#PLAYIT LIVE SOFTWARE#

I have a task to look into the excessive CPU issue for the next version at the end of the year.

#PLAYIT LIVE SOFTWARE#

If you are running the software in Auto mode (and running the latest version, of course), it should automatically restart the audio in the event of the audio randomly stopping. It is incredibly difficult to pin down the reason why they are happening, as usually they are due to a number of unknown steps the user has taken prior to the failure. Random stoppages are something I hear of occasionally from users. Like I said, I really wanted it to be the answer.Hello 'Mr Ferguson' , I'm not here to bash PlayIt Live, just relate my experiences in the event someone else runs into similar trouble. I reluctantly go back to RadioDJ, since it has the best combination of features and ease of use for me. (I'm not sure if they have SNL in the UK or not.) )ДЄs usual, your mileage may vary. I sure won't be participating in the forum over there!Д«tw, good catch on the screen name. So, I was being forthright when I said I was reluctantly going back to RDJ. With the long-form programs I run, Zara wasn't consistent placing cues without me editing every-single-show to conform to Zara's silence detection algorithm. But Zara (free) doesn't do exactly what I needed - although it's THE most-reliable automation I've used (it never crashed once on me) - and that's when I tried PlayIt Live. And I hate, hate, HATE the cue editor, among other things! With a general bad taste in my mouth over the whole thing, I dropped RDJ and went back to my ol' standby, Zara. some of the functions aren't very intuitive, and the software is definitely clunky. a handful of people were indeed helpful and patient). I actually got very P.O.'d at some of the 'help' at the RDJ Forum because they were constantly condescending to, and insulting people who asked simple questions (Gary wasn't one of them. LOL! That's funny!! I know who you're talking about, but I'm not him. Like I said, I really wanted it to be the answer.Thanks for the feedback Gary Like I said, I really wanted it to be the answer.ДЄs usual, your mileage may vary. (FWIW, I had the window open the first time my test run stopped, and minimized when the second stop happened.)ДЄs usual, your mileage may vary. The CPU usage goes to a more-reasonable level if you minimize the window, however, but that is certainly a handicap. which is puzzling, because the only things active are a progress bar and a couple of countdown timers.

I run my station unattended, so I cannot trust software that just randomly kicks out.ДЄnother issue I noticed is that PlayIt Live uses an excessive amount of CPU power for its main operating screen.

I restarted it manually, and after another hour or so, it stopped again. After a couple of hours, PlayIt Live stopped segueing. I setup a playout pattern and a clock in PlayIt Live and scheduled it for a 24 hour off-air test. I have a dedicated computer with very low latency and a minimum of running processes just for automation use, and it has run other software very well. I really liked the simplicity of the UI and the ease of setup and file import, but it seems to have a few issues yet. I had high hopes for PlayIt Live automation but, alas, it was not to be.

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