Main toolbar > Open Track View > Right-click a Sound track in the Track View Hierarchy. > Properties > Sound Options Dialog
Graph Editors menu > Track View > Open Track View > Right-click a Sound track in the Track View Hierarchy. > Properties > Sound Options Dialog
The Sound track in the Track View Hierarchy contains two sound options. Use the Metronome to generate a series of beeps, or load a sound file to play back.
Sound is one way to provide the timing for your animation. You can scrub the time slider to locate a particular sound, and coordinate your visuals around it.
You can display this dialog by right-clicking the Sound item in the Track View Hierarchy list, or by right-clicking a sound track in the Edit window.
Procedure
To add a sound track:
In the Track View Hierarchy, right-click a sound item and select Properties.
The Sound Options dialog is displayed.
Click Choose Sound, select a sound file, and then click OK.
A Wave Form branch appears in the Track View Hierarchy. A waveform appears in the Track View Edit window.
Turn on Real Time in the Time Configuration dialog to hear the sound track when you play your animation.
Interface
Audio group
Choose Sound: Displays a file selector where you choose a sound file.
Remove Sound: Deletes the waveform from Track View.
Reload Sound: Reloads the last loaded file. This allows the sound file to be reloaded when it has been changed by another program.
Active: Plays the waveform during animation play back.
Metronome group
The Metronome track produces a regular beat using two tones. You specify three settings in the Sound Options dialog to control the Metronome:
Beats per minute: Sets the frequency of beats. The beats display in the Metronome tracks as black vertical bars. Default=60.
Beats per measure: Sets which beat is emphasized with a higher pitch tone. Emphasized beats display in the Metronome track as black pluses. For example, a setting of 4 generates a higher pitched tone every fourth beat. Default=4.
Active: Plays the beats during animation playback.