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Voice Track Sample Grid |
  
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Voice Track Sample Grid |
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This sample grid is for reference purposes only. The structure chosen to accommodate voice track cart numbering can be any you choose, although this particular scheme will allow for use of the DCS macro characters and reduce the amount of work involved in setting up the music log. If you use these macro characters you must be consistent throughout.
Concept
You will notice each of the four digits of the cart number has a unique value. Beginning at the left, Position #1 is used to identify the carts as voice tracks, Position #2 represents the day of the week, (1=Monday; 7=Sunday). Position #3 is the current hour as a single digit (1 = 1 o'clock; 9 = 9 o'clock, 10=A, 11=B and 12=C). The fourth digit represents the position within the hour.
Because the time of day can represent only 12 hours, it is generally accepted that the fourth digit is used to separate the voice tracks into two 12-hour groups. Position four can be A to Z and 1 to 9. Splitting these by 2 would allow up to 18 individual carts per hour for voice tracks. If additional carts are needed then by changing position one to a different letter would gain another 18 possible carts per hour.
MON |
TUE |
WED |
THU |
FRI |
SAT |
SUN |
HOUR |
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V1Cx(A-K) |
V2Cx(A-K) |
V3Cx(A-K) |
V4Cx(A-K) |
V5Cx(A-K) |
V6Cx(A-K) |
V7Cx(A-K) |
MIDNIGHT |
V11x(A-K) |
V21x(A-K) |
V31x(A-K) |
V41x(A-K) |
V51x(A-K) |
V61x(A-K) |
V71x(A-K) |
1 AM |
V12x(A-K) |
V22x(A-K) |
V32x(A-K) |
V42x(A-K) |
V52x(A-K) |
V62x(A-K) |
V72x(A-K) |
2 AM |
V13x(A-K) |
V23x(A-K) |
V33x(A-K) |
V43x(A-K) |
V53x(A-K) |
V63x(A-K) |
V73x(A-K) |
3 AM |
V14x(A-K) |
V24x(A-K) |
V34x(A-K) |
V44x(A-K) |
V54x(A-K) |
V64x(A-K) |
V74x(A-K) |
4 AM |
V15x(A-K) |
V25x(A-K) |
V35x(A-K) |
V45x(A-K) |
V55x(A-K) |
V65x(A-K) |
V75x(A-K) |
5 AM |
V16x(A-K) |
V26x(A-K) |
V36x(A-K) |
V46x(A-K) |
V56x(A-K) |
V66x(A-K) |
V76x(A-K) |
6 AM |
V17x(A-K) |
V27x(A-K) |
V37x(A-K) |
V47x(A-K) |
V57x(A-K) |
V67x(A-K) |
V77x(A-K) |
7 AM |
V18x(A-K) |
V28x(A-K) |
V38x(A-K) |
V48x(A-K) |
V58x(A-K) |
V68x(A-K) |
V78x(A-K) |
8 AM |
V19x(A-K) |
V29x(A-K) |
V39x(A-K) |
V49x(A-K) |
V59x(A-K) |
V69x(A-K) |
V79x(A-K) |
9 AM |
V1Ax(A-K) |
V2Ax(A-K) |
V3Ax(A-K) |
V4Ax(A-K) |
V5Ax(A-K) |
V6Ax(A-K) |
V7Ax(A-K) |
10 AM |
V1Bx(A-K) |
V2Bx(A-K) |
V3Bx(A-K) |
V4Bx(A-K) |
V5Bx(A-K) |
V6Bx(A-K) |
V7Bx(A-K) |
11 AM |
V1Cx(L-Z) |
V2Cx(L-Z) |
V3Cx(L-Z) |
V4Cx(L-Z) |
V5Cx(L-Z) |
V6Cx(L-Z) |
V7Cx(L-Z) |
NOON |
V11x(L-Z) |
V21x(L-Z) |
V31x(L-Z) |
V41x(L-Z) |
V51x(L-Z) |
V61x(L-Z) |
V71x(L-Z) |
1 PM |
V12x(L-Z) |
V22x(L-Z) |
V32x(L-Z) |
V42x(L-Z) |
V52x(L-Z) |
V62x(L-Z) |
V72x(L-Z) |
2 PM |
V13x(L-Z) |
V23x(L-Z) |
V33x(L-Z) |
V43x(L-Z) |
V53x(L-Z) |
V63x(L-Z) |
V73x(L-Z) |
3 PM |
V14x(L-Z) |
V24x(L-Z) |
V34x(L-Z) |
V44x(L-Z) |
V54x(L-Z) |
V64x(L-Z) |
V74x(L-Z) |
4 PM |
V15x(L-Z) |
V25x(L-Z) |
V35x(L-Z) |
V45x(L-Z) |
V55x(L-Z) |
V65x(L-Z) |
V75x(L-Z) |
5 PM |
V16x(L-Z) |
V26x(L-Z) |
V36x(L-Z) |
V46x(L-Z) |
V56x(L-Z) |
V66x(L-Z) |
V76x(L-Z) |
6 PM |
V17x(L-Z) |
V27x(L-Z) |
V37x(L-Z) |
V47x(L-Z) |
V57x(L-Z) |
V67x(L-Z) |
V77x(L-Z) |
7 PM |
V18x(L-Z) |
V28x(L-Z) |
V38x(L-Z) |
V48x(L-Z) |
V58x(L-Z) |
V68x(L-Z) |
V78x(L-Z) |
8 PM |
V19x(L-Z) |
V29x(L-Z) |
V39x(L-Z) |
V49x(L-Z) |
V59x(L-Z) |
V69x(L-Z) |
V79x(L-Z) |
9 PM |
V1Ax(L-Z) |
V2Ax(L-Z) |
V3Ax(L-Z) |
V4Ax(L-Z) |
V5Ax(L-Z) |
V6Ax(L-Z) |
V7Ax(L-Z) |
10 PM |
V1Bx(L-Z) |
V2Bx(L-Z) |
V3Bx(L-Z) |
V4Bx(L-Z) |
V5Bx(L-Z) |
V6Bx(L-Z) |
V7Bx(L-Z) |
11 PM |
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The X value would be replaced by the values in parentheses for the number of voice tracks you might use in a given hour. |
Sample Entries
Here are some sample voice track entries, using macro characters for the day-of-week and hour-of-day. The first set of samples would be used for the Midnight through 11AM hours, the second set for Noon through 11PM hours. You would have to define at least two clocks in your music scheduling system - one for the first 12 hours of the day and one for the last 12 hours of the day and enter one set of Direct Cart Calls in each of the clocks.
Midnight through 11AM
V%^A
V%^B
V%^C
V%^D
Noon through 11PM
V%^L
V%^M
V%^N
V%^O
In the examples, we've constructed a total of 8 unique voice-track cart numbers that when entered as a Direct Cart Call in your music scheduling system would yield unique cart numbers (4 per hour) for every day of the week and every hour of the day.
