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How can I avoid tracks being cut off at the hard marker at the end of the hour, even though Auto Adjust is enabled?

If tracks are still being cut off despite Auto Adjust being enabled, this indicates a timing or configuration issue. Hard fixed time markers will always cut off any playing content when the fixed time is reached - this is their intended behaviour for maintaining strict timing.

Understand Auto Adjust limitations: Auto Adjust has limits and cannot always solve timing issues. It can only adjust tempos up to your maximum tempo setting and segues up to your maximum segue setting. If these limits have been reached and there's still too much content scheduled, Auto Adjust cannot make further time reductions and tracks will still be cut off at hard markers.

Run Auto Adjust earlier in the hour: Don't wait until the last few minutes. Access Auto Adjust via Tools > Auto Adjust and run it when you have 15-20 minutes remaining in the hour. This gives the system enough tracks to work with for tempo and segue adjustments.

Set up automatic Auto Adjust: Configure Auto Adjust to run automatically every hour via Manage > Scheduled Events. Set it to trigger at 1 minute past each hour, ensuring continuous timing management throughout your broadcast without manual intervention.

Consider using Soft Fixed Time Markers: If precise timing isn't critical, change your Fixed Time Markers from Hard to Soft type. Edit the fixed time marker and select Soft instead of Hard. Soft markers allow the current track to finish before advancing to the next item, eliminating abrupt cut-offs whilst maintaining reasonable timing control.

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