StationPlaylist Studio is an on-air broadcast playout software for the studios, providing useful features for assisting the DJ during live shows, and for unattended automation with their StationPlaylist Creator track scheduler. Any DJ can use this software, an uncluttered screen, and large control buttons make this one of the easiest-to-use broadcasting applications available.

StationPlaylist Studio takes the work out of managing multiple players, it manages and controls multiple players internally for such purposes as automatic voice track/song overlapping. Plus, an advanced intelligent crossfader means that all tracks mix perfectly with no human intervention. Streaming your station on the Internet in multiple codecs is simple by using StationPlaylist Studio.

A Demo Playlist for StationPlaylist Studio is available to show off some of StationPlaylist Studio 's abilities. Or listen to their demonstration stream which includes voice tracks, time announcements, and temperature announcements.

Many of StationPlaylist Studio 's advanced automation features require playlists generated by StationPlaylist Creator. However, it can also read standard M3U playlists generated by other software and can be used as a DJ jukebox without a scheduler. Tracks may be inserted or dragged and dropped from Windows folders.

Traffic/Billing log file import is supported via StationPlaylist Creator Pro.

StationPlaylist Studio Pro Features:

• Live Assist Mode: Play tracks individually or tick the checkbox beside the tracks to play consecutively before stopping for a live announcement. Alternative tracks may be output to a different sound device for manual fading in mixers.
• Track Preview/Cueing: With a second soundcard installed, any track may be easily previewed by the DJ. Future tracks may also be cued to play from a specific position.
• Line Input Control: Take automatic or manual line input feeds from any sound input device. This may be used for external audio such as tape decks, telephone integration, or satellite feeds.
• Microphone Control: For those without a broadcast console/mixer, a Mic button is available to record from a sound input device. The current playing song is optionally faded automatically for live voiceovers.
• Single Key Keyboard Controls: Play, Stop, Automation Toggle, Mic Toggle, and other controls have configurable single key shortcuts for simple operation.
• Insert, Remove and Move Tracks in the Live Playlist: Use the insert dialog, or drag and drop to easily insert additional tracks into the Playlist Viewer. Instant search results on criteria such as Artist, Title, Album, Duration Range, Year Range, Genre, Mood, and many more.
• 48 Slot Cart Machine for Instant Jingles: Up to 48 cart slots may be assigned to keyboard shortcuts/menu items for instant play of jingles or sound effects, etc. 2 carts may be played simultaneously for such purposes as a dry voice over a music bed. Both cart players may be output to different sound devices.
• 96 Slot Cart Machine: StationPlaylist Studio Pro supports an additional 48 cart slots, plus on-screen cart buttons.
• Play Carts Via Push Buttons: Push buttons for all the cart slots are available from the main window making it easier to play carts in StationPlaylist Studio Pro.
• Unlimited Users: The Pro edition supports an unlimited number of users/DJs. Each user can have all 4 cart banks loaded with their jingles or share common cart banks. Individual time and temperature announcements for each user are possible at separate times of the day.
• Automation Mode: A click of the Automate button and StationPlaylist Studio will automatically load playlists and play continuously. If playlists should run out, or an hour is short for whatever reason, StationPlaylist Studio can load random Top Up tracks from a specific folder to ensure play does not stop.
• Run Unattended Indefinitely: StationPlaylist Studio can automatically load StationPlaylist Creator to generate playlists, and run continuously, fully automated and unattended. The StationPlaylist Studio can be set to auto-start in automation mode after a power failure, and start the track scheduled to be playing at the current time.
• Advanced Automatic Crossfading Using One Soundcard: StationPlaylist Studio uses audio file scanning techniques to automatically set up the best cue, segue, and crossfade overlap positions based on the volume inside each track. Tracks mix perfectly from one to the next as if a DJ is doing it. Manual crossfade settings for individual tracks are also available.
• Voice Track/Song Ramp Overlapping: StationPlaylist Studio Pro can overlap pre-recorded voice tracks, song introductions, and other generic dry voice tracks with the end of the last song and instrumental beginning of the following song (Song Ramp). This makes your station sound 100% live when unattended. A powerful yet easy-to-use feature.
• Hooks: StationPlaylist Studio can play hooks/snippets of upcoming songs in the hour or next hour.
• Auto Speed Function: StationPlaylist Studio can optionally play tracks in an hour slightly faster or slower to ensure the last track finishes precisely at the top of the hour. Works best in combination with Creator Pro's Last Track Bias feature.
• Auto Reload Playlist: Particularly useful when using Remote Voice Tracker, StationPlaylist Studio can check if a playlist that StationPlaylist Studio has loaded has been changed and will automatically load those changes into StationPlaylist Studio.
• Sound Processing and Compressor/Limiter: StationPlaylist Studio includes a dual and multi-band compressor/limiter to alter the dynamics of the audio and provide a more constant volume. Also comes with a 250-band graphic equalizer. 3rd party Winamp DSP plugins, and a 32-bit VST plugin is also supported.
• Replay Gain: Replay Gain is supported to provide an even volume level between songs. Ideal for feeding a compressor/limiter. Also supports ATSC A/85 and EBU R128 industry standards.
• Internet Streaming: Stream on the Internet in multiple audio codecs simultaneously, including MP3, AAC+ (HE-AAC), Ogg Vorbis, Ogg FLAC, and Windows Media. Supports Icecast, Shoutcast v1, and Shoutcast v2 compatible servers (e.g., Peercast, Live365), plus Streamer p2p.
• Stream Server Metadata Integration: Send Artist, Title, and other information directly to your streaming server to update the metadata. Your stream listeners will see what's playing in their media player, plus any other information you wish to include.
• Additional Metadata Output: Send song playing metadata via a serial port, text file, TCP, or an HTTP request for such purposes as updating RDS encoders, StationPlaylist Streamer, server-side scripting, etc.
• Stream Listener Statistics: For internet stations, displays and logs the current number of listeners for all streams, plus total listener hours for the day and month. Supports Shoutcast and Icecast2 servers.
• Website Song Requester: Integrate a song request system into your website, with song search capability. Songs may be inserted manually or automatically into StationPlaylist Studio 's playlist in allocated positions. Requires a PHP Server Script (Sold Separately).
• Include Now Playing Details on Your Website: Generate a completely customizable HTML web page, XML, or text file containing the current song details, up to 9 of the previous songs played, and up to 9 of the next songs to play. The file may be automatically uploaded to a remote web server via FTP, (or accessed directly via a built-in mini-web server in StationPlaylist Studio Pro only).
• Earn Money from Music Sales: The "Now Playing" facility above supports automatically accessing Apple Music album art and purchase links for advertising on your website.
• Read Existing File Tags: The StationPlaylist Studio can read existing file tags to establish artist, title, and other information, or it can use the filename where no tags are present. Supported tags are ID3v2.3+ and v1, Vorbis (OGG/FLAC/OPUS), MP4/M4A, WMA, APE, and RIFF LIST/INFO chunk, and the broadcast industry Cart Chunk for WAV files.
• Custom File Tags: Rather than using a cumbersome database that can easily become corrupted or lost, StationPlaylist Studio utilizes a file tagging system to store information in each audio file, such as Artist, Title, Album, Year, Genre, Composer, Record Label, CD catalogue number, CD cover URL, CD purchase URL, last 18 times played, and much more.
• External I/O Device Integration: Two-way serial RS-232 communication is supported, 2-way TCP/UDP communication, 2-way Axia Livewire GPIO, plus 2-way contact closures via BT and NCD boards. Easy Driver Board is a lower-cost choice for I/O contact closures. 3rd party software and external devices such as mixer consoles and satellite receivers may be used to control StationPlaylist Studio start and stop play, toggle automation mode, toggle the line-in, play carts, execute scripts, etc. The StationPlaylist Studio may also control an external device such as a switch. Integrates with the popular DandR web station, airlite, and Airence USB broadcast mixer consoles via plugins available for download from DandR.
• Automated Satellite Feeds: Audio input from 1 of 4 different sound devices may be "played" for a specific time or until a trigger is detected, before moving on to the next track in the playlist. Useful for satellite feeds. Includes silence detection for variable length feeds. Tone detection is available using a plugin sold separately.
• Station Networking: StationPlaylist Studio may be used at a network StationPlaylist Studio and at remote stations to play local advertisements between network programming.
• Break Note Support: Break Notes are non-audio items scheduled in the playlist, used to either control various functions within StationPlaylist Studio, hardware devices, or display a message to the DJ, such as an advertisement to read live.
• Timed Events: Spots, Break Notes, and Hour Markers may be played/executed at a precise time, or optionally after the current song has finished.
• Automated Time-of-Day Announcement Support: Pre-recorded time announcements may be played whenever a time announcement code appears in the playlist. A separate set of files with different voices may be recorded for different times of the day, simulating a DJ shift. Time announcement files may be recorded yourself, or you may purchase a full set of 720 files in a male American voice.
• Automated Temperature Announcement Support: Pre-recorded temperature announcements may be played. The temperature is read from either a weather station via the Internet, or a USB digital thermometer plugged into the computer. A different set of files with different voices may be recorded for various times of the day, simulating a DJ shift. Temperature announcement files may be recorded yourself, or you may purchase a set of files in a male American voice.
• Detailed Logging of Songs Played: All songs played may be output to a spreadsheet-compatible log file in a user-definable format. This may be used for song royalty or Sound Exchange reporting. Optional details output includes Artist, Title, Album, Composer, Record Label, ISRC, stream listener count, and much more.
• Detailed Logging of Spots Played: All spots (advertisements etc) played may be output to a separate log file and filtered in a spreadsheet for advertisement billing purposes.
• Failsafe Redundancy Using StationPlaylist Studio Monitor: StationPlaylist Studio Monitor is a free separate utility program that connects to StationPlaylist Studio via TCP. Its main function is to monitor the status of StationPlaylist Studio and perform tasks such as sending an email if a major problem occurs. StationPlaylist Studio Monitor also provides basic manual remote control of StationPlaylist Studio such as start and stop play, toggle automation, and the line-in port. This may be useful in a remote broadcast situation.
• Record Audio to File: All audio may be recorded to file for archival purposes, repeat broadcasts, or distributed to other stations. This may be activated manually, at specific times of the day, or via contact closure from a satellite feed for time-shifted playback.
• Cue Sheets: Cue sheet files are supported to obtain the artist/title of the individual songs included in one large audio file. This may be necessary for music licensing requirements. Cue sheets may also be created automatically while using the Record audio to file feature above.
• Password Protection: A password may be applied to the settings/options to protect against accidental changes or curious DJs. A master password may also be applied to prevent access to StationPlaylist Studio while running unattended.
• Plays All Major Audio File Formats: Supports MP2, MP3, MP4/M4A (AAC and ALAC), FLAC, WAV (PCM/MP2/MP3), OGG, OPUS, WMA, APE, and AIFF audio file formats, plus CD tracks directly from a CD drive. Note: DRM-protected files are not supported.
• Play Internet Streams/Files: Play most audio internet streams, or audio files stored on a web or FTP server for news feeds or relaying, etc.
• Global Clock Offset: When running multiple internet stations on the same computer, this feature may be used to operate the software in a different time zone.
• API Support for Developers: Developers can extend StationPlaylist Studio 's capabilities and gain full control over StationPlaylist Studio with DLL plugins.
• High Accessibility: StationPlaylist strives to make our software as accessible as possible. Visually Impaired users will find all functions accessible via the keyboard. Also, standard Windows controls are used for compatibility with screen readers. Scripts are also available for JAWS, Window-Eyes, and NVDA. The StationPlaylist Studio provides a font size adjustment to increase visibility.