once disabled the Status Bar will appear red and Next NEVER will be displayed for next load time inset Ere Wed 11 37 23 WARNING Disabling Schedule Auto Loading will cause the STORQ system to INDEFINITELY REPEAT the current hour s Play List Before returning to unattended operation be sure to re enab
207. rk Network Settings The STORQ system can be set up in such a way that all parameters of a network satellite audio channel closures etc are automatically enabled when that network is selected In addition to these settings other settings can be defined for each network such as what schedule to load and how to load it what to execute when switching to a network trigger groups for a particular network and much more Each network is numbered and can be given a unique name Your STORQ system comes pre defined with Network 01 WRN STORQ for WRN Network Playback and Network 02 Live Assist Up to 29 networks can be defined on each STORQ system Switching networks can be accomplished by a Time Command Trigger 9000 Series Command Air Drop Hot Keys or by using the Network Drop Down on the Net Jock Panel While we refer to these configurations as Networks they can also be referred to as operating modes For instance the default Live Assist Network is more precisely an operating mode since it is programmed only to load the F1 Schedule and to ignore any satellite triggers Defining Networks To define or edit a Network follow these steps e On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings e Click on the Drop Down Menu and select an unused Network then click Create Network Properties Select Network 03 None 04 None WARNING gt Do not edit
208. rn from Aut J GOOD RUN OF BAD LUCK a Jingle Rotator 1D Y IN A REAL LOVE 00 Dock Stab Master Rotation MN 1 1 51 3 pm 1 Thu Net Voice Track aa ln My Daughter s Eyes a 04 Produced Rotation File DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI 3 EE ARTIST DROPS MACRO DAYS GO BY EF Jock Stab Master Rotation ma 3 pm 2 Thu Net Voice Track O i Net Spot Master 20 Rotator Y 202 Dry Rotation File Do Trig 1 Return from Aut J NOBODY WINS Break 2 Tiered Blank 932 3pm 3 Thu LOCAL WEATHER THAT S COOL a Pre local Master Rotation SHE LL LEAVE YOUWITHASMI 2 Hi Master Promo Rotator ya 04 Dry Rotation File TOD MUCH OF A GOOD THING 3 EX Break 3 Tiered Stab 933 gt hol 5 lt lt F8 Save Previous Save Next F9 gt gt Thu 07 13 06 Insert 00 00 2 6 1 2 Copying Schedules To copy an hour select the TE button in the lower left of the schedule editor screen 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 31 Schedule Copy Copying Schedule s TO Friday 15 3 pm Copy FROM Day Friday O Copy F1 Hour Copy F2 2 pm x Copy Both Select the day and hour which you would like to copy from If you want to copy a single audio event or group of audio events from one schedule to the other or from one hour to another see Copying Items from one schedule to another 2 6 1 3 Command Viewer Use the command viewer to view any time com
209. roadcast There are several methods of automating a remote broadcast such as a live event from one of your local car dealerships but the simplest is probably the Silent Filler method using Simple Network Audio Switching 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 207 1 Set up the Silent Filler choosing the audio channel you wish to open during the time the Silent Filler is running 2 Schedule the Silent Filler and associated commands in a break See Also Simple Network Audio Switching 5 5 Network Sporting Event With a few exceptions setting up automation for a sporting event football game or car race from a satellite network is similar to the Syndicated Morning Show example Beginning the Automation Setup process e Get a copy of the game other sporting event format from the network e Make the necessary audio and relay connections from the Network Sporting Event satellite receiver to the STORQ system e Follow the STORQ automation topics for Defining Networks and Defining Triggers based on the audio inputs and relay closures used by the sporting event network Common sporting event relays include the one that fires the Legal ID outlined below Example Legal ID triggerfiring WRN Legal 1D O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 208 STORQ Technical Operation Network Properties E Loe Select Network HAT FootballNetwork e ee
210. roduction using an audio editor such as Cool Edit Adobe Audition or SAW on a separate computer Once recorded and edited you can import the audio file over the local area network into the STORQ system Contact Technical Support for assistance configuring network settings You can also use the Drag and Drop Conversion feature to import long form programming into the system First you must rip the program using a ripper This must be done on an additional computer on your Local Area Network Once ripped in an uncompressed PCM WAV format the files can be imported over the local area network Contact Technical Support for configuration assistance WARNING P Do not install additional software on the STORQ system For assistance contact Technical Support 2 9 6 1 CartChunk Headers STORQ supports files that utilize the Cart Chunk header standard Many third party editors including Cool Edit and Adobe Audition utilize the Cart Chunk header standard so header information does not have to be re typed after dragging and dropping into the STORQ system or editing an existing STORQ audio file with an 3 party editor 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 58 STORQ Technical Operation 2 9 6 2 2 9 6 3 2 9 6 4 2 9 7 e Formore information on Cart Chunk refer to www cartchunk org Audio Vault Headers STORQ supports Audio Vault files These files can be imported and the Title Artist Intro Start Date Kill Date and
211. rom playing through to the first stopset of the next hour This can be done by placing a 9999 stop command at the first position of the next hour or by following the methods outlined in Chaining Hourly Schedules For Network Automation Special v jeje cal 6 28 2 Fl Format 00 None nman wee OBoth 6 28 2 F1 Schedule Name Length Killdate Artist Intro EOM Type Max Neth Ste a re John vies Ford 2 31 0 10 14 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute E MNN Gopher State 30 0 tfn 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute Weather Bed 1 30 6 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute STOP 1 29 8 Set 1 00 0 00 0 ACE HDWR 30 6 09 26 2006 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute CMN TY Promo 30 4 07 01 2006 00 6 Rotation 1 02 0 Mute HORMEL DAWN 30 3 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute Temperature Bed 2 30 6 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute STOP 1 59 5 00 0 00 0 Better Banner Co 1 00 0 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mute Inn Outdoors CMN promo 2 00 0 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mute MNN hrdware 00 0 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mute 15T RESPONSE 4 DAYS RI 1 00 3 07 07 2006 00 6 Underwriting 1 02 0 Mute Temperature Bed 2 30 6 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute HORMEL DAWN 30 3 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute LOAD SPECIALSCHEDH 00 1 00 0 Command 00 0 STOP 00 0 _ 00 0 COP poo pon poo pho 68 Cony From Te ey eee Tue 06 27 06 Insert 00 00 Scheduling a Time Command to join the Sporting Event To automatically switch to the scheduled start
212. s 11 9999 STOP MIBEYA Legal ID Rotation File Do Trig 1 Return from Aut GOOD RUN OF BAD LUCK ingle Rotator ID A REAL LOVE Stab Master Rotation NOTE The 9881 Command denotes when a commercial stopset se a starts Full system users g may want to copy pines the cursor sections around seh oa al commercial stopsets in ey until a their F1 Schedule copied are items to be 1 See NOTE below highlighted 02 Dry Rotation File Do Trig 1 Return from Aut Once items are highlighted simultaneously press Ctrl NOTE Full System users and C z may need to delete the on your Optional Song which keyboard appears after the 9881 command if the corresponding stopset is full 88 Cony From lt lt F8 Save Previous Save Next IF3 gt gt Thu 07 13 06 Insert 00 00 e On your keyboard press Ctrl C this copies the information to the Windows Clipboard Right clicking and selecting Copy can be used as well e Select the point in the F1 Schedule where you want to paste the items then press Ctrl V the 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 194 STORQ Technical Operation 4 3 copied items should now appear in the F1 Schedule Right clicking and selecting Paste will work as well e When you re finished copying click the Save Next button to save the changes and advance to the next hour WARNING f Don t copy F2 Schedules to F1 too far in adv
213. s LLC STORQ System Overview 147 2 20 2 20 1 Aa 277 2 Click Turn Off Computer g Turn Off Computer 3 A menu will appear in the middle of the screen click on Restart vila fp The restart process will take approximately 90 seconds Net Delay Net Delay allows you to attach a network to a file and record all audio and triggers from that network while that file is being autorecorded This feature is especially helpful for long form programming that needs to be tape delayed Example A station needs to record the long form show Rush Limbaugh and play it back a few hours later Net delay allows the station to record the show and embed all the triggers Now when the station goes to a local break via a trigger they can resume using the same audio file and not have to record multiple files each hour See Also Auto Records Edit Recorded Triggers Setup To set a file to the type Net Delay 1 Open the File Recorder Player from the File Picker highlight the file you wish to open and double click or press Enter A 2 Click the 3 Go to Select File Type Then Net Delay button to open the menu options 4 Select a network to associate with the net delay file 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 148 STORQ Technical Operation 2 20 2 2 20 3 Now all defined triggers in the selected network will be recorded to the file selec
214. s ability is especially helpful for clients that require a live tag for various sponsors or as a simple reminder program for the jock on air J idg The Note View Program MUST be used along with STORQ to properly display note gt Editing of notes can be accomplished on ANY STORQ workstation Audio files that contain a note will have a small icon next to the file name in the On Air Play List 15 14 54 MEME 5 00 sale tri Contains a Note i J Underwriting Mute Editing Notes A note can be added or modified by right clicking the file in the On Air Play List and selecting Edit Record 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 27 Make Next To Play Audition Cue Ctrl Q Edit Record Ctrl E View Note Play NOW F3 Zoom Schedule In Ctrl Zoom Schedule Out Ctrl Font Allow Time Updates When Idle Cancel This opens the File Recorder Player P a Then click the button to open a text editor to create edit a note on a file See Also Note View Program Editing Notes 2 6 Schedule Editor The Schedule Editor allows you to view and edit local schedules and view any Time Commands or Auto Records scheduled for a particular hour When first opened the Schedule Editor displays the F1 or local commercial schedule and F2 or network music schedule for the current hour side by side In the upper left hand corner of the Schedule Editor you ll find drop down menus as
215. s command 300 cainNet08 air Save 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 104 STORQ Technical Operation 2 Click on the Drop Down Menu and select the network that needs to be modified or define a new network 3 Click on the Failsafe tab 4 Set the times and commands or audio files for the Inactivity Timeouts WARNING P gt Do not use failsafe operation for Game Automation or Live Assist Networks For assistance contact Technical Support 2 14 6 Serial Data Serial commands can control any RS232 enabled device WARNING f Only users familiar with DOS and ASCII commands should try setting Command Strings up A strong knowledge of ASCII codes is necessary for such commands as Enter Escape Carriage Return etc 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 105 Network Properties x Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Serial commands can be used to control various RS232 enabled devices Make sure the port you select is enabled in Device Settings SerialCommands 9160 Switch SG to Rush la Seal Command Name 9161 Switch SG to Oldies 9162 Empty Command 3163 Empty Command Serial Data to Send 9164 Empty Command E 9165 Empty Command 91
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217. servers If so your setup may be slightly different Setup Instructions Setting up a web streaming output is different that the RBDS You will need to know the file transfer protocol FTP login information the web server FTP IP address and the FTP port number Xj Enter the IP address to your web General Setup By RBDS Streaming OF Web Streaming A Web Control server FTP machine Most Power FTP Host Part servers use port 21 but if your _On 5 vraitradio com fa server is different you can enter User Name Password it into the port field whalsormuses gt emate ar Remote Directoy e Enter your username and mi password into the appropriate Upload Every 10 Seconds fields remember it is Text to Place at Begining of File Text Between Fields case sensitive Include the Following Information e Inthe Remote File Name type Y Title M Date 4 anist Y Time in the name of the MonitAir data file data txt by default e Type the path to the folder MonitAir should send it s data to OK Cancel into the Remote Directory field e Select how often to upload this data and check the types of data you want sent to your web server See the Sample Scripts page for details on how these sample scripts expect to see the data for proper operation 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 157 Do not turn the power on for web streaming without entering the ftp host us
218. settings for network 01 WRN STORQ or 02 Live Assist e Set the properties for the new network 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 93 Network Properties E l Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals Create General Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Serial Data Time Shifting Misc Name for this Network Kansas City Royals Audio Input Channel 1 Audio Mode 0 Stereo v Schedules Title for F1 Schedule Spots C Use alternate location for F1 Schedules Title for F2 Schedule Music i C Use alternate location for F2 Schedules Schedule Load Time Enable 00 50 Minutes Seconds MM S5 Schedule Load Mode 0 Use Default v Auto optional song skip 9271 delay 99000 Milliseconds 9271 Command Slave START Closure Delay 0 Milliseconds Command to execute when switching to this Network 0 On Air Schedule Edit Mode Auto O Edits Always Allowed O Edits Never Allowed c air Net08 air Y OK Name for this Network Enter a descriptive name for the network you are defining vdd fp If no satellite or external audio is desired enter O for Audio Input Channel Audio Input Channel Defines what input the audio card is switched to when switching to this network if an external switcher is defined the number in this field is the channel that will be automatically switched when this network is selected Audio Mode Determine
219. st note and gives a limited set of options close and stay open 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 177 00 21 STORQ RE DISPLAY 6002 Big sale this Thursday oin Q98 at Walgreens from 10am to 2pm and register to win a motorcycle Show Network Data When selected Show Network Data displays the raw log data coming from the STORQ program in the status bar 01 07 07 2006 14 53 046 11 0 302 B1F2a KWRN Legal ID vila fp Show Network Data can be helpful when verifying network connectivity with the a 4 STORQ system Exit Closes the Note View Program 3 4 5 Editing Notes Clicking Edit Notes opens the Note Editor program This can be used to create or edit notes for any audio file in the STORQ system vd fp You can also create edit and delete notes using the STORQ File Recorder Player See e the Edit Notes section for more information 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 178 STORQ Technical Operation ab Note Editor O Fie Edit Notes Only x amp A zip BZU E Drives Join Q98 at Walgreens from 10am to 2pm and register to win a 3 00000 motorcycle 3 01000 02000 3 93000 3 04000 3 95000 Lime 1 Col 1 9 Notes 1 Select the file to be created modified in the left pane 2 Edit your note in the right pane vita Various note formatting options are available including font size
220. tantly O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 12 STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 3 Play On Air Enter the file number to PLAY NOW q its Audio executed using the F3 Start Now function will be played in the Background Player x See Also Background Player Play List By default the On Air Play List contains the current hour s schedule The Play List contains WRN s format schedule which includes music imaging jock stabs pre locals net spots and network voice tracks If you use the STORQ system to play back your local commercials the Play List will also contain your local commercials File Name Length Intro EOM Max Start Date Killdate Artist Type Net Mode 16 45 54 FEEL GOOD INC 00 Mute WPNH NEW MUSIC 13 NH 412 E j y General Audio Mute NOT NOW 00 Music Mute Break 4 Tiered Blank 934 l 00 Macro Mute 10am 5 Wed LOCAL WINDOW k 00 05 06 Net Spot Duck Net Spot Master 50 Rotator i 30 Rotation Mute Net Optional Sweeper 05 00 Rotation Mix 00 00 Break 4 Begins y SHATTERDAY 00 VENDETTA R Music Mix 00 00 Break 4 Ends f A Set 4 END WPNH SHORT PRO 376 NH E y General Audio Mix START BENDER ROTATOR 00 Rotation Mute OVER MY HEAD CABLE CAR 05 FRAY Music Mute WPNH SHORT PRO 377 NH General Audio Mix LOW y 00 CRACKER Music Mute 17 04 06 WPNH SHORT DR Y 335 NH General Audio Mix The Play List contains multiple fie
221. ted for the duration of the Auto Record Gow ii Select File Type Audio Play Only Rotation 00 0 Protect Macro Do Not Allow Auto Fade Silent Filler gt lt w STOP PLAY Allow Play While Record e Net Delay YO None 00 00 00 00 DEFAULT Begins at Intro EOM Ends RunTime SPX pedei F7 01 WRN STORQ 00 0 00 6 00 0 Jump to File Number F9 02 Live Assist Net Audio Max Record Copy Dub from Ctrl F9 lx mute 25250 we Name Rush Hour 1 Export to WAY or MP3 03 Special Schedule Ballgame 04 Oldies Network In2 R e 05 Rush E ICL 06 Dr Laura 4 Y Pose Client Artist Merca 07 Music On Hard Drive OutQialbum pp o 08 Kansas City Royals Zoom In Ctrl 09 Game Mode Reference Year Zoom Out Ctrl 10 Kansas City Chiefs StartDate 11 Dr Laura Net Delay Audio Preferences 12 Atlanta B KillDate y Atlanta Braves Once a net delay file has been recorded the recorded triggers can be edited To learn how to edit these triggers see Edit Recorded Triggers Playback When a net delay file is played in the On Air Play List it is automatically played from the Background Player The Audio Progress Bar will show the approximate location of the triggers e Command triggers in pink e Audio triggers in blue NET DELAY 01007 AutoRecord 05 10 14 29 See Also Background Player Edit Recorded Triggers When editing recorded trig
222. tellite 4 QS programming See the Format Clock section for more information WARNING P gt Make certain that all commercials recorded newscasts or any other audio that A play within the Syndicated Morning Show breaks are set to Net Audio Mute See File Recorder Player section for more information Configuring the STORQ system to join the show How you automatically join the morning show depends on what precedes the show Many syndicated morning shows start at five or six minutes past the hour You may elect to run a stopset before the show starts or if you re playing music fade out of the currently playing song If you re running the WRN STORQ Network into the top of the hour it may make the most sense to fade out of the currently playing event a second or so before the top of the hour and start a timed stopset to coincide with the start of the show E Example Using comma separated commands within a Time Command to start a stopset before joining Syndicated Morning show Command 9957 fades what s currently playing Optional if music is playing going into top of the hour Command 9903 switches to Network 03 in this example set up as the Syndicated Morning Show Network Command 98XX loads the specific hour where XX refers to the hour in Military time Can be optional Command 9829 disables hourly schedule updates optional Command 9880 starts the stopset 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 218 STORQ Technical
223. th the STORQ system in that case all three audio cuts on air and the next to play item would be shown in the audio deck Audio Progress Bar 16147 STAY GONE JIMMY WAYNE 00355 Flag Wavin 355 KQ Items in the Audio Deck display the file number and name in white type on the left Artist or audio cut information appears in blue off to the right Directly under the cut s file number and name is the Audio Progress Bar As an audio event advances the bar turns bright green this can be used at a glance to see how far along you are in a song or other audio event The yellow color in the Audio Progress Bar represents the intro time of the cut The red color represents where the End of Message or EOM begins Directly to the right of the progress bar is the Countdown Timer of that event When the currently playing event hits the EOM the timer color switches from bright green to red WARNING gt f The Audio Deck only shows what files are playing and what file is next to play based on the order they appear in the Play List Files cannot be dropped directly into the Audio Deck and played unless the system is in PauseAfter mode 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 16 STORQ Technical Operation If an audio file is not currently playing clicking the green box to the left will start it If an audio file is currently playing clicking the green box to the left will immediately fade the audio If an intro time is e
224. the appropriate network commercials into your automation system as schedule them for playback as needed Network spots can also be played from the STORQ system during live programming by pressing Alt S from the keyboard while on the on air screen This will playback 1 minute of networks spots scheduled for that hour pressing Alt S a second time will play the second minute of network spots for the hour If Alt S is pressed two times per hour when carrying live programming all network commercials will be properly aired Opto 8 serves the same function as Alt S Wiring a button or a relay from your existing automation system will also fire networks spots For further assistance contact Technical Support WRN Network spots are also available for download from our FTP site For more information contact Technical Support 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 196 STORQ Technical Operation 4 5 4 6 Performance Affidavits Network spot performance affidavits are required weekly e We have made the affidavit process as painless as possible e The WRN Easy Affidavit program will analyze your computer and determine which network spots did not air then give you an opportunity to specify when those spots were made good vila fp For details on Easy Affidavit operation click the Affidavit Help button on the left hand nn side of the STORQ desktop NetworkTime Syncronization STORQ system time is u
225. thened or shortened as much as possible but may not be exact time 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 108 STORQ Technical Operation 2 14 8 Misc Network Settings Contains the additional network settings End of Break Handling and Auto Fading operties Select Network 08 Kansas City Royals Create Triggers Jock Names Auto Fill Failsafe Serial Data Time Shifting Misc End Of Break Handling Enable End of Break Triggers Max Delay Before Rejoin 5 4 secs Automatic Fade Settings Enable Automatic Music Fading Delay after EOM 2000 msecs Duration of Fade 5000 fa msecs c 4aliNetD8 air 1 On the STORQ Main Toolbar click File then Edit Network Settings Edit Network Settings 2 Click on the Drop Down Menu and select the network that needs to be modified or define a new network 3 Click on the Misc tab 2 14 8 1 End of Break Handling End Of Break Handling C Enable End of Break Triggers Max Delay Before Rejoin 1 al secs 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 109 When enabled for a network End of Break Handling will cause the system to wait until a predefined End of Break Trigger is received before rejoining the network un muting the audio The Max delay is essentially a timeout feature If a End Of Break trigger is not received after the Max Delay is reached the network audio will be
226. time of a sporting event you will need to set up a Time Command with a series of comma separated commands Command 9957 fades what s currently playing Command 9904 switches to Network 04 Network 04 is set up as a football network in this example Command 92XX where XX equals the Special Schedule hour you want to load Loading a Special Schedule hour automatically disables hourly schedule updates 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Advanced Automation with STORQ 211 Example Time Command setup used to join football network at 2pm on a Saturday Edit TimeCommands for System DM STORO Time Type Name Remarks hh 59 59 Instantly Start Football Broadcast Rename Delete Test Time of Hour L E Run ONCE then Disable Type 02 Play INSTANTLY Start 67 1 2006 File Command List 9957 9904 9215 End 3 1 2007 Switches Loads rn hour j to Football from Special C Fri Sat O Sun Network Schedule Omid O0 002 003 C04 05 Dos C 07 Dos 009 010 011 El Noon M13 014 015 0O16 017 Ote 019 2 Da 22 023 Networks that allow this command All Days of th Workstations allowed to perform this command All gSA T imeCommands Air Time Commands can be disabled by un checking Days of the week when this command is active and making sure no days are checked This can be done to disable a regular weekly football broadcast when the start time h
227. ting event or an extended live remote and will be joining WRN network programming at any point other than the top of the hour press the sync button a few moments before rejoining WRN programming Make sure the item now yellow or next to play is not a voice track that may refer to previously aired programming When you are prepared to join WRN programming press Play Next or F12 This will start playback from the next to air audio file WARNING gt Only use the Sync button if you re several minutes out of sync Pressing the Sync button when you re already in sync can cause the current audio to be reloaded and thus replay O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 18 STORQ Technical Operation 2 5 6 2 2 5 6 3 ds Various 9000 Series Commands are also available for synchronization within the Play List See the 9000 Series Commands section for more information See Also Sync With Real Time Changing Networks The STORQ system is capable of having 29 different Network Configurations By default the STORQ system comes with 2 networks configured e Network 1 WRN STORQ is specifically for WRN network programming e Network 2 Live Assist is for use during live shows and games e All other networks can be defined for additional live or automated uses Each network configuration tells the STORQ system which external audio source if any to use on the air how to handle local audio playback
228. tion For assistance contact Technical Support 2 17 1 3 Advanced Contains the Advanced device settings In this section you can adjust the Duck Level This is the default level that music files are ducked under a voice track 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 124 STORQ Technical Operation SEY 2y The advanced voice tracking module allows you to override ducking settings for a particular voice track and song pair STORQ Workstation Device Settings Playback Devices Device Buffers Advanced External Devices Device Test Level Ducking Duck Music files like Network audio under files with Net Mode Duck C Duck Net audio under all Drop ins regardless of net mode setting OA E 60 ofFulLeval Metering Use Line Out 1 On Air Output Metering Shows Network Audio O Use Play x On Air Output Metering Only shows AirForce Audio Use Discrete On Air Dutput Metering Only shows AirForce Audio Network Audio When using an external audio switcher use this ASI input channel for On Air audio Input 3 v DirectSound C Enable DirectSound Playback Enabling DirectS ound allows overlapping audio playback on single output audio cards Turtle Beach SoundBlaster etc Device to use for DirectSound playback Microsoft Sound Mapper C Allow Software MPEG Decoding WARNING gt Only ducking level should be changed in this se
229. tt Radio Networks LLC 236 STORQ Technical Operation Index 9 9000 series commands 64 109 9271 command 186 9881 command 186 A add files to play list 14 adding software 6 Adobe Audition 56 73 76 advanced automation 198 advanced commands 109 advanced rotators 62 advanced scheduling 191 advanced voice tracking 38 affidavits 196 after hours support 228 AIM 58 162 AIM setup 166 air drop hot keys 19 22 23 align hour 17 allow editing 10 14 ALT S 16 195 answers 231 as played log 76 77 ASCAP 79 81 ASI Mix App 121 audio cards 106 136 audio deck 8 15 audio ducking 123 audio files 41 audio levels 15 55 audio mixer 121 audio onair 12 audio overlap 10 52 audio play back 54 audio progress bar 15 16 audio routing 122 audio science 136 Audio Vault 58 audition 23 54 auditioning files 44 auto fill 101 auto record by time 85 auto record conflicts 180 auto recorder 85 auto records 83 auto records by trigger 88 automatic audio importing 58 automatic backup 226 automatic fade 109 automating remotes 206 automating sporting events 207 automation 198 B ae background player 8 16 background recording 83 backup 226 baseball 207 beginsat 49 BMI 79 81 Broadcast Tools switches 106 button bar 8 10 button box 23 C cart 64 cart chunk header 57 cart machine 58 categories 52 cdripping 184 213 change jock 17 18 19 21 113 change multiple files 47 chan
230. tworks All Rights Reserved Add this site to your favorites ES 4 Seconds until page refresh 0 Internet Step 1 Create a folder on the web server where you want the MonitAir program to save an output file Be certain the MonitAir software will have write permissions for the web folder you created Step 2 Copy the contents of the Samples Javascript folder to the new folder you created on the web server Step 3 Check the name of the output file from the Setup page in MonitAir data txt by default Step 4 Using notepad or similar text editor open whatson htm and carefully make changes to customize the script to your station Make certain the MonitAir output file name matches the data file name listed in the script Do not edit any of the script below the DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE marker Step 5 Save the whatson htm file into the folder you created in Step 1 Step 6 Set all of the Include the Following Information fields Title Artist Time Date in the MonitAir Web Streaming page to checked The script will display Undefined as the song title unless all of these fields are checked Step 7 If MonitAir is running verify the output file data txt shows up in the web folder you created in step 1 Step 8 Open a browser window and navigate to the whatson htm page and view the results The address will be the full URL to the whatson htm file http www your_website com path_to_the_folder_you_created_in_Step_1
231. u can also edit the Name Client Artist OutQ Album Year Start date and Kill date information at any time before or after recording is complete All fields are optional Cut information can be edited at any time by opening the cut in File Recorder Player editing the information then closing the file 2 9 6 Drag and Drop Conversion The STORQ system is capable of importing PCM WAV MP2 or MP3 files using the Drag and Drop Conversion feature Files must be uncompressed PCM WAV files or stereo MP2 or MP3 all common bit rates are supported O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 57 e Open up the directory that contains the PCM WAV MP2 or MP3 file in Windows Explorer e Drag and drop the file onto the File Recorder Player you will then see the Audio File Converter progress bar When the bar disappears your file is converted After conversion is complete you can audition the file by pressing play Audio File Converter i Converting 3 xl e The file conversion can be canceled at any time by clicking WARNING Consult Technical Support if you want to be able to transfer files over a local area network Do not attempt to change network settings on the STORQ system Sample rates of 48 44 1 32 and 22kHz will work We recommend using a 44 1kHz sample rate and MP3 bit rates of 128 kbps or greater for high quality conversion You may want to consider recording and editing p
232. u want to assign the file to The file number prompt will appear immediately Edit Air Drop Hot Key Enter the file number for key E Zero to clear 2010 Remember that AirDrop Hot Keys are referenced by jock number Make sure that the d g proper network and jock number are selected before editing the keys p gt You can drag and drop audio files from the Play List or the File Picker onto the hot keys yal AS An form O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 26 STORQ Technical Operation WARNING f AirDrop Hot Keys defined for network 1 WRN STORQ will be overwritten via satellite All other networks 2 29 may be defined and will not be overwritten by WRN 2 5 10 Status Bar 2 5 11 The Status Bar contains important system information 16 38 40 Loaded Mon 16 00 Mode 5 Next 16 59 10 Insert Ric Mon 16 39 45 On the left of the Status Bar you will find the time the current hour s schedule was loaded into the on air Play List in this case 16 38 40 Also listed the Schedule Load Mode in this case Mode 5 For a description of schedule load modes see the Menu Options section Finally the next action is listed in this case the next hour s schedule will load at 16 59 10 On the right of the Status Bar available system resources and the current time are displayed Text Tags STORQ has the ability to display text associated with a file on the system Thi
233. umber of the cut 1 8 only on the keyboard Audio will play from the normal production output and can be recorded into File Recorder Player along with your voice Example If you need to record a spot with a music bed or with sound effects consider using the SFX Deck First record your bed or sound effects into the STORQ system Next open up the File Recorder Player on the spot file you wish to record press F7 to show the SFX deck and load it with your bed or sound effects audio Start recording your spots and at the proper time double click on the file to be played in the SFX deck While recording you can also use the number keys on your keyboard to start a specific deck or the down arrow key to start the next deck Ads Le You can drag and drop files into the SFX Deck from the File Picker or Schedule Editor o Once a file is added to the SFX deck it will be saved for the particular parent file you are working with 2 9 8 Rotators Rotators are a powerful feature of the STORQ system Rotators give you the ability to play different audio files based on many different variables without having to manually schedule different cuts Many times it is desirable to play certain files at certain times of the day week or month or even minute or second Sometimes you may want to play different spots throughout the day without having to schedule different numbers or play a file only when a certain jock or network is on the air Rotators
234. ummary includes the total length of all the spots for a particular hour the total number of spots number of missing spots and number of past kill date spots Filter For Past Kill Date Spots When selected only past kill date spots will show in the spot grid When selected the date applied the past kill check will not necessarily be today The system will determine the actual air date of the schedule and apply that date to the check For example if today is Monday and you are looking at Wednesday s schedule the date used to determine if a spot is past kill will be Wednesday s date 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 184 STORQ Technical Operation 3 6 Filter For Zero Length Missing Spots When selected only spots with a zero length will show in the spot grid Statistics Shows the total number of spots in the selected schedule Filter If you wish to only look at spots in a particular number range use the filter function to narrow your results Refresh Select refresh to redraw the results with default information This will clear search and filter results from the display Rip Air The Rip Air program is available to assist in ripping audio directly into the STORQ system Rip Air can automatically rip a CD into a predefined range of numbers in the STORQ system Rip Air can also download CDDB Title and Artist information for a nearly all CD s and import this information into the STORQ system when rip
235. update the information displayed in the File Picker with updated file information on each file in a specified drive WARNING Under normal circumstances it is not necessary to refresh drive information Zoom e Zoom In Increases font size of File List same as pressing Ctrl e Zoom Out Decreases font size of File List same as pressing Ctrl The Zoom In Zoom Out features are helpful when working with an especially large or small screen resolution The Zoom In Zoom Out features work on almost all STORQ windows Use Ctrl and Ctrl to zoom File Recorder Player To record audition or edit audio files macros or rotators use the File Recorder Player O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 50 STORQ Technical Operation 1ST RESPONSE 4 DAYS RV 11 00 3 00 6 Ends Begins at Intro 00 0 Category EOM 00 6 Net Audio Mute 1 00 3 Underwriting 1 02 0 RunTime Max Record Time x 15T RESPONSE 4 DAYS RY Last Recorded 6 20 2006 3 57 08 PM WWS B1 E3 El Directory Updated 44kH2 S PCM WARNING gt To load a file into the File Recorder Player double click a file you wish to record edit or audition in the File Picker Once the file is loaded the cut number will be displayed in the upper left corner The file name will be displayed just below the file number at the top of the form along with the run time and EOM eked O
236. uration of recording WARNING If you are recording production at the time of an Auto Record and your hardware allows only one record stream production recording will be halted and switched to the Auto Record See Also Installed Hardware External Switchers O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ System Overview 85 2 12 1 AutoRecorder The Auto Recorder performs unattended recording of network feeds lt looks almost identical to the File Recorder Player It is displayed automatically when recording a network feed To review recorder settings when the Auto Recorder is not active select Show AutoRecorder Alt 4 lt w onaubio stop p Brandis On Air Options Menu Begins at Intro EOM Ends RunTime 1 Adevice menu will appear L v Device 1 Category Net Audio Max Record Time _ Device 2 pe mute mf oro ly Device 3 Name AutoRecorder ldle Device 4 Client Artist Last AutoRec was 2001 OutQ Album ABC Autorecord 07 06 11 29 13 2 Depending on your installed hardware select the device you want to view Reference Year StartDate ES puras KillDate Last Recorded Directory Updated vila Auto record results will be logged in the As Played Log 2 12 2 Auto Record By Time Setting up an Auto Record by time is nearly identical to setting up a simple Time Command Example You may have a hourly news program you need to record for playb
237. ure to give the rotator a name length and any other pertinent information as you would any normal audio cut This is the information that will initially be displayed in the on air Play List Example In the example below a series of commercials are recorded promoting an upcoming event and are scheduled in Rotator 6001 by day of the week 1 Rotation Macro Editor 06001 Big Sale Rotator Rotation Type 2 by Day of Week 6002 Biq sale this Thursday 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute 6002 Big sale this Thursday 30 0 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute 6003 Big sale Tomorrow 31 0 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute 6004 Big sale Today 30 0 00 6 Underwriting 31 0 Mute The commercial recorded with a Big sale this Thursday tag is recorded on file number 6002 and placed in the Monday and Tuesday slots The commercial with the Big sale Tomorrow tag is recorded on 6003 and placed in the Wednesday slot Finally the Big sale Today tag commercial is recorded on 6004 and placed in the Thursday position Instead of scheduling these through the week as separate file numbers they can now be scheduled under one file number 6001 2 9 8 1 Advanced Rotation Examples With STORQ s advanced rotation types you can accomplish a number of programming tasks Hour specific ID s and Imaging Using one rotator number you can rotate different cuts or sub rotators for different hours of the day Setup e Create a rotator and select the Hour of Day rotation type the file list grid
238. urs 9am 7pm Central Time Monday Friday To access after hours support call 402 952 7600 and select option 3 for engineering Once you reach an engineer s voice mail press O to page the on call engineer Troubleshooting Problem can t record or edit an audio file Resolution If the audio file is not in the 1001 8999 range this protection feature is by design If the file is in the 1001 8999 range make sure that Play Only or Protected are not selected See the File Recorder Player Menu Options section for details Problem The STORQ system does not re start after a local break Resolution This problem occasionally occurs with Lite Systems Sometimes your existing automation system will not return a closure at the end of a local break Make sure that the system is not windowing local breaks too tightly Also make sure that your automation system is configured to return a closure even if the local break is empty The STORQ system must ALWAYS see a return closure at the end of a local break to function properly Problem Voice tracks are showing up in the Play List as past kill date Resolution Many times the jock on air will record voice tracks just before they are called for in the Play List You will see these update from red to green in the Kill date Artist field If tracks are still outdated after they should have played you may be experiencing satellite reception problems Please contact Technical Support for assistance
239. w way MonitAir looks Event Slogans leave blank to use cut information Etoo e General Settings Set the port the STORQ system is Commercial BT sending it s data on By default it s set Voice Tracks to port 55525 on both the STORQ computer and the MonitAir software General Audio You can change this number if needed especially if you have multiple computers at the same location The Calls field is a place to enter your call letters such as KQKQ The LED Color field lets you select the color of the text for your MonitAir marquee display e Event Slogans These fields allow you to customize the 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 154 STORQ Technical Operation message MonitAir displays Again you should enter something into the generic field fortimes when MonitAir is either sitting idle or processing items that shouldn t be displayed Any text you insert into the Commercial Voice Tracks and General Audio fields will be substituted into the marquee whenever your system airs these types of audio Leaving the Event Slogans blank will display the cut titles for each type of audio For example to see your commercials on the marquee leave the Commercial field When you are finished making changes to this page click the OK button and then exit the MonitAir software The changes you have made will not take effect until a restart of the software After starting Monit
240. whatson htm Step 9 When satisfied with the results copy and paste the whatson htm code into your existing web pages y idg Replace the WRN sample logo with your station logo or with a little creative scripting insert sponsors ads into the logo gif and generate additional revenue at your station O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC Additional Utility Programs 159 What s On Flash MX 2004 Sample WRN STORQ Monitair Online Edition Microsoft ne Oj xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt Y ay Search Favorites Links Step 1 Create a folder on the web server where you want the MonitAir program to save an output file Be certain the MonitAir software will have write permissions for the web folder you created Step 2 Save the contents of the Samples Flash folder into the new folder you created on the web server Step 3 Check the name of the output file from the Setup page in MonitAir It needs to be whatson txt lowercase Check the Text to Place at Beginning of File in MonitAir is set to WEB Step 4 Using notepad or similar text editor open station txt and make changes to the calls and 8 info fields It is possible to use spaces and HTML code space permitting For example amp info Your At Work Station Step 5 Save the station txt file into the folder you created in Step 1 Step 6 Set only the Title and Artist fields in the Include t
241. xternal Editor Integration 2 10 Multi Track Editor Integration allows the audio of a selected file to be sent to a pre installed multi track editor The file can then be edited and sent back to STORQ The path to the installed multi track editor must first be set in the Editor tab of Audio Preferences Editor integration will work with nearly all popular multi track editors including e Adobe Audition e Cool Edit Pro e SAW Once setup click the button to export the currently selected file to the integrated editor If supported in the editor program the file header information will be displayed via a standard Cart Chunk Header Any changes to the audio and the file header will be automatically re imported into STORQ via a second click of the button WARNING gt f If the Recorder window is closed or the file number changed you will NOT be able to automatically re import the file by clicking the pal button See Also Editor Setup Cart Chunk Header Log Viewer The Log Viewer displays what has played on the system as well as automation events autorecord events trigger events recording event schedule editing events jock changes errors and other advisories and system functions To view a log for a particular day select the date from the Date drop down menu By default today s date is selected Events shown in the As Played Log are color coded by event for easier viewing 4 y Double clicking on an audio item
242. y Q Can import audio into the STORQ system without recording it A Yes if the file you want to import is an uncompressed PCM WAV file you can import it into the STORQ system With proper configuration you can even import files from across the network See the Drag and Drop Conversion section for more information or contact Technical Support Q Can I record or rip long form shows into the STORQ system A Yes if you rip the program to an uncompressed PCM WAV format on a separate computer the STORQ system can import the file from across the network Rippers cannot be installed on the STORQ system See the Drag and Drop Conversion section for more information or contact Technical Support Q Can automate sporting events or syndicated shows with the STORQ system A Yes the STORQ system is a fully capable state of the art automation system and can automate nearly any event We have provided you with some specific automation examples to help get you O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC 232 STORQ Technical Operation started See the Advanced Automation with STORQ section for details O 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC gt STORO Automation Part 234 STORQ Technical Operation Glossary Audio Block The Audio Block is a standard connectorized type 66 punch block shipped with the STORQ system It contains all audio inputs and outputs For pin out information see the Audio Wiring s
243. y keystroke This feature is especially helpful during a live show or when broadcasting a game In the screenshot below shown enabled pressing W will play back WX Bed file 1 00 long Pressing E will play back Legal ID 11seconds long Pressing the End key will stop all Hot Key playback 2008 Waitt Radio Networks LLC STORQ Technical Operation 7 MirDrop Hot Keys Jock 04 with Scroll Lock key w 1 00 11 WX Bed _ ID Page Indic Indicator Stops All 4 Jock H Hot Key _ A First of 4 Pages Playback Po el al d g ArDrop Hot Keys are referenced by jock and network The proper network and jock must be selected in the On Air Screen before using or editing hot keys Each jock number for each network is assigned up to four pages of hot keys Pressing Tab or simply clicking on the Page Indicator In the lower left corner of the hot keys window will toggle through the four pages In the above example 4 refers to the jock number while A refers to the first of the four pages A B C and D WARNING P Do not use Network 1 for Hot Key definitions these will be overwritten by WRN via satellite AirDrop Hot Keys Alt K To access AirDrop Hot Keys simply select Menu or press Alt K from the On Air Screen from the Options To activate the Hot Key feature Scroll Lock must be turned on When active the border around the Hot Key main window will tur

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