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 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.
Miscellaneous
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.
PlayoutONE 5.2.4
Version 5.2.4 was released on 28 May 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:
Auto Importer
Fixed an issue where Start Dates set in the override section did not take priority.
Data Controller
If you select a known Axia device from the dropdown list, you will no longer be asked to enter the device's host/IP and password, as these details were not required.
Data Controller can now detect when Axia devices are no longer online, preventing connections from remaining active.
Data Controller can now fetch information from Axia devices if SRC and DST commands are set.
Monitor
Fixed an issue with Isolation Mode that caused duplicated entries and created null values.
Fixed an issue displaying custom metadata.
Standardised styling of "MusicMaster" references.
Miscellaneous
Fixed an issue that caused silent gaps when mixing down to a WMA file.
Fixed an issue where Trim Out points were not being set correctly if you swapped audio using the bulk UID replacer.
PlayoutONE 5.2.5
Version 5.2.5 was released on 5 June 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:
Audio Engine
Added MIXPLAY_QUEUE command, which lets items currently playing from the mixplayer complete before attempting to play the item triggered by the command.
Fixed an issue where issuing an AUTOMATION command in the log delayed the next item from playing.
Fixed an issue where playback could occasionally hang.
Fixed an issue where a previous hour under-running combined with a HitMarker meant gap times were incorrectly calculated.
Fixed an issue where audible blips could occur as a song faded out.
Auto Importer
Traffic logs with formatting issues no longer silently fail to import. Users will now be alerted.
Data Controller
Additional Axia integration fixes.
Monitor
Fixed issue with recon files.
Additional tooltip guidance for setting up email alerts.
Fixed an issue showing multiple stations.
Fixed an issue with categories not syncing properly between stations.
Synchroniser
Fixed synchroniser so it sends the times and dates with an offset value for multiple timezone stations.
WebVT
Fixed an issue where stations sometimes may not appear in the Status panel.
If using PlayoutONE in a multi-station configuration, the WebVT settings page would list WebVT imports for all stations, rather than just the active one. That's now been changed.
Miscellaneous
Fixed an issue where pre-saved Axia commands without an associated device would not load.
Fixed an issue where TrimOuts were being ignored in mixdowns.
Fixed an issue with the PLAY UID command.
Fixed an issue with the Media Editor's marker buttons.
Rotators containing notes will now always show the note icon.
PlayoutONE 5.2.6
Version 5.2.6 was released on 11 June 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:
Audio Engine
Improvements to virtual cables, reducing latency between Audio Engines.
Auto Importer
Fixed an issue where Stretch Filling wasn't working on items that were dayparted.
Fixed an issue updating PlayoutONE's SQL database
Monitor
Fixed an issue where database changes were not completing before database replication began.
Fixed an issue where Stretch Filling wasn't working on items that were dayparted.
Fixed an issue where outdated error messages were still being shown.
Fixed an issue where the silence threshold could not be set to more than 60 seconds.
Miscellaneous
Fixed an issue where newly created items had LUFS set to -16db instead of the value selected in the Settings window.
PlayoutONE 5.2.7
Version 5.2.7 was released on 18 June 2025, bringing several minor fixes and improvements:
Audio Engine
Fixed an issue where players were not being assigned when playing the next item.
Items with the 'Ignore daypart on player' option no longer play if manually dragged to a player.
Fixed issue where notes and commands in the log would not reconcile.