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10.22 ControlReady™/MusicReady™ /
CartReady™/WireReady™ Automation (cont)
Automation Commands
Natural Log can send commands to the automation (such as source switching) On the Natural Log
Templates, simply enter & and then the command code letter/numbers in the Event description. NL8 will pick
up the command or cut name to play by capturing all characters between & and the first space in the event
description.
Play Non-Commercial AudioCut Example - Event 0217 shown below
You need to run weather at a certain time each day. If weather is named 0009, you could make the entry
shown below at event 0217 below. This would play 2:30 of commercials followed by the weather. NL8 only
needs &0009 and we inserted "Overnight Weather" only to make it easier to read. Do not use this to
schedule billable spots. Those are scheduled from broadcast orders as described in chapter 3 of this
manual.
Command Sequence Example - Event 0219 shown below
You may need to run a sequence of cuts or commands at a certain time each day. Assume you want to play
a program opener (cut 2001), then play a program (cut 2002), then play a closer (cut 2003). You could enter
each item on a separate line, or you could make the entry shown below at event 0219 in the Natural Log
Templates. Note that a single space is inserted between each command or cut and 'My Way Program' is an
optional description.
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