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Importing Tracks Into RadioDJ (Installing Tracks In RadioDJ)

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So you've successfully installed your RadioDJ database Now you'll be wanting to import/install music tracks into the program. In RadioDJ you do this from the options menu or tracks manager Important: If you get a message saying Import Failed then you need to select/set your soundcard from the Options Menu Restart RadioDJ for any soundcard changes to take effect You have 2 options when it comes to adding music to RadioDJ Directory Import & Track Import TIP: Remember to sort your subcategories/categories out in category manager before you import a folder. You do that from the options>categories You select the subcategory/category you wanted the songs in and then click Import. Directory Import imports an entire music folder. You do that by clicking on the folder icon at the top right hand of the box and navigate to the folder you want to import. It may take a while to import large folders of music into

Non-Profit Community Internet Radio Station?

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Q: Do you run a community radio station online without making money from it? Are you a not for profit or community lead Internet radio station? Community / not for profit radio stations: are a type of station which does not have any adverts are funded by investors are run by volunteers are influenced, owned by and operated in the community they serve We believe that radio software shouldn't have to cost you hundreds of $$$ We can't stress highly enough just how great at radio automation RadioDJ Free radio automation software is. Radio DJ truly outperforms paid for radio automation software solutions, try it now to find out for yourself how reliable it is! Reasons to Use RadioDJ: Once installed it's stable and works for days/weeks without needing to keep an eye on it Great Music library support add as many categories & subcategories you require RadioDJ

Have You Made The Switch Yet?

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It's always nice seeing other people switching from SAM Broadcaster Pro to RadioDJ radio playout software. Someone said this recently on Social media: I switched from SAM Broadcaster and have not looked back. I was hesitant at first but RadioDJ has made my station so much more streamlined If you haven't discovered RadioDJ yet what are you waiting for? RadioDJ works better than SAM Broadcaster Pro and shouldn't crash or go wrong. We know of users of RadioDJ who haven't restarted RadioDJ in 4 years Radio DJ is an extremely stable & reliable automation program. Users have had this to say about Radio DJ: We recently made the switch from SAM Broadcaster to RadioDJ with no regrets at all We've had no downtime or crashes since we switched My RadioDJ system is sounding so good! What a fantastic piece of software The thing I like about RadioDJ is the stability Listening trend is up since migrating to RadioDJ! RadioDJ is the best playout sy

Stability? RadioDJ Has That In Spades

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I've been into Internet radio for a long time now (Over 20 Years) In all those years I've learnt a lot of things about streaming on the Internet. It's been a fun thing to learn about although at times it's been hard work because software wasn't up to the job. The biggest problem I've encountered when it came to Internet radio automation offerings was always been the lack of Reliability & Stability I couldn't get a stream to hold up for longer than a few hours let alone days with certain software. I don't appear to have that problem with RadioDJ FREE radio automation software. I began using RadioDJ v1.3.7.0 back in 2010 and that worked great running the music for the radio stream I had going. A few months later v1.6.0 came out and that was even better and served me well until we started testing the 1.6.x.x Beta versions. Even in Beta RadioDJ performed better than other well known radio playout software. The newer vers

Nifty Piece Of Software Called RadioDJ

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I absolutely love it when I see someone new to the RadioDJ forums praising the program. I'm starting to set this nifty piece of software called RadioDJ completely to my hand and make it work for me like no other broadcasting software RadioDJ is Lean, Fast and NEVER fails! Indeed RadioDJ free radio automation software is such a stable and reliable program I can safely say hand on heart that since I started using RadioDJ software in 2010 that it hasn't failed on me while using it. Where there has been an issue Its been hardware related Disc drives or computer hardware failing has been the main culprit of any downtime Hard drives and computer peripherals don't last forever I wish they did because buying new Hard Drives and Computers are the ONLY EXPENSES I've had with RadioDJ since 2010 I've now switched over to SSD & hopefully (fingers crossed) they should last a lot longer than traditional spindle hard drives RadioDJ has handled

There's A Reason Why I'm So Passionate About RadioDJ

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Sections of the Internet radio crowd do their best to knock me because I happen to promote free software. There's a reason I'm so passionate about RadioDJ free radio automation software. No other piece of radio playout software comes close to RadioDJ The performance, reliability and stability of Radio DJ is amazing I've used RadioDJ since 2010 and I haven't had a major issue while using it Even in BETA RadioDJ performs better than other radio playout software. If there has been any downtime or an issue its usually been computer hardware playing up. Hard drives & motherboards failing have been the main culprit in any downtime on my computers. Thankfully I use Solid state drives now I should get more life out of one of those. RadioDJ does everything I ask of it without crashing or hogging resources I don't even have to interfere with RadioDJ we can just leave it alone to AUTOMATE RadioDJ has also allowed me to have

No Hidden Costs = No Hidden Costs (Radio DJ free radio playout software)

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I've had people trying to argue with me on social media that RadioDJ still comes with hidden costs... Newsflash: It doesn’t… RadioDJ is 100% FREE = No Hidden costs You download the software for FREE, You are FREE to use the software When you want, Where you want, How you want. The author even says as much in the Licence for the program. This program is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. There are ZERO risks with RadioDJ the only risk you face is installing it. The program is 100% free from spyware and viruses and is also pretty damn stable once setup and working. The software does not collect or send any information from your computer. I wouldn't let the software near my computers if I thought for one minute there was something remotely dodgy about it. When I say FREE radio software with NO hidden costs I really do mean it… No Bullshit! Running a radio station is going to incur some form of cost somewhere a

RadioDJ Track Rotations (AutoDJ Selector)

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So you've installed RadioDJ and imported your music and you're stuck as to what track rotations are let me try and explain a little. Track Rotations in RadioDJ selects the music only from the categories you tell it to choose from, You can have multiple rotations for different moods, just don't forget to save the rotation once you've created it. Also make sure when creating a rotation item that the repeat rules boxes are checked so you don't have any repetition in songs. Important: Try not to apply repeat rules to Sweepers, Jingles or Station ID's You need them to be available for the rotation to load into the queue. I loaded my jingles by Least recently played and sometimes Random when I ran a backup stream for another radio station about 10 years ago. Example: You pick your rotation items by clicking on + button you can choose from four different options. You can duplicate an item in your rotation by using the duplicate button.

RadioDJ Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)

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Q: Will RadioDJ Ever be made Open Source? A: Not anytime soon I'm afraid. Marius always says NO to that suggestion. Q: How do I find the RadioDJ error logs? A: Providing you've enabled error reporting in RadioDJ (Main options Screen) you need to do the following. Start>Control Panel>Administrative tools>Event viewer>Windows Logs>Application Or look at the error logs in the logs folder in the RadioDJ program directory. Q: The RadioDJ database loses the tracks that I had previously imported what can it be? A: Are your files on an external USB hard drive or NAS network? USB drives power down if you don't change the settings in device manager power options. If RadioDJ cannot find tracks it disables them its easy to relocate those tracks using utilities. Run verify tracks DO NOT check the box that says "delete invaild tracks" as you don't want to delete songs from the database. Th

Setup A Free Radio Station With Sam Broadcaster Pro?

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Saw a post on social media recently. How to setup a free radio station with SAM Broadcaster Pro? The post was misleading in the first instance: You CANNOT setup a FREE radio station with SAM Broadcaster it costs $299-$699 so its not FREE! There never has been a FREE copy of SAM Broadcaster even SAM Live DJ costs from $15 a month. After you've paid Spacial Audio all that $$$ for SAM Broadcaster Pro you still don't own the software you only LEASE IT The Software in this EULA is being LICENSED to you and not sold. There is only one true FREE radio playout package on the market and that is RadioDJ If your just planning on setting up your own online Internet radio station RadioDJ is a great starting point for your automation needs. Reasons to Use RadioDJ: Once installed it's stable and works for days/weeks without needing to keep an eye on it Great M

Why Is Radio Software Sometimes Free?

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This was a question asked a few years back on a broadcasting forum by a software developer. Why is radio playout software sometimes Free? I know in the case of RadioDJ free radio software that the author wanted to help hobby level broadcasters get their stations online. The software has since been adapted for use by several professional FM/AM stations too. Which is brilliant when you think about it. I've tried all sorts of different radio music automation software. I've been Impressed with some of them and NOT so Impressed by others. RadioDJ comes top of my all time favourite software list. The fact Radio DJ is FREE is a huge bonus it has a lot of features you'd find in paid for radio software. Its great when software works as it was designed and on the whole RadioDJ performs like a STAR. RadioDJ is fast gaining traction as the number one radio playout solution. Reasons to Use RadioDJ:

Now That's What I Call An Uptime (RadioDJ)

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Looked on the RadioDJ forums recently to find a post on the Testimonials section from a user called Capt Dave. His copy of RadioDJ v1.8.2 stayed up and running for 4 years, His uptime was ruined by Magic Smoke from the Laptop. Congratulations on making that amazing milestone Captain Dave. I'm more Impressed by Windows XP staying booted for that amount of time If I could afford the electric there's no doubt I'd have my copy of RadioDJ running non stop 24/7 too. I knew how stable RadioDJ was from the period when we streamed for a now defunct radio station The only thing that got in the way of uptime are Windows Updates there's no escaping them if you want a secure computer. When there has been a major issue it turned out to be Computer hardware related Disc Drives have been the main culprit in any downtime since 2010 I switched to Sold State drives SSD about 10 years ago and the they're still going strong. RadioDJ is FREE so you hav

The Number One Internet Radio Solution (RadioDJ)

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There have been THOUSANDS of downloads of RadioDJ which must make it the number one radio playout solution. There's been a huge rise in the numbers of RadioDJ being downloaded it grows month by month year by year RadioDJ v1.8.2 has had over 230,000 downloads & v2.0.0.6 has also had over 260,000 downloads The majority of new users of RadioDJ are usually coming from paid for programs such as SAM Broadcaster Pro RadioDJ is more advanced and reliable than other radio playout software solutions on the market. I've used RadioDJ in all its incarnations since 2010 and it has NEVER let me down Give RadioDJ a try today and you will be pleasantly surprised how stable it is against other automation solutions that cost $$$ The new versions are far more robust and feature packed despite what some the naysayers may say How many times must we say this? RadioDJ is the radio automation software EVERYONE should be using

RadioDJ (Radio Automation Playout Software)

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RadioDJ Radio Automation Playout RadioDJ is the BEST radio automation playout software available for FREE. It was 2010 when I came across RadioDJ via a Google search and I haven't looked back since. Built around the .NET framework (at least 3.5 & 4.8) and a MySQL database its pretty reliable and stable. Don't let the fact RadioDJ needs an MySQL database put you off MariaDB is easy to Install and maintain. It was 2014 when I last built my RadioDJ database from scratch, I take daily backups so I don't lose my database of songs. RadioDJ has been the bedrock of my music automation since 2010 To me its the MOST PERFECT piece of music playout software ever as it does what I ask of it everytime I go to use it. RadioDJ doesn't require activations or key codes in order to unlock all the features. So it doesn't constantly dial home like other paid for radio playout software is known

Guide To: RadioDJ Zones

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If you've recently discovered RadioDJ free radio automation software and you're confused as to what zones are then let me explain a little. RadioDJ is split into 4 zones (3 usable) and this is where plugins live. Zone 1: This is where the main playlist lives. DO NOT PUT any other plugin in this zone. Its best if you leave the playlist in Zone 1 and add other plugins to zones 2,3,4 You have the option to change the playlist to either list or slot mode from the plugins menu (options>plugins) by clicking on the settings of the playlist plugin. Note: You need to restart RadioDJ to change from slot/list mode. Zone 2: Can host multiple plugins. We use zone 2 for the search, history and online request plugins. If you so wish you can add the cart-wall and aux players into zone 2 if that's not where you want them try zones 3/4. Zone 3: I don't bother with zones 3/4 I just use Zone 2 to put any active plugins into it makes the layout easier to u