Monitored folders watch a specified folder (and optionally its sub-folders) for new, updated, or deleted track files, automatically adding them to your PlayIt Live database.

To set up a monitored folder:

Go to Manage > Monitored Folders and click Add New Monitored Folder. Enter the folder path you want to monitor - choose a specific folder where your audio files are located rather than broad locations like C:\ which will take too long to scan.

Key configuration options:

Include sub-folders - Tick this to scan sub-folders, but avoid folders with numerous sub-folders as scanning takes longer.

Analyse cue points - When enabled, new tracks will automatically have their cue points analysed. Disable Re-analyse cue points if you manually set cue points to prevent them being overwritten.

Update track fields - This updates track metadata from the file when changes are detected. Turn this off if you manually edit track information to prevent your changes being overwritten.

Add tracks to track group - Select a track group to automatically assign new tracks to it.

Delete tracks - Exercise caution with this option. When enabled, tracks are removed from the database if their files are deleted or become inaccessible (such as network drives being disconnected). For frequently updated folders where files are replaced with the same name, keep this disabled to maintain playout log references.

Monitored folders are ideal for dynamic content like news, weather updates, or shared Dropbox folders. The system periodically scans for changes - you can check scanning status via Tools > Monitored Folders Status.