| General preferences
MP3 Files
This section contains preferences related to MP3 file playing.
When MP3 files are played, associate them with Audion:
Changes the creator of your MP3 files to Audion. This makes it possible to double click a MP3 file and have it opened in Audion.
Remove custom icons when changing associations:
This will remove any custom icons left behind by other players.
Filter out duplicate files when adding to the playlist:
Prevents duplicate files from being added to your playlist.
Delete temporary network audio URL files:
Cleans up Netscape/IE "URL" files usually left on the desktop.
Use strict file integrity checking:
Audion may report that an MP3 file is corrupt; turning off this checkbox will make Audion play virtually any MP3 file even if corrupt, but may cause side effects.
Start playing default playlist on launch:
Will auto play the playlist chosen with the default button.
Choose default playlist button:
Click to select a playlist you want Audion to load by default.
CD Audio
This section contains preferences related to CD audio playing.
Use this CD drive:
If you have multiple CD drives (for example, an internal CD-ROM drive and an external CD-R drive), use this pop-up menu to select the CD drive to use for CD audio playing.
Advanced
This section contains tweaks for the advanced user.
Audio playback buffer size:
Audion stores a backlog ("buffer") while playing MP3 audio. This helps prevent skips and breaks caused by network trouble, or heavy hard-drive access. If you find audio skipping frequently, you can try adjusting this slider to compensate.
Note: Increasing the buffer size means that Audion will have more audio to play, even if the network connection or disk temporarily stalls. However, a larger buffer size means that network streams will take a longer time to start playing.
Sometimes Network streams play smoother with a smaller buffer size, which is opposite from what you might think, because less data needs to be received before the next "chunk" can start playing. Try it both ways if you are having trouble, and see what works best!
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