[BC] Automation systems

[Tom]

This one's less than $500 US

http://stationplaylist.com

Creator Pro / Studio Pro suite (bundle) will do about anything 
AudioVault or any of the other "big boy" systems will do, at a fraction 
of the cost.   And it even does Time and Temperature announcements; buy 
Ross' time and temp files, or roll your own.  If you have ANY knowledge 
of radio automation, SPL is VERY easy / intuitive. 

Win 2k is what I'm running it on; heck, it'll even run on Win98SE boxes! 
(Theoretically, it'll run on <shudder> Vista; I can't say.)  One small 
caveat - Studio will NOT play DRM-protected audio files.  All such need 
to be dubbed to a different format - or the same format minus the DRM.  
Also won't do Real files - the TARA plugin for WinAmp doesn't always 
work correctly for Studio (or in WinAmp, either, for that matter).  Both 
file types will crash Studio, but with virtually everything else -.wav, 
.mp3, .flac, etc., available, who needs RealAudio anyway?

Tell Ross I sent ya! 

Mark Earle wrote:
> OK.. I can't find it in my saved messages.
>
> Cowboy??
>
> There was a long discussion a while back about a reasonably priced 
> automation system. Small station, wants to run unmanned overnight; 
> switch back and forth between satellite, and local commercials on 
> satellite relay closures. Pretty basic stuff.
>
> Would someone kindly give me a pointer/ link or two? Thanks.
>
> My preference might be for it to run under Windows 2k  but L variants 
> considered! :)
>
> We're also looking at DAD Enco    as something "serious" yet below the 
> costs of Prophet.
>
>

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Tom Spencer
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