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Live Assist Button Panels

The Live Assist 1 and Live Assist 2 modules allow instant on-air playback of audio elements.
They are primarily used for playing SFX, promos, jingles, and beds. Au Liveassist Pn
  • Audio elements are organized in button grids.
  • Each profile contains 12 pages or tabs.
  • The number of buttons per page depends on the rows and columns defined in the Configuration Panel.
  • The panel can be resized, and button sizes adjust automatically.
Live Assist supports control from:
  • Keyboard (see section Keyboard Control).
  • External controllers via MIDI.

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Audio Devices

  • Independent output devices can be assigned or share the same device as CyberPlay.
  • When sharing, the mix is performed internally according to the MIX value.
  • Assignment is done from the Configuration Panel.

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Video

In Audicom Black Video, Live Assist also supports video playback.
  • It does not interrupt or overlap videos that are playing in CyberPlay or PlayList Manager.

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Output Devices

Both modules can play through internal mixing on CyberPlay or through independent outputs.
The assignment is made from the Configuration Panel.

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Expanded View

You can toggle between compact and expanded views.
  • The switch is made using the Maximize button, located in the title bar.

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Pause, Stop and Fade-Stop

  • Pause: stops playback and allows resuming with Play.
  • Stop: completely stops and returns to the beginning.
  • Fade-Stop: gradually attenuates the level and then stops.

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Preview Monitoring (CUE)

  • Right-click on a button → playback on dedicated CUE channel.
  • Holding right-click >1s also activates CUE.
  • Alternative method: double-click the CUE label on the display.
Console-based CUE mode is not recommended:
  • Not reported in RDS/iRDS.
  • Not recorded in .air files.
  • Requires manual CUE activation/deactivation per action → error-prone.

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Playback Modes

Live Assist has three modes, selectable by pressing the button successively:
  • Normal:
    • Plays once.
    • If another file is triggered, it queues (blinking text).
  • Loop:
    • Looped playback.
    • Stops with Stop or by changing modes.
  • Instant:
    • If another button is triggered, it interrupts the previous one.

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Chaining with on-air

  • While the on-air module is stopped:
    • Trigger one or more buttons in Live Assist.
    • Then press the on-air chaining button.
  • The window closes and when the sequence ends, the on-air playlist continues.
The same operation can be performed from the keyboard using the spacebar after triggering a file.

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In and Out Markers

1

Activate CUE

Double-click the CUE label to put Live Assist in CUE mode.
This prevents audio from being reported in RDS or recorded in .air files.
2

Trigger button

Press the button you want to mark.
3

Define markers

Right-click and select Mark In or Mark Out.
Listen to the audio and mark at the desired moment.

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Icon Window

  • Displays the name and icon of the active Live Assist profile.
  • Icons are .ico files located in \Audicom\LA-Icons.
  • Icons can be added or deleted as preferred.

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Private Profiles

  • Private profiles are only accessible by the user who created them.
  • They are identified with the owner’s name.
  • If another user attempts to access, a restriction message appears.

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Export / Import Page

  • Export: saves the current page as a Playlist (.txt).
  • Import: loads a Playlist into the Live Assist button panel.
The list items are loaded into buttons according to their order.

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Create Live Assist Profiles

1

Open creation menu

In the icons window, right click → Add.
Enter name and icon for the profile.
2

Define privacy

Enable the Private option if the profile should only be available for that user.
(Requires administrator authorization).
3

Load titles

Drag titles from Media Manager.
The button takes the color of the title’s category.
4

Edit profile

To change name or icon: load the profile → right click on icon → Edit.

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Live Assist Configuration

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Button Panel Size

  • Configured in Settings Panel > Preferences.
  • Number of rows and columns can be adjusted.
  • Larger buttons with fewer elements, smaller buttons with more elements.
  • Default configuration: 4 columns x 12 rows = 48 buttons per page.
  • Font type and size can also be changed.

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Data Files

  • Information is stored in Liveass.dat and Liveass2.dat.
  • The path is defined in audicom.ini.
Example:

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Icons

  • Default location: \Audicom\LA-Icons.
  • Location can be changed in audicom.ini.
  • Icons can be freely added or removed.