Help with setting mastervolume with PAL at certain times.

spiker · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2009, 4:46 am **Posts:** 3

Hello.

I would like some help with creating a PALscript that will lower or gain the mastervolume at certain times.
Im a beginner at PALscripting and i must say the documentation isnt that swell :-)

My plan is to make a short PALscript that gains the volume. I will trigger the script with the eventmanager.
At night another script will lower the volume. That will be triggered with the eventmanager aswell.

Any ideas?

Johan

FesterHead · **Posted:** November 3rd, 2009, 1:17 pm

Use the TPlayer class Volume property with a value of 0 to 255.

Examples:
ActivePlayer.Volume := 255;
IdlePlayer.Volume := 255;
DeckA.Volume := 255;
DeckB.Volume := 255;

See also PALGuide.hlp in SAMs help folder.
TPlayer class -> properties

spiker · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2009, 4:46 am **Posts:** 3

Hello.
I was actually succesfull to fix it earlier today.
Used the DeckA.Volume :=255; command.

It worked.

Thanx for reply.

Im building a shoppingmallmusicsystem.
It requires diffrent volumes at diffrent times.
it also requires a start and stop time.
The stopPALscript is finished and works nice with FadeToStop and Eject etc...
But i havnt been able to start the player the next morning with a smart PALcommand.
Any suggestions?

Johan

DJ Cassio · **Posted:** November 3rd, 2009, 6:00 pm

Why not just have that PAL wait until a certain time the next day? Or use the Event Scheduler to start it?

spiker · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2009, 4:46 am **Posts:** 3

Its not the issue to use the eventschedular to start the PALscript.
I have tried lots of PALcommands to get one of the players to start playing the songs in the queuelist.

Mayby it should be like
1. load top song from queuelist to empty player.
2. start paused player

/Johan

prakashmenon · **Joined:** April 4th, 2009, 4:45 am **Posts:** 16

I use the following script. Our outlets wrk frm mornin 8.00 to 10.00 evening ... just run a do while loop

Code:

While(now >= T['08:00:00']) and (now <= T['22:30:00']) do
begin
SubDir['C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\Music\JAZZ'].Rescan;
SubDir['C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\Music\JAZZ'].QueueBottom(smWeighted, EnforceRules);
Cat['Jingles (All)'].QueueBottom(smRandom,NoRules);
Cat['Station IDs (All)'].QueueBottom(smRandom, NoRules);
PAL.WaitForQueue(0);
end

The script for adjusting volumes can be put in there.

Now prepare another PAL Script which checks if player is paused or idle and run that continuously

Code:

While(now >= T['08:00:00']) and (now <= T['22:30:00']) do
begin
if (DeckA.status=1 )and (DeckB.status=1) THEN
Begin
IdlePlayer.QueueSong(Queue.NextInQueue);
QueuedPlayer.Play;
End;
end;

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