Set the audio playback settings

To change the playback range to the duration of the current sound file

Right-click the Time Slider and select Set Range To > Sound Length in the pop-up menu that appears.

To set the audio playback speed

1. Click the Animation Preferences button .
2. In the Preferences window, set the Playback Speed option.

   Sound will play back as long as the speed setting is not set to Play every frame.

To disable sound during playback

• Double-click the Volume icon in the Playback Options to mute the sound, or right-click the Volume icon and select Mute. When the sound is muted, the Volume icon shows an "X" : . Muting the volume is the same as setting the audio volume to 0. Double-click the Volume icon to reactivate the sound settings.

• Select Audio > (Sounds) Off from the Animation menu set (F4).

• Right-click the Time Slider and select Audio > Off.

To access the sound options for audio nodes

• Select the sound file from the Audio menu in the Animation menu set (F4).

• Right-click the Time Slider and select Audio > <filename> > .

  The audio node settings display in the Attribute Editor.

To create an audio offset

See Create audio offsets in the Play an audio file topic.

To play multiple audio files

See the sections Play Multiple audio files and Offset multiple audio tracks in the Time Editor in the Play an audio file topic.