Edit Playlist

From the Schedule menu, choose Edit Playlist or click the large Edit Playlist button.

Many music scheduling programs require editing the playlist after scheduling to take care of the blanks they leave behind when protection rules can't be met. MusicMix never leaves blanks and many MusicMix stations use the playlist just as the computer prepares it. Still, you may wish to do some fine tuning after scheduling is completed, but before the playlist is used on air.

Push Buttons...

Replace:
To remove a title and replace it with a different one, highlight the title you want to remove and click Replace. You'll see a title selection box ordered by rotation. Within each rotation, titles are arranged from most-rested to least-rested. The initially highlighted song will be the most rested title in the rotation scheduled. Move the highlight to the title you wish to insert. Double-click on the title to schedule it in place of the previously scheduled title.

Flip:
Click Flip to exchange positions of the current title with the one above it. It's a very quick way to resolve a back to back music flow you don't like.

Move:
You'll be asked for a time. The highlighted title will be rescheduled at the time you enter.

Find:
A quick way to move to a different item on the playlist.

Delete:
You may remove a title from the playlist without replacing it.

Add:
You'll enter a time to add a new title or program event and see a selection list of your entire inventory. Double-click on the item you want to add. It's an easy solution to adding voice-tracks after a schedule has already been run and your jock calls in sick.

Stats:
You can get a quick look at the airplay history for the currently highlighted title or event, and you can examine statistics reflecting an overview of the day's playlist.  Title counts are available  for the number of times each artist, event or rotation category is scheduled on the playlist you're editing. You can also get counts broken down by each of your attributes. (How many up-tempo, medium-tempo, slow-tempos are scheduled on this date?)  Click Stats, then select the type of count you want.

Sort Order:
Normally a playlist is sorted by time... in the order items will playback in the schedule. You can get answers to music flow questions by looking at a day's playlist in a different order:

• Sort by Artist to view groupings by artist or event category. It's a good way the see title/artist repetition on the same day. You'll quickly discover how much time passes from one Beatles cut to the next Beatles cut.
• Sort by Rotation to look at repetition and flow within each category.

All editing options remain available no matter which order is selected. The "Find" option will move you to the selected Time, Artist, or Rotation Category depending on the order chosen.

Edit Title/Event:
As you are editing the playlist, you may notice that a title or program event has an incorrect attribute, length or other data. Click the Edit Title/Event page tab to view (and change if you wish) full detail for the currently highlighted item.  (See: Edit Title Details and Program Events)

If you have checked "Log Files" in Create Playlist, you will have the option to create a new log file when you exit Edit Playlists.  If you do not create the log file, any changes to the playlist you've made will not be passed on to the automation system.

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See Also: Playlist Report,  Create Playlist