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Summary

A Linux based digital playout system for use in broadcast radio. The software consists of a suite of applications and a website which together allow for the digital playout of music, idents and pre-recorded content using a simple interface. The web application provides system management functionality, as well as providing show preparation features.

Features

Storage system
  • Central database for storing track information and configuration data using the PostgreSQL database server.
  • Tools for extracting audio CDs into the digital library and providing associated metadata.
  • Audio storage system capable of spanning multiple volumes. Audio may be stored locally or on a network server and accessed using NFS, depending on system configuration. Storage may be expanded indefinitely through additional storage servers.
  • All music, idents, adverts, audio walls, scripts and show plans managed within a virtual directory structure to provide intuitive management facilities for end-users.
Studio interface
  • Supports multiple broadcast studios, which share the common database and audio storage servers.
  • Studio software consists of a management and playout application.
  • Music search, music playlists, music logging, studio email support, file browser and showplan on studio management screen.
  • Music playout and audiowall on studio playout screen.
  • Admin and playout screens can be run from different physical machines to improve system reliability and minimise the risk of interuptions to broadcasting.
Other
  • Designed to run on consumer hardware (no special hardware required).
  • Integrated website for music library admin, show planning, sustainer service admin and playout system admin.
  • DJs can prepare their show from home, selecting music and scripting links.
  • Basic Sustainer/automated playout system included.
  • GPL source code available.

Screenshots

Coming soon

Download

Digiplay is currently released using the Debian package management system. Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://www.radio.warwick.ac.uk/debian-raw/ sid main
Any problems, comments or suggestions are much appreciated. Please use the rawsoft-dev mailing list for this.

NEW! The following files are intended for use on Gentoo systems (thanks to Richard Franks for preparing these):
dps-0.99-r1.tar.gz
dps-0.99-r1-gentoo.patch
dps-0.99-r1-gentoo-studioplay.patch
dps-0.99-r1-gentoo-studiopostgres.patch

Git repository

Digiplay is now hosted on github: https://github.com/radiowarwick/digiplay