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Name

The name of the object.

PF

Determines whether the object is included or excluded from the current platform. When selected, the object is included in the current platform. When unselected, the object is not included.

When this option is unselected, the property and behavior options in the Property Editor become unavailable.

Notes

Any additional information about the object properties.

Controls the Mute and Solo states for the object and shows the implicit mute and solo states for the object.

Muting an object silences this object for the current monitoring session. Soloing an object silences all the other objects in the project except this one.

A bold M or S indicates that the Mute or Solo state has been explicitly set for the object. A non-bold M or S with faded color indicates that the object's Mute or Solo state was implicitly set from another object's state.

Muting an object implicitly mutes the descendant objects.

Soloing an object implicitly mutes the sibling objects and implicitly solos the descendant and ancestor objects.

	Tip
	Hold the Ctrl key while clicking a solo button to exclusively solo the object for which the solo button is associated.

	Note
	Mute and Solo are designed to be used for monitoring purposes only and are not persisted in the project or stored in the Soundbanks.

Voice Volume

The attenuation (level or amplitude) applied on the audio object before it is being routed to a bus or sent to an auxiliary bus. Refer to Understanding the Voice Pipeline for more information about volumes.

Default value: 0
Range: -200 to 200
Units: dB

	Note
	The default slider range is from -96 to +12 dB. You can go over those limits by entering the value directly or by rolling the mouse while the focus is on the edit control.

Voice Low-pass Filter

A recursive filter that attenuates high frequencies based on the value specified.

The units for this filter represent the percentage of low-pass filtering that has been applied, where 0 means no low-pass filtering (signal unaffected) and 100 means maximal attenuation.

Default value: 0
Range: 0 to 100
Units: Percent
(For more detail, see Wwise LPF Value Cutoff Frequencies.)

On the Wii platform, Wwise uses the Wii DSP low-pass filter.

Voice High-pass Filter

A recursive filter that attenuates low frequencies based on the value specified.

The units for this filter represent the percentage of high-pass filtering that has been applied, where 0 means no high-pass filtering (signal unaffected) and 100 means maximal attenuation.

Default value: 0
Range: 0 to 100
Units: Percent

High-pass filter is not available on the Wii, Vita Hardware, and 3DS.

Override parent

Determines whether the routing will be inherited from the parent or defined at the current level in the hierarchy. When this option is not selected, the output controls are unavailable.

If the object is a top-level object, this option is unavailable.

Bus

The audio bus in the Master-Mixer hierarchy through which the object is routed.

This option is unavailable when the object is inheriting the output properties from the parent.

The audio bus can be unlinked to create a different routing path on a specific platform.

For more information, see To unlink the output routing for the current platform:.

Opens the Project Explorer - Browser where you can select the audio bus through which the object will be routed.

Volume (to Output Bus)

The attenuation or amplitude of the signal routed to the audio output bus.

Default value: 0
Range: -200 to 200
Units: dB

	Note
	The default slider range is from -96 to +12. You can go over those limits by entering the value directly, or by rolling the mouse while the focus is on the edit control.

	Tip
	When using the User-Defined Auxiliary Sends in a wet/dry mix scenario, the Output Bus Volume would be associated with the dry level, as opposed to the auxiliary send volume, which would relate to the wet level. Use an RTPC on Output Bus Volume and Auxiliary Send Volumes to control the balance from the game.

Low Pass Filter (to Output Bus)

A low pass filter for the signal routed to the audio output bus.

A recursive filter that attenuates high frequencies based on the value specified.

The units for this filter represent the percentage of low pass filtering that has been applied, where 0 means no low pass filtering (signal unaffected) and 100 means maximal attenuation.

Default value: 0
Range: 0 to 100
Units: Percent

High Pass Filter (to Output Bus)

A high pass filter for the signal routed to the audio output bus.

A recursive filter that attenuates low frequencies based on the value specified.

The units for this filter represent the percentage of high pass filtering that has been applied, where 0 means no high pass filtering (signal unaffected) and 100 means maximal attenuation.

Default value: 0
Range: 0 to 100
Units: Percent

Override Parent

Determines whether the game-defined auxiliary sends usage will be inherited from the parent or defined at the current level in the hierarchy. When this option is not selected, the game-defined auxiliary controls are unavailable.

If the object is a top-level object, this option is unavailable.

Use game-defined auxiliary sends

Determines whether the object is using the game-defined auxiliary sends for the game object. A game-defined send is a combination of a auxiliary bus and a send volume.

Enable this option to have the object affected by the values coming from the game for the following functions:

Volume (Game-defined auxiliary sends)

Determines the attenuation on the game-defined auxiliary sends volumes set for the game object.

Use this volume to offset game-defined auxiliary send values.

Default value: 0
Range: -200 to 200
Units: dB

	Note
	The default slider range is from -96 to +12. You can go over those limits by entering the value directly, or by rolling the mouse while the focus is on the edit control.

Override Parent

Determines whether the user-defined auxiliary sends usage will be inherited from the parent or defined at the current level in the hierarchy. When this option is not selected, the user-defined auxiliary controls are unavailable.

If the object is a top-level object, this option is unavailable.

ID column (User-defined Auxiliary Sends)

Determines the ID of the user-defined auxiliary sends. Up to 4 different sends can be added.

Auxiliary Bus column (User-defined auxiliary sends)

Determines the Auxiliary bus this object is sending audio data to. Auxiliary sends can only target Auxiliary Busses objects.

	Note
	Auxiliary Busses can be created anywhere in the Master-Mixer hierarchy as childre of an existing Bus or an existing Auxiliary Bus.

	Tip
	You can drag and drop an Auxiliary Bus object from the Project Explorer to the User-defined Auxiliary Sends list to quickly add a send.

[...] column (User-defined auxiliary sends)

Allow to select an auxiliary bus from the Master-Mixer hierarchy.

Volume column (User-defined auxiliary sends)

Determine the attenuation of the signal sent to the auxiliary bus.

Default value: 0
Range: -200 to 200
Units: dB

	Note
	The default slider range is from -96 to +12 dB. You can go over those limits by entering the value directly, or by rolling the mouse while the focus is on the edit control.

	Note
	This control is only active when an Auxiliary Bus is selected for a specific send entry.

Override parent

Determines whether the time settings behaviors will be inherited from the parent or defined at the current level in the hierarchy. When this option is not selected, the time settings controls are unavailable.

If the object is a top-level object, this option is unavailable.

Tempo

The speed or pace of the music object. This setting should match the tempo of the original music source.

The tempo and time signature settings define the timeline ruler in the Music Editor, so you can easily position sync points at the next beat, bar, or grid.

Default value: 120 Range: 1 to 400 Units: BPM

Time Signature

The number and length of beats to the bar. This setting should match the time signature of the original music source.

Default value: 4/4

Grid

Frequency

Specifies an arbitrary method by which the music segment can be virtually partitioned. By adding another level of granularity to the music segment, you have a great deal of flexibility to determine sync points for music transitions, state changes, and stingers.

The Frequency and Offset settings define the behavior of the Next Grid option for state changes, transitions, and stingers.

Offset

Creates an offset to the frequency value. You can select a standard offset value from the list or create a custom offset in milliseconds.

Playback Speed

Adjusts the speed at which the music object's contents are played:

The playback speed effects different media types differently:

Default value: 1
Range: 0.25 to 4

	Note
	This value is multiplied by the Playback Speed of the object's ancestors.

Switch Type

Switch

Plays music objects within the container according to switches.

State

Plays music objects within the container according to states.

Group

The switch or state group assigned to the current container.

The Group list contains all the switch or state groups that currently exist for the current project.

The contents of the Group list depend on whether Switch or State is selected.

Default Switch/State

The switch or state that will be played when the game cannot identify a specific switch or state.

Displays the selected state or switch group in the Game Syncs tab of the Project Explorer.

Play Options

Continue to play on Switch change

Determines whether a music object that is in more than one switch will continue to play when a new switch is triggered.

If this option is selected and the music object is in both switches, it will continue playing as if no switch change had occurred. If a change in switch occurs and this option is unselected, the music object will stop playing at the next sync point and will start again from the beginning.