The best way to learn the software is to watch these tutorials. They are presented in two formats. The flash videos are usually the quickest for on-line viewing.

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Introduction
If you've not used professional music scheduling software before, this video provides an overview of the tool.  (7:04)

Scheduling With Music 1
A synopsis of how music scheduling is done with M1. (4:03)

Installing Music 1 SE
What to do with the installer after you've downloaded it. (2:15)

Importing .CSV Files
Here's how to get your library data into Music 1 SE. (4:06)

Using Mp3Tag
Your mp3 tags need to be accurate, with proper entry in each Title and Artist field before you import data into M1. This video shows how to use a good (and free) tag editor. (2:15)
              (to download Mp3Tag click here.)

Exporting from SAM Broadcaster
If your using SAM, it has a built-in function to export the data to a .csv file. (2:10)

Using MediaMonkey
MediaMonkey is another good (and free) software that can scan your audio folders and export a .csv file to import into M1. Google it to get the latest version. This video shows how to use it.

First Look at Song Cards
Basic information about the Music and Non-Music cards in SE1. (2:55)

Creating Categories
In M1, Categories are "rotation groups". These are something like folders, but not exactly. Here's the explanation. (2:13)

Creating Categories 2
More about categories. (3:38)

Song Search
How to search for songs in the library/database. (5:00)

Moving Songs
Two ways to move songs from one category to another. (1:36)

Converting Tracks
There are two types of "cards" in M1. Music Cards and Non-Music Cards. It is more efficient to schedule jingles, liners, promos, station IDs and such as non-music units. Sometimes after you've imported data, you may find a few mistakes. If you see a "song" has been imported onto a non-music card, it can be converted to the correct type. (1:15)

Artist Set-Up
Here's how to correct mis-spelled artists in the artist table and deal with duets. (2:27)

Artist Genders
Mp3 tags don't have a field for Gender. You'll need to set the proper gender for each artist so you can tell M1 to not schedule too many Females in a row, or to not schedule Duets close together. Here's how to set the genders. (1:32)

Artist Separations
You'll want to tell M1 to not schedule songs by the same artist too close together. Here's how to set artist separations. (2:55)

Creating Clocks
You can create up to 10 "format" clocks with this version of M1. Any clock can be slotted to be used in any hour of the day, any clock can be used in multiple hours. (4:33)

Clock Rules
With these formatting rules, you're able to control the scheduling of your music flow with great precision. (4:05)

Clock Rules 2
More to know about clock rules (6:30)

Rotation Prediction
The Average Turnover grid is one of the most helpful tools in M1. With it, you can see a 'picture' of the rotation pattern of each category. (3:32)

Average Turnover - Change And Flip
This handy tool provides a quick fix for rotation patterns that have a bad "formula" (4:22)

System Parameters
Setting the preferred playlist output, setting the paths where the playlists are to be saved. (3:26)

Playlist and Logs Folders
When you save each new day's playlist, M1 makes two files. One is a "log" file which only M1 can use. From that, it create the playlist file that is used by your automation/playlist system. Here's how to tell M1 where to put each file and how to name-date the playlist file that's to be imported by your player. (3:12)