XStudio is an easy-to-use, 
powerful system featuring multi-channel, multi-stream playback, multiple user-selected operating modes, audio switcher control and user-defined actions for automatic task execution. Tasks can be initiated from the broadcast log, in response to an audio switcher input relay or from the XStudio scheduled events table, providing maximum flexibility in automation control.
XStudio can be utilized in a number of ways:
•A stand-alone audio playback system supporting live, local automation and basic satellite modes of operation. Multiple XStudio work stations in the same facility can share centrally stored audio files.
•A portable playback system - for instance, on a laptop computer.
•A supplemental playback system for secondary program services in HD radio.
•An emergency playback system for use with a DCS™ or Maestro™ in the event of a system failure.
•Remotely control a DCS or Maestro system (using an RS232 to Ethernet converter).
If you're using an older DCS™ or Maestro™ system, XStudio is a great migration path! XStudio utilizes the same logs (schedules) and audio files (.DAF files) as DCS and Maestro systems.
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A Flexible, Powerful Audio Delivery System!
Utilizing a standard PC or laptop PC equipped with a standard Windows-compliant audio card, XStudio can follow the log, playing audio in sequence, including audio overlap. A single audio output device is used, with as many as three (3) streams of audio, mixed 1-to-1, playing simultaneously. This ensures smooth audio overlap. XStudio also supports multi-channel audio cards and can use as many as four (4) discreet outputs, each supporting three (3) streams of audio.
XStudio can be used to execute live, local automation and satellite programming formats, including transitioning among these modes of operation for mixed formats. See the topic on programming XStudio for an overview of concepts and specific examples.
XStudio works well with popular music scheduling and radio traffic systems. You can create logs (program schedules) using your traffic system or in combination with your music scheduling system, depending on your format and needs. You can also create and edit logs with XStudio's built-in log editor or by using one of our log editing utilities.
Reconciling music and commercial content is easy, as XStudio automatically documents air play of both scheduled and unscheduled elements.
Audio files can be located on the local hard drive in a single folder or can be played directly from a network location. If XStudio is integrated with an existing DCS or Maestro system, the source audio files would typically be played directly from the audio folder of an ACP server.
In addition to being a complete standalone system, XStudio is a cost-efficient solution for DCS or Maestro users in need of either a portable or emergency audio playback system.
XStudio is supplied with XEngine, an audio playback server application that allows XStudio to be operated independently as a stand-alone system. XStudio can also be used as a control system for a host DCS or Maestro audio unit when combined with an RS232 to Ethernet Converter. In this case, the host DCS or Maestro becomes the "audio engine".
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