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  2. OnTheAir Studio

OnTheAir Studio

Your radio station playout solution with built-in streaming and scheduling

This software has been discontinued.

It is not available for purchase anymore and support is limited.

Main features 
Built-in streaming to SHOUTcast or Icecast servers
OnTheAir Studio can directly stream to SHOUTcast or Icecast radio streaming servers. SHOUTcast Radio offers thousands of free Internet radio stations from DJs and broadcasters around the world. Icecast is an open source server that you can install and configure on your servers. Both streaming services allow you to stream your radio station very easily and quickly. In OntheAir Studio preferences, simply enter the URL, login and password of your server and you'll be broadcasting within seconds. 
Automatic mix point detection and Waveform viewer

OnTheAir Studio will analyze your audio tracks, automatically detect when the volume goes below a given level and add a cue point to it. This will ensure that a clean track change every time and no silence in your radio program. After the automatic mix point is detected you'll be able to manually change them thanks to the waveform view that sports a very easy and clever user interface.

Flexible Audio volume control, voice-over and ducking

OnTheAir Studio is so simple to use that you don't even need an external audio mixer to mix when you are talking. You can change the Audio volume of a whole output, a playlist or even one track. This gives you great flexibility to adjust audio volume to your willing. You can also use any audio source as your microphone source, click on the "duck" icon, and start talking over your radio program.

Preset Window & control with MIDI

The preset window will allow you to immediately start jingles using Keyboard shortcuts or MIDI keyboards. One single document has up to 288 buttons to be configured with different jingle tracks.

MIDI notes can be assigned to each button in the window or also to control buttons such as the play or stop buttons in playlists. It can be generic or assigned to only one document

Schedule for unattended 24/7 play out
Using the same schedule and playlist logic as OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir Studio can be easily configured to play 24/7 unattended for ever. The xml playlist and text schedule allow for an easy integration with third party software. As you can handle multiple outputs on one Mac you can literally broadcast multiple radio stations from your mac, stream to SHOUTcast or Icecast and never worry about it.

 

Built-in Multiband Compressor

Improve the sound of your radio station thanks to the built-in Multiband Compressor. Each output has its own Compressor, so you can make sure that all your radio stations sound the way you want.

Price
EOL

OnTheAir Studio has been discontinued, and can not be purchased anymore.

Please contact us should you have any question, or need an exception.

Downloads

Download OnTheAir Studio

WARNING: OnTheAir Studio has been discontinued. It can not be purchased anymore, and support will be limited.

  • OnTheAir Studio 3.8.1
    10 December 2019

Check Release Notes…

OnTheAir Studio 3.7 or later is required if you use a dongle with macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later. 


Installation instructions
Once downloaded, unzip the file, and drag and drop the File "OnTheAir Studio" in your Applications Folder.

DEMO Limitations
In DEMO mode OnTheAir Studio will quit after 10 minutes..

How to unlock the DEMO version ?
Purchase a license through one of our resellers or the Softron online store, then just activate your serial number in the License window or plug your dongle in the computer. If you are using an "old" dongle (the ones with a red light), you will need todownload the drivers for the HASP dongle here.

Upgrade/Update instructions
Just download the latest version and replace your previsous version. You do not need to deactivate and reactivate your serial number when updating your Softron software. Read the following article to know when to deactivate.

Other Tools
OnTheAir Tools is a free application that will help you build schedules for OnTheAir Studio. Note that you won't be able to analyse as-run-logs with the log analysis tool. The log analysis tool will only work with OnTheAir Video and OnTheAir Node.

  • OnTheAir Tools 1.34
    17 March 2020
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Product Features

Features

Main Features
Video & Audio
Playlist & Schedule
Media Management
Other Features
Codecs

Features and Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Features
Features 

Playback

  • Play most audio formats
  • Output to any audio output available for your mac
  • Output to multiple outputs
  • Fade in / fade out control
  • Built-in configurable Multiband Compressor
  • Manual or scheduled playback for unattended 24/7 radio playout
  • Volume control (for the general output, the document, or the clip)
  • Ducking
  • Voice-over before streaming (for Live DJ)
  • Automatically analyze audio to set the out point

Streaming

  • Direct AAC+ stream to SHOUTcast or Icecast
  • Update playback status on SHOUTcast and Icecast

Documents

  • Playlist to chain clips
  • Presets for jingles (cart machine like)
  • Waveform view for visual pre-listen
  • Built-in database to set the cue points only once and store the waveform data
  • Chain Mode
  • Loop playlist
  • Randomize playlist
  • Retina Ready
  • Search for clips in a playlist

External Controls

  • Many keyboard shortcuts available
  • Learn a MIDI note to a clip or a playback control to start it with a MIDI device
  • Can be controlled by GPI
  • Open to third party integration thanks to XML based playlists and text based schedules.

Clips info / trimming

  • Set in/out points
  • ID3 (tag)
  • Artwork

Scheduling

  • Start playlists at fixed time of day
  • Chain playlists automatically

 

System Requirements
System requirements 

Minimum System Requirements

Mac OS Mac OS X 10.7.4 or later *
RAM 2 GB
MacPro type Any
iMac type Any
MacBook Pro type Any
MacBook Air type Any
MacMini type Any
Supported Audio Cards Any supported by the card
Compatible Storage N/A - Refer to OnTheAir Node specs page
* While Softron tries to maintain compatibility with older versions of Macintosh Operating Systems, it is not always possible to achieve. Because Operating Systems are usually significantly improved over previous versions, Softron must use many of the more capable built-in functionalities inherent in Apple’s latest OS releases. Failing to do so would me that Softron software would essentially be blocked from using the new Frameworks provided in the OS. For this reason Softron’s free support is provided only on the current and previous version of the Macintosh OS. If you have issues with using Softron software on older versions of the Operating Systems, your only solution may be to upgrade your Operating System to the current version.
 

Supported Formats

AAC ✔
MP3 ✔

 

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Softron Microcomputing S.A./N.V.
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Sales and Pre-Sales:
Phone: +1 (702) 330-3023

Technical Support:
Phone: +1 (702) 330-3232
 

 

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Phone: +32 2 588 1394

 

 

Softron has team members in all time zones of the world. They can answer your questions in English, French, Spanish and Dutch.

Most questions however are answered already in our knowledge base. Don't forget to consult it first. It might be a huge time saver.