Music Director Notes 4-17-12: What Is A Tracking Number?

Greetings and Felicitations!  (Remember that Star Trek episode? Or am I dating myself again?)

Table of Contents:

SPINITRON

• New Release Numbers

• Uploading playlists from other programs

NEW MUSIC

SPINITRON
New Release numbers: Okay, there still seems to be some confusion as to what numbers to put where in Spinitron when doing the data entry.  Let's see if this blog will let me upload a screen shot...

Cool!  A little fuzzy, but you get the idea.  Learning new stuff every day...

So, here's the scoop.  When you play a track off of a new release CD (on the shelves behind the DJ's chair), in Spinitron, you need to:

(a) Check the NEW box.
(b) Type the KRZA library number into the "Song Note" field.

I know you can do this, because I do this every week for Swingtime in the Rockies.  And if I can do it, anybody can.

Remember, you can also upload a playlist from another program. Instructions -- including iTunes instructions -- can be found here: http://www.spinitron.com/user-guide/guide.php?p=import#playlists.  The field headings take a little finagling, but it's doable.  Stay tuned for more detailed instructions in upcoming blogs.


MUSIC

Okay, now on to the fun stuff.  I'm finally beginning to catch up on previewing, and here are a couple of CDs that stood out:

SOUL: If you looked up "Soul Music From the 70's", in the dictionary, there would be a picture of "The Right Now" in there, smiling and waving.  Awesome!

ECLECTIC/CLASSICAL: All right, video game junkies, this one's for you: the greatest video game music, including classics such as Tetris, Super Mario Brothers, and--yes--Angry Birds (my personal addiction) has now been immortalized by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This will have your classical music listeners--at least the ones 50 and younger--cocking their heads and saying to themselves, "Hey, I KNOW that tune..."

Have fun!