The BMS Business Music System is a powerful hard disk based background music player suitable for environments such as hotels, casinos, shopping malls and other retail situations where in-store music systems are common. By using off the shelf computer technology, a complete professional background music solution can be affordable for your business. The BMS is designed specially for business background music and announcements. The full list of features are designed to do exactly what you need to do, without the gimmics. Most importantly the BMS is easy to use and can be installed and running in just a few minutes. The BMS features: ~ Automatic music selection and mixing according to set rotation rates and day-part scheduling. ~ Auto-playing optional recorded announcements at set times or at specified intervals in addition to manual user-play announcements. ~ All users on the computer network can play and even make announcements at their desks using IAPremote. ~ Optional microphone connection with automatic music fade when plays or microphone page is activated. ~ Date, time and day of week music track and announcement validity checking. ~ Automatic time of day volume changes (when, for example, your business might be noisier). ~ Optional password protection when you need to restrict access some functions. ~ Adjustable music / announcement volume balance (so the announcements can be louder than music). ~ Digital signal processor included within the software includes a dynamic range compressor and an active EQ for great quality sound. (These alone can save you thousands of dollars in audio system equipment). ~ Supports most wav file formats and mp3. ~ Automatically load ("rip") tracks from CD. ~Supports online music subscriptions to automatically download new music