POWER STUDIO

Users And Permissions

Use Power Studio users to protect important station functions. Presenters usually need access to playout, carts and voice tracking. Administrators need access to settings, formats, users and track maintenance.

Add A User

  1. Log in as an administrator.
  2. Open the maintenance menu.
  3. Open Users and Permissions.
  4. Add a new user.
  5. Enter the user's name, login name and password.
  6. Assign the required permissions.
  7. Save the user.

The permissions are controlled by checkboxes in the user screen. Use them to prevent normal operators from changing station-wide configuration.

The support article Create a new Power Studio user shows the screen location and the basic user creation flow.

User Fields

Each user has a full name, user name, password and an Account is enabled flag. Disable an account when a user should no longer log in, instead of reusing that account for someone else.

The user settings screen can copy settings from one user to another, copy settings to the default user or clear stored user settings. It can apply changes on one computer or on all computers. Use this for layout and preference cleanup, not as a substitute for permissions.

Available Permissions

Permissions include:

  • Open Options and Settings.
  • Open Users and Permissions.
  • Switch between Automation and Live Assist.
  • Pre-listen.
  • Open browser.
  • Add, batch add, edit, show hidden and delete tracks where the related actions are enabled.
  • Open, edit and generate playlists.
  • Open and edit the playout playlist.
  • Edit formats.
  • Open Mix Editor and record voice tracks.
  • Open playout players and cart players.
  • Drag and drop files in playlists, playout playlists and cart players.
  • Open Recorder, make recordings and publish recordings.
  • Shutdown application.

Grant permissions by role, not by seniority alone. A presenter may be experienced on air but still should not be able to change format rules or audio routing during a show.

Practical Permission Groups

For presenters, grant only the permissions needed during a show:

  • Open and operate playout.
  • Use players and carts.
  • Record or edit voice tracks when needed.
  • Use PFL where required.

For music directors or schedulers, grant:

  • Add and edit tracks.
  • Edit formats.
  • Generate playlists.
  • Open playlist editors.

For administrators, grant:

  • Open Options and Settings.
  • Open Users and Permissions.
  • Configure plugins.
  • Configure audio routing.
  • Update station-wide settings.

Keep administrator accounts limited. A user with settings access can affect on-air behavior.

For regular users, consider disabling:

  • Open Options and Settings.
  • Open Users and Permissions.
  • Add tracks.
  • Edit tracks.
  • Edit formats.
  • Generate playlists.

Only enable playlist generation for users who understand the station format. Generating playlists at the wrong time can overwrite work that was already reviewed.

Review user accounts after staff changes, studio role changes and major workflow changes. Remove unused permissions before a busy live period, not during one.