Jingles give your station its own sound. SmartStream plays them automatically between songs, or wherever your clockwheels put them.
Jingle categories
| Category | Typical use | How it plays |
|---|---|---|
| Station ID | "You're listening to…" | On its own, between songs |
| Sweeper | Short voice-over or effect | Mixed over the start of a song while the music dips |
| Liner | Slogan or short message | On its own, between songs |
| Promo | Show or event announcements | On its own, between songs |
| Bumper | Short transition into or out of a segment | On its own, between songs |
Upload jingles
- Open Jingles.
- Choose the Category for new uploads.
- Drag your files onto Drop jingles here. They're converted to your station's format, like music uploads.
Jingles are kept separate from your music, so they never play as songs.
Rotation rules
Set how often jingles play outside clockwheels:
- Jingle every N songs: plays one station ID, liner, promo or bumper after every N songs. The least recently played jingle is picked first, so they all get used.
- Sweeper every N songs: mixes a sweeper over the start of every Nth song.
Set a rule to 0 to turn it off, then click Save rules. Inside a clockwheel, jingles play only where the clock places them (see Scheduling Shows and Clockwheels).
Playing a jingle right now
- Click Play next on a jingle in the table to queue it after the current song (not available for sweepers).
- Or use the ID / LINER / PROMO / BUMPER pads on the Dashboard to queue a random jingle of that type.
- In the DJ Studio, the Station imaging carts play jingles instantly while you're live.
Tip: Keep sweepers short (2 to 6 seconds) and leave a little silence at the end of station IDs. Use the tabs above the table to filter by category, and check the Plays column to see which ones are used most.
