System and method for overlapping audio elements in a customized personal radio broadcast

Abstract

A method for overlapping stored audio elements in a system for providing a customized radio broadcast. The method includes the steps of dividing a first audio element into a plurality of audio element components; selecting one of said audio element components; decompressing the selected audio element component; selecting a second audio element; decompressing the second audio element; mixing the decompressed audio element component with the decompressed second audio element to form a mixed audio element component; and compressing the mixed audio element component to form a compressed overlapping audio element component. The compressed overlapping audio element component may replace the selected audio component. The first audio element may be a song, while the second audio element may be a DJ introduction. Accordingly, the compressed overlapping audio element may be broadcast followed by the remaining components of the song audio element.

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