Wwise Help

[name]

The name of the object.

[source name]

The name of the audio source file.

Notes

Any additional information about the object properties.

Graph View (Refer to Getting to know the graph view for an overview.)

Waveform

Shows the contents of the PCM (WAV or AMB) file, in Peak or RMS mode, over a timeline.

For more information on channel names and configurations, refer to Understanding Bus Configurations.

Envelope Edit - HDR

Defines if the editing of the HDR envelope is enabled or not. For this option to appear, the following conditions must be present:

Fade-in handle

Defines a fade-in region. The fade-in curve can be right-clicked to select which fade curve to apply.

Fade-out handle

Defines a fade-out region. The fade-out curve can be right-clicked to select which fade curve to apply.

/

(Play cursor)

The timeline differs from the waveform in regards to the manipulation of the Play Cursor's position. The timeline allows you to drag and drop the Play Cursor to wherever you want the playback to start from. The waveform's Play Cursor cannot be dragged and dropped. However, the same result can be achieved by clicking directly on the waveform.

Customizing the starting position of a Sound SFX or Sound Voice by moving the Play Cursor to the desired starting point will only affect the playback sound in the Authoring tool. In-game, and through any indirect object (such as a parent or Event which is linked to the Sound SFX or Sound Voice on which the Play Cursor was modified), the playing of the clip will not start from the custom start point, rather it will start from the beginning.

Clicking on the Transport's Play button plays the clip from the Play Cursor's position. Clicking on the Play button while a Play Cursor continues to run will add another Play Cursor that will concurrently play from the same starting position as the first Play Cursor.

	Note
	The Source Editor's Play Cursor will only work on a Vorbis encoded source if the latter is converted with a seek table.

Identifies an Audio Source integrity issue.

Place the mouse over the icon to see the integrity issue on the tooltip.

Click the yellow triangle icon to attempt fixing the issue.

For more information about integrity issues, refer to Resolving audio source integrity issues.

	Caution
	If focused in to a specific region of the graph, the upper right corner of the graph - where the alert icon appears - may be hidden from view.

Mode

Defines which mode is used to display the waveform.

Reset

Resets the following elements:

Conversion Settings

For a description of the Conversion Settings group properties, refer to Conversion category: Actor-Mixer Hierarchy and music objects.

File Properties

The File Properties group has three columns:

File Path

The full path to the source file.

	Tip
	As paths can be too long to fit the group, you may want to drag the column header splitters to see the full path. More directly, you can also open the file location using the Open containing folder shortcut menu option.

Channels

The number of distinct audio channels included in the audio source file.

Sample Rate

The value in Hertz (Hz) representing the number of times per second the audio source's digital audio signal is sampled.

File Size

The value and unit of measurement describing the memory size of the audio source file.

Duration

The length in seconds, from start to finish, of the audio source file.

Bandwidth

The maximum amount of data that can be transmitted in a given amount of time.

Units: KB/s (kilobytes per second)

Format

The audio format, such as PCM or ADPCM, of the audio source file.