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SoundBanks Settings - External Sources Tab

The External Sources tab of the SoundBanks Settings dialog box is where you can specify custom settings for the external sources used by the Template Source plug-in. You can override the project settings and use your own external sources list file. You can also specify a different output folder where the external source audio files are saved for use in your game.

Interface Element

Description

Convert external sources when generating banks

Determines whether the external source audio files will be converted as part of the SoundBank generation process.

Default value: true

Override Input Path

Overrides the project settings, which allows you to use a different external sources list file.

Click the Configure Columns... shortcut (right-click) option from the column header band.

The Configure Columns Dialog opens. Specify which columns to display and their order.

Platform

The names of the various platforms that are currently active in your project.

External Sources List

The full path where the external source list file is located.

This data file contains information about the external sources that will be used by the Template Source plug-in.

(Browse)

Opens a Windows browser where you can navigate to the folder where the input audio source list is located.

Override Output Path

Overrides the project settings, which allows you to specify your own custom output folders for the converted audio files used by the Template Source plug-in.

Click the Configure Columns... shortcut (right-click) option from the column header band.

The Configure Columns Dialog opens. Specify which columns to display and their order.

Platform

The names of the various platforms that are currently active in your project.

External Sources Output Folder

The folder where the converted external sources are output.

(Browse)

Opens the Browse For Folder dialog box where you can navigate to the folder where the converted external audio sources will be saved.

Closes the Project Settings dialog box and saves your settings.

Closes the Project Settings dialog box without saving your settings.


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