RadioBOSS 7.1 [beta]

[nelson c]

We do internal tests like this, and most of the time, if the tracks are processed and there are no auto intro or other things like this, it's correct. It'll be improved further in the following updates. Logging will not help much as it doesn't solve the problem.

Clearly, logging doesn't solve the problem. But the idea is to track tracks whose length varies from the calculated length. And try to find out what's causing the track to end early, for example.

 

[Sasa Grbic]

I didn't include anything in the advanced features because they are inaccessible to screen readers. My category are based on libraries. Yes, it would be interesting to see where the bottleneck is. I don't know if it would mean anything to you if I sent you a complete log file by email?

 

[djsoft]

From 4 hours and 55 minutes to 4 hours and 8 minutes. Here's the log from the generator.

Can you please send us the playlist generator log, this will help in understanding why it takes so much time. To locate the log file, in the top menu in RadioBOSS click Settings, Open Settings Folder, open the Log subfolder, file is named playlistgenerator.log. Please sent it to support@djsoft.net or attach here on the forums.

 

[djsoft]

Clearly, logging doesn't solve the problem. But the idea is to track tracks whose length varies from the calculated length. And try to find out what's causing the track to end early, for example.

Yes, this is what we're going to do here to improve Start Time calculation. One of the next updates will have some improvements in the area.

I didn't include anything in the advanced features because they are inaccessible to screen readers. My category are based on libraries. Yes, it would be interesting to see where the bottleneck is. I don't know if it would mean anything to you if I sent you a complete log file by email?

Yes, this will help a lot, please see my message above if you need to find the log file.

 

[Sasa Grbic]

I just sent a log file.

 

[djsoft]

I just sent a log file.

Thank you, from the log it's not clear what the problem is. It takes 29 minutes to load categories with a total of more than 350K tracks. Then it spends 3+ hours building a playlist. We'll see if this can be improved.

 

[tomimatko]

1. I already noticed this before, so I thought it was some mistake on my part, but it happened again yesterday and today. Sometimes, ads with the same priority and the same type (checked) play one after another, even though there are ads of a different type (same priority, different type) in the block. For example, out of six times a day, this happens once, sometimes even twice. I couldn't have made a mistake with the Type because there's only one Type in the test.
Some ads of the same type are not in italics, or sometimes, for example, two ads are in italics, but the third one is not, even though they are all the same type and priority.
The same ad is in italics in some blocks, but in others, it is not (of course, those blocks also contain other ads of the same type/priority). I turn off the Ads scheduler, but afterward, everything remains the same.

2. It's great that you added artwork for File type and Events, interesting possibilities if the information is sent to the website. For example, when the news is on, I set the news logo as artwork to appear on the website, and similar things.

 

[djsoft]

RadioBOSS 7.1.0.8 beta

Changes

• Ads Scheduler: type conflicts in block preview are now marked in bold
• Advanced option: prelisten fade in and fade out
• Playlist Generator: improved playlist creation speed
• Playlist Generator: added Random (fast) selection option for category to make random selections faster for categories with many tracks
• Playlist Generator: loggins includes time it took to load a category
• Music Library: fixed converting additional information when using MySQL option
• Minor UI improvements

Download
x86 https://dl.djsoft.net/beta/radioboss_setup_7.1.0.8.exe (3/27/2025, 34MB)
x64 https://dl.djsoft.net/beta/radioboss_setup_7.1.0.8_x64.exe (3/27/2025, 38MB)

 

[djsoft]

1. I already noticed this before, so I thought it was some mistake on my part, but it happened again yesterday and today.

I think more information is needed on this. With some screenshots: of the block preview window and relevant ads configuration windows. Please also try the latest RadioBOSS 7.1.0.8 how it works there.

2. It's great that you added artwork for File type and Events, interesting possibilities if the information is sent to the website. For example, when the news is on, I set the news logo as artwork to appear on the website, and similar things.

 

[xzsaimon16]

RadioBOSS 7.1.0.8 beta

Cambios

• Programador de anuncios: los conflictos de tipos en la vista previa del bloque ahora están marcados en negrita
• Opción avanzada: preescucha, fundido de entrada y de salida
• Generador de listas de reproducción: velocidad de creación de listas de reproducción mejorada
• Generador de listas de reproducción: se agregó la opción de selección aleatoria (rápida) para categorías para hacer selecciones aleatorias más rápidas para categorías con muchas pistas
• Generador de listas de reproducción: los inicios de sesión incluyen el tiempo que tardó en cargar una categoría
• Biblioteca de música: se solucionó la conversión de información adicional al usar la opción MySQL
• Pequeñas mejoras en la interfaz de usuario

Descargar
x86 https://dl.djsoft.net/beta/radioboss_setup_7.1.0.8.exe (27/3/2025, 34 MB)
x64 https://dl.djsoft.net/beta/radioboss_setup_7.1.0.8_x64.exe (27/3/2025, 38 MB)

Hi, I'd like to know if the "Ignore Restrictions" option has been added to PLgenPro categories. I've been somewhat absent in recent updates.

 

[Sasa Grbic]

Oh, yes. This is great. This random fast option does the job. Here's log information to illustrate.
Generation started.
Loaded tracks from the playlist window: 29603
Loading category "Domaca"
Category "Domaca": loaded 86342 tracks [time spent: 03:26]
Tracks excluded (priority less than zero): 15283
Tracks in category: 71059 [time spent: 00:00]
Loading category "Strana"
Category "Strana": loaded 270275 tracks [time spent: 10:25]
Tracks excluded (priority less than zero): 15814
Tracks in category: 254461 [time spent: 00:00]
Creating playlist...
Total time spent: 14:06
Completed. Playlist duration: 24:01:51

 

[tomimatko]

Here it is again this morning. RB latest beta version. Namex and Prodex are supermarkets, and they are type PC. As you can see, they are the same priority, the same type, but in the block, they are not even bolded. They played one after the other, even though there was an ad that was not the same type.

 

[tomimatko]

Could something be done about this empty space where the logo is? I'm more interested in having a larger "Coming up next" window rather than the logo. So maybe it could be added to Advanced Configuration as an option to enable/disable.

 

[NestorC]

Here it is again this morning. RB latest beta version. Namex and Prodex are supermarkets, and they are type PC. As you can see, they are the same priority, the same type, but in the block, they are not even bolded. They played one after the other, even though there was an ad that was not the same type.

In the block you can see Ht Eronet in the middle, that's why I understand that they are not in bold, they would be if they were together
but if at the time of play, they played together, that is bad.....

 

[NestorC]

In the block you can see Ht Eronet in the middle, that's why I understand that they are not in bold, they would be if they were together
but if at the time of play, they played together, that is bad.....

In this example, those same type and priority are together:

 

[djsoft]

Hi, I'd like to know if the "Ignore Restrictions" option has been added to PLgenPro categories. I've been somewhat absent in recent updates.

Can you please provide more information about this feature? Constraints are specified for each category, so there are no constraints if they are not defined for a category.

Oh, yes. This is great. This random fast option does the job. Here's log information to illustrate.

Very good, thank you, I'm glad the improvements worked.

Here it is again this morning. RB latest beta version. Namex and Prodex are supermarkets, and they are type PC. As you can see, they are the same priority, the same type, but in the block, they are not even bolded. They played one after the other, even though there was an ad that was not the same type.

On your screenshot, between "Prodex" and "Namex" there's a different ad between them.

In the block you can see Ht Eronet in the middle, that's why I understand that they are not in bold, they would be if they were together
but if at the time of play, they played together, that is bad.....

This option already exists in the advanced settings section: "UI - Hide logo".

 

[xzsaimon16]

Can you please provide more information about this feature? Constraints are specified for each category, so there are no constraints if they are not defined for a category.

I'm referring to IDs - SWPs - JINGLES. It was recently mentioned that a playlist structure set up like this:

ID
MUSIC
ID
MUSIC
ID

doesn't consider restrictions for music only.

Therefore, the restrictions don't work for me because of the structure we're using.

For example, with this structure, you can't restrict a music genre (pop) from being played consecutively.

 

[IvanVK]

I think that now RB has matured for the final version.

 

[patrick.de-bruyn]

Advanced option: prelisten fade in and fade out
does not work at all

 

[patrick.de-bruyn]

I think that now RB has matured for the final version.

maybe a Prerelease but i think for a final version it is too early