[cma-l] Radio playout software companies

[CMA-L]

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From: Eddie Stuart <eddie at kcr.fm>

We use SAM Broadcaster from Spacial Audio:

http://spacial.com/sam-broadcaster

It's cheap, has DJ seat licences without buying extra full licences
and has worked well for us.

It uses a choice of standard databases (including free ones) which has
allowed us to easily develop a public website that displays what's
playing, what's coming up etc, what was played built around the
database.

We also have a Presenters website where users can listen to specific
music tracks, build show playlists and place directly into SAM etc.
Hourly audit files are also available here which allowed an extremely
quick remote response when we had an Ofcom query.

We used SAM to pull in our sustaining service temporarily when we had
an equipment failure.

I have a DJ seat on my laptop for developing & testing and used it to
do my shows remotely and extremely easily from Rotterdam when I was
working over there.

Subject to time constraints (!!) I may be able to offer more detailed
help off-list if that would help. Please email me directly at eddie at
kcr.fm

Regards,

Eddie

KCR is the operating name of Keith Community Radio Ltd - The Friendly Sound
Broadcasting to the whole of Moray&  beyond on 102.8FM
and to the World at http://kcr.fm

Keith Community Radio Ltd
Registered in Scotland No.SC173805
Registered Office: 59a Land Street, Keith, Banffshire, AB55 5AN


On 23/06/2011 12:39, CMA-L wrote:
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> From: "Shane Carey"<shane at eclectic-productions.co.uk>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We recently spent a fortune on a bunch of Myriad licenses, and are
> busy trying to implement them to the station now. Unfortunately, the
> software’s NOT compatible with any soundcards that work with new
> computers – ones with PCIE connections. All new computers we’ve found
> don’t have PCI slots, so we’re having to downgrade our computers to be
> able to handle the soundcards.
>
> P2 recommend an Edirol soundcard – but it was discontinued by Edirol a
> year ago! Through talking to their helpline, it seems they’ve not
> really considered this, and the response was really vague. They don’t
> appear to be discussing with hardware manufacturers.
>
> We may be stuck having paid so much, but just in case, does anyone
> know a really good playout system which doesn’t cost the earth and
> works with contemporary hardware?
>
> Thanks, Shane