By using the "Do Not Play" option on individual tracks, you can take them out of rotation without having to delete them.


This feature allows you to take tracks out of rotation without having to delete them from your Live365 media library.


The "Do Not Play" option effectively hides selected tracks from your station’s automation modes, greatly enhancing the management of your media library.

  • Quickly Hide Tracks: Take seasonal or temporary tracks out of rotation quickly.
  • No Deletion Required: Tracks remain in your library for future use.
  • Simplified Management: Eliminates the need to trick the system by changing Track Types or Categories.

How to Apply the "Do Not Play" Flag to a Single Track

  1. Find the track in your media library by searching or scrolling to it in the Tracks window.
  2. Click on the track to open the Edit Track window.
  3. Look for the Do Not Play checkbox at the bottom.
  4. Check this box to hide the track from automation modes (or uncheck to return it to rotation).
  5. Click the Save button.

How to Apply the “Do Not Play” Flag to Multiple Tracks

  1. Navigate to the Tracks page on the Live365 Dashboard.
  2. Check the box to the left of the tracks you wish to mark as Do Not Play.
  3. In the Track Library, click on Change Status.
  4. Select Do Not Play from the pop-up window.


Note: The Do Not Play flag cannot be applied to MultiTracks. The Change Status option will be unavailable if a MultiTrack is selected during bulk track selection.


Setting a track to "Do Not Play" takes it out of the rotation for the following automation modes:

  • AutoDJ (Random mode)
  • ClockWheels (Tracks are not available for the engine to pull from)
  • ClockWheels as AutoDJ (Tracks are not available for the engine to pull from)


Note: Tracks marked "Do Not Play" will still play if they are specifically scheduled in a playlist


Tip: It could take up to 10 hours before the file marked as DNP is guaranteed to be excluded from the AutoDJ selection process. If a track marked as Do Not Play is scheduled in a recurring event such as a ClockWheel or Playlist, the file may still be included in the recurring event for the next 24 hours since it was marked as DNP.


In the library's Status column (the first column), you will see one of the following visual indicators for the track:

  • Ready to Play:
  • Do Not Play:

Example Use Case


Scenario: You have 30 Halloween songs and IDs you want to play from September through November 1st. You've uploaded these tracks into your Live365 cloud library and have processed them to be picked up by AutoDJ and ClockWheels. When November 2nd rolls around, you want these tracks to stop being played. No one wants to hear "Monster Mash" partway through December.


By setting all of your Halloween files to "Do Not Play," AutoDJ will not pull them into the rotation while in Random or ClockWheels as AutoDJ mode. They still remain in your library but are not part of the rotation. These tracks are also not available for the ClockWheels engine to pull from when it generates track lists. You've effectively hidden these tracks from the automation system without having to delete them.


How to Use:

  1. Upload and process your Halloween tracks.
  2. Before November 2nd, set all of these tracks to "Do Not Play."
  3. Result: AutoDJ and ClockWheels will no longer pull these tracks into the rotation, ensuring they don't play outside of the season. They remain in your library for the next year without needing to be deleted.