Quick-Player for France Bleu "local radiostations"

Each local radio has a complete Radio-Assist production-to-broadcast system. NETIA's Radio-Assist acquisition and production programs consist of highly advanced software which the user will find extremely pleasant to use with features like on-the-fly marker setting, instant recording restart, integrated drag & drop, editing by adding or cutting, etc.

A number of look-up tools give access to files in the database via the local network or intranet. With just their login and password, any member of the radio station can view and access any relevant data. The latest version of Insider displays the progress of the on-air schedule in real time. Scheduling and broadcast are two tightly linked aspects of local radio work. Feder-All automatically designs and generates the schedule templates. Tedious scheduling tasks such as repetitive jingle insertion or countdowns are handled automatically by the software. Air-DDO, the Radio-Assist broadcast program, provides a range of ways to broadcast a sound item: from a playlist, from a cartstack or by direct selection in the database.

Radio France has chosen another very convenient broadcast tool, the NETIA Quick-Player, specially designed for small-to-medium radio stations. One of France Bleu's latest installations in the Limousin region is a good example of how the two broadcast programs go so well together. France Bleu Limousin and France Bleu Limousin in Tulle are two closely-linked entities.

Two daily switchovers are planned from the main France Bleu Limousin schedule to Tulle, one from 7:00 to 8:30 and the other from 11:00 to 12:00. For these periods, France Bleu Limousin in Tulle has a high-performance Quick-Player station which can record, produce and broadcast simultaneously.

Three simultaneous broadcasting channels give instant access to over a hundred sounds, music, jingles or commercial items. The first channel is dedicated to jingle or spot broadcasting and can be used to load a group of 96 constantly accessible sounds. The two other broadcasting channels display two cartstacks (the number of items per cartstack can be pre-set). These two channels are a valuable support for the presenter who has pre-programmed everything in one or more cartstacks. Items in a cartstack can lead in sequentially or be broadcast manually.

Quick-Player is also a broadcast preparation tool. It has a permanently accessible edit zone and PFL playback that the presenter can use to fine-tune sequencing by setting lead-in and fade points exactly as required. The Quick-Player edit section is highly perfected. The presenter can place a "liner" on a music item with the mouse, for instance, a Madonna message recorded on the intro of one of her songs. Access to the radio's audio database is direct, so the presenter can be freely creative and arrange programming at will at all times. From now on all production work is done either from a production station on the system or directly in a studio from Quick-Player.

Quick-Player has a recording function. While broadcasting, the presenter can record his or her own voice or phone calls, put them in a cartstack and review sequencing. The new sounds can be broadcast later on in the programme. The Quick-Player remote control is a valuable asset for radio technicians. Speed and accuracy are vital in a studio. The NETIA R&D department has given long thought to this need and has designed an ergonomic and easy-to-understand remote control for it. The great asset of Quick-Player is that it offers a whole range of high-performance tools which are uncommonly easy to use.

Quick-Player is a product designed for small-to-medium radio stations and is an excellent performance/price alternative. Sales of Quick-Player are constantly growing, especially in Europe and South Africa.