Arrakis APEX-HARD DISK Hard Disk Package

What The APEX Hard Disk Package Does For Your Radio Station The Arrakis APEX-HARD DISK package bundles the APEX on-air automation software, the Harmony Quad Sound Card, DHD-Tools networking software, and a full year of support and updates into one complete automation solution. This package is built for stations whose programming is primarily recorded and stored directly on a PC, without a need for satellite feeds, ball games, or URL stream playback. If your station handles all of its content through hard disk based automation and you want a complete, ready to run package with professional audio hardware included, this is the solution built specifically for that setup. Complete Hard Disk Automation Built In This package comes standard with complete hard disk automation, giving your station music scheduling, live assist capability, voice tracking, and fully automated schedules that run unattended around the clock. The software supports MP3, MP2, and WAV file playback, automatically pulling tag data like title and artist information directly from the audio files themselves. Built in autofill protection recognizes when a file is missing or past its kill date and automatically plays a designated backup file instead, helping ensure your station never experiences unexpected dead air due to a scheduling gap. The Harmony Quad Sound Card Included At No Extra Cost This package includes the Harmony Quad Sound Card standard, giving your station professional grade audio hardware instead of relying on a low quality onboard PC sound card or an expensive proprietary third party card. The Harmony card provides four outputs that connect to your console, with three assignable to different faders so a DJ can fade an outgoing song, bring up a music bed on a second fader, and bring in the next song on a third, all independently controlled. The fourth output is dedicated as a cue channel, letting operators audition audio files before they go live, giving DJs the flexibility that professional on-air work demands. DHD-Tools For Networked Studio Management DHD-Tools is included as part of this package, giving your station the ability to connect one or as many networked studios as needed from a single management point. Through this software, staff can record voice tracks, change schedules, or manage entire audio libraries remotely, and content can be routed selectively, whether that means sending files to only one station or distributing a handful of files across several stations in a larger group. This networking capability is particularly valuable for broadcast groups managing multiple signals, since it consolidates control of distributed automation systems into a single, centralized workflow. Voice Tracking And Scheduling Flexibility This package includes both simple and full featured voice tracking tools, letting your team voice track an entire week's worth of programming in a matter of hours while still sounding live and natural on air. The full featured voice tracker allows custom overlap timing, audio ducking, and music beds mixed underneath a voice track for a more polished, professional sound. Additional scheduling tools include instant schedule updates that automatically refresh the on-air playlist, custom music clocks for merging traffic and music, saved schedule templates for recurring events like holiday programming, and the ability to schedule hard breaks at specific times rather than only at the top of each hour. One Year Of Support And Updates Included This package includes a full year of support and software updates at no additional charge, giving your station direct access to phone support for setup, training, and troubleshooting as you get the system running. After the first year, support and updates remain available as an optional purchase, giving stations flexibility in how they manage ongoing service costs once the initial setup period has passed. This included first year support is particularly valuable during the initial installation and staff training period, when questions and adjustments are most likely to come up. Who Should Choose The APEX Hard Disk Package Stations whose content is primarily recorded and stored on a PC, without a need for satellite automation, ball games, or URL stream playback, are the ideal fit for this package. It's well suited for small to mid-sized stations, single signal operations, or broadcast groups looking for a straightforward, complete automation solution with professional audio hardware included, all backed by a full year of manufacturer support from the start.