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Drew5164
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We use BSI Simian for mostly Satellite Automation (For which it excels) and live dayparts for playback of music and commercials (for which it is alright). We are playing with the idea of using the Voicetrack Feature to extend local dayparts while saving wear and tear on the staff (read that as me and three others watching three stations). During the live Dayparts we can delete unneeded content to keep the log on time. During satellite hours there are "Time Immediate" Log Update events keeping the log on time. These almost never affect the log but are insurance against the Satellite Service missing a local avail trigger.
Now that you have the background I need to know- if it will, and how- to update the position in the log based on scheduled time, in the event we fall behind in the schedule. Essentially, I want the Simian to update the next to play event based on time short of interupting the current event. The Backtiming Feature is out for a couple of reasons: 1. It requires a ASI audio card, which we don't have, to function and 2. it uses pitching (+ or - up to 4%) to shorten or lengthen the playback time of the log. Yech!!
There is absolutley no plans to upgrade this automation. We've managed to make it do some pretty amazing stunts but this is something I haven't been able to figure out how to do.
Any suggestions out there in Engineering Land?
Now that you have the background I need to know- if it will, and how- to update the position in the log based on scheduled time, in the event we fall behind in the schedule. Essentially, I want the Simian to update the next to play event based on time short of interupting the current event. The Backtiming Feature is out for a couple of reasons: 1. It requires a ASI audio card, which we don't have, to function and 2. it uses pitching (+ or - up to 4%) to shorten or lengthen the playback time of the log. Yech!!
There is absolutley no plans to upgrade this automation. We've managed to make it do some pretty amazing stunts but this is something I haven't been able to figure out how to do.
Any suggestions out there in Engineering Land?