Audio Bin

The audio bin allows you to control audio playlists directly from inside ProPresenter without having to rely on an outside application to play music or sound effects.

To open the Audio Bin, click on the Audio icon in the toolbar, select Audio Bin from the View menu, or press Control-A (Control-Shift-A on PC)

There are several components of the Audio Bin. At the top are playback controls. Any audio file played from the Audio Bin or added directly to a slide are controlled from here.

The next part of the Audio Bin lists the folders and playlists used to organize audio files. You can create Playlists to organize your audio files, and Group Folders to organize your Playlists. To add a Group Folder or playlist, click on the ‘+” button.

The lower section lists all the songs or sound effects in the selected playlist. Clicking on the name of a file will trigger the audio to start playing. A search box allows you to quickly locate any item in the selected playlist.

Clicking the “+” at the bottom of the Audio Bin will open an import window for you to select tracks to import. You can also drag files directly from your computer to the Audio Bin.

You can also specify that audio from the bin or a selected playlist be shuffled by clicking the Shuffle button at the bottom right corner.

Each audio file that you add into ProPresenter can be assigned one of two playback options:

Audio Tracks are best for longer audio files such as songs and background music. Only one Audio Track can be played at any time; playing a new Audio Track while one is already playing will clear the first to play the second. You can control (play, pause, etc.) Audio Tracks from the top area of the Audio Bin.

Sound Effects are better for shorter files such as sound effects. Multiple Sound Effects can be played simultaneously, and once a Sound Effect has been triggered you cannot control it (except for selecting Clear Audio or Clear All).

The type of audio file is selected by default based on audio length. Longer files are Audio Tracks and shorter files are Sound Effects. Right-click on the file to bring up a contextual menu to change the audio files type.

If you want to change the playback behavior, you have three options: Loop, Go to Next, and Stop. To change the behavior, right-click on the file and select the Behavior menu.

Either audio type can be dragged onto a slide to create an Audio Cue in the same manner as media cues. When a slide with an audio cue clip is clicked, it will automatically play the audio clip. These clips are controlled by the playback controls in the Audio Bin.