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How to setup an Outro Playlist to fill empty space at the end of
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autoloading shows
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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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How to add Promo Fill smart block
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Click **Smart Blocks**
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Click the blue **+ New **button
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Type in a name for the Smart Block (for instance *Promo Fill*)
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Now we select **Genre **and the modifer of **is **and then type in
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**promo **in the 3^rd^ box.
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Under **Limit to**: we select **time remaining in show**
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To match on additional types of tracks based upon Genre
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click **+ New Modifier **under Genre and select **is** and type the
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“*name of genre*” to match on.
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Click **preview **to review and confirm tracks match your criteria
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below.
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Click **Save**
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How to add Ambient Fill that can be interrupted
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Click **Smart Blocks**
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Click the blue **+ New **button
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Type in a name for the Smart Block (for instance *Ambient Fill*)
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Now we select **Genre **and the modifer of **is **and then type in
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**ambient fill **in the 3^rd^ box.
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Under **Limit to**: we select **time remaining in show**
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Click **Advanced options **drop down
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Check box next to **Allow last track to exceed time limit**
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Click **preview **to review and confirm tracks match your criteria
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below.
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Click **Save**
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How to create the Outro Playlist to hold these
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Click **Playlists**
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Click **+ New**
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Type in the name “*Outro Playlist*”
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Click on **Smart Blocks **
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Click box next to **Promo Fill **smart block and click **+ Add to
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current playlist **or drag it to the bottom of the Outro playlist
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Click box next to **Ambient Fill **smart block and click **+ Add to
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current playlist **or drag it to the
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bottom of the Outro playlist
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Make sure the **Promo Fill **is above the **Ambient Fill** smart block
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in the playlist
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Click **Save **
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Setting the station-wide Outro playlist for all shows with auto loading
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playlists
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Click **Settings **
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Click **General **
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Scroll down to Outro Playlist and with the drop down select the newly
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created **Outro Playlist **
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Scroll down or up on the form and click **Save**.
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And now every autoloading playlist show will have tracks scheduled to
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fill any potential dead air.
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