{"product_id":"maths-art-or-magic-9781037001345","title":"Maths, Art or Magic?","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter 40 years at RCS, Robin Prior explores the philosophy of music scheduling \"magic\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Nick Langan -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: May 29, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many ingredients that go into a truly successful radio station - personalities, imaging, community presence and crisp audio quality - just to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a program director knows a deftly positioned song that fades into another - or a gold cut you haven't heard in years, scheduled right at 4:45 p.m. on a Friday - keeps listeners coming back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome might call it magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr maybe not, says Robin Prior. He spent 40 years at RCS Sound Software, providing training and support for the Selector and GSelector music scheduling software, including across Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis book outlines core philosophies he shared while training programmers to use Selector, GSelector and their underlying databases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaths, Art or Magic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrior's experience includes teaching the RCS suite to Africa's state broadcasters like the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. That drove his motivation to share his knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin P. Prior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Maths, Art or Magic?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781037001345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Maths, Art or Magic?","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081493790857,"sku":"9781037001345","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2be0dd10-66cb-477a-864e-2df1bb9a6011.jpg?v=1782240181","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/maths-art-or-magic-9781037001345","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}