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64 lines
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# How to setup an Outro Playlist
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This how to describes the steps involved in setting up an outro playlist
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that will schedule promos without interrupting any tracks followed by a
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ambient musical bridge for all autoloading playlists to avoid dead air.
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**Audience**: Program Manager (and Admin to set Outro Playlist)
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## Adding the Promo Fill smart block
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1. Click **Smart Blocks**
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1. Click the blue **+ New** button
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1. Type in a name for the Smart Block (for instance *Promo Fill*)
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1. Select **Genre** and the modifer of **is** and then type in **promo** in
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the 3^rd^ box.
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1. Under **Limit to**: we select **time remaining in show**
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1. To match on additional types of tracks based upon Genre, click **+ New
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Modifier** under Genre and select **is** and type the “*name of genre*” to
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match on.
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1. Click **preview** to review and confirm tracks match your criteria below.
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1. Click **Save**
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## Adding interuptible Ambient Fill smart block
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1. Click **Smart Blocks**
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1. Click the blue **+New** button
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1. Type in a name for the Smart Block (for instance *Ambient Fill*)
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1. Now we select **Genre **and the modifer of **is** and then type in **ambient
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fill** in the 3^rd^ box.
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1. Under **Limit to**: we select **time remaining in show**
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1. Click **Advanced options** drop down
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1. Check box next to **Allow last track to exceed time limit**
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1. Click **preview** to review and confirm tracks match your criteria below.
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1. Click **Save**
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## Create the Outro Playlist to hold the smart blocks
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1. Click **Playlists**
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1. Click **+ New**
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1. Type in the name “*Outro Playlist*”
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1. Click on **Smart Blocks**
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1. Click box next to **Promo Fill** smart block and click **+ Add to current
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playlist** or drag it to the bottom of the Outro playlist
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1. Click box next to **Ambient Fill** smart block and click **+ Add to current
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playlist** or drag it to the bottom of the Outro playlist
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1. Make sure the **Promo Fill** is above the **Ambient Fill** smart block in
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the playlist
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1. Click **Save**
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# Setting the station-wide Outro playlist
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1. Click **Settings**
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1. Click **General**
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1. Scroll down to Outro Playlist and with the drop down select the newly
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created **Outro Playlist**
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1. Scroll down or up on the form and click **Save**.
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Now every autoloading playlist show will have tracks scheduled to
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fill any potential dead air.
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Watch the tutorial on YouTube
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* [](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kNT9R80Q42I "How to Upload use Smartblocks to Fill Time Between Shows ")
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