AutoDJ helps to ensure that your station is broadcasting 24/7. If your 3rd-party encoder becomes disconnected, for any reason, AutoDJ will help to ensure that your listeners don't encounter silence. 

Once you have uploaded some Tracks to your Library, the AutoDJ feature can start streaming music when you have no Events scheduled. AutoDJ helps to ensure that your listeners don't encounter silence when tuning into your stream. Some broadcasters use AutoDJ exclusively to run their station. You should always have AutoDJ turned on, even if you are broadcasting live. If your encoder connection is disrupted for any reason, AutoDJ will take over. 

Tip: You may have access to 1 or more Live365 stations. See our Dashboard Navigation article to learn more about selecting the station which you want to work with. Once on that Station's Overview page, you can then follow along.

AutoDJ settings

Access the AutoDJ settings, by clicking on the Streaming tab of the Station Menu, then selecting the AutoDJ option.

Global

From the AutoDJ Settings window, you can choose to enable or disable the AutoDJ feature.

The AutoDJ feature is a great way to fill gaps in between your Events. To enable the AutoDJ, make sure the box is checked as shown in the screenshot above.

If the AutoDJ feature is disabled (unchecked) when you have no Events scheduled, your stream will be silent.

When you are satisfied with your Global settings, click the Save button.

Advertisements

If you have not opted out of the Advertising Revenue Share Program, AutoDJ will automatically insert advertisements between tracks while AutoDJ is enabled. You can choose your preferred advertisement duration from the drop-down menu shown above. As per the Advertising Revenue Share Program agreement, AutoDJ will insert 4 minutes of ads per hour of programming. For example, if you choose the 120 second (2 minute) ad break duration, then AutoDJ will insert two 120 second (2 minute) ad breaks per hour.

When you are satisfied with your Advertisement settings, click the Save button.

Note: If you are on an ad-free Broadcast package, you cannot enable advertisements for AutoDJ.

Track Mix

Choose which Types of tracks you would like to be included in the AutoDJ mix. Track types can be added when you upload your media, or later in the Tracks section. Properly categorizing your tracks helps to ensure the correct mix of Track Types for AutoDJ. Select the track Types that you would like to include in your AutoDJ mix by selecting the corresponding check boxes. Read more about Track Types.

Station IDs

Station IDs are usually short Tracks which help your listeners identify which station they are listening to. In order for this feature to work properly, your Station ID tracks must have the Station ID Track Type. You can select how many times per hour you would like your listeners to hear your Station ID: 1, 2, 4, or 6 times. 

When you are satisfied with your Track Mix settings, click the Save button.

Crossfade

Crossfading is an audio mixing technique. Choosing a crossfade duration of 1 seconds or more ensures a smoother transition between tracks played in AutoDJ. Station IDs and ads are not subject to crossfading. The maximum duration for a crossfade is 20 seconds. If you don’t want any crossfading, enter "0" for Crossfade Duration, Fade In, & Fade Out.

When you are satisfied with your Crossfade settings, click the Save button. You can learn more about Crossfade Settings here.