Wwise Help

Opens a search field where standard alphanumeric entries filter out unmatching elements from the view. Learn more in Using Tables.

Click the Close icon to the left of the search icon to close the search field and remove the filter.

Confirmation messages

Turns on all confirmation messages (alerts about operations that cannot be undone) that were previously turned off when the user selected Don't ask me again.

External Editors

Prompts the Windows Open dialog (or the Mac Finder) for browsing to an external audio file editor to add to the list of editors that can be accessed directly from Wwise. Once added, you can edit imported audio files with your favorite tool without interrupting your work in Wwise.

Deletes the selected external audio file editors from the list.

Sets the selected editor as the default and moves it, if necessary, to the top of the list. The first listed editor is always the default.

Name

Specifies the name of the external audio file editor.

Path

Defines the location for the external audio file editor.

Start Mode

Defines the start mode for the external editor application when simultaneously opening several audio files.

Opens the Windows Open dialog box, where you can browse to the location of the audio file editor's executable.

User Interface Workflow

Inspect objects when selection changes

Enables, by default, the direct display of the object's content without the need to double-click. This setting is effective in all views, including the Project Explorer.

When disabled, a double-click is required to show the object's content.

Sound Engine

Audio System

Specifies the system API used for audio output. It does not affect the game sound engine.

Output Buffer Count

Specifies the number of output buffers the Wwise authoring tool will use when playing sounds and motion effects, balancing output stability versus latency for the current user.

Samples Per Output Buffer

Specifies the number of audio samples per output buffer, balancing output stability versus latency.

Output Latency

Indicates the output latency, as determined by the output buffer parameters.

Music Track look-ahead time (ms)

Specifies the amount of time reserved by the sound engine so it can seek the streaming data. This track-latency time is useful to avoid de-synchronization or voice starvation problems when playing back your music objects in Wwise, which result from the fact all objects are streamed when played back in the Wwise authoring application, even if the stream option has not been selected.

Default value: 200
Range: 0 - 10,000
Units: milliseconds

Background Processing

Analyze WAV files to find peaks and prepare them for HDR playback

Specifies if the AKD files are automatically generated in background when the WAV files are imported or modified. The AKD files store the following WAV file analysis data:

It is not recommended to disable this option.

Project Launcher - Privacy

Show Web Browser

Determines whether the web browser portion of the Project Launcher dialog box is displayed. Wwise displays useful information in the web browser, including a series of links to a variety of learning materials.

Send Wwise version information

Determines whether infomation is sent to Audiokinetic about the version of Wwise that is currently running.

The information sent includes the following:

This information will be used to tailor the information that is displayed in the web browser. For example, if you are running the latest version, only information related to that version will be displayed. The information collected will also be used for statistical purposes.

Send system and Windows information

Determines whether infomation is sent to Audiokinetic about the version of Windows in which Wwise is currently running.

The information sent includes the following:

Documentation

Source

Specifies the documentation format, webhelp on the audiokinetic.com website or the Wwise Help CHM, used for the contextual help.

Language

Specifies the language, English or Japanese, used for the documentation.

The default language is the operating system's language, unless it does not exist or until this setting is modified.

MIDI

Display Middle-C As

MIDI notes are mapped on a fixed numerical range: 0 - 127. The MIDI specification defines the note number 60 as middle-C and all other notes are relative. There is a discrepancy that occurs between various models of MIDI devices and software programs to which octave of C is considered middle-C.

This option specifies what octave of C is considered middle-C. The possible mappings are:

Default value: C4.

Saves the changes you have made and closes the User Preferences dialog box.

Closes the User Preferences dialog box without saving your changes.