Three ways to run the hour
Move deliberately between AUTO, Live Assist, and Manual operation with Current, Next, timing, readiness, and transport status held in one focused view.
AirchainNative radio automation for macOS
Built for radio.
Ready for air.
Airchain brings playout, timing, media, imported music schedules, and operational records together in one native Mac application.
01Local-firstYour station data stays under station control.
02Clock-awareStation time, listener time, schedules, and syncs agree.
03Fail-closedAirchain asks for review when safe intent is uncertain.
The complete on-air workspace
From the first log
to the last record.
Airchain is built around the whole operating day: prepare the system, review the schedule, run the hour, respond safely, and leave a useful record behind.
The hour stays legible
Review, rearrange, preview, and protect the running order while predictive Air Times, clock boundaries, and prepared transitions remain visible.
Music schedule-aware
Import music schedules from any scheduling system that can export a supported text log, while preserving authored order, station time, and safe future appointments.
Markers that mean something
Author Cue In, Downbeat, Intro, EOM, and EOF; shape fades, pitch, segue behavior, breaks, one-shots, and Hard, Soft, or Hold Time Syncs.
Review before committing
Bring in audio and metadata through reviewed workflows, inspect source health, audition independently, and apply category, loudness, and timing policy without rewriting source audio.
Routing belongs to the Mac
Create machine-local Mixed, Discrete, or Custom output profiles, test physical channels while stopped, and keep Preview independent of Program.
Know what Airchain observed
Use rolling History, per-asset Play History, and occurrence-based Daily Playback Logs with timing, outcomes, provenance, and verifiable daily exports. Beta coverage is explicitly partial and is not an uptime claim.
Authority stays explicit
Evaluate same-build Remote operation over a trusted LAN or private VPN with scoped users, roles, permissions, unknown-outcome warnings, and audit trails.
Meet the rest of the airchain
Publish category-controlled now-playing metadata, support external waveform editing, and keep operator-initiated metadata searches and diagnostics under station control.
The actual Airchain interface
Native where
operators work.
These are direct captures from Airchain’s native macOS application—not mockups or web recreations. They show the real Studio workspace, controls, operational cards, timing states, and settings operators use.
One deliberate operating loop
Prepare. Review.
Air. Account.
- 01
Prepare the machine
Verify the station, audio profile, media access, Home timezone, backup, and tested fallback.
- 02
Review the hour
Inspect the imported schedule, Missing Audio, clock boundaries, timing markers, and prepared future audio.
- 03
Operate with intent
Choose the mode, keep Current and Next legible, and make selection-aware edits without losing the on-air state.
- 04
Preserve the record
End the shift with History, Daily Playback Logs, diagnostics, and an operator handoff that explain what happened.
Where Airchain fits
Focused playout.
Your existing ecosystem.
Stations may compare Airchain with broader automation platforms such as WO Aurora from WideOrbit or Zetta, and with Mac playout tools such as MegaSeg. Airchain takes a focused path: native Mac broadcast playout that complements the music scheduler and business systems a station already uses.
Native Mac studio
A universal native macOS application for Apple silicon and Intel, with machine-local output profiles, independent Program and Preview routing, Keychain-backed secrets, and native operator controls.
Use the scheduler you know
Airchain accepts music schedules from any system that can export or map to its supported text-log format. Scheduling decisions stay with the scheduler; Airchain resolves media, protects timing, and runs the hour.
Local-first operation
Core Studio catalogs, schedules, backups, diagnostics, and playback records remain in the station’s macOS account. Core playout requires no Calder Creative Media cloud account or automatic analytics upload.
Safe, visible schedule handling
Unavailable supported media remains visible in authored order as MISSING with its airtime and source context. Ambiguous timing, structure, or readiness holds for review instead of silently guessing.
Evidence for each occurrence
Repeated scheduled plays remain distinct, and actual output attempts carry their outcome, route, clocks, and schedule provenance. Daily exports provide operational evidence without claiming continuous uptime.
Focused integration
Airchain complements existing scheduling and business systems. It concentrates on playout, timing, media, safety, and operating evidence instead of trying to replace traffic, sales, or music scheduling.
Current candidate
0.9.0Beta 71 · Build 89Compatibility
macOS 13+Universal Apple Silicon + Intel applicationCurrent scope
StudioRemote remains experimental during betaControlled beta
Help prove the
next broadcast.
We are looking for operators and engineers who can evaluate Airchain with real schedules, representative media, verified routing, and an immediate fallback.
Airchain 0.9.0 Beta 71
Build 89- Focused Studio acceptance
- Optional same-build Remote evaluation
- Structured diagnostics and test criteria