A Category is a list of music audio files which are related to a particular genre, tempo, age, or whatever criteria you like. The more categories that are defined, the more control you have over the structure of each hour (rotation).
Category items (tracks) are generally selected randomly, whereas spot group items are generally selected sequentially (alphabetically).
Audio files may be specified individually in each category, however, we suggest that all music files in each category are moved into their own folders on the hard drive. ie. Each category relates to a folder. This is recommended for two reasons.
1. Creator works faster and more efficiently.
2. New music files do not need to be manually entered into a category. Music files need only to be copied to the correct folder and Creator will use them in the next playlist creation. This means little or no maintenance required.
Categories are used in rotations.
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