
Operation - Using XStudio 51
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default. Each button can be programmed to play a cart (audio file), perform an XStudio
Action, or, if applicable, signal a host DCS or Maestro to perform one of its own user
functions. The buttons re-size automatically as the main display size is changed and you can
manually make them wider using the splitter control that separates the hot buttons from the
log. A larger second set of hot buttons is available via the XStudio Cart Wall dialog, which
contains user-defined "sets" of 300 buttons and can be shown or hidden on-demand.
Audio Clipboard. The audio clipboard is located immediately below the playback decks and
to the right of the log. The clipboard is used to create a list of carts for ad hoc usage on
playback decks 2, 3 and 4. You can place items from the log or from the audio inventory list
in the clipboard. The order of items in the audio clipboard can be controlled by dragging the
items up or down in the list. The width of the clipboard is controlled using the splitter control
that separates the log and audio clipboard. The audio clipboard can also be completely
hidden (collapsed) if desired.
If you adjust the width of the audio clipboard or collapse it completely to
hide it, the changes also affect the Next Event and Running Actions
display panels.
Next Scheduled Event Status. If you have any Scheduled Events, the next one that will
execute is displayed in the Next Event window, located immediately below the audio
clipboard. This display is automatically updated and is for information purposes only.
Running Actions Panel. This control displays any XStudio Actions that are currently
running (being performed). The panel lists all Actions that are running and is for information
purposes only.
Audio Inventory. The audio inventory is a list of carts (audio files) available for playback.
Carts in the list can be dragged and dropped on the log, dragged and dropped into the audio
clipboard, dragged and dropped to program a hot button, dragged and dropped on any of the
playback decks for immediate playback, and added to the audio clipboard using the [Ctrl-A]
keystroke. The vertical size of the list (number of items displayed) can be adjusted by using
the splitter control that separates the log and the inventory list. You can completely hide the
inventory list, if desired, to make more room for the log display. The horizontal width of the
inventory list is automatically adjusted based on the main display size and any hot button
resizing you do.
XStudio Status Bar. Located at the very bottom of the main display, the status bar provides
several bits of information, including short messages about recent operations, status of the
log (edited or not edited), number of items on the log and in the inventory list, the current
time and a group of LED's that provide status information on the state of Play Through
Directives, tomorrow's log (available or not), and whether or not XStudio is connected to the
host audio engine (XEngine or a DCS or Maestro).
You will probably want to run XStudio at or near the full screen size. You can manually resize the
XStudio main display by dragging the tab on the lower-right corner of the status bar at the bottom of the
XStudio main window. XStudio will remember its size, screen location and monitor (if a multi-monitor
system) and restore the settings each time you start the program. Other settings like the size of the
inventory display and audio clipboard are also saved at program close and restored when XStudio is
restarted.
4.2 Audio Playback
Playing audio is a primary function of XStudio. Typically, playback of audio carts starts with the log - a
station's program schedule. Audio playback can also be initiated with a hot button, from the audio
clipboard and as an automation Task.
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