What's new in PlayoutONE v5.0?

PlayoutONE version 5.0 was released in July 2023, bringing several new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Check out our release notes for a rundown of what's new:

✨ New features

Audio Engine You can now run multiple radio stations from one server using PlayoutONE's brand-new Audio Engine.
xLog Stations that need to opt out of their main log for live sports, news, or outside broadcasts can now run an additional log alongside their main one.

🔧 Improvements and bug fixes

Auto Importer
  • Auto Importer has the option to choose casing for artists and titles.
  • Auto Importer can now insert a snippet into the log when an item is imported.
  • Auto Importer has the option to pad new UIDs with zeros.
  • Auto Importer can mark an item as Split when it imports.
  • Auto Importer has an option to 'Delete Audio First' when importing audio. This can help with locked files. 
Data Controller
  • Data Controller now supports the SAS Console API Interface.
  • Data Controller now supports TCP and UDP send and receive.
  • Data Controller can now trigger a reverse pulse GPIO
FileCopy
  • FileCopy can download .zip files and extract the contents.
PlayoutONE
  • The On Air Dashboard now shows a status icon for if the file is playing from the server or the local hard drive. 
  • A new command has been added called "Adjust Timing Markers," which allows Hit and Soft markers to be dynamically altered based on the content after them for perfect back timing. 
  • The Media Editor has been redesigned and now includes a basic audio editor.
  • The Media Editor has a new Artwork Field for reference only.
  • The Media Editor has a new 'Preview Extro' option. 
  • The Segue Editor has been redesigned and now includes envelope points.
  • Template Builder does not unschedule locked hours.
  • Template Builder now has the option to append a template an hour after log import.
  • FindNearestToNow command can specify a date and time to sync to.
  • PlayNextCue! command will now sync to the first CueMark in the hour.
Monitor
  • Monitor will now email when an Application fault clears.
  • Monitor has a new integration for Xperi DTS Autostage.
  • Monitor can now talk directly to Serial devices for Meta data.
WebVT
  • Custom voicetracks can now be recorded for synchronised stations.
  • The Media Finder now has a 'Delete' button to remove items.
  • The Segue Editor has been redesigned and now includes envelope points.
  • You can now resolve and unresolve Rotators from WebVT.
Miscellaneous
  • Applications have been rebranded under the Aiir brand.
  • Applications now run from a new 'Modules' folder.
  • Training databases have now had all restrictions removed. A beep will now play when playing audio instead. 
  • Option to exclude UIDs and UID ranges from the Missing Copy Report.
  • You can now specify to Stretch/Fill commercial breaks if Traffic has been scheduled in the breaks. 
  • When using vCreative, you can specify whether to Auto Extro the items or use the extro in the metadata.
  • Prevent specific categories from syncing with MusicMaster.
Fixed bugs
  • Mixdown would not respect envelopes in the new segue editor.
  • Sorting Items in MusicMaster Replace Category window blanked all items.
  • Quick Keys would sometimes act strangely when deleting a quickset.
  • Quick Key page colour override would not work in some instances.
  • Mixdown crashed PlayoutONE when the VU meters were showing.
  • Homing the log didn't commit in some circumstances.
  • Monitor would not license if no internet connectivity was present on startup.
  • Auto Importer would not read the year field from FLAC files.
  • 'Go To Current Hour' in the calendar took you to the UTC Hour, not the Local Hour.
  • The Gap time on the bottom of the log would only sometimes be updated.
  • Snippets would only sometimes resolve properly.
  • When in Isolation mode, Time & Temp commands would not work.
  • When scrolling the list of jobs in FileCopy, you would get snapped back to the top of the list if it was longer than ten items.
  • Greek characters would not display properly in the Missing Copy Report.
  • FileCopy would produce an 'Index out of bounds' error when running jobs dayparted to just Sunday.

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