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The '''studio clock''' is a rather important piece of equipment that not only tells you the time, but also other important information.

== Timelord ==

== Why is the studio clock important? ==

The studio clock is the authoritative reference for time in URY; your show starts and ends are defined relative to whatever the studio clock is saying (when it's working).

In addition, the clock is the first port of call for quite a lot of useful information, primarily '''silence detection''' and '''news cues''', which produce alerts on the studio clock when you need to deal with them.

== Studio Clock Locations ==

There are three studio clocks as of writing:

* Above the window between the [[Office]] and [[Studio 1]], on both sides;

* Above the window between [[Studio 2]] and [[Studio 1]], on the Studio 2 side.

== Clock Software ==

=== Timelord ===

[[File:Timelord.png|thumb|640px|A labelled outline of the Timelord screen.]]

The current studio clock system was written by [[Lloyd Wallis]] in 2011ish as a massive improvement over previous trials using xclock or something like that.

It has some pretty cool features:

~~[[File:Timelord.png|640px]]~~

* Mic Live timer (temperamental);

* News cues;

* Current and ~~up to two~~ upcoming show display;

* Silence detection integration;

* Current and 2x upcoming show display;

* Studio selector integration;

* Date;

* Emergency message system;

* Christmas support;

* [[Less black and more graphics|More black and less graphics]] than most studio clocks;

* Tells the time.

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 The '''studio clock''' is a rather important piece of equipment that not only tells you the time, but also other important information.
-== Timelord ==
+== Why is the studio clock important? ==
+The studio clock is the authoritative reference for time in URY; your show starts and ends are defined relative to whatever the studio clock is saying (when it's working).
+In addition, the clock is the first port of call for quite a lot of useful information, primarily '''silence detection''' and '''news cues''', which produce alerts on the studio clock when you need to deal with them.
+== Studio Clock Locations ==
+There are three studio clocks as of writing:
+* Above the window between the [[Office]] and [[Studio 1]], on both sides;
+* Above the window between [[Studio 2]] and [[Studio 1]], on the Studio 2 side.
+== Clock Software ==
+=== Timelord ===
+[[File:Timelord.png|thumb|640px|A labelled outline of the Timelord screen.]]
 The current studio clock system was written by [[Lloyd Wallis]] in 2011ish as a massive improvement over previous trials using xclock or something like that.
 It has some pretty cool features:
-[[File:Timelord.png|640px]]
 * Mic Live timer (temperamental);
 * News cues;
-* Current and up to two upcoming show display;
+* Silence detection integration;
+* Current and 2x upcoming show display;
 * Studio selector integration;
 * Date;
+* Emergency message system;
 * Christmas support;
+* [[Less black and more graphics|More black and less graphics]] than most studio clocks;
 * Tells the time.