LibreTime

Broadcasting Live LibreTime supports two different kinds of live streaming, Master Source and Show source. Master source is conventional live streaming, if you have used an autoDJ programme before, this will be familiar to you. Live broadcasting overrides any automated scheduling, interrupting them and playing the live stream. Show sou… Creating Playlists Playlists are used by the system to work out what files it needs to play & when. You can create a new playlist by selecting “playlists” from the left side menu, then clicking the new button at the top of the page. The playlist will then be displayed on the… Creating Your Shows Unlike autoDJ software, LibreTime is built around Shows, shows can be made up of tracks, playlists or a combination of both. To create a new show, navigate to the “calendar” on the left side menu. You will then see the “new show” option in blue on the top left of… Preparing Your Media Files To get us started, we need to ensure our files are tagged and labelled correctly; this will make life a lot easier in the long run. To a certain extent, all autoDJ software relies on accurate metadata information, but for LibreTime this is especially vital if you wish to use… Setting Your Track Types Before you begin the upload process, it is important to set up your “Track Types”. This must be done as an admin user! (This won’t matter if you have just logged in, as by default you are logging into the admin account). Track types are one of the tools used… Streaming from LibreTime to your SHOUTcast or Icecast server You can set up Libretime to broadcast to an existing ShoutCast or Icecast server. This could be useful if you already have a service, and you do not wish to fully migrate to LibreTime, or even just if you want to temporarily broadcast to another station. First, enable “custom/3rd party… Understanding Autoloading Playlists Autoloading playlists are one of the most powerful tools in LibreTime. Autoloading playlists can be used to automatically populate with Jingles/Tracks and Smartblocks. For example, you could use this feature to insert a jingle every 3 songs. To do this you would need to set up a “dynamic smart block”… Uploading Media Files To upload your files, click the blue “upload” button, located on the top right of the main page. Select the “Type” of media you want to upload, using the drop down menu on the right of the upload page. For example “Jingles”, “music”, and “Pre-Recorded shows”. Ensure you select the… Using Webstreams It is possible to set up LibreTime to relay another stream at a scheduled time. This is very simple, and can be extremely useful! Simply click the “add new web stream” option on the left, you can then set this up to relay from a direct stream link. You will… What are Smart Blocks? Smart blocks are a concept exclusive to LibreTime, they are automatically populated with content, according to specified criteria.  To create a new smart block, select “smart blocks” in the left side menu, and the blue “new” button at the top of this page. You can then set up the criteria… What is LibreTime?! LibreTime is an online based playout system, built to support an elaborate daily schedule and not just to fill in the gaps when you’re not broadcasting live.  LibreTime can run in automated mode, similar to Auto DJ, but you can also broadcast live with Libretime, you can even schedule and…