Applies to: Multicast Radio. Not sure which panel you have? See Which radio or video panel do I have?

AutoDJ needs music to play. There are four ways to add it:

Before you start

• File formats: MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, M4A and AAC.
• Size: up to 500 MB per file.
• Space: files are stored exactly as you upload them, without conversion, so they take up as much space as on your computer. A WAV or FLAC file takes 5-10 times more space than an MP3. For radio, MP3 at 192 or 320 kbps is the best choice. Your free space is shown below the menu and at the bottom of the Upload page.
• Tags: the title and artist are read from the file's tags. If they're missing, the file name is used: a file named Artist - Title.mp3 is split correctly into artist and title. Extras such as "(Official Video)" or "[HD]" are removed automatically.
• Covers: if the file has an embedded cover, that one is used. Otherwise the system looks for a cover online automatically. You can always set your own later.
• Rights: broadcasting music online requires licences from the collecting societies. This is the station's responsibility.

Step by step

1. Go to Content → Upload. The File Upload tab is already open.
2. In Save folder, choose a folder or leave No Folder. For a new folder, click the button with the folder and "+", type a name and click Create.
3. Drag your files onto Drag files here, or click it to select them. You can select many at once (Ctrl+A in the folder on your computer).
4. The Upload Queue appears. Files upload one at a time. Each file goes through Waiting... → Upload % → Ready!
5. While they upload, you can add more with Add, or remove a waiting file with ✕.
6. When everything is done, you'll see All tracks ready! and the View Tracks button.

Don't close the page while files are uploading. Files that haven't uploaded yet will drop out of the queue and you'll need to add them again. Files that show Ready! are saved.

After uploading

The tracks are available under Tracks straight away, but they don't play yet. To be heard, they have to be in a playlist:

1. Go to Playlists → Manage on the playlist you want.
2. In the Add Tracks card, choose the folder you uploaded to and click Entire folder, or select tracks and click Add.

In detail: Playlists.

Organising into folders

Folders make life easier once your music grows. You might have e.g. "Greek", "International", "Jingles", "Shows". In playlists you can add a whole folder with one click. You create and manage folders under Tracks (Managing your tracks). The Upload page only lists top-level folders.

Messages and solutions

Tips for better sound

• If your tracks have very different volumes, use Normalize all on the Tracks page, or switch on loudness normalization in Audio Processing.
• Don't upload files at a higher quality than you broadcast. If you broadcast at 128 kbps, a 320 kbps MP3 won't sound better to listeners; it just takes more space.