File Menu

The File Menu of the Control Panel has the following functions. The default Sound List file extension is '.slt'.

• New  - Creates a new Sound List.
• Open  - Opens a saved Sound List file. You can also open a Sound List by double clicking on the filename in Windows Explorer.
• Save  - Current Sound List is saved to a file. If the Name of a new Sound List has not been previouslyset, the Name is set to the file name the first time it is saved.
• Save As  - Same as Save but a File Save dialog is popped up to save as a different file name.
• Import a Folder of Audio Files  - Imports all the audio files found in a specified folder (and its subfolders) into the Sound List at the selected position.
• Import Sound List  - Imports another Sound List into the current one by adding all Sound Items and automation Scripts . A File Open dialog is popped up to pick the source Sound List file to import.
• Sound List Password  - When set, user is prompted to enter a password to before opening a Sound List file. You must Save the file after setting or removing the password. (Also see About Password Protection.)
• Set or Change Password  - Set a new password or changes the existing one. User is prompted to verify the current password if any. User is prompted for a new password and to confirm the new one.
• Remove Password  - Removes the current password. User is prompted to verify the current password.



• Recent Files  - Shows a list of the 10 most recently used files. Click on one to Open it.
• Exit  - Close the program.

Creating Sound Items by Drag and Drop

You can drag and drop of folders or audio files into the Sound List panel from Windows Explorer to populate a sound list. It takes about a half second per audio file to create a new sound item, so be patient when adding lots of new files. Any sub-folders will be searched for audio files as well.

File toolbar

This toolbar provides one click access to some of the functions described above. Buttons ( from left to right): New, Open, Save,and Help. Also see the Docking Toolbars section.