PlayoutONE Commands

The commands window allows you to define your own commands, which can then be inserted into the PlayoutONE log, scheduled in an AutoDJ profile, added to a cart or Quick Key, scheduled by your traffic or music scheduler, or inserted via WebVT.

For example, PlayoutONE allows you to load a stream from the internet for playback. This can be used for syndicated news feeds or to include an MP3 that may be hosted on the web. If this URL never changes, you can set up a pre-defined command from the commands window to call back anytime.

PlayoutONE includes many predefined commands and lets you create your own. To insert a command, you choose one from the dropdown, enter any custom parameters (like a URL for the STREAM LOAD command), and set a friendly name (Friendly names are shown in place of the command itself and can be used in scheduling applications), and click the ‘Add’ button.

Commands

Examples containing square brackets indicate values to be substituted. For example, [UID] would be replaced with the UID number on its own, like 1234 rather than [1234] .

Command	Parameters	Description
ADJUST TIMING MARKERS		When placed into an hour, the last Soft, Hit, or Gap Marker will be altered to reflect items after it so they are back-timed. For example, if you have a soft marker at 59:00 and 3 minutes of content after it, PlayoutONE will automatically alter the Soft Marker to 57:00.
ANNOUNCE TEMP	See Announce Temp
ANNOUNCE TIME	See Announce Time
ASI	See Audio Science
ADVANTECH	See Advantech
ASSIGN EXPECTED PLAYERS		Reassign the expected players
AUTOMATION OFF		Turns Automation Off
AUTOMATION ON		Turns Automation On
AXIA_DST	See AXIA
AXIA_GPI	See AXIA
AXIA_GPO	See AXIA
AXIA_SRC	See AXIA
DC OFF	See Data Controller
DC ON	See Data Controller
DC SELECTIVE MODE	See Data Controller Selective Mode
DC SENDCMD	See Data Controller
DUMPFADE (eg. `DUMPFADE 2` )	Player number to fade (optional)	Fades current player or specified player and ejects it.
DYNAMICMETA	See DynamicMeta
EMAIL	See Email
FADE QUICKKEY (eg. `FADE QUICKEY 2` )	Quick Key number, or ALL	Fades the specified Quick Key or All.
FADEMANAGER OFF		Turns the Fademanager Off
FADEMANAGER ON		Turns the Fademanager On
FADESTOP		Sets the current playing players chain to a Stop, and then fades it.
FILLMARKER		Used in conjunction with RunToTime, by default RunToTime will fill the hour if under running by adding filler items at the back of the hour. Place a FillMarker to override this and have filler items appear after the FillMarker.
FINDNEARESTTONOW		Synchronises PlayoutONE to the nearest current time in the log based on Airtime.
FORCEAIRTIMES Off		Blanks Airtimes from items in the log the are not going to play.
FORCEAIRTIMES On		Show Airtimes from items in the log that are not going to play.
GAPMARKER (eg. `GAPMARKER 30:00` )		Calculates a Gap Time based on the time on the marker.
GRABSYNCGO		Takes OnAir Control, Syncs the log to the current position and executes a Play Next.
HITMARKER (eg. `HITMARKER 59:59` )	Time (MM:SS)	Fades any current playing item at the time of the Hit Marker. The next item to play will be the item directly after the Hit Marker.
HOOKNEXT	See Hook Next
HSMARKER DISABLE		Disables any Hit or Soft Markers.
HSMARKER ENABLE		Enables Hit or Soft Markers
IPCOMMAND (eg. `IPCOMMAND 127.0.0.1:8083 STOP` )	IP:Port Command	Sends an IP Command via socket to IP:Port.
KEYSET (eg. `KEYSET JOHN` )	Quick Key page name	Changes the Quick Key Page.
LIVE MUTE OFF		Unmutes the Live Mute device set in Hardware Settings
LIVE MUTE ON		Mutes the Live Mute device set in Hardware Settings.
LOCALMERGE END (eg. `LOCALMERGE END 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where a LocalMerge break ends.
LOCALMERGE START (eg. `LOCALMERGE START 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where a LocalMerge break starts.
MIXPLAY (eg. `MIXPLAY [UID],1,[UID],0` )	UID,0 or 1 (0 = plays entire item, 1 plays just the hook)
MIXPLAY SNIPPET XXX (eg. `MIXPLAY SNIPPET [NAME]` )	Name of snippet	Plays the contents of a Snippet in the MixPlayer away from the main log. This is useful for Rain Delays within Sports Broadcasts.
MIXSTOP		Stops the Mix Player
MUTE LOG	ON / OFF	Mutes the Log so that anything playing through the players is not outputted.
NETPLAY (eg. `NETPLAY [UID]` )		Plays UID on the Network Player
NETPLAY VOLUME (eg. `NETPLAY VOLUME 50` )	Volume % (0-100)	Sets the Volume of the Net Player. This resets back to 100 each time PlayoutONE is opened.
NETWORKMERGE END (eg. `NETWORKMERGE END 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where NetworkMerge break ends.
NETWORKMERGE START (eg. `NETWORKMERGE START 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where a NetworkMerge break starts.
NOTE (eg. `NOTE Hello World` )	Note text	Shows a note in the Log.
OFFAIR		Turns PlayoutONE Off Air
ONAIR		Turns PlayoutONE OnAir
ONAIR CHANGE	See OnAir Change
PLAY NEXT		Plays the next Item.
PLAY NEXT CUE		Cues the log to the next instance of the CUE MARK and then Plays Next
PLAY QUICKKEY (eg. `PLAY QUICKKEY 2` )	Quick Key number	Plays a specific Quick Key
PLAY UID (eg. `PLAY UID 5678` )		Plays a specific UID.
PMERGE END (eg. `PMERGE END 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where PMerge break ends.
PMERGE START (eg. `PMERGE START 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where PMerge break starts.
REMOTE (eg. `REMOTE COM-A *0123` )	Command to send	Sends any command to Data Controller
RESOLVEROTATES (eg. `RESOLVEROTATES 2024010114.dpl` or `RESOLVEROTATES "2024-01-01 14:00:00"` )	Playlist Name or Date/Time (Audio Engine stations only)	Resolves the rotates for a specific time.
RUNAPP (eg. `RUNAPP C:\Scripts\Backup.bat>45` )	Application path>parameters	Runs an application, executable or a Bat File You can add parameters if needed by adding a > after the filename. NOTE: This command returns immediately and doesn't wait for the app to run or close before continuing.
RUNTOTIME	See RunToTime
SOCIAL	See Social Media
SOFTMARKER (eg. `SOFTMARKER 59:59` )	Time (MM:SS)	Deletes anything between the current playing item and the SoftMarker at the time of the SoftMarker. The current playing item is allowed to finish, but the next item to play will be the item directly after the Soft Marker.
SPLIT CALL (eg. `SPLIT CALL SPLIT COMMAND DELAY 1000` )	Command to send	Sends a command to any Split Machines connected.
SPLIT COMMAND DELAY (eg. `SPLIT COMMAND DELAY 1000` )	Delay in MS	Sets the delay of processing split commands.
SPLIT COMMAND STOP		Send a Stop Everything to all connected Split Machines.
SPLIT MASTER (eg. `SPLIT MASTER P1-ONAIR-ST1` )	Machine IP or hostname	Changes the Split Master of a Split Machine.
STOP EVERYTHING		Stops Everything From Playing
STREAM FADE		Fades the current playing internet stream
STREAM LOAD (eg. `STREAM LOAD [URL]` or `STREAM LOAD [FILE PATH]` in Pro)	Stream URL (or local file path in PlayoutONE Pro)	Loads an internet stream. In Pro, you can also load a local WAV file, which allows you to play something that is still being recorded as long as the file is being recorded directly to disk. If you provide a command immediately after the filename or stream you can trigger a PLAY NEXT for example: `STREAM LOAD C:\Temp\File.wav PLAY NEXT` NOTE: Always make sure filenames do not contain any spaces.
STREAM PLAY		Plays the loaded Internet Stream
STREAM STOP		Stop the loaded Internet Stream
STREAM VOLUME (eg. `STREAM VOLUME 50` )	Volume % (1-100)	Sets the Internet Stream Volume
STRETCH END		Denotes the end of a Stretch Block
STRETCH START (eg. `STRETCH START 03:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes the start of a Stretch Block and stretches the contents between the Stretch Start and Stretch End.
SYNC TO (eg. `SYNC TO 2024-01-01 08:00:00` )	Date and Time, in the format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss	Instructs PlayoutONE to sync to the date and time specified in the command.
TEMPLATE BUILDER START	Inserted as a Note Item (will need NOTE: on the front if coming from a Music Scheduler)	Instructs Template Builder to build template from this note onwards.
TOGGLE (eg. `TOGGLE 1`)	Delay in seconds (1-60)	Toggles the chain of the current item.
TRAFFICMERGE END (eg. `TRAFFICMERGE END 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where a TrafficMerge break ends
TRAFFICEMERGE START (eg. `TRAFFICMERGE START 50:00` )	Time in mm:ss	Denotes where a TrafficMerge break starts.
TRAFFICMERGE (eg. `TRAFFICMERGE 20:00-24:00` )	Start Time in mm:ss - End Time in mm:ss	Used only in Music Logs to place a pair of traffic merge start and end points into PlayoutONE Automatically.
VBAN	See VBAN manual at vb-audio.com
WAIT (eg. `WAIT 00:05` would wait for five seconds)	Time in hh:mm:ss, mm:ss, or ss	Holds the PlayoutONE Log up for a set duration.
WHEATSTONE_LIO	See Wheatstone
WHEATSTONE_SLIO	See Wheatstone
WHEATSTONE_UMIX	See Wheatstone
XLOG PLAY NEXT		Sends a Play Next Command to the xLog
XLOG STOP EVERYTHING		Issues an immediate Fade on the current item in the xLog and then Stops the xLog
XLOG LOAD XXX (eg. `XLOG LOAD NFLPRE` )	Name of xLog template	Loads a new xLog Template into xLog. If a template is already loaded, then the template being loaded will be appended. Issue an XLOG CLEAR first to clear the xLog.
XLOG CLEAR		Clears the currently loaded xLOG
XLOG AUTOMATION ON		Changes the xLog's Automation State to On
XLOG AUTOMATION OFF		Changes the xLog's Automation State to Off