What's new in PlayoutONE v5.2?

PlayoutONE version 5.2 was released on 23 April 2025, bringing several new features, improvements and bug fixes.

To learn how to upgrade from your existing version of PlayoutONE, check out this guide.

Here is a rundown of everything new in version 5.2.0:

✨ New features

Mobile support for WebVT	You can now go live and record voice-tracked radio shows from Android and iOS devices with WebVT. Just connect a USB-C microphone or other audio interface and use your mobile phone or tablet to create radio wherever you are.
Tags	Easily categorise your audio with as many tags as you like, and set which stations can play audio with which tags.
Production Mode	Bypass the Audio Engine and play audio direct from a computer's sound card, ideal for production or off-air tasks where you don't want audio to play on air.
LiveMIC troubleshooter	Diagnose common issues with LiveMIC in real-time by visiting your station's WebVT URL and adding "/livemic-troubleshooter".
New integrations	Connecting PlayoutONE with services like Radio Workflow and MusicMaster is easier than ever.

🔧 Improvements and bug fixes

Performance improvements	Improvements in syncing logs with the SQL database Improved performance interfacing with MusicMaster / Nexus
Audio Engine	Production Mode: Play audio on a local sound card rather than sending to the Audio Engine. Specific audio types can now be assigned to certain Audio Engine players. New option to delay Audio Engine startup to allow time for required software/drivers to load first. Isolation Mode and standby server improvements. Fixed various issues with LiveMIC. Various improvements to MixPlayer. Fixed an issue where items may not play shortly before their set end date. Fixed an issue where the log could skip backwards to a previous point. Fixed an issue where stream audio could echo if configured incorrectly. xLog dividers are no longer treated as playable items. Output buses can no longer share their own output with the same bus.
Auto Importer	Improved MusicMaster / Nexus integration New option to respect or ignore hour locks on Synchroniser imports. New option to mark item as Canadian Content for CRTC compliance. Fixed an issue where the command parameters set may not be stored. Fixed a rare issue where audio would not appear in the Media Finder if it was imported while the database was undergoing maintenance.
Data Controller	Fixed an issue where commands may run while in a disabled group.
FIleCopy	Improved SFTP support. Fixed an issue where soundcard recordings may not export. Fixed an issue where recording jobs may start late or run on too long. Fixed scheduled jobs set to repeat at set intervals not repeating as scheduled. Fixed an issue where ZIP files may download without their file extension. Fixed an issue where downloads would fail due to being unable to parse server response to PWD command.
LiveStream	LiveStream can now send Now Playing metadata to the Aiir CMS without using Monitor (for stations which do not use PlayoutONE as their playout system).
Media Editor	Items will kill dates set now expire at the end of the day (23:59:59) rather than the start (00:00:00). Fixed an intermittent issue where some users were unable to open the Media Editor by double-clicking an item in the Media Finder. Fixed an issue where changing audio levels (envelopes) did not save. Fixed an issue where items could be saved into the wrong category if opened in the editor then changed category using MusicMaster.
Monitor	Support for Radioplayer internationally. Improvements in handling French characters in metadata. 'Import' folder in PlayoutONE root directory is no longer included in backups. Fixed an issue where Monitor could run out of memory and crash. Fixed an issue where email alerts may not send correctly via Microsoft 365. Fixed an issue where custom metadata may not send via HTTP POST. Fixed an issue which prevented entering/leaving Isolation Mode.
Synchroniser	Added the ability to sync scheduled Snippets. Item colors can now be overridden when synchronised between stations.
WebVT	Fixed an issue recording audio on MacOS Sequoia Fixed an issue where recording durations would incorrectly show as 00:00:00 Fixed an issue where certain hours could not be edited
Miscellaneous	New behaviour for playing Quick Keys locally and previewing audio. Improved handling of daylight savings in Template Builder. Improved dynamic metadata handling. Fixed an issue where ripping a CD with normalisation disabled could crash PlayoutONE. Fixed an issue where Greek characters would not display correctly in the log. Fixed an issue with commercial breaks not appearing in the xLog. Fixed an issue where RunToTime would not work when certain log notes were present. Fixed an issue pre-fading audio using the button on the PlayoutONE Keyboard. Fixed an issue where audio brought into PlayoutONE Standard from PlayoutONE Pro could not change its UID. Fixed an issue changing UIDs on PlayoutONE Standard. Fixed an issue where audio may not eject from players in PlayoutONE Standard. Fixed issues mixing down audio in PlayoutONE Standard. Fixed an issue where volume envelope/edit points would not save in PlayoutONE Standard. Fixed an issue where type changes would not save in PlayoutONE Standard.

PlayoutONE 5.2.1

Version 5.2.1 was released on 29 April 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:

Audio Engine	Added option to disable audio buffer monitor. Improved multi-station support.
Auto Importer	Fixed an issue with DateAdd not working in filename placeholders.
Monitor	Fixed a typo with the 'Audio Enngine'. Fixed an error writing to the SQL database. Fixed an issue where UNC file paths weren't being stored correctly. Fixed an issue where logs could fail to reconcile correctly.
Synchroniser	Fixed an issue with colour overrides not always working correctly.
Miscellaneous	Improvements to exporting audio from your Media Library ahead of Aiir Scheduler launching. Fixed an issue opening files locked by Windows in Auto Importer and the Media Editor. Additional error logging to help troubleshoot XLog issues. The 'Tags' bulk operation (which only works in PlayoutONE Pro) is no longer shown in PlayoutONE Standard. Optimised log calculations. Improved RunToTime behaviour. Fixed an error duplicating audio items.

PlayoutONE 5.2.2

Version 5.2.2 was released on 8 May 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:

Audio Engine	Fixed an issue where rotates were being resolved if someone edited the current hour in WebVT. Fixed an issue where players may not have muted correctly when changing between different audio engines.
Auto Importer	Fixed an issue with requesting replacement songs from MusicMaster Nexus. GUI improvements when setting an alternate log import log directory.
FileCopy	Fixed an issue with TCP commands not working as expected. Fixed an issue with multiple files not correctly uploading to an FTP server.
Monitor	Fixed an issue whereby the isolation database routine could never run due to a SQL error. Added additional checks before performing registry maintenance.
WebVT	Implemented a 15-minute limit on background processes to prevent them from running indefinitely.
Miscellaneous	Fixed an issue with mixdowns not detecting cue points. Fixed an issue where warning messages appeared alongside blank End Dates in the Media Editor when they shouldn't. Fixed issues loading XLogs.

PlayoutONE 5.2.3

Version 5.2.3 was released on 19 May 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:

Audio Engine	Fixed an issue where an item's title and artist were being combined into the same field in the Audio Engine player. Fixed an issue with End-of-Game markers in Template Builder/XLog.
Auto Importer	SQL database improvements. Fixed an issue with Music Master CS not having the correct field ID for edit date. Fixed an issue with P1 Met files disappearing if their date modified was older than 48 hours.
Data Controller	Fixed an issue where a COM port would not close correctly.
Monitor	Stopped hard drive capacity warning emails from being sent even when email notifications were disabled. Fixed an issue where item durations were incorrectly showing as zero when imported from another playout system. TCP fixes. Fixed an issue where isolation database replication caused duplicate items.
Miscelaneous	Prevented MusicMaster Nexus from reconciling voice tracks. Fixed an issue where mixdowns may not have exported correctly. Auto UID behaviour has been optimised. It now searches based on the user-provided UID and uses the next available number, rather than working from the biggest UID. Fixed an issue with Tag names.