Specifications

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box at the bottom. You just have to make sure you select the right section, which would just be one
repeating section of music throughout your audio.
Cart
A list of two or more audio events to be played in a virtual loop (AutoStart Cart), or played signally (a
Randomized Cart or a SmartCart), which are associated with a single Event name (cart number). For
example, if an advertiser had two audio segments (spots) they wanted to run alternately (in a 50/50
rotation), you would enter both “cuts” in a Simian Cart event and they would play alternately. Carts in
Simian are data lists that contain the names of WAV files, not the actual audio data. Because of this,
multiple carts can include the same audio file without taking up additional hard drive space. These files
can be recognized by the extension .KRT. For example, a cart called TEST would actually be a file
named TEST.KRT.
Category
A type specification assigned to all events in a program log. A means of grouping a collection of similar
files. 11 categories in Simian are predefined. They are App, Audio, Comment, Log, Macro, Rec1, Rec2,
Script, Text, Video and Vtrack.
Channel
A path in an audio circuit. It can refer to an incoming stream or input, an output, a recording channel or
path, playback channel, preview channel, etc.
Computer Boards (Now Measurement Computing)
A supplier of digital audio equipment, now known as Measurement Computing Corporation. BSI uses
Computer Boards as their main vendor for hardware such as the Input/Output card that lets your PC
interface with external devices such as a Satellite receiver or tape recorder.
Configuration Settings
Simian’s program options that can be modified by the user. Configuration settings tell Simian where to
look for files, what settings to turn on automatically at startup and what hardware is installed, among other
things. They are settings that vary depending on a user’s individual requirements and system.
Configuration settings are found in the Tools menu.
Cool Edit
Audio Editing software application which was sold to Adobe©. See: Adobe Audition
Crash Recovery
A Simian option that, when activated, keeps a copy of the current log in case of a power outage. The log
can be reloaded as it was last displayed before the interruption. Simian must be placed in your Windows
Startup folder and Event Logging must be ON for recovery to take place. This feature uses extra CPU
resources and is only recommended when necessary (for example, if power outages are frequent or
expected).
Cue
An indicator. In Simian, it is the column in the program log area that shows you how the event (song,
command, etc.) is going to behave when its time has come. A cue is also an indicator that tells you
where you are within a particular song. For example the “outcue” for a song would be the last few words
sung—indicating to the jock that the song is ending. To “cue up” a song means to make sure it’s properly
set before it’s aired. This requires a special “auditioning” circuit or channel on your audio card so you can
“preview” sound on one channel while another one is used for broadcasting.
Cut
A song.