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# Live Assist

> Instant playback button panels.

## Live Assist Button Panels

The **Live Assist 1** and **Live Assist 2** modules enable instant playback of audio files.\
They are mainly used for playing **SFX, promos, jingles and beds**.

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* Audio files are organized in button grids.
* Each profile has 12 pages or tabs.
* The number of buttons per page depends on rows and columns defined in the **Configuration Panel**.
* The panel can be resized and button sizes adjust automatically.

Live Assist supports control from:

* Keyboard (see *Keyboard Control* section).
* External controllers via **MIDI**.

### Audio Devices

* Can be assigned independent output devices or share the same as **CyberPlay**.
* When sharing, mixing is done internally according to **MIX** value.
* Assignment is done from the **Configuration Panel**.

### Video

In **Audicom Black Video**, Live Assist also supports video playback.

* Does not interrupt or overlap with videos playing through CyberPlay or PlayList Manager.

## Output Devices

Both modules can play through internal mix with CyberPlay or through independent outputs.\
Assignment is done from the **Configuration Panel**.

## Expanded View

You can toggle between compact and expanded views.

* Toggle using the **Maximize** button in the title bar.

## Pause, Stop and Fade-Stop

* **Pause**: stops playback and allows resuming with Play.
* **Stop**: completely stops and returns to start.
* **Fade-Stop**: gradually fades out level then stops.

## Preview (Cue)

* Right click on a button → plays in **CUE** through dedicated channel.
* Hold right click >1s also activates CUE.
* Alternatively: double click on **CUE** label in display.

<Warning>
  Console CUE mode is not recommended:

  * Does not report to RDS/iRDS.
  * Does not log to `.air` files.
  * Requires enabling/disabling CUE for each action → prone to errors.
</Warning>

## Playback Modes

Live Assist has three modes, selectable by pressing the button successively:

* **Normal**:
  * Plays once.
  * If another file is triggered, it queues (flashing text).
* **Loop**:
  * Continuous loop playback.
  * Stops with Stop or changing modes.
* **Instant**:
  * If another button is triggered, interrupts previous playback.

### Chain to Air

* With Air module stopped:
  * Trigger one or more Live Assist buttons.
  * Then press the chain to air button.
* Window closes and after sequence ends, Air playlist continues.

<Note>
  From keyboard, same operation using **spacebar** after triggering a file.
</Note>

## Start and End Markers

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable CUE">
    Set Live Assist to CUE mode with double click on CUE label.\
    This prevents audio from reporting to RDS or logging to `.air` files.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Trigger button">
    Press the button you want to mark.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set markers">
    Right click to select **Mark In** or **Mark Out**.\
    Listen to audio and mark at desired point.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Icons Window

* Shows name and icon of active Live Assist profile.
* Icons are `.ico` files located in `\Audicom\LA-Icons`.
* Icons can be added or removed as needed.

### Private Profiles

* Private profiles are only accessible by the user who created them.
* They appear identified with owner's name.
* If another user attempts access, a restriction message appears.

### Export / Import Page

* **Export**: saves current page as a Playlist (`.txt`).
* **Import**: loads a Playlist into Live Assist buttons.

List items load into buttons in sequence order.

### Creating Live Assist Profiles

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open creation menu">
    In icons window, right click → **Add**.\
    Enter profile name and icon.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set privacy">
    Enable **Private** option if profile should only be available to that user.\
    (Requires administrator authorization).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Load titles">
    Drag titles from Media Manager.\
    Button takes the color of title's category.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit profile">
    To change name or icon: load profile → right click on icon → **Edit**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Live Assist Configuration

### Button Panel Size

* Set in **Configuration Panel > Preferences**.
* Number of rows and columns can be modified.
* Larger buttons with fewer quantity, smaller with more quantity.
* Default configuration: **4 columns x 12 rows = 48 buttons per page**.
* Font type and size can also be changed.

### Data Files

* Information is saved in `Liveass.dat` and `Liveass2.dat`.
* Path is defined in `audicom.ini`.

Example:

```ini theme={null}
[Live Assist]
Grid=5 12
State=1
LastPos=0 3 0
IconPath=c:\Audicom\LA-ICONS
File=c:\Audicom\LIVEASS.DAT
LastPos2=0 0 0
```

### Icons

* Default location is `\Audicom\LA-Icons`.
* Location can be changed in `audicom.ini`.
* Can be freely added or removed.