Sound Item Options

Default Attributes

• Prompt warning for global defaults edits  - When checked, you will be prompted to continue or cancel edit operations that change every Sound Item in the list.
• Default name for new Sound Items  - Sets the default Name used when creating new Sound Items "Blank" is the default.
• Use Default Device when requested is unavailable.  - When checked, if a device is not available for Play, the Default Device will be used.
• Use Default Output when requested is unavailable.  - When checked, if an Output Group is not available for Play, the Default Output Group will be used.
• Default Output Group  - Specifies the Output Group to use if the Output Group specified in the Sound Item does not exist.
• Use DirectX as default audio driver  - When checked, Use DirectX is set on new Sound Items IF the sound file is Wav format. When un-checked, Media Player driver is default.

Allowed Audio Types

A standard Sound Mill install supports the following audio formats via the WMP native driver: WAV, MP3, WMA, MIDI (MID), AU, AIFF (AIF), MPEG (MPG), and WMV. Types listed in the All allowed types textbox will be recognized by Sound Mill and will be allowed for drag and drop operations or the browse to open dialog.


• Extended types  - You can extend Sound Mill with other audio formats (ex. OGG, FLAC). Click the Extended types Edit button and add the file extensions for the desired audio types. Note if an audio format has multiple file extensions (ex. MIDI and MID), add them all. Extended types will appear in the All allowed types textbox after adding. It is IMPORTANT that you install a WMP plugin for the types you add. Failing to install the plugin may cause Sound Mill to crash when you try to add an audio file of the Extended type.