Description

D&R AIRCAST play-out radio software

 

AIRCAST-STD Package:

– This is the license for 1 user.

– The user can locally (on his own PC) create a music database.

– The user can log-on a PC that has an Aircast STD-DB license and use the music that is stored on

  that PC.

 

Aircast 7.0 (newest version) is built around a reliable, fully customizable playout engine, with automation and live assist mode, skinnable user interface, a built-in, touch-screen friendly, multi-tab cartwall, and Voice-Tracking support.

It features a Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix editor, events, screen objects and file logging. Voice Tracking, mixdown and scripting are standard.

D&R Aircast 7.0 is a light-weight, full-featured radio automation system for Microsoft Windows.

It is targeted at small and medium-sized stations and for both terrestrial and Internet-based broadcast. It offers features often only found in some high priced, high-end professional packages.

Aircast 7.0 was designed to be as flexible and customizable as possible.

It works with standard PC hardware, supports virtually any soundcard and offers an unbelieveable smooth integration with our Webstation, Airlite, Airence , Airlab-DT, AXITE and AXUM mixers.

 

Features

– Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix Editor, events, screen

  objects, file logging

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– Stream/line-in playback, special playlist items,

  layout/skin, HTTP/SQL logging

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– Voice tracking, mixdown, scripting

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– Built-in Shoutcast/Icecast compatible streaming encoder

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– VST, Winamp DSP

– Database and Scheduling (standalone/local mode),

  music scheduling

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– Ad scheduler, log import from 3rd party music/traffic

  schedulers, voice tracking.

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– Use one STD-DB license as the “server” (and playout)

  and multiple STD (non-DB) or VT license as the clients.

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– Hotkeys, gamepad/joystick, IO-Warrior, MIDI, Velleman.

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– Remote Control  for digital Broadcast Mixers  –

MambaNet only​

 

new features within the new version 7.0

– Redesigned playlist GUI.

– WASAPI is now the default audio output method.

– DirectSound is still supported but only in “application level mixing” mode with higher latency.

– Layout Designer: Screen Objects are now using IDs that indicate their type.

– DB: Scheduler: Attribute filters starting with ~ will now be regarded  as regular expressions.

– Built-in Dark Mode.

– Live skin editing.

– Redesigned Audio Routing configuration with improved identification/testing and built-in

  repair function when device IDs change after Windows updates.

– Built-in sine wave and pink noise generator; use Stream playlist items, enter URL as “sine:

  <freq>[,level[,samplerate]]” or “pink:[level]”.

– Redesigned System Log with automatic archiving function and built-in viewer.

– DB: Unified configuration interface for all network/SQL databases.

– DB: Built-in user and group management for local and SQL databases; no longer uses SQL

roles for user management. Default login is the “admin” user with password “admin” which

  can be changed in the database connection  properties. Additional users/groups are managed

  from the DB app Administration menu. DBServer application does not have a user database of

  its own anymore but uses the one from the database.

– DB: New “Inbox” button in DB app, will check a configurable folder for new audio files, then

import and delete them.

– DB: Advertising: Ability to specify manual blocks (by date/hour/block) for campaigns, in

  addition to the weekly schedule WASAPI: New “Windows Default Device” setting; will

  automatically follow when you switch to a different device in Windows sound settings.

– WASAPI: Automatic recovery when devices are disconnected and reconnected.

– WASAPI: Newly connected devices can be used without restarting the software.

– DB: New “Auto-Repair” function in storage sync dialog.

– DB: Transitions: “Artist must match” option (used to schedule Station IDs).

– DB: Optimized SQL queries [*]

– DB: Database schema updated to 25.

– New item type: Automatic File Container.

– New screen object: Web Browser (requires Edge and WebView2 runtimes).

– Sound processing can now be used on soundcard output/input level.

– Redesigned progress dialogs – Various GUI fixups and improvements.

– ASIO: Simplified input/output channel configuration.

– Updated BASSmix to 2.4.11.1

– Updated Virtual Treeview to 7.6.1

– Re-implemented IOWarrior remote control based on hidapi.dll

– Re-implemented Ember+ Consumer remote control.

 

Why would you choose Aircast….? Here are som really good reasons!

Playout

Aircast 7.0 is built around a reliable, fully customizable playout engine, with automation and live assist mode, skinnable user interface, a built-in, touch-screen friendly, multi-tab cartwall, and Voice-Tracking support.

It features a Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix editor, events, screen objects and file logging. Voice Tracking, mixdown and scripting are standard.

 

​Database and Scheduling

Manage your audio files and playlist logs through Aircast Data Base, the built-in, network-enabled audio library (in version STD-DB).

It has built-in music scheduling, and can also import playlists from various 3rd-party scheduling software.

 

Studio Integration

With its various built-in remote control options such as hotkeys, gamepad/joystick, I/O warrior, Midi, Velleman, Aircast integrates perfectly with your professional studio equipment.

Direct control of many functions by D&R’s own remote control protocol is also built in.

 

Streaming

The built-in streaming encoder feeds Shoutcast and Icecast servers, even from server hardware with no physical audio devices.

Winamp and VST plugins can be used for sound processing. With the Multi Instance option, you can run dozens of playouts from the same machine.

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Playlist with Live Assist and Automation mode

The playlist contains all audio files that are going to be broadcasted during your show.

These audio items are handled by the main players – either

started manually (live assist mode) or automatically (automation mode).

You can toggle between these modes at any time.

The number of main players is configurable. In a live studio, you will usually want to have at least two players – each assigned to a separate sound card output connected to a separate fader strip on your mixing console.

Aircast offers numerous features that makes the presenters’ lives easier, helping them to produce a perfect show.

For example, fix times are supported in Automation mode, so items can be started automatically at given times.

The anticipated starting times of all items are calculated and displayed continuously for perfect backtiming.

During the intro/ramp of a song, a large countdown is displayed.