Sound Description Parameters

This list shows critical parameters that define the sound format and the file.  Double clicking will launch the Hack Window where these parameters can be modified.

Sound File List or Queue

This is a list of files that SoundMachine can play.  Double clicking on any sound file will make it the current one and initiate playing.

Grow Box

Click and drag here to make the Queue Window a different size.

Copy Button

Copies the currently selected sound files into some clip memory.

Paste Button

Copies the sound files in some clip memory to the sound list.  The insertion is made immediately before the top selected sound file or at the bottom if no sound files are currently selected.

Select All Button

Makes all the sound files in the list selected.

Move Down Button (Next)

Changes the current sound file to the one immediately after the current (indicated by the arrow).

Move Up Button (Previous)

Changes the current sound file to the one immediately before the current (indicated by the arrow).

Trash Button

Remove the selected sound files from the list.

Undo Button

Undoes the last editing command (when possible).

Help Button

This button enables or disables the help balloons.

Open Button

Displays a dialog box you use to locate and open a sound file or SoundMachine Sound List.

Toggle Selection Button

This button toggles the selection state of all the files in the sound list.

Advance Button

This button enables or disables the advance play facility, i.e., once a given file has finished playing, the play is moved onto the next lower sound file in the list.

Repeat Button

This button enables or disables the repeat all facility.

Save List Button

Click here to save the list of sounds to a file.  This file contains aliases pointing to each of the sound files listed, and does not save or copy the actual sound files.