Table of Contents

  Introduction   - Key features.
  Quick Start   - Just the basics.
  Main Controls   - Describes main program controls.
  Audio Drivers and Performance   - Performance discussion of DirectX and Windows Media Player audio drivers.
  File Menu Functions   - File operations New, Open, Save, Import, Password Protect, etc.
  Edit Sound Item menu   - Editing Sound Items by copy cut and paste.
  Edit Sound List menu   - List attributes including Name and Description and List operations including Find and Sorting.
  View menu   - Showing and hiding program panels.
  Actions menu   - Play, Stop and Pause, Stop All, and Refresh operations.
  Behavior menu   - Provides options for controlling general program behavior: Volume and Pan and playing concurrent sounds.
  Tools Menu Functions   - Options, power editing tools for setting all Attributes on all Sound Items from Default Attributes , Reports and Repairing moved file paths .
  Tools -- Outputs / Devices Menu item   - Using Outputs and Devices.
  Tools -- Power Editing Menu items   - Making mass updates to attributes on a selected set of Sound Items.
  Help Menu Functions   - Help document, log, activation and Website link.
  Program Skins  
  File toolbar  
  Edit Sound Item toolbar  
  Find toolbar  
  Show Attributes toolbar  
  Play Progress Bar   - Setting play position.
  Start and End Markers   - Setting and using Start, End markers.
  Fade Markers   - Setting and using Fade-In and Fade-Out markers.
  Play Controls   - Play, Stop, Pause, Refresh buttons. Volume and Pan controls.
  Descriptors   - Name, Description, Sound filename and Sound Time.
  Play Modifiers   - Loop, Preemptive, Pre-Delay, Post-Delay, Multiple Play, Restore original volume on replay , Use DirectX , Output Group and Loop Seamless .
  Classifiers   - Provides a way to group cues by a Group Hierarchy and/or Category.
  Default Attributes Overview   - Default Attributes overview and usage.
  Fx Editor   - Fx effects editing including: Chorus, Compressor, Distortion, Echo, Flanger, Gargle, Reverb, and Parametric Equalizer. Recording Fx sounds
  3D Editor   - About 3D sound and usage of the 3D Editor and Player .
  Automator   - Automation main window. Script list and running scripts.
  Script Editor   - Editing automation scripts. Adding steps to: Play Sound Items, Run other scripts and add time Delays.
  Step Editor   - Editing script steps, timing steps by time offset or scheduled time .
  Scheduler   - Scheduling scripts to run at a time of day. Mixing announcements with a Music program.
  Script Examples   - Learn by example
  General  
  Sound Item  
  Automation  
  Reports  
  Program  
  Creating a Portable Show on CD   - SoundList portability and computer storage speed comparisons.
  Accessibility considerations  
  Limitations and Exceptions  
  Wav file restrictions   - DirectX Wav format requirements for certian FX effects
  Windows shortcuts   - Short intro for Windows novices.
  Installation, Setup and Activation  
  Program Prerequisites  

Version

This document was revised for Version 2 release 1 of the program.

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