Cart Machine is designed as a broadcast application and therefore has a somewhat specialized set of tools. Some activities are restricted by design to facilitate quick access in a broadcast environment.
NEW FEATURES IN CART MACHINE 4.03
1. "HARD WIRED" CUTS - Just place WAV files named F1.WAV - F12.WAV in the same directory as CART.EXE and those cuts will be always available from cart machine by hitting the appropriate key... F1 - F12. Great for Legal ID's, Opens, emergency PSA or promo cuts.
2. CHANGABLE DIRECTORY - You can now change the directory by selecting the "Directory" menu item from the Cart Machine menu bar.
3. HOT KEYS FOR CONTROL PANEL - All Control Panel functions are available from the keyboard via the first letter of their names. Example: "L" for Loop.
4. IMPROVED CLOCKS - Cart slot clocks now more accurate and smoothe.
SELECTING A STARTUP DIRECTORY-
To select a STARTUP DIRECTORY, use the WORKING DIRECTORY selection in the program manager icon group. Set the WORKING DIRECTORY to the directory where you store your WAV files. The WAV files will then appear in the list on the right hand side of CART MACHINE.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS -
There are two available command line options for Cart Machine. You can call a PRESET by naming the *.CRT file after CART.EXE. (Example: C:\CART\CART.EXE MYFILE.CRT). This will load the preset files and settings as saved in that file. The second command line option is to start only the WAVEFILE manager. By placing /w after CART.EXE on the command line you will bypass the main Cart Machine screen and immediately enter the WAVEFILE manager.
LOADING FILES -
There are several ways to load files into the Cart Machine slots. First, highlight the filename by clicking on it once, then click on the number button (1,2,3...etc.) for the cart slot. You can also drag a filename into a cart slot. Double-click on the filename, hold the mouse down and drag it over the cart slot. When you release the mouse button the file will be loaded into the cart slot.
PREVIEWING/AUDITIONING FILES -
There is a mini play-bar at the botton of the file list that may be used to audition wave files. Just click on the PLAY ARROW to preview a file before loading.
UNLOADING FILES -
Files can be unloaded by clicking on the small bar below the cart slot number. All files can be unloaded by clicking on CLEAR in the Cart Machine CONTROL panel on the left side of the Cart Machine.
PLAYING FILES -
Files can be played via several methods. You can click on the play button for the appropriate cart slot. You can play the cart slot from the appropriate number key on the top row of the keyboard. The ESCAPE key will stop a cut from playing. You can also play cuts from the number pad. The PERIOD/DELETE key will stop the cut from playing.
AUTOCUING FILES -
On the right hand side of each cart slot is a small check box. Selecting this check box will cause a cut to autostart after a preceding cut has finished playing. After a cut has been played, the check is removed from the check box.
LOOPING FILES -
You can play files continuously by looping them. Selecting the LOOP check box in the CONTROL panel causes files that have there CUE check box selected to continuously play.
STEPPING FILES -
If the STEP check box is selected, files that have their CUE check box selected can be played in order by touching the SPACE BAR.
SELECT ALL -
All CUE check boxes can be selected by clicking on the ALL button in the CONTROL panel.
SELECT NONE -
All CUE boxes can be cleared by clicking on the NONE button in the CONTROL panel.
CLEARING ALL CART SLOTS -
All cart slots can be emptied and CUE check boxes cleared by clicking on the CLEAR button in the CONTROL panel.
ALL STOP -
All playing can be stopped and CUE check boxes cleared by clicking on the STOP button in the CONTROL panel.
COUNT DOWN METHOD -
The clocks will count down when the DOWN check box is selected in the CONTROL panel.
COUNT UP METHOD -
The clocks will count UP when the UP check box is selected in the CONTROL panel.
PRESETS -
You can save presets of WAV files and Cart Machine settings by clicking the SAVE option on the Cart Machine MENU BAR. Type in a name of up to eight character, the suffix CRT will be added automatically. To recall a preset, just click the LOAD option on the MENU BAR and select an existing preset.
HOT KEYS - All Control Panel functions can be accessed from the keyboard by hitting the first letter of the command. For example; hit the "L" key to turn on Looping, hit the "D" key to have the clocks count down instead of up.
WAVEFILE TIPS
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Double clicking on the filename will also launch your WAV editor if you have declared one in the Setup menu.
SETUP -
The WaveFile SETUP menu option allows you to set two paths as destinations for copying wave files. An option for declaring a wave file editor is also available.
AUDITIONING/PLAYING WAVE FILES -
To audition or play wave files, click once on the name of a wave file in the WaveFile list, then click on the arrow/play button on the WaveFile window.
STOPPING PlAY -
To stop playing a wave file, just click on the STOP button in the wave file window.
COPYING WAVE FILES -
To copy a wave file, you must first declare at least one destination in the Wave File setup. Then click on the wave file name to highlight the file and click on the copy button in the WaveFile window.
DELETING FILES -
To delete a file, click on the file name to highlight it, then click delete. A message window will confirm your choice. If you select "Yes", the file will be permanenetly deleted from the directory.
EDITING FILES -
To edit a Wave file, first declare a wave editor in the Setup Menu. Click on the file name to highlight it, then click on the EDIT button. Double-clicking a file name will also launch the editor with the file.
EDITING A NEW FILE -
To launch your wave file editor with a new file for recording, click the NEW button in the WaveFile window.
PLAY ALL -
For archiving purposes, you can play all wave files sequentially by clicking the PLAY ALL menu option. To stop PLAY ALL, click the STOP button in the WaveFile window.
ERASE ALL -
BE VERY CAUTIOUS WITH THIS OPTION. ERASE ALL will permanently delete all wave file in the directory. To ERASE ALL, click the ERASE ALL menu option. A message windows will ask you to confirm your choice. If you select "Yes", all wave files in the current directory will be permanently deleted.
PROGRAM DIRECTORS NOTE: You can edit this file to include your own information such as Liner instructions or EBS procedures. It is an ASCII text file called TIPS.DAT and is located in your Cart Machine Directory. So that your staff doesn't know... eliminate this line after you have added your instructions. To allow for proper word wrapping in resized or expanded windows, place hard carriage returns only at the end of paragraphs.
