What are Early Out cue points and how do they work with sweep segues?

Early Out cue points are special timing markers that indicate when a track is considered to be almost finished. They appear as orange markers on the waveform and work differently depending on the type of track you're using.

What does the Sweeper checkbox do?

The Sweeper checkbox (found in Manage > Tracks > Track Editor) marks a track as "dry" content that can be played over the intro of songs. When a track is marked as Sweeper:

• Without Early Out: The entire track is considered dry and can overlap with the next song's intro
• With Early Out: Only the portion after the Early Out marker is dry and will overlap the next song's intro. The beginning of the track (before Early Out) is not considered dry

How Early Out works with different track types

For regular songs, the Early Out point tells PlayIt Live that it can place a sweeper after this point as the track is finishing, creating smoother transitions between tracks.

For tracks marked as "Sweeper", the Early Out point indicates to PlayIt Live that it can start the next track after this point. This allows the dry end portion of the sweeper to play over the intro of the following song.

Early Out cue points are particularly useful with Sweep Start and Sweep Intro segue styles. These segue types will make use of the Early Out cue point on the previous track when available, enabling more sophisticated automated sequencing. If Early Out points aren't set on tracks, PlayIt Live will fall back to using the standard Cue Out/In segue style instead.