Setting up a simple category rotation in PlayIt Live involves creating Track Groups for each rotation category and configuring how they're scheduled in your programming.

Creating your rotation categories: Go to Manage > Track Groups and create separate groups for each rotation tier, such as "A Rotation", "B Rotation", and "C Rotation". Add your tracks to the appropriate groups based on how frequently you want them to play - typically A rotation contains your most popular current tracks, B rotation contains secondary tracks, and C rotation contains older or speciality content.

Configuring scheduling strategies: For each track group, set the Track Scheduling Strategy to control how tracks are selected. The Smart Selection strategy works well for rotations as it uses a weighted random algorithm where tracks played longer ago have a higher chance of being selected, preventing repetition whilst maintaining variety. You can also use Most Rested which always selects the track that was played longest ago for even rotation.

Adding to your programming: Use your rotation categories in either the Playout Pattern or Clocks. For the Playout Pattern, go to Manage > Playout Pattern and add your rotation track groups in your desired order. For more precise control, create clocks via Manage > Clocks and add Track Group items for each rotation category, setting different ratios - for example, include two A rotation slots for every one B rotation slot to make A rotation tracks play twice as frequently.

Visual identification: Set different colours for each rotation category in the track group settings to make them easily identifiable on your playout log during live broadcasts.