View source for Viewerhelp:Preferences - Sound

{{Translated Help Article||Feb 17}}

Control sound volume levels for different sources, and options for voice chat.

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| Master volume
| This slider overrides all other controls. Move left to decrease volume and right to increase volume. Click the speaker icon to mute this, or any volume slider.}}

{{KBnote|'''Master volume''' is still superceded by your computer's global sound level and any hardware volume knobs on your speakers or headphones.}}

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| Mute if minimized
| Check to mute ''all'' Second Life sound when the Viewer window is minimized. Otherwise, sound continues to play when Second Life is in the background.}}

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| Ambient
| Controls volume of built-in wind and footsteps sounds.}}

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| Buttons
| Controls volume of user interface sounds, including clicking on buttons.}}

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| Media
| Controls volume of streaming media, such as a video or a webpage with multimedia content.}}

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| Sound effects
| Controls volume of inworld sound effects emitted by objects and avatars.}}

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| Streaming music
| Controls volume of music on a parcel, such as an internet radio station or live concert event.}}

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| Voice
| Enable to turn on voice chat and adjust the slider to control volume level.}}

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| Listen from
| Choose either:
* '''Camera position''' - You hear voice chat from your camera's position; useful if you're sitting far away and want to hear a speaker better.
* '''Avatar position''' - You hear voice chat from your avatar's position; useful if you're moving your avatar around with another speaker, such as taking a tour of a house.}}

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| Input/Output Devices
| Click to show input and output controls for sound. '''Default''' means Second Life uses your computer's global preferences. To override the default, select another device in the dropdown list.
* '''Input''' - Your voice chat device, with volume slider underneath. Speak into the microphone and observe if the green squares are lighting up. Three green squares is a healthy level.  If the level goes into red squares, it indicates clipping distortion.  
* '''Output''' - The device used to play sound. If you're on a headset that includes a microphone and the output isn't the same as '''Default''', you can change it here.}}