The Digital DJ Music System / Studio4 - How it works

• The basics of Studio4 is derived from The original Digital DJ Music System™ and it is set up much like a program director does for a typical radio station. We start with the music in all different types of formats. Slow, Fast, Pop, Rock, Dance, etc... 

  • After the locations of these music files are added through the "Program Director" to the Digital DJ™, we can set what time of day, what day of the week and how often we want to play the selection on a record level basis.

    • Then, we can arrange these audio files into categories of our choice and select the same options on a global level for each category.

  • Now, We add some promo's, snipits, commercials and liners (each with special settings of their own) and you've got the perfect mix.

  • The Digital DJ Music System™ takes over. Plays all of this in a random order based on the timing and categories you set up. We'll get in to all of the cool automated features like Power Play and 2x Play for Charted songs as you read through the instructions.

  • After you download the Demo, it is important that you make sure you take 10-20 minutes to go through the Studio4 Ops Guide. We'll have a link at the bottom

• PROGRAM LOGIC FLOW (Methodology): How does Digital DJ Music System™ select the music? - There are many other features but, here are the 1st three levels

  • Music Play - Level 1 - Select Categories:

    • Digital DJ Music System™ selects the active categories from the Master Schedule database and then marks the records in the master database Category Tab which have matching active categories. These are now the Active Entries.

  • Music Play - Level 2 - Random Selection:

    • Digital DJ Music System™ takes a random selection from the total Active Entries in its' database.

  • Music Play -  Level 3 - Check Record level scheduling

    • Using the Base Schedule Tab , Digital DJ Music System™ selects a record if:

      • Valid time of Day (2 preset windows available)

      • Valid Day of week

      • Total count of Plays per month / week / day is less than the maximum preset or if "2X Play" (see the Charts Tab) is active then, 2 times the maximum.

      • If the "Min Time" preset has passed since the last play.

  • OVER RIDES:

    • A requested song from the Jukebox/Player will be selected over the random process assuming the "Request hold" button is not activated. However, Requested songs typically have a 1hour minute replay limit. This means that if you request a song 2 times, Digital DJ will play it the 1^st time and wait 60 minutes before it plays the song again.

    • The Category Override function will override the Master Schedule database selection.

    • The "Power Play" function on the Setup screen overrides normal random selection when active. "Power Play" forces the system to pick a "HOT" selection every (n) number of songs. Hot songs are charted songs listed on the Charts Tab.

    • Special Files See Special File Section

    • Least Played: That's right! We thought about this one too! (I always hated those programs that never seem to play certain songs) So, After every (n) selections set in your master schedule, The Digital DJ Music System™ finds the least played ACTIVE (Category driven) selection and loads it up!

  • User Generated Play List: See the Custom Play List Screen

  • Block Party Mode: see Schedule screen. 2, 3, 4 5, in a row by the same artist! And a global 2 for Tuesday option.