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mAirList comes with an example mAirList.ini file
which enables you to use the software without any prior in-depth configuration.
This chapter gives a brief overview about the default configuration,
and shows you how to use mAirList.
Figure 7.1, “The mAirList default screen.” shows mAirList running in the default configuration. You can see the various elements marked with big red numbers:
The main playlist. This is where you put your audio files scheduled to be broadcasted, either automatic in automation mode, or manually in assist mode. Currently, four files have been put into the playlist, the first three of them are already loaded into the three players. In the default configuration, the players are loaded automatically with the top-most items; this can be disabled in the configuration or in the context menu (right click on the playlist).
The toolbar below the playlist gives you some information about the playlist: Currently, it is running in assist mode, so you have to start and stop the players manually. Click AUTO to activate automation mode. On the right hand side, you can see the number of items (4) and the total duration (15 minutes and 2 seconds).
The players. In the default configuration, there are three players associated with the playlist, titled A, B and C. When loaded with an item, the players show the artist and title and the duration of the item. The green bar shows the progress once playback is started. You can click the time label to toggle between elapsed and remain mode. Or double click to activate backtiming mode, in which the player shows the (real) time at which playback will be finished (or would be finished, if the player would be started in this very moment).
The cartwall. It consists of a user-definable number of players (six in the default configuration). These players are not associated with the playlist but loaded and started individually. As you can see, a file has been loaded into slot number two, the other slots are empty.
The browsers. This is where you can search and select the files to be inserted into the playlist or the cart players. In this screen shot, a directory has been openened. Additionally, you can access the Repository where each broadcasted file is moved to.
The LED clock. Just for your convenience. You can disable this clock in the configuration dialog, or replace it with a standard 24-hour digital clock.