Sound Mill X3 : User's Guide
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To Page Top- 1.1 Quick Start
- 1.1.1 Just the Basics
- 1.1.2 Building and Editing a Sound List
- 1.1.3 Using Play Controls
- 1.1.4 Setting Descriptors
- 1.1.5 Saving and Re-opening the Sound List
- 2.1 Sound List Editor - Organization
- 2.2 File menu
- 2.2.1 File menu
- 2.2.2 About Playlist files (M3U or WPL)
- 2.2.3 File toolbar
- 2.3 Edit Sound Item menu
- 2.3.1 Clipboard
- 2.3.2 Creating Sound Items by Drag and Drop
- 2.3.3 Edit Sound Item menu
- 2.3.4 Sound Item Edit tool bar
- 2.4 Set SoundItem Names from a List
- 2.5 Edit Sound List menu
- 2.5.1 Edit Sound List menu
- 2.5.2 Find menu items
- 2.5.3 Find tool bar
- 2.6 View menu
- 2.7 Actions menu
- 2.7.1 Actions menu
- 2.7.2 Volume tool bar
- 2.7.3 Editors tool bar
- 2.7.4 List Item Selection tool bar
- 2.8 Behavior menu
- 2.8.1 Behavior menu
- 2.8.2 Behavior tool bar
- 2.9 Tools menu
- 2.9.1 Tools menu
- 2.9.2 Sound Item Default Attributes
- 2.10 Output Groups and Devices
- 2.10.1 Overview
- 2.10.2 Determining if Hardware is Supported by Sound Mill
- 2.10.3 Terminology
- 2.10.4 Editing Devices
- 2.10.5 Editing Output Group
- 2.10.6 Why Are My Devices Not Showing Up?
- 2.10.7 View Outputs and Devices
- 2.11 Renaming Devices
- 2.12 Custom Shortcuts Keys - SoundList Editor
- 2.12.1 Overview
- 2.12.2 Custom Shortcuts Keys menu
- 2.12.3 Editing Custom Shortcuts Keys
- 2.13 Help menu
- 2.13.1 Help menu
- 2.14 Ids (Identifiers)
- 2.14.1 Overview
- 2.14.2 Invalid Target Id References
- 2.14.3 Fixing Invalid Target Id References
- 2.14.4 Report Sample with Ids
- 2.15 Skinning with High Contrast Themes
- 2.15.1 Skin the App for a Darkened Venue
- 2.15.2 High Contrast Themes - How To
- 2.15.3 Limitations
- 3.1 Play Position group
- 3.2 Start and End Markers group
- 3.2.1 Overview
- 3.2.2 Setting a Start-At or End-At Marker
- 3.3 Auto Fades
- 3.4 Fade-In and Fade-Out Markers
- 3.4.1 Overview
- 3.4.2 Using Marker Guides
- 3.4.3 Adding and Setting a Fade-In Marker
- 3.4.4 Adding and Setting a Fade-Out Marker
- 3.4.5 Testing a Fade Marker
- 3.4.6 Editing an Existing Fade Marker
- 3.4.7 Enabling / Disabling a Fade Marker
- 3.4.8 Deleting a Fade Marker
- 3.4.9 About Quick Markers
- 3.4.10 Quick Markers - menu items
- 3.5 Play Controls Functions
- 3.5.1 Play Controls
- 3.5.2 Play Controls tool bar
- 3.5.3 Automatic Operation of Volume and Pan
- 3.5.4 Volume and Pan Quick Set Buttons
- 3.5.5 Applying Volume and Pan as Master Settings
- 3.5.6 About Volume
- 3.5.7 Setting a Maximum Volume
- 3.6 Descriptors
- 3.6.1 Setting Descriptors
- 3.6.2 Streaming Media Setup
- 3.7 Play Modifiers
- 3.7.1 Play Modifiers group
- 3.7.2 Play Modifiers Settings
- 3.7.3 Preemptive Play
- 3.8 Classifiers
- 3.8.1 Classifiers group
- 3.9 Default Attributes
- 3.10 Go-To Play Position Markers
- 3.10.1 Overview
- 3.10.2 Go-To Play Position toolbar
- 3.10.3 Go-To Menu Items
- 3.11 DSP Effects and DSP Chains
- 3.11.1 DSP Effects
- 3.11.2 DSP Chains
- 3.11.3 DSP Effects and Chains menu items
- 3.11.4 Global DSP Chain
- 3.11.5 DSP Chain Modes
- 3.11.6 DSP Chain Editor
- 3.11.7 DSP Effects Editor
- 3.11.8 DSP Effect Types
- 3.12 Equalizer
- 3.12.1 Equalizer
- 3.12.2 Equalizer menu items
- 3.12.3 Equalizer Tool
- 4.1 Automation Overview
- 4.1.1 How automation works
- 4.1.2 Automation Scripts
- 4.1.3 Step Time Controls
- 4.1.4 Using time controls and time behavior
- 4.1.5 Runaway Script Error Condition
- 4.1.6 Script Recursion Error Condition
- 4.2 Automator - Automation Manager
- 4.2.1 Automator main window
- 4.2.2 File menu
- 4.2.3 Edit Script menu
- 4.2.4 Edit Script tool bar
- 4.2.5 Announcements menu
- 4.2.6 View menu
- 4.2.7 Actions menu
- 4.2.8 Run Script tool bar
- 4.2.9 Behavior menu
- 4.2.10 Cross-Fade Mode
- 4.2.11 Tools menu
- 4.2.12 Tools tool bar
- 4.2.13 Scheduler menu
- 4.3 Automator - Visual Styling
- 4.3.1 Automator Control Panes
- 4.3.2 Automator - Visual Settings
- 4.3.3 Full Screen Mode
- 4.3.4 Now Playing Screen
- 4.3.5 Now Playing Screen - Background Image
- 4.3.6 Now Playing Screen - Album Artwork
- 4.3.7 Music with Announcements Artwork
- 4.3.8 Editing Mp3 Tags
- 4.4 Script Editor
- 4.4.1 General section
- 4.4.2 Automation Steps - Add or Edit
- 4.4.3 Step Types
- 4.4.4 Special Processing
- 4.4.5 Date/Time Scheduling a Script
- 4.4.6 Script Threads
- 4.4.7 Cautions
- 4.5 Step Editor
- 4.5.1 Command and Parameters
- 4.5.2 Offset Time Control
- 4.5.3 Schedule Time Control
- 4.5.4 Step to Send IPC Command
- 4.6 Scheduler
- 4.6.1 Overview
- 4.6.2 Scheduler Behavior
- 4.6.3 Scheduler menu
- 4.6.4 Scheduler tool bar
- 4.6.5 Scheduler Diagnosis
- 4.7 Schedule Editing
- 4.7.1 Schedule Editor
- 4.7.2 12AM, Noon, Midnight Defined
- 4.7.3 Start and End Times
- 4.7.4 Date Repeat Settings
- 4.7.5 Date Range
- 4.7.6 Weekly Settings
- 4.7.7 Monthly Settings
- 4.7.8 Favorite Schedule
- 4.7.9 Time Period Editor
- 4.7.10 Time Periods
- 4.8 Announcements with Music Programming
- 4.8.1 About Announcements
- 4.8.2 Announcement Script Types
- 4.8.3 Two Ways to Run Announcements
- 4.8.4 General Script Implementation
- 4.8.5 Options for Announcement Behavior
- 4.8.6 Special Processing with Announcements
- 4.8.7 Clear Announcements
- 4.8.8 View Announcements Currently Active
- 4.8.9 Insert Announcements
- 4.8.10 Interval Announcements
- 4.8.11 Standard Announcements - Played Sequentially
- 4.8.12 Standard Announcements - Offset Timed
- 4.8.13 Standard Announcements - Scheduled
- 4.8.14 Changing Announcement Sets by Schedule
- 4.8.15 Changing Music Playlists by Schedule
- 4.8.16 Reuse Announcements Scripts in Other Soundlists
- 4.8.17 Announcements Volume vs Music Volume
- 4.9 Sound Effects - Sample Scripts
- 4.10 External Programs
- 4.10.1 Overview
- 4.10.2 External Programs Editor
- 4.10.3 How to Run an External Program
- 4.10.4 External Programs and Active Window Focus
- 4.11 IPC: Inter-Process Communications
- 4.11.1 IPC Overview
- 4.11.2 Remote Media Manager (RMM)
- 4.11.3 Set-up Basics
- 4.11.4 IPC Controls - Menu Items
- 4.11.5 IPC toolbar
- 4.11.6 IPC Commands and Syntax
- 4.11.7 Methods for Sending IPC Commands
- 4.11.8 How IPC Works
- 4.11.9 IPC Client Profile Editor
- 4.11.10 Testing IPC Configuration
- 4.11.11 IPC - Error Messages and Solutions
- 4.11.12 Useful Windows Network Commands
- 4.11.13 IPV4 vs IPV6 Considerations
- 4.11.14 Tech Notes
- 4.12 IPC Commands
- 4.12.1 IPC Commands for Show Designers
- 4.12.2 IPC Commands for System Integrators
- 4.12.3 Methods for Sending IPC Commands
- 4.12.4 Send using a Script IPC_Send Step
- 4.12.5 Send Adhoc IPC Command Tool
- 4.12.6 SendTo_UDP Tool (ONE-Way Comms)
- 4.12.7 IPC Connect Tool (TWO-Way Comms)
- 4.12.8 Sending IPC Commands from a UDP Capable Device
- 4.13 Remote Tools
- 4.13.1 About Remote Tools
- 4.13.2 Menu items
- 4.13.3 Remote Tools toolbar
- 5.1 Easy Player Basics
- 5.2 File menu
- 5.2.1 File menu
- 5.3 Edit Playlist menu
- 5.3.1 Playlist Overview
- 5.3.2 Playlist Attributes
- 5.3.3 Managing Playlist Cue Buttons
- 5.3.4 Adding Cue Buttons to Play Sound Items
- 5.3.5 Adding Cue Buttons to Run Scripts
- 5.3.6 Edit, Delete or Re-order Cue Buttons
- 5.3.7 Edit Cue Buttons Attributes
- 5.3.8 Restoring Easy Player Window Focus after Starting an External Program
- 5.4 Edit Player Elements menu
- 5.4.1 Player Color Theme
- 5.4.2 Play Position Time Readout
- 5.4.3 Playback Controls Panel
- 5.4.4 Cue Buttons
- 5.5 View Menu
- 5.6 Playlist Attributes Editor
- 5.7 Actions Menu
- 5.7.1 Actions menu
- 5.7.2 Volume Status Bar
- 5.8 Behavior Menu
- 5.8.1 Behavior menu
- 5.8.2 Play Modes
- 5.9 Tools Menu
- 5.9.1 Tools menu
- 5.9.2 Playlist Default Attributes
- 5.9.3 View Playlist Information
- 5.9.4 Actions Shortcuts
- 5.9.5 Ad Hoc Shortcuts
- 5.9.6 Record Remote Controller Key Signals
- 5.9.7 Repair Broken Cues
- 5.10 Solo Performer Playlist Cookbook
- 5.10.1 Pick a Color Theme
- 5.10.2 Hide Unneeded Player Elements
- 5.10.3 Add the Cue Buttons
- 5.10.4 Configure Cue Button Table Rows and Columns
- 5.10.5 Pick Cue Buttons Font
- 5.10.6 Resize the Play Position Time Readout
- 5.10.7 Playing Cue Button Highlight Color
- 5.10.8 Player Behaviors
- 5.11 Operating with a Remote Control Device
- 5.11.1 The Audio Solution for Solo Performers
- 5.11.2 How It Works
- 5.11.3 Choices for Remotes
- 5.11.4 Recommended Configuration for Remote Use
- 5.12 Easy Player Action Shortcuts
- 5.12.1 What Are Action Shortcuts?
- 5.12.2 Player Actions
- 5.12.3 Manage Actions Shortcuts menu
- 5.12.4 Shortcut Key Editor
- 5.12.5 Reserved Key Codes
- 5.12.6 Wireless Number Keypad Considerations
- 5.13 Ad Hoc Shortcuts
- 5.13.1 Overview
- 5.13.2 Ad Hoc Shortcuts Editor
- 5.14 Kiosk Operation
- 5.14.1 Overview
- 5.14.2 Customize Player Look and Feel
- 5.14.3 Setup for Kiosk
- 5.14.4 Playlist Portability Considerations
- 5.14.5 Hardening Windows Security for Kiosk Operation
- 6.1 CD Info for Audio CDs
- 6.1.1 About Audio CDs
- 6.1.2 CD Info menu
- 6.1.3 DVD/CD Drive Tools
- 6.2 CD Info for Custom Burned CDs
- 6.2.1 About Custom Burned CDs
- 6.2.2 Search for Albums and Songs (GnuDB.org)
- 6.2.3 My CD Collection
- 6.2.4 User Custom Burned CDs
- 6.2.5 Set SoundItem Names to Song Names
- 6.3 Windows Media Player Options for CDs
- 7.1 File Entry Dialog
- 7.2 Color Group Editor
- 7.2.1 Overview
- 7.2.2 Editing Color Groups
- 7.2.3 Notes on Opacity
- 7.3 Visual Attributes Editor
- 7.3.1 Overview
- 7.3.2 Visual Attributes
- 7.3.3 Creating Extra Large Fonts
- 7.3.4 Free Fonts
- 8.1 General Options
- 8.1.1 Audio Output Drivers
- 8.1.2 Miscellaneous
- 8.1.3 Classifiers Labels
- 8.1.4 Playlists (M3U/WPL)
- 8.1.5 Importing Media Files
- 8.2 Sound Item Options
- 8.2.1 Default Attributes
- 8.2.2 Auto-Fade Behavior
- 8.2.3 Announcements - Delay Defaults
- 8.2.4 Maximum Volume - Master Controls
- 8.3 Automation Options
- 8.3.1 Automator
- 8.3.2 Miscellaneous
- 8.3.3 Scheduler
- 8.3.4 IPC: Inter-Process Communications
- 8.3.5 Now Playing Screen
- 8.4 Reports Options
- 8.4.1 Reports Contents
- 8.4.2 Playlist Logs
- 8.4.3 Example - Sound List Design Report
- 8.5 Program Options
- 8.5.1 Fonts
- 8.5.2 Program Password
- 8.5.3 Accessibility
- 8.5.4 External Programs
- 8.5.5 CDrom - CD Info
- 8.6 Markers Options
- 8.6.1 Marker Guides Positions
- 8.6.2 Other Markers Options
- 8.7 Easy Player Options
- 8.7.1 Easy Player Behaviors
- 8.7.2 Playlist Default Images
- 9.1 Program Start-Up by Batch File
- 9.1.1 Overview
- 9.1.2 Passing Parameters
- 9.1.3 Syntax
- 9.2 Password Protection
- 9.2.1 Types of Passwords
- 9.2.2 Sound List Passwords
- 9.3 Audio Drivers and Performance
- 9.4 USB Sound Card Considerations
- 9.4.1 USB Port Placement
- 9.5 Windows 10 Sound Settings
- 9.6 Wireless Remote Control Devices
- 9.6.1 Overview
- 9.6.2 Single Letter Shortcut Keys
- 9.6.3 Windows Reserved Key Codes
- 9.7 Sound List Portability Across Computers
- 9.8 Performance and Limitations
- 9.8.1 Streaming Media
- 9.8.2 Performance and Our Benchmarking
- 9.8.3 Limitations and Exceptions
- 9.8.4 iTunes M4P Files and DRM Issues
- 9.9 Windows How Tos
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March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023