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Not sure yet whether ProppFrexx fits your setup? See ProppFrexx on visualradioassist.live. ProppFrexx ONAIR sends the current and next track to VRA with an EXEC_SEND_HTTP_POST command, every time a track starts.

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Before you start

  • VRA Core runs for your studio. See Machine specs.
  • The ProppFrexx ONAIR machine can reach the VRA Core machine on the Core API port, 3002 by default.

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Add the ProppFrexx ONAIR connection in VRA Cloud

  1. Go to Settings → Studio → Automations in VRA Cloud.
  2. Click Add connection and pick ProppFrexx.
  3. Turn on Enabled. A new connection starts switched off.
  4. Copy the Data Template. It starts with the URL ProppFrexx sends to, followed by |data= and the track data.
  5. Click Add connection.
The URL at the start of the Data Template must be an address the ProppFrexx machine can reach. If it reads 0.0.0.0, replace it with the IP address of the VRA Core machine, for example 192.168.1.20.

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Set up ProppFrexx ONAIR to send now playing data

  1. In ProppFrexx ONAIR, go to Settings → Events/Commands → Playlist → OnTrackPlay, click Edit and then New.
  2. Fill in the command:

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ProppFrexx macros in the Data Template

ProppFrexx replaces each macro with track data when the command runs. The Data Template uses these:

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Check that VRA receives ProppFrexx ONAIR data

Start an item in ProppFrexx ONAIR, then check two places:
  • Settings → Studio → Automations: the ProppFrexx ONAIR connection shows a green status dot, the title and artist of the playing item, and the time of the last update.
  • AutomationLink in the main menu: the item shows under On air, and the upcoming items under Next and Rundown.

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Troubleshoot ProppFrexx ONAIR

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The ProppFrexx ONAIR connection stays idle

VRA Core receives nothing from ProppFrexx ONAIR. Check, in this order:
  1. Enabled is on in the connection, and AutomationLink is on at the top of Settings → Studio → Automations.
  2. The URL at the start of the Parameter uses the IP address of the VRA Core machine, not 0.0.0.0.
  3. A firewall on the VRA Core machine allows incoming connections on the Core API port, 3002 by default.

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The title or artist from ProppFrexx ONAIR is wrong or empty

The template in ProppFrexx ONAIR differs from the one VRA expects. Copy the Data Template from the ProppFrexx ONAIR connection in VRA Cloud again and paste it unchanged.