Using Rotating Media Items in Myriad Playout 6

Rotating Media Items allow you to create a reusable placeholder that plays a different piece of audio each time it is triggered. This is ideal for jingles, station IDs, promos, or any rotating content you want to schedule without manually switching items.

Each time the rotating item is played — whether manually or through automation — it will play the next media item in its internal rotation list.

? Creating a Rotating Media Item

To set up a rotating item:

1. Select an empty media item on the Media Wall

2. Click Edit 
   
   

3. Choose New Rotating Item from the media type list 

➕ Adding Items to the Rotation

1. Click the Media Browser button to select the Media Items to add to your Rotating Media 

2. Select the media items you want to include in the rotation. You can double click on a Media Item to add it to the list, or drag Media Items into the Rotate List

   • Example: A set of generic jingles.
     
     

3. Review your list:

   • The next item to be played will have a play icon next to it 

   • If you’ve accidentally added an item twice, click the ❌ (cross) to remove duplicates 

4. Give your rotating item a title 

5. Click Save 

? You can edit this list any time by reopening the media item and adjusting its contents.

▶️ How It Works During Playback

Each time the rotating item is:

• Dragged into a player

• Scheduled in the log

• Triggered from favorites

…it will play the next item in the list, then advance the internal counter to the following item for next time.

The rotation is looped, so when it reaches the end of the list, it starts again from the beginning.

✏️ Updating or Reordering a Rotating Item

You can:

• Reorder items within the rotation

• Add or remove items

• Rename the rotating item at any time

To do so:

1. Open the item via Edit

2. Adjust the list as needed

3. Click Save to apply changes

✅ Summary

Rotating Media Items give you an easy way to introduce dynamic variety in your station without creating separate log entries for each version.

Use them to:

• Rotate jingles or sweepers

• Cycle through promos or sponsor tags

• Create reusable and self-managing content blocks

Each play-through delivers something different — without changing your playout structure.

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