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Automated mixes for iTunes or any other music player

by boozeflogger Oct 3, 2007 7:01AM PDT

OK so I have no time to make mixes, plus I'm not good at it. But I am about to open a retail store and I want to play my music, with different moods at different times of the day. If my music is organized in files according to style, is there a bit of software out there that I can instruct to play tunes from certain files at certain times of the day. Let's say "play from my jazz folder from 9AM to 11PM then switch to electonica", etc... In addition I'd like it to play tunes randomly so I don't always hear the same ones but would like the option to prioritize some so they are in heavier rotation than others. Does such a thing exist? I'll be happy to convert all my music to another format than iTunes, so it needn't be for that, alternatively I'm ready to purchase all my music again in another format.

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by boozeflogger Oct 3, 2007 7:10AM PDT

I realize iTunes kind of does this with the smart playlists but it doesn't go as far as I'd like it to.

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OtsAV will do exactly that.

by Ots_Steve Oct 3, 2007 5:03PM PDT

Yes, there is some software which does exactly what you want.

OtsAV has built-in professional scheduling, dynamics processing (to keep the audio levels consistent and smooth like radio stations), and automated fade-mixing which sounds just like a radio DJ. It also does video if you have a plasma in your retail store.

http://www.OtsAV.com

Ots_Steve

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