use the Scotts Studio's format (or another type of WAV files) then you may need to apply an offset value in seconds (use a plus or minus value similar to the snap settings) to get them to play the correct length. In most circumstances you can leave this setting at zero.

FADE DEFAULT
Robot can fade items in and out according to the fading parameters you setup.  When any fading is setup on an item this is the default type of fade. For mono stations a straight

fade is best, the left and right channels down at the same time. If you are broadcasting in stereo you can use hard left and hard right fades which pan the left and right channels differently to create a cross fading effect.  In a hard left fade the left channel fades faster than the right and similarly in a hard right fade the right channel fades faster then the left - hence you get a panning effect.
You should listen to each type and set this to your taste for your format. You can also turn fading off completely.

FADE SEC (Fading Seconds)
The number of seconds to fade when using fades. A setting of 5 means 5 seconds from the set end of the audio item so a file with a length of 2'25" will start fading at 2'20". This also affects the fade to the top of the hour - whatever is playing at the top of every hour is faded out so that the top of hour id can play cleanly.  5 seems to be about right, an increase to about 10 should give pleasant results. This is yet another way you can shape the sound of your station.

Recording

When using the quick record feature on the library screen you can setup the manner in which recording are made. These settings will only work on some sound cards, otherwise the recording mode defaults to mono WAV files.

SAMPLES PER SECOND
The rate for the WAV file (usually 44100)

BITS PER SAMPLE
It would be very rare that you would want to use anything other than 16 bit audio.

CHANNELS
Stereo or mono.

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