Synchronising Data
Futuri AudioAI Automation data can be remotely managed and synchronised to multiple Futuri AudioAI Automation instances by using the built-in remote management server in Futuri AudioAI Automation.
Futuri AudioAI Automation can connect to a remote management server via a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). This is the base web address of your remote management server instance. For example: http://<server name goes here>:25432. For more information on how to connect to your remote management server, see the Connect Futuri AudioAI Automation page on the web interface.
When Futuri AudioAI Automation connects to a remote management server, it switches to using a separate 'synced' database to the normal 'local' Futuri AudioAI Automation database to store the remote data. When you first connect, you may notice all your tracks 'disappear'. This happens as you will now be using the empty 'synced' database instead of the 'local' one. While Futuri AudioAI Automation is connected to a remote management server it synchronises changes and applies them to the database. This process will populate the data to match the ones seen on the remote management server. When changes are made via the remote management server the same changes will immediately be applied to Futuri AudioAI Automation.
When you disconnect Futuri AudioAI Automation from the remote management server, it will switch back to using the normal 'local' database, and your previous local data will be displayed.
If for whatever reason you notice that data is out of sync, disconnect from the remote management server and connect again, except hold SHIFT while clicking the Connect button to clear you synced data and resync from scratch.
While connected to a remote management server it is not possible to manage Futuri AudioAI Automation data directly from Futuri AudioAI Automation. The only exception to this is the playout log - modifications made to the playout log via the main window will be synced to the remote management server.
When Futuri AudioAI Automation instances are synced, only one machine can be the "on-air" machine. Only the "on-air" machine can play out audio and schedule items via the Log Scheduler.
When your machine is not the "on-air" machine, you can make it the "on-air" machine from options at the bottom right, if you wish. This will stop the current "on-air" machine from continuing playout and scheduling.
When tracks are playing on another machine, their status will be shown on your screen.
Voice track synchronisation
Please note that voice track recordings recorded directly within Futuri AudioAI Automation are not synced via the remote management server. Use the remote voice tracking feature.
Track path substitutions
When Futuri AudioAI Automation is connected to a remote management server it will be using tracks that were added to the remote management server. If the remote management server software is installed on a different machine to Futuri AudioAI Automation, the track files added to that software will not be present on the Futuri AudioAI Automation machine. In order to resolve this problem, track path substitutions which can be configured from the Settings page on the remote management server. These are designed to substitute parts of the file path on the server with a file path that can be accessed by the Futuri AudioAI Automation machine.
When track data is synchronised to Futuri AudioAI Automation, the track path substitutions will be applied when loading tracks for playout.