filling your hour

[Johan]

hey,

is there a possibility with pf to fill out your hour? What I mean is that, for example, x minutes before the end an instrumental is played instead of a track that is cut off after 45 seconds?

[radio42]

There is a 'TryEnsureExactLength' option for any program scheduler entry.
If set, the length of the program will be ensured (at least that will be tried). Meaning, at the end of the program those tracks will be selected, that the final track might effectively end almost exactly on time. This can not be guaranteed in all cases!
Note, that this requires quite large media lib(s) with enough tracks of different length to make this happen.
In addition you can use the 'Soft' Start Type plus the 'Allow Start Early' and the 'Max. Early/Max. Late' and the 'Max. Start Delay' options.

But what you are looking for is the "Bridge Track" option of the (next) program, which you can deifne.
A bridge track might be used as a filler right before this program actually starts. This to prevent a subsequent track of a currently running playlist to play for only a very short time.
The bridge track will always be played looped. (you can also select a playlist file, to pick any of the tracks in that playlist as a filler track)
As a program comes up early (ahead of the actual start time, see the Show in advance time) the currently running (previous) playlist will be monitored at this time. If a current track of that playlist will end during this time, the bridge track will be played until the effective start time of this program.
Note: The Minimum Bridge Track Time is also considered, if the remaining time (til the actual start time) is less than this minimum time, the bridge track will not be played and the program just starts early.
The Minimum Bridge Track Time is defined in the general settings,