Myriad 6 Schedule & Myriad 6 Schedule Pro User Guide

Download our comprehensive User Guide for Myriad Schedule and Myriad Schedule Pro.

Table of Contents

• Introduction. 10
• Myriad Schedule. 10
• Myriad Schedule Pro. 11
• Standalone Myriad Schedule Applications vs Built Into Myriad Playout. 12
• Standalone Application. 12
• Accessing Myriad Schedule from Within Myriad Playout. 12
• Deck Based Scheduling. 17
• Fundamentals Of Scheduling. 17
• Basic Orientation & Quick Guide. 20
• Installation & Initial Setup. 26
• Download & Install 27
• First Run – The Setup Wizard. 29
• Setting Up Myriad Schedule Pro for Myriad 6 Playout. 30
• Setting Up Myriad Schedule Pro for 3rd Party Playout Systems. 43
• Setting Up Myriad Schedule Pro for Both Myriad Playout & 3rd Party Playout/Automation Systems  61
• Importing Clocks, Rules, Categories & Media Items from AutoTrack Standard SE. 63
• Import Clocks & Assignments. 64
• Import Category names. 68
• Import Rules. 72
• Import Clock Rules. 75
• Import Clock + Global Rules. 76
• Importing Media Items (Carts) From AutoTrack SE. 79
• Import From 3rd Party Systems. 84
• Manually adding & editing Categories & Attributes. 84
• Categories (Song / Link / Advert / News). 88
• Adding & editing Categories. 88
• Tags. 90
• Adding & editing Tags. 91
• Types (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 94
• Adding & editing Types. 94
• Genders (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 96
• Adding & editing Genders. 96
• Eras (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 98
• Adding & editing Eras. 99
• Advert Collision Tags. 101
• Adding Advert Collision Tags. 101
• Adding Songs & Links. 104
• Adding New Songs & Links. 104
• Using Media Ranges to assign Item Types (Songs, Links, Adverts etc). 105
• Manually assigning Item Types. 106
• The Editor Tab. 109
• Editing Audio. 109
• Adding Timing Markers (Intro, Extro Hook etc). 110
• The Categories Tab. 111
• Setting Primary Category. 111
• Setting Secondary Category. 114
• Setting Throw for Songs & Links (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 115
• Manually Setting Tags for Songs & Links. 117
• Setting Tags. 117
• Types (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 118
• Setting Types. 118
• Genders (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 119
• Setting Genders. 119
• Eras (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 120
• Setting Eras. 120
• Characteristics (Energy, Tempo, Texture, Mood & Burnout). 122
• Characteristic Levels. 122
• Setting Up Characteristic Levels. 123
• Applying Characteristics to Songs & Links. 127
• Separate Category & Attributes in Multi-Station Environments. 128
• Enabling Per-Station Categorisation. 128
• Changing Categories & Attributes Per Station. 130
• Changing Categories & Attributes for media items per station. 131
• Mass Changing Item Types, Categories & Attributes. 134
• Allowing / Disallowing Songs & Links to be scheduled. 140
• Mass Changing whether Songs Links & Adverts can be included in Scheduling. 144
• Finding Songs, Links or Adverts that can / can’t be scheduled. 149
• The Restr Tab (Songs & Links only). 151
• Hour Restriction Presets. 153
• Applying Hour Restrictions to multiple Media Items at once. 155
• Limit Link to Precede Song with Following Attributes (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 158
• The Info/Notes Tab. 161
• First Release Year. 161
• Album.. 161
• Displaying Album More Prominently. 162
• External Reference. 165
• Out Cue. 166
• Item Notes (Presenter, AI Script, Digital Radio, Web, Social Media, Technical). 166
• The Rights Tab. 167
• The Other Tab. 167
• Start/ End / Delete Dates. 168
• Mass Changing Start & End Dates. 170
• Playback Volume Gain. 170
• Time Stretch Options. 171
• Bound Media Item.. 172
• MusicBrainz & Other Reference Fields. 172
• Song Category Deck & Link Category Deck. 174
• Viewing Song & Link Category Decks. 174
• Moving Items Between Category Decks. 177
• Manual Shuffles. 178
• Packets (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 179
• View, Creating & Editing Packets. 181
• Automatic Shuffles & Kicks (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 196
• Category Analysis (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 199
• Adverts. 203
• Fundamentals Of Advert Scheduling. 203
• Enabling Advert Scheduling. 204
• Limiting Break Duration / Advert Count. 207
• Adding Adverts. 207
• Setting Media Type To Advert. 209
• Advertiser Name. 209
• Setting Advert Category. 210
• Setting Collision Tags for Adverts. 211
• The Advert Tab (Adverts Only). 213
• Enabling Adverts To Schedule. 214
• Requested Plays. 214
• Saving & Applying Requested Play Presets. 216
• Start / End Dates. 217
• Position in Break. 218
• Use Tail Media Item.. 219
• Restrictions. 220
• Remove from Scheduling. 220
• Advert Management. 221
• Advert Reports. 222
• Log Reports. 223
• View Play History for Advert. 226
• Media Management. 228
• Media Library / Report. 229
• Basic Search. 231
• Advanced Search. 234
• Search Results (Columns, Groups, Filtering & Sorting). 236
• Include / Exclude Date/Hour Restricted. 243
• Media Import Wizard. 245
• Importing Audio Files or Folders (Songs, Links, etc). 245
• Importing From a List of Files. 261
• Importing Other – Music 1 Database. 264
• Importing Other – Natural Music. 266
• Importing Other – Aiir PlayoutOne (Requires Myriad Upgrade Utility v6). 269
• Importing Other – Playit Live (Requires Myriad Upgrade Utility v6). 273
• Importing Other – RCS Selector, 42 Net, Dalet & Myriad Playout 4 (Requires Myriad Upgrade Utility v6)  276
• Media Grid. 278
• Item History. 279
• Clocks. 281
• Simple Clocks. 282
• What is a Simple Clock?. 282
• Adding a Simple Clock. 287
• Advanced Clocks (Myriad Schedule). 299
• Adding an Advanced Clock. 302
• Building Contents of an Advanced Clock. 310
• Song & Link Category Goals in Advanced Clocks. 387
• Number of Songs & Estimated Duration. 390
• Advanced Clocks (Myriad Schedule Pro). 391
• Setting Types. 392
• Setting Genders. 392
• Setting Eras. 393
• Must Not Have Tags. 393
• Year Scheduling. 394
• Extended Rules On Song Category Goals Tabs. 394
• Copy, Edit & Delete Clocks. 396
• Copy Clocks. 396
• Import / Export Clocks. 402
• Edit an existing Clock. 404
• Deleting a Clock. 407
• Converting Simple Clocks to Advanced Clocks (and vice versa). 411
• Assigning Clocks. 414
• Assigning Clocks to Hours. 417
• Drag and Drop Clocks. 417
• Assigning a Clock to multiple hours. 418
• Fill Empty. 419
• Removing Clocks From Hours. 421
• Removing selected Clocks from hours. 421
• Clear all Clock Assignments. 422
• Importing & Exporting Clock Assignments. 422
• Multiple Weeks (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 424
• Adding Additional Weeks. 424
• Switching Between Weeks. 425
• Removing Weeks. 425
• Multiple Clock Assignment Grids (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 426
• Adding & Editing Clock Assignment Grids. 426
• Setting Dates for Clock Assignment Grids. 429
• Removing Dates for Clock Assignments. 430
• Setting The Default Clock Assignment Grid. 431
• Renaming, Copying & Deleting Clock Assignment Grids. 433
• Deleting A Clock Assignment Grid. 436
• View & Restore Deleted Clock Assignment Grids. 437
• Clock Assignments by Hour Report. 439
• Station Rule Sets. 441
• Setting Your Default Station Rules. 442
• Editing Station Rules. 445
• Station Rules Name. 447
• Basic Orientation. 447
• Song Categories > Category Goals. 448
• Virtual Categories (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 450
• Song Categories > Category Rules. 466
• Schedule Rule Definitions. 473
• Song Types > Type Goals (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 512
• Song Types > Type Follow Rules (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 514
• Song Gender > Gender Goals (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 516
• Song Gender > Gender Follow Rules. 517
• Song Era > Era Goals (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 517
• Song Era > Era Follow Rules (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 518
• Song Characteristics Goals / Rules. 519
• Song Tags > Tag Goals. 524
• Link Categories > Category Goals. 525
• Link Categories > Category Rules. 525
• Link Types, Genders & Era Rules (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 526
• Link Characteristics. 528
• Link Tags > Tag Goals. 530
• Copying Station Rule Sets. 531
• Delete Station Rules Set. 534
• Assigning Station Rule Sets To Clocks. 535
• Checking What Station Rules Sets Are Assigned To Clocks. 536
• Scheduling Content. 537
• Manually adding an Hour to the Log (Fill This Hour). 537
• Manually scheduling X days ahead. 540
• Select Scheduling Mode (Schedule / Unschedule / Refresh / Schedule Advert etc). 541
• Set Time Date Range. 542
• Schedule Button. 544
• Selective Category Scheduling. 545
• Changing The Pass Order (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 547
• Scheduling. 548
• Un-Scheduling. 552
• Scheduling or Un-Scheduling Just Adverts. 557
• Save / Load Presets & Default Preset. 562
• Automatically scheduling X hours or days ahead. 567
• View Log Hour Information. 569
• View Log – Standard View.. 570
• Replacing Items In The Log. 571
• Resolving Unscheduled Items Using the Tested / Rejected Tool 573
• Log Item Rule & Recent Schedule History (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 576
• Other Log Edit Tools. 578
• Advanced Log View (Myriad Schedule Pro Only). 580
• Time Frame & Navigation. 580
• Adding, Ordering & Freezing Columns. 581
• Characteristic Graphs (Energy, Tempo etc). 584
• Opening Multiple Log View Windows. 585
• Log Analysis (Myriad Schedule Pro Only). 586
• Date / Time Range. 588
• Summary Information. 588
• Primary Song Attribute. 589
• Secondary Song Attribute. 590
• Song Characteristic By Hour. 590
• Combining Primary & Secondary Song Attributes. 591
• Research Pane (Myriad Schedule Pro Only). 592
• Expanding, Collapsing & View Options. 592
• Summary information. 596
• Voting. 596
• Total Plays. 598
• Wikipedia / Songfacts™.. 599
• Play Logs / Copyright Reports. 600
• The Play Logs Report. 601
• Copyright Reports. 604
• Preview Player. 607
• Reports Menu. 608
• Media Reports. 608
• Media Item Future Moves (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 609
• Duplicate Media Finder. 610
• Media Statistics. 612
• Play Logs. 613
• Top 100 Most Played Songs. 613
• Top 100 Most Played Links. 614
• Clock Assignments By Hour. 616
• Top Rule Fails per Hour (Songs). 617
• Top Rule Fails per Hour (Links). 618
• Schedule Log Hour Information. 619
• Schedule Log Summary. 621
• Schedule Log Warnings. 622
• Schedule Log Discrepancies. 622
• AI Voice Link Report. 624
• Station Reports. 624
• Station Information. 625
• Software Version Summary. 625
• Database File Statistics. 626
• SQL Database Files Information. 627
• Users & Security. 628
• Changing Stations. 634
• Fast Switching Between Stations (Myriad Schedule Pro only). 635
• Using Myriad Schedule Pro With 3rd Party Radio Playout/Automation Systems (Myriad Schedule Pro only)  637
• Currently Supported 3rd Party Playout / Automation Systems. 637
• Export Format Licensing. 638
• Adding Export Formats. 639
• Linking To Audio In 3rd Party Automation Systems. 643
• Enabling Linking to External Audio Files. 643
• Linking To Audio Files In 3rd Party Playout/Automation Systems. 645
• Mass Link Audio Files. 648
• Import Data & Linking Audio From CSV / Excel(XLS) Files (Recommended) 655
• Native Import from Supported 3rd Party Systems (Music 1, Natural Music & RCS Selector). 664
• More Help & Information. 668
  
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