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This is everything, gang. The first post on this blog was 13/May, 2009. The sole purpose of the MusicONE blog is to dispense information, training and useful tips about the music scheduler. You can usually find an article or video with an answer to your question by typing a word or two into the Search field. But if you scan down the page, you may find some things M1 does that you didn’t know about.

2022

02.08. | Adding Song Notes to the Log
21.06. | ASCAP / BMI Reports Now in .csv Format
10.06. | Hot Hits Formatting’s First Problem
29.05. | Formatting A Top 20 Countdown
24.05. | Products Old and New
24.05. | How the Cassette Changed The World
10.05. | The Radio Book I’m Reading
28.04. | TrafficONE and Avail Types
22.03. | TrafficONE User Manual Update
20.03. | Music Information Site
10.03. | When to Packet
16.01. | Quick Scheduling Pop Up Promos
07.01. | Non-Music Cards
07.01. | The RodeCaster Pro

2021

19.11. | Christmas 2021
09.11. | How To Mass-Change / Mass-Apply Hour Restrictions
04.11. | Daylight Saving Time Shift
28.10. | 12 Predictions for the Music Business
27.10. | How to Schedule A Promo 3x’s More Than the Others
11.10. | Hour Restricted Songs – Flip or Not
13.09. | Production Service & Monitoring Service
01.09. | Spam & Phishing
31.08. | What Is A Format?
31.08. | What I Did When Don Everly Died
26.08. | Convert a Non-Music Card To a Spot Card
22.07. | Printing PDF Playlists for Announcers
19.07. | Connecting Screens For M1/T1 Support
08.07. | Strangest Recent Radio Story
26.06. | M1 Blog Archives & TrafficONE Blog Update
25.06. | Common Rule Violation Notices
18.06. | Managing Female Content
31.05. | Editing Tip: De-glitching An Artist Separation Anomaly
16.05. | Flip Function – Category Refresher
14.05. | Alexa Skills for US Stations
06.05. | How To Be A Radio Program Director
28.04. | Formatting Tempo’d Jingles
27.04. | Add Social Media Posts to PlayoutONE
12.04. | Twelve Minutes with Lee Abrams
25.03. | A Primer On Three Formatting Basics
19.03. | Format An Open Slot for DJ Choice
18.03. | Linking Hit Year Intros and Stagers
11.03. | Daylight Savings Jump Ahead in the States This Weekend
21.02. | The Great Texas Freeze
13.02. | Artist Content Report
29.01. | How To Mass Change Clock Items
17.01. | Over Ruled
01.01. | Merging Song Data onto MusicONE Song Cards

2020

24.11. | Mass Change Tempo
08.11. | Category Rotation Changes With Clocks
05.11. | “This Week In Radio Tech” with PlayoutONE
27.10. | Sorting “The” Artist
14.10. | Scheduling Stop With No Choices Showing
23.09. | A New Site for TrafficONE
10.09. | Formatting Syndicated Shows – Wolfman Jack
09.09. | TrafficONE – Product Separation
04.09. | Importing and Merging New Song Data
05.08. | The Listenership Evolves
05.08. | Recycle Categories
15.06. | The Programming Operations Manual
11.06. | Steve Warren On The Air
13.05. | Genesis of the Music Scheduler
07.05. | A TrafficONE Demo Video
28.04. | A PlayoutONE Video
05.04. | Scheduling Category Tracks vs Scheduling Rotators
23.03. | Running Radio Remotely
06.03. | Formatting No Repeat Workdays
02.02. | Category Rules – Refresher
05.01. | Packets to Limit or Increase Airplay of Songs

2019

17.12. | Customizing the Start/End Date Columns
11.12. | Scheduling A Year-End Top Hits Countdown
12.11. | TrafficONE – Mass Delete Old Orders
23.10. | About the Message: Errors Found During Load
22.10. | Removing Duplicates
04.10. | Lost Database Recovery
28.08. | Your Voice Make You Cringe? Here’s Why
27.08. | Scheduling Rules – Basic Settings
23.08. | Tempo’d Jingles
16.07. | Artist Trivia Pop-up
30.06. | TrafficONE – New Name for Traffecta
13.06. | Artist Separation – History, Theory and Music Radio Today
22.05. | Shuffling Categories – Update
15.05. | How To Delete A Format Clock
09.05. | The Best Idea I’ve Heard This Year
13.04. | Meta-Data Editing with Mp3Tag
12.03. | Re-Schedule Hours or Delete a Log
11.03. | PlayoutONE – Import Settings
31.01. | Removing A Selection Category
25.01. | Importing and Not Importing from PlayoutONE
07.01. | The Updated QuickStart Manual

2018

19.12. | Print a Playlist
18.11. | Formatting Christmas with Music 1
12.11. | Change the Drive Letter and Path on Song Cards
05.11. | Scheduling Two-For Tuesdays
23.10. | Multi-User Update
05.10. | TrafficONE- Scheduling Spots 2 to 1
24.09. | View Only and the .ML File
26.08. | Power Oldie Rotation Evaluation – What To Look For
20.08. | TrafficONE – Entering Complicated Ad Orders
21.07. | TrafficONE – Formatting a News Sponsorship Order
28.06. | Full Automatic Scheduling
07.06. | Reports – Exporting to CSV
27.05. | PlayoutONE – Disconnecting M1 To Work Remotely
17.05. | Track Plays Report
03.05. | Scheduling Hit Year Stagers – Second Option
02.05. | The New Cirrus Player from SecureNet
19.04. | Formatting Hit Year Stagers
12.04. | Allow Repeat Play After x-% of Tracks Have Played
06.04. | TrafficONE- Splits
28.03. | Reconcile – Why I Don’t
19.03. | Automatic Shutdown
15.03. | Scheduling Daily Voice Tracks and Rotators
04.03. | Moving Music 1 to Another Computer
28.02. | Category – Rank Order Fix
22.02. | TrafficONE – Scheduling Spots for Specific Hours
18.02. | PlayoutONE and Music 1 On Separate Computers
10.02. | TrafficONE Spot Breaks – Fixed Start Time Enabled
29.01. | Announcers – Naming
23.01. | PlayoutONE – Adding Voice Track Markers

2017

15.12. | Scheduling End-Dated Units
13.12. | SoundExchange Reporting
06.12. | Scheduling Countdown Shows
06.11. | New Website For M1
06.11. | Shuffling Categories
27.10. | Daylight Saving Time
20.10. | Scheduling – Automatic Scheduling
02.10. | Hybrid Scheduling System
20.09. | Rivendell Connection
18.09. | Scheduling in Automatic vs. Interactive
16.09. | Scheduling – Syndicated Shows
11.09. | Mechanics – Backup And Restore
01.09. | Selection Categories
21.08. | Platooning for Tempo Control
07.08. | Tempo Rule Problem
24.07. | Playlist Hack – Use A Past Schedule on a New Date
11.07. | No Virus or Malware In M1, Ever
01.07. | Clock Rules: Separation vs Run
16.06. | PlayoutONE Processsor Settings
05.06. | Understanding Rule Violations – 2
02.06. | Rule Violations When Scheduling -1-
31.05. | Category View Design
28.05. | Report Design
18.05. | Linked Tracks – Video
14.05. | M3U Playlists
23.04. | TrafficONE- Auto Fill With Only One Spot
03.04. | Importing from Simian
22.03. | New Clock to Dayformat (Hour Clock Lineup)
15.03. | Importing Advert Schedule From TrafficONE
15.03. | Including Spots in the Playout Schedule
02.03. | TrafficONE – Order With Different Rates
25.02. | Connect M1 to PlayoutONE sql
23.02. | Rule Violation: Time
20.02. | Unscheduling
17.01. | TrafficONE- Break Balancing

2016

12.12. | Boston Tests New Music & Flunks (1972)
07.12. | BMI, ASCAP and SoundExchange Reports
30.11. | Alternative Categories
29.08. | Jazler Commercial Breaks
26.08. | Importing Data From WideOrbit
09.08. | RadioDJ – Hourly Playlists
25.07. | Scheduling A Non-Audio Unit
06.07. | Audio Folders
14.06. | The Most Efficient Tool
04.06. | AudioVault Flex – Exporting and Importing into M1
03.06. | PlayoutONE: PlaylistCheck Off
28.04. | Printing List of Most Recent Adds
18.03. | TrafficONE – Spot Break Insert/Fill Function
24.02. | Dadpro Log File and Player Command Setup
22.02. | Rule Violation: Song Prev Day
17.02. | Sam Cloud and Music 1
10.02. | Switching To PlayoutONE From Another System
20.01. | Cloud Storage – Log Folders
19.01. | PlayoutONE – Voice Tracking Future Hours/Days
18.01. | TrafficONE – Convert Tracks

2015

16.12. | Mass Change Sound Codes
13.12. | Mass Change Artist Genders
04.12. | TrafficONE – Packets
02.12. | Importing Audio Tag Data – Unique Titles
28.11. | Proppfrexx Event Type Customization
19.11. | See The Timing Boxes – Make The Taskbar Go Away
09.10. | Player Commands – Overview
23.09. | PlayoutONE Time Update Player Commands
09.09. | Click-and-Hear Auditioning
23.08. | Stuck In View-Only And Recovering From It
20.06. | Importing From Sound File Tags (aka: Meta-Data / aka: mp3 tags)
26.04. | Folders vs Categories
27.03. | Formatting Daily Voice Tracking for PlayoutONE
18.03. | “error initializing audio reader”
12.03. | PlayoutONE Commands – Hard and Soft Syncs
28.02. | Play By Percentage
25.02. | Packet Removal
25.02. | System Settings – Automation Params
25.02. | System Settings – Insert Tab
25.02. | Automation General Tab
25.02. | Automation Format Selection
21.02. | Multi-User Mode Passwords
20.02. | Printing to PDF
14.02. | Log Folder
09.02. | Announcers – Creating
26.01. | StationPlaylist Creator Setup
22.01. | Tempo / Transition Jingles
14.01. | Date Fields In Automation Log Formats

2014

20.11. | StationPlaylist Creator Log Importer Settings
20.11. | Hard Syncs and Soft Syncs for StationPlaylist Creator
24.10. | Using Dropbox with M1
09.09. | Using Join.Me for Quick Support Answers
27.08. | Make A Report Showing Average Tempo’s, Genders, Sound Codes
26.08. | Moving From the SAM Broadcaster Scheduler to the Music 1 Scheduling System
19.08. | Importing Natural Log advertising logs.
12.08. | Enco Digilink Output For Multiple Streams
12.08. | Skylla Commands
01.08. | How Do I Change The Fonts In My Categories?
30.07. | Simian Commands in Music 1/Professional
25.06. | Timing Issues with SAM Broadcaster
24.06. | Importing Data from Mp3Tag software
09.06. | Song Plays Report
23.05. | Converting Tracks to the Other Card Type
16.05. | Shuffle and Shuffling Categories
06.04. | Viewing The Song Rotation Chart During Scheduling
06.04. | Drag, Drop and Swap During Scheduling
18.03. | NPR/SoundExchange Report
03.01. | Track Plays Report

2013

05.12. | Artist Separation – During Scheduling
30.10. | Adding Spot Break Units
22.10. | Using MediaMonkey To Edit mp3 Tags
19.10. | Scheduling Basics
09.10. | Can I Schedule Some Hours With No Slow Songs At All?
28.09. | Mp3 Tags – Explained
24.08. | Audio folders for Internet Radio
18.07. | Re-Importing Library Data
18.07. | What Are Double-Shots?
24.06. | Scheduling A Specific Track
15.06. | Clock Time/Content Rules
05.06. | Automation / Playout System Selection
30.05. | Setting Default Genders
28.05. | Category Statistics Report
25.05. | Moving “Found” Songs To Different Categories
11.05. | Canadian Content
26.04. | Re-Importing Song Data From Mp3 Tags
18.04. | Linked Tracks – Advanced
09.04. | Question About External Hard Drives
05.04. | Restoring M1 Library data from a zip archive
03.04. | Player Commands 2
20.03. | A Question About Shuffling and Separating Artists
07.03. | SAM Vibe and Music 1
05.03. | I’m a bit confused about Sound Codes. What should mine be?
05.03. | How Do I Make Sure GOLD songs don’t play within the same day part of the previous day?
20.02. | Artist Separation From Previous Day

2012

18.12. | Player Controller
11.12. | Play Number Option
19.09. | Artist Separation Problem
13.09. | Products and Product Rules
11.09. | Player Commands For StationPlaylist Creator
20.07. | Play Number Explained In Detail
17.07. | Player Commands
13.07. | How Can I Make Some Songs By An Artist Play More Than Other Songs By The Artist?
07.07. | Scheduling In Automatic Mode
26.04. | Linked Tracks – Linking To Songs
13.04. | Linked Tracks – Hit Year
11.04. | Help Me With My Rotations
02.04. | Total Plays Re-Set
30.03. | Restore From Backup
22.03. | Format Clock – Clusters
13.03. | Importing Traffic Log Files
12.03. | Title Separation Rule
07.03. | Automatic Shut Down
01.03. | Controlling the Tempo Mix
29.02. | Tempo Flow Rules
15.02. | My “Last Played” Data Isn’t The Same As the Song Rotation Chart
06.02. | Why Does M1 Always Stop As It Schedules?
04.02. | Can I Search For Songs From A Specific Year?
26.01. | Designing Templates for Printing Logs / Playlists

2011

09.11. | How Do I Schedule Day-Specific Jingles?
02.11. | Using Player Commands
27.10. | Daypart Rotation
11.10. | Artist Separation Not Working
09.10. | How Do I Create A “Spins” Report
27.09. | How Do I Tell M1 To Schedule An Item At A Specific Time?
26.09. | How Do I Change the Scheduling Order Of My Categories?
02.09. | Play Number
21.08. | Song Search
18.08. | All Installed Automation System Outputs
18.08. | Clock Rules – Female Separation
13.08. | SAM Broadcaster – PAL Scripts
03.08. | Song Swap and Move
30.07. | Rule Violations – Artist Separation
27.06. | Song Rotation Grid During Scheduling
23.06. | My “Dig” Button Is Not Working
08.06. | Can I Print a Playlist To PDF? And, Can I Make It In Color?
07.06. | Counting “Song From Search” Plays
03.06. | A Question about the Automatic Double-Shot Function
26.05. | I’ve Got Some Problems With Artist Separation
24.05. | What does “Overplay” Mean?
19.05. | I’m Using the Jazler Automation System. How Do I Configure M1 To Work With it?
11.05. | Changing the Columns and Colors in the Scheduling View
10.05. | How Do I Put A Spot Break Merge-Marker in LE?
05.05. | A Question About The Average Turnover Number
11.03. | Setting the Time Display While Scheduling
08.03. | The Music 1 Player Isn’t Working
24.02. | Clusters
23.02. | What’s the Easiest Way to Manually schedule some Artist “Drops”?
21.02. | Why Doesn’t M1 Search the Entire Category to Find A Song That Won’t Violate One of My Formatting Rules?
19.02. | Scheduling With A “Search”
04.02. | Setting The Player Behavior
27.01. | Changing Font Preferences In Scheduling View

2010

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