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item as the first audio item (cart) following the directive. Also
referred to as "Soft Sync". Valid in Satellite and Automation
modes only, ignored in all other modes.
The dollar sign character, located at any position in the
Description except the first character position. When used with
the Load Window directive, the two characters following the dollar
sign become the current voice value. Valid in all modes.
The exclamation point character. Causes XStudio to stop all
playing audio on the primary output channel (the one processing
the log) and immediately begin playing the first audio element
(cart) on the log following the directive. Valid in Automation mode
only, ignored in all other modes.
The caret character. Causes XStudio to turn off the [Auto] button,
disabling auto-segue of the log. Valid in Automation mode only,
ignored in all other modes.
The "at sign" character. Causes XStudio to turn on the [Auto]
button, enabling auto-segue of the log. Valid in Automation mode
only, ignored in all other modes.
Load Required Directive (LR)
The Load Required directive is used primarily in Satellite mode to indicate a commercial break that
must be covered locally. The directive needs to be activated prior to the earliest expected signal from
the program supplier to execute the break. As an example, if the program supplier's format calls for the
break at 20 minutes past the hour and the break might float 5 minutes either way, the directive time
should be no later than 14 minutes past the hour. It should be positioned no earlier than a minute past
the preceding break's latest possible execution time. When XStudio gets the signal to play the break, it
is evaluated to see if there is any content in the break. If so, XStudio does two things:
1. Starts playing the first audio item on the log following the directive. Playback of the item
occurs regardless of where the XStudio Next-To-Play marker is on the log. In Satellite
mode, the active directive, noted with text ActD=>, always controls what's next to be played
when playback is initiated via an XStudio Action.
2. Advises the running Action of the total length of the break. The Action then waits the length
of the break before performing the next Task in the Action list.
If there are no audio items (carts) on the log, XStudio passes a message to the running Action that
there is nothing to play and the next Task in the Action list is executed immediately. The effect is that if
in the Action you had updated an audio switcher to turn off the program service channel just prior to the
play command and the task following the play command is to restore the program service channel to
air, the two switcher updates (before and after the break) occur within milliseconds of one another,
keeping the program service on the air.
In other modes of operation, the Load Required directive comes into play only if the directive contains a
directive key and the key is valid for the current operating mode.
XStudio treats Load Required and Load Optional directives in exactly the
same way.
If there are no audio items associated with the directive (meaning no carts
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