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Option	Description
Number of channels	Information field: Shows the number of currently used channels.
Sampling rate	Information field: Shows the current sample rate of the input.
Data vailable	Information field: Shows whether the audio source currently receives data.
Reset Pipe to waiting	Toggles behavior in case of no incoming audio data. ON: The PIPE is set into waiting state until incoming data is detected at which point the PIPE becomes active. OFF: The PIPE is stopped (turned off) if there is no incoming data after a short grace period.
Override display name	Changes the name by which this audio source element is displayed in the PIPEs list (instead of “File”). Note that this is separate and distinct to the PIPE's name. This is useful to identify specific inputs at a glance when a large number of PIPEs is configured. Example: Naming it “Channel 1,2” to see which input channels are used.
Passthrough	Toggles whether incoming audio is decoded upon entering the system. ON: Incoming audio is not decoded. On the output side, untouched audio is delivered. OFF: Incoming audio is decoded (and transcoded before leaving the system). Note: This option requires a license. See here for details.
Timestamp smoothing	Toggles whether timestamps should be restamped if they do not match system time. On: Turns timestamp smoothing on. Off: Turns timestamp smoothing off.
Playlist	Configures which files are played out via the File source.
New Entry / Entries	New Entry configures a whole new track in the playlist. Existing Entries can be configured under their respective accordion menus (after they have been created).
Search Parameter	Search fields to filter for audio files to add to the playlist. Click Search to apply the current filters. Click Clear to remove all filters. Fulltext: Filters by title, description, etc. of folders and files. Date from: Filters by creation date of folders and files. Date to: Filters by change date of folders and files.
Location	Folder view of the Archive for navigating to specific files. View can be filtered via Search Parameter.
Track selection	Selects the track to use when a multi-track file is selected. Note: Use a number to select by index number. Use a codec name (mp3, aac, eac3, etc.) to select by encoding.
Length	Information field: Shows the total length of the selected track in miliseconds (ms).
Cue in	Sets a offset cut at the beginning of the track in miliseconds (ms).
Cue out	Sets a offset cut at the end of the track in miliseconds (ms).
Associated metadata object	Dropdown: Selects a metadata object to use for this file source. Note: Metadata objects must first be configured first to show up here.
Transition to next file	Configures the transition between tracks in the playlist.
Next start	Sets the time before Cue out at which the following track is scheduled.
Fade in	Sets the time after Cue in after which the new track is fully faded in.
Fade out	Sets the time before Cue out when fade out begins.
Append Playlist	See options under Playlist for Append Playlist options.
Loop playback	Toggles whether the current playlist restarts from the first track after ending ("On") or not ("Off").
Consume playlist	Toggles whether played tracks are removed from the playlist ("On") or not ("Off").
Play file by file	Toggles whether playback is paused after every track ("On") or not ("Off"). If turned “On”, you must start the PIPE again after each track.
Loudness pre-processing	Note: This option requires a license. See here for details. See table below for Loudness pre-processing options.
Length (playlist)	Information field: Shows the total length of the entire playlist track in miliseconds (ms).
Effective length (current file)	Information field: Shows the length of the current track in miliseconds (ms) accounting for cue in/out, etc.
Position (current file)	Information field: Shows the current playback position of the selected track in miliseconds (ms).
Current file	Information field: Shows which track (by index number) of the current playlist is currently played back.
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Option	Description
Loudness pre-processing	Configures the Loudness Control.
Method	Dropdown: Sets which, if any, loudness control algorithm is used. Off: Applies no loudness control. Gain: Applies simple loudness adjustment. ngLC: Applies Ferncast's own next-generation Loudness Control.
Preset	(Only with ngLC) Dropdown: Sets the loudness processing profile.
Target loudness	Sets the target loudness in db (LUFS)
Target max. peak	Sets the max peak in dB.