Simplifying music tagging for automation

[bossbill]

My friend at a high school radio station tags music for his automation system, then he has to label the songs again in Natural Music scheduling. Since we don't use a music scheduler, I can't offer him advice on how to simplify the process. He would like to provide the information once and not have to do it twice.

 

[RadioMan203]

I know systems like StationPlaylist reads the mp3 tags to convert for its use so the only thing that needs to be set are intro and segue times.

I've heard of people using the free BSI Info Editor but I don't know what its compatible with outside of BSI's own products.

 

[DudeFan]

I don't think there is a way around doing the double entries unless the scheduler or automation system share a database. The automation system intake should be able to read the cart chunk or metadata header from the file and make quick work of that end of things. But unless you can export the data on the cut from the system database and then reimport it in the scheduler, you are pretty much going to have to do it by hand. But if it is one or two cuts every so often, it should take more than 5 minutes to get it in the scheduler.

 

[SuperQ]

If the info is in the cart chunk of the actual music files via Adobe Audition or the like, you can download a demo of BSI Simian, point soundhound to the folder with the music, and after Simian builds its .mdb file you can import that directly into natural music. It will pick up name, artist, intro time, length etc. Then you just have to categorize them.

If the info was put into a separate automation database, I've got no answers.

 

[special ed]

Natural Music is capable of reading the database of many automation programs to update its own.

 

[xmusicmatt]

My friend at a high school radio station tags music for his automation system, then he has to label the songs again in Natural Music scheduling. Since we don't use a music scheduler, I can't offer him advice on how to simplify the process. He would like to provide the information once and not have to do it twice.

What automation system is he using? if Natural Music doesn't already have some form of import function from that automation system he should get in touch with Natural Systems to work on a solution.

 

[Robert Bass]

My friend at a high school radio station tags music for his automation system, then he has to label the songs again in Natural Music scheduling. Since we don't use a music scheduler, I can't offer him advice on how to simplify the process. He would like to provide the information once and not have to do it twice.

What automation system is he using? if Natural Music doesn't already have some form of import function from that automation system he should get in touch with Natural Systems to work on a solution.

No need to, as NM5 allows you to define input fields if the format you need isn't present.

R

 

[Charlie]

I have a low-cost application that can help in situations like this: MyLibrary is a file-tagger and export utility. It'll read SPL APE tags, CartChunk and ID3. You can set your song data (Year, Genre, CueIn, Intro, Segue, Tempo etc) and export to 10 playout systems. In the OP's case, you'd load the folder/s of audio into MyLibrary, then "Export to CSV" and then tell Natural Music which order the fields were in. Simples.

The program is also great for those who like to try out different systems or wish to manage their audio "centrally" - The data needs only be defined once, but can be exported to Dalet, EncoDAD, Myriad, StationPlaylist, Nexgen, PowerGold, Natural Music, AudioEnhanceDPS etc with a single click. It also auto-cues your audio, so if you need to get Segue points set en-masse, this'll do it - No more PFL'ing to set the overlap points!

http://www.charliedavy.co.uk/mylibrary.php

 

[ChiefOperator]

Thanks the input, Charlie. You have a lot of nice software on your site!

-co