Background Music System

The Background Music System delivers independent audio zones from a single installation. Each zone runs its own playlist schedule, rotation logic, and volume processing. A weekly scheduler lets you assign different playlists to different times of day, with per-zone EBU R128 loudness normalisation ensuring consistent volume regardless of source material. Venue staff can override playlists and manage queues through a web interface with role-based access.

Interface

Zone Player — Zone player widget — album art, transport controls, and progress. Venue staff can play, stop, skip, edit the queue, or override the current playlist.

Zone Playlist Scheduler — Weekly playlist scheduler — assign different playlists to time blocks across the week. Each zone has its own independent schedule.

Zone Queue Editor — Live playback queue — see what's playing now, what's next, search and add tracks, drag to reorder. Auto-generated or manually curated.

User Zone Access Settings — Per-zone RBAC permissions — assign None, View, Operator, Manager, or Full access per user per zone. Quick actions for bulk changes.

Capabilities

64+ zones per instance

Run dozens of independent audio zones from a single machine — each with its own playlist, schedule, and volume.

EBU R128 loudness processing

Real-time loudness normalisation per zone. Every track plays at a consistent perceived volume without manual gain riding.

Windows service or Linux systemd

Runs as a background service on Windows or Linux. Starts automatically, recovers from failures, no GUI required.

ARM / Raspberry Pi support

Deploy on low-cost ARM hardware for single-venue installations. Same software, smaller footprint.

Timed playlist & seasonal scheduling

Weekly calendar scheduler assigns playlists to time blocks. Different music for morning, lunch, evening — different again for holidays.

Web-based zone control

Venue staff manage playback, queues, and overrides from any browser. No desktop software to install.

Technical

Audio engine with per-zone DSP pipeline
Windows Audio, ASIO, ALSA (Linux) support
Tested with Dante Virtual Soundcard and physical accelerator cards
Windows service or Linux systemd deployment
ARM / x64 / Raspberry Pi compatible
Web UI for zone control and queue management
API-driven content sync from Master Library Manager

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