Technical Information
Media Touch Log File Format:
The log file is named yymmdd.ASC (i.e. 001104.ASC).
Each line of the log file begins with "H", "M", "L", or "B" depending on how the
item is input.
Hourly Header
MusicMix automatically creates this line each hour. You do not need to enter it
in your format clocks. We suggest that you schedule your first event of the hour
on your format clock at 00:01 or later to allow for the header at 00:00.
H00:0000:00mm-dd-yyyyDDDtttTT
where:
H00:0000:00 appears every hour
mm-dd-yyyy is the (month-day-year) date of the playlist being sent
DDD is the Day-Of-Week (i.e. MON)
ttt is AM/PM time (i.e. 12A, 1AM, 10P)
TT is the hour in military time (i.e. 00, 01... 23)
Music
Mmm:ssll:llssnnnnbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\ttttttttttttttttiiee
where:
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
ss is Source
nnnn is Source Number
bbb is Bin
a is Artist
t is Title
i is Intro
e is Ending
Events
If the event is what Media touch calls "Copy", you must enter a Source of T
(text) when you set up the event in MusicMix. If the event has no cart number,
you must enter a Source of L.
For other digital audio program events, you should fill in the source, bin, and
number. They are used in the log file as follows:
Mmm:ssll:ll:C:bbb:ssnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
where:
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
:C: is constant
bbb is Bin
: is constant
ss is Source
nnnn is Source Number
e is Event Name
If the event has a Source of T (copy):
Lmm:ssll:ll:T:bbb:nnnn____eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
where:
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
:T: is constant
bbb is Bin
: is constant
nnnn is Source Number
____ is four spaces
e is Event Name
If the event has a Source of L
Lmm:ssll:lleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
where:
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
e is Event Name
If the source, bin and number are all left blank, the log file will replace them
with characters from the "Specific Item" field on the Events input screen. This
allows user-input of events that don't use normal sources, bins and numbers like
time synch.
Lmm:ssll:lliii...iiiiiieeeeeeeee...eeeeeee
where:
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
i is Specific Item using all characters that you enter (you must enter the exact
sequence needed)
e is Event Name
Break Notes
If the Source in the Event is B, it's considered to be a "Break Note" rather
than a normal digital event.
Bmm:ssll:lleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
where
mm:ss is time as minutes and seconds in the hour
ll:ll is length, left padded with zeros as entered in MusicMix
e is Event Name
Media Touch Library File Format:
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The library (song title export) file is named LIBRARY.ASC.
Data: Length:
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Artist 15
Title 29
Intro 2
Ending 1
Source+Number 2+ 4= 6
Length (nn:nn) 5
Bin 3
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See Also: Automation Basics, Log Files, Events