Rivendell Radio Automation System Operations and Administration Guide Fred Gleason 2.18.0 Edition Rivendell Radio Automation System: Operations and Administration Guide Fred Gleason Copyright © -2003-2017 Fred Gleason Table of Contents I. Rivendell Operations ........................................................................................................ 1 1. System Overview .................................................................................................... 5 1.1. Introducing Rivendell .................................................................................... 5 1.1.1. The Rivendell Object Paradigm ............................................................. 6 1.1.2. The Rivendell Hardware Paradigm ........................................................ 6 2. Managing the Current User with RDLogin ................................................................... 8 2.1. RDLogin ..................................................................................................... 8 3. Content Management with RDLibrary ......................................................................... 9 3.1. The Rivendell Library Structure and RDLibrary ................................................. 9 3.1.1. Carts ................................................................................................ 9 3.1.2. Cuts ................................................................................................ 11 3.2. Alternative Methods of Audio Ingestion .......................................................... 14 3.2.1. Importing Audio from a File ............................................................... 14 3.2.2. Ripping Audio from a CD Track ......................................................... 15 3.2.3. Ripping Multiple CD Tracks at a Time ................................................. 16 3.3. Macro Carts ............................................................................................... 17 3.4. Navigating the Audio Library ........................................................................ 18 3.4.1. Changing the Cart Sort Order .............................................................. 18 3.4.2. Selecting Carts by the Filter Field ........................................................ 19 3.4.3. Selecting Carts by Group ................................................................... 19 3.4.4. Selecting Carts by Type ..................................................................... 19 3.4.5. Selecting and Opening Carts ............................................................... 19 3.5. Library Maintenance .................................................................................... 19 3.5.1. Editing Markers ................................................................................ 19 3.5.2. Copying and Pasting Audio from Cut to Cut .......................................... 21 3.6. Generating Library Reports ........................................................................... 21 3.6.1. The Cart Report ................................................................................ 21 3.6.2. The Cut Report ................................................................................. 21 3.6.3. The Cart Data Dump (fixed width) ....................................................... 22 3.6.4. The Cart Data Dump (CSV) ............................................................... 22 4. Automating Tasks with RDCatch .............................................................................. 23 4.1. Choosing the Correct Automation Tool ........................................................... 23 4.2. The RDCatch Main Window ......................................................................... 23 4.2.1. The Record / Play Out Deck Area ........................................................ 23 4.2.2. The Filter Area ................................................................................. 24 4.2.3. The Event List ................................................................................. 24 4.2.4. The Button Area ............................................................................... 26 4.3. Adding New Events ..................................................................................... 26 4.4. Automating Recordings ................................................................................ 26 4.4.1. The 'Start Parameters' Section ............................................................. 26 4.4.2. The 'End Parameters' Section .............................................................. 27 4.4.3. Programming Multiple Recordings in a Single Event ............................... 27 4.4.4. Selecting a Record Source .................................................................. 28 4.4.5. Selecting a Record Destination ............................................................ 28 4.4.6. Setting the Active Days for a Recording ............................................... 28 4.4.7. Record List Management with Event Active and Make OneShot ................ 28 4.5. Automating Playouts .................................................................................... 28 4.6. Automating Uploads/Downloads .................................................................... 29 4.7. Automating Macro Execution ........................................................................ 30 4.8. Automating Switcher Operations .................................................................... 31 5. Generating and Maintaining Logs with RDLogEdit ...................................................... 32 iii Rivendell Radio Automation System 5.1. Logs and Log Events ................................................................................... 32 5.1.1. Audio Carts ..................................................................................... 35 5.1.2. Macro Carts ..................................................................................... 35 5.1.3. Note Markers ................................................................................... 35 5.1.4. Track Markers .................................................................................. 35 5.1.5. Chain Events .................................................................................... 35 5.1.6. Import Links .................................................................................... 35 5.2. Event Transitions ........................................................................................ 37 5.2.1. The PLAY Transition ........................................................................ 37 5.2.2. The SEGUE Transition ...................................................................... 37 5.2.3. The STOP Transition ......................................................................... 37 5.3. Time and Time Types .................................................................................. 37 5.3.1. The Relative Time Type .................................................................... 38 5.3.2. The Hard Time Type ......................................................................... 38 5.4. Editing Log Event Parameters ....................................................................... 38 5.4.1. Specifying a Cart .............................................................................. 38 5.4.2. Specifying Meta Event Parameters ....................................................... 39 5.4.3. Rearranging Log Events ..................................................................... 39 5.4.4. Saving or Abandoning Changes to a Log ............................................... 39 5.4.5. Missing/Invalid Cart Events ................................................................ 39 5.5. Generating Log Reports ................................................................................ 40 5.5.1. Log Listing ...................................................................................... 40 5.5.2. Log Exception Report ........................................................................ 40 5.6. Auditioning Audio ....................................................................................... 40 6. Running Logs with RDAirPlay ................................................................................. 41 6.1. Overview ................................................................................................... 41 6.2. Log Machines ............................................................................................. 41 6.3. Layout ....................................................................................................... 42 6.3.1. The Wall Clock ................................................................................ 42 6.3.2. The Post Point Counter ...................................................................... 42 6.3.3. The Audio Meter .............................................................................. 43 6.3.4. The Pie Wedge Widget ...................................................................... 43 6.3.5. The Next Stop Counter ...................................................................... 43 6.3.6. The Mode Indicator ........................................................................... 43 6.3.7. The Label Area ................................................................................ 44 6.3.8. The Right-Hand Side ......................................................................... 44 6.3.9. The Full Log Widget ........................................................................