Feature Comparison by Edition

Comparison by Edition

Sound Mill ships in 4 editions: Basic, Pro, Power, and Ultimate. This table shows features included with each edition.

Features by edition	Basic	Pro	Power	Ultimate
Automation
Access to Automator (Automation Tool).
Run Scheduler (time of day script or cue firing)
Use of Automator tool - Create automation scripts, finer control run when running scripts.
Run external programs.
Run automation scripts [6]
Easy Player
Access to Easy Player.
Use Remote Control Device to control sound Cues.
Simplified interface for operators unfamiliar with Sound Mill.
Edit unlimited number of Playlists for use with the Easy Player.
Run sound design as a Kiosk with a touch screen device.
Effects
Access to 3D Editor. [1]
Create/Play 3D Sound [1]
Access to Fx Editor [1] [5]
Create Fx Effects [1] [5]
Play Fx Effects [1]
Volume fade-in/fade-out at positions
Start/End play at positions by cue
Play controls (volume / pan)
Edit Descriptors (name, special instructons)
Play modifiers
Set start Volume by cue
Set Pan (L/R) position by cue
Loop cue
Time delay before and/or after play
Play multiple times
Preempt - suspends other playing cues
Audio formats
WAV, MP3, WMA, MIDI, AU, AIFF, MPG, MPEG, WMV
Extended formats: FLAC, OGG, ACC and more [4]
Editing & Reports
Unlimited number of sound cues
Classify cues by type and script location
Drag and drop list build
List sorting
Copy and paste sounds
Power editing (set attributes on selection of cues)
Auto repair after moving audio files
View/print sound plot reports
Device Support
Select sound driver by cue. (DirectX / WMP)
Devices with DirectX drivers [1]
Any Device capable of WMP play [2]
Play cue on mulitple devices [1]
Output Groups (default) [1] [3]	16	16	16	16
Operation
Cue Play, Stop, Pause, Resume, Stop All
Manual adjust of Volume and Pan
Auto scroll of Volume and Pan
Password protect Sound Lists
Show mode - locks edit mode by password
Program Skins - for darkened venues

indicates the feature is included.

^[1] - DirectX capable device required for DirectX features only. Most sound cards are DirectX capable ( version 9.0c or higher). DirectX advanced features supported for Wav format only.

^[2] - Windows Media Player 10 or 11 (WMP) program pre-requisite. WMP driver supports all audio formats.

^[3] - Output Groups default 16, add more as needed (fee applies)

^[4] - Extended audio format support via WMP third party plugins

^[5] - Fx effects include: Chorus, Compressor, Distortion, Echo, Flanger, Gargle, Waves Reverb, and Parametric Equalizer. Fully configurable and use in any combination.

^[6] - All editions can run automation scripts. Only Ultimate edition can create automation scripts.