Simian Version Comparison
| Product Features | 1.8 |
2.3 PRO |
2.3 LITE |
| Fully Automated Program Log Playback |  |
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| Live Assist mode | |
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| Manual playback mode | |
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| Import program logs from all major third party traffic/billing and music log generating applications | |
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| Create logs from within Simian with the Event Builder tool | |
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| Closure handling for satellite rebroadcasting | |
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| Relay control for controlling outboard devices | |
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| Serial string handling (In/Out on 1 port, out on all others) | |
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| Record Decks for timed background recording or on-the-fly recording | |
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| HotKeys for instant audio and automation command playback | |
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| Configurable audio device pass-through volume mixing | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| VoiceTracking function for inserting voice-overs | |
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| Event Logging function keeps track of items played on the air | |
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| BackTime/FlexTime feature speeds up or slows down audio to fit an exact period of time automatically | |
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| Automation Macros available in Event Builder | 58 | 69 | 49 |
| CHAIN macro loads same day’s log if run from midnight to noon and tomorrow’s log if run from noon to midnight. (Perfect for sports events that may run past midnight, or running the Chain macro from the program log instead of as a scheduled event) |
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| Change Background Color of user interface | |
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| Streaming Meta Data – output song and title data directly to your streaming application via HTTP calls | |
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| Built-in Meta Data formats for popular streaming encoders. Including Windows Media Encoder, IceCast, ShoutCast, SimpleCast, Live365, & Optmod PC |
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| Meta Data (PAD) output via TCP or UDP packets | |
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| PASSIVE mode supported by FTP macro | |
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| User-created HTML file data merging (update html files with the currently playing, upcoming, and previous artist, title, etc. data) |
1 HTML File | 2 HTML Files | 2 HTML Files |
| Crash Recovery automatically re-loads the last log and starts playing at the position in the log that it left off after a power failure or unexpected shut down. |
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| AutoReplace function replaces missing or date/time expired audio files or carts | |
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| Automatically open audio files from Simian in your favorite audio editor | |
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| Configurable custom categories for your audio files | |
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| Compatible with user-supplied touch screen monitors | |
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