Aircast 7.1 (newest version) is built around a reliable, fully customizable playout engine, with automation and live assist mode, skinnable user interface, a built-in, touch-screen friendly, multi-tab cartwall, and Voice-Tracking support.
It features a Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix editor, events, screen objects and file logging. Voice Tracking, mixdown and scripting are standard.
D&R Aircast Automation Software, now available in the new version 7.1 is a light-weight, full-featured radio automation system for Microsoft Windows.
It is targeted at small and medium-sized stations and for both terrestrial and Internet-based broadcast. It offers features often only found in some high priced, high-end professional packages.
Aircast 7.1 was designed to be as flexible and customizable as possible.
It works with standard PC hardware, supports virtually any soundcard and offers an unbelieveable smooth integration with our Webstation, Airlite, Airence , Airlab-DT, AXITE and AXUM mixers.
D&R Aircast Automation software is a full-featured radio automation system for Microsoft Windows machines. It is designed for small to medium-sized stations and for both Traditional and Internet-based broadcast.
Playout
Aircast is built around a reliable, fully customizable playout engine, with automation and live assist mode, skinnable user interface, a built-in, touch-screen friendly, multi-tab cartwall, and Voice-Tracking support. It features a Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix editor, events, screen objects and file logging. Voice Tracking, mixdown and scripting are standard.
Database and Scheduling
Manage your audio files and playlist logs through Aircast Data Base, the built-in, network-enabled audio library (in version STD-DB). It has built-in music scheduling, and can also import playlists from various 3rd-party scheduling software.
Studio Integration
With its various built-in remote control options such as hotkeys, gamepad/joystick, I/O warrior, Midi, Velleman, Aircast integrates perfectly with your professional studio equipment. Direct control of many functions by D&R's own remote control protocol is also built in.
Streaming
The built-in streaming encoder feeds Shoutcast and Icecast servers, even from server hardware with no physical audio devices. Winamp and VST plugins can be used for sound processing. With the Multi Instance option, you can run dozens of playouts from the same machine.
NEW FEATURES FOR VERSION 7.1
- Redesigned playlist GUI.
- WASAPI is now the default audio output method.
- DirectSound is still supported but only in "application level mixing" mode with higher latency.
- Layout Designer: Screen Objects are now using IDs that indicate their type.
- DB: Scheduler: Attribute filters starting with ~ will now be regarded as regular expressions.
Features
- Playlist, Cartwall, Cue Editor, Mix Editor, events, screen objects, file logging
- Stream/line-in playback, special playlist items, layout/skin, HTTP/SQL logging
- Voice tracking, mixdown, scripting
- Built-in Shoutcast/Icecast compatible streaming encoder
- VST, Winamp DSP
- Database and Scheduling (standalone/local mode), music scheduling
- Ad scheduler, log import from 3rd party music/traffic schedulers, voice tracking.
- Use one STD-DB license as the “server” (and playout) and multiple STD (non-DB) or VT license as the clients.
- Hotkeys, gamepad/joystick, IO-Warrior, MIDI, Vellema.
- Remote Control for D&R products such as D&R WEBSTATION, AIRLITE, AIRENCE, AIRLAB DT, AXUM, AXITE.
- Remote Control for digital Broadcast Mixers - MambaNet only
Ordering options
AIRCAST-STD:
- This is the license for 1 user.
- The user can locally (on his own PC) create a music database.
- The user can log on, on a PC that has an AIRCAST STD-DB license and use the music that is stored on that PC.
AIRCAST-STD-DB:
- (same functionality as STD)
- This license also functions as a SERVER and can offer its music database to
other licenced) users.
AIRCAST-VT:
- User can remotely do VoiceTracking and log on to an AIRCAST STD-DB
license elsewhere. (LAN/WAN)
D&R Aircast Automation Software
AIRCAST-STD - is the basic software for standalone applications including Voice Track for LAN.
AIRCAST-STD-DB - is the basic software for standalone applications, but now with an added Database server application, so the optional Management + Voice Track option can now log on from another location (WAN).
AIRCAST-VT Management License + Voice Track. For additional workstations that require AircastDB access, e.g. office or production PCs, we offer management+VT licenses, with voice tracking support for a LAN. This works for AIRCAST-STD (If you want to use the Management+VT from home (WAN) you need as basic package AIRCAST-STD-DB).