Sound Cue Auditor

Sound Cue Auditor

Module: Design · Category: SoundDesign · Tool ID: SoundCueAuditor

Project-wide audit of audio assets: SoundCue node count, SoundWave duration / sample rate / channel count / size, MetaSoundSource detection, attenuation and concurrency settings validation. Flags large audio files against a memory budget, unusual sample rates, and missing references. Exports CSV for team review.

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When to use it

• Memory budget pass — finding the largest audio files in the project
• Pre-cook audit — confirming sample rates and channel counts match team standards
• Onboarding to a project — getting an inventory of every audio asset
• Migration audit — finding SoundCues that should be migrated to MetaSounds

When not to use it

• Don’t use this to fix sound cues — it audits; fixes happen in the Sound Cue / MetaSound editor
• Don’t expect this to validate runtime mixing — asset-side analysis only

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Opening the tool

1. Open the EQLabs Hub and search for Sound (or browse to Design → SoundDesign)
2. Click the tool card
3. Set Scan Path
4. Click Scan Audio

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Interface tour

Section	What it does	Default
Scan Path	Folder to scan	/Game
Large File Threshold (MB)	Files above this are flagged	10.0
Complexity Threshold	SoundCue node count above this is flagged	10
Audio Budget (MB)	Total project-audio memory budget	256
Scan Audio	Walks every SoundCue / SoundWave / MetaSoundSource
Export CSV	Saves the audit
Summary	Total cues / waves / metasounds / issue count / total size
Results list	Per-asset row: name, type, duration, node count, channels, sample rate, size MB, attenuation flag, concurrency flag, issues, severity

Severity coding

Severity	Meaning
OK	Within thresholds, sensible settings
Warning	Crossed at least one threshold
Error	Severe issues — broken references, missing required settings

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Workflow

1. Set Scan Path, configure thresholds
2. Click Scan Audio
3. Sort by Size MB descending — top entries are typically your highest-impact optimization targets
4. Walk Warning/Error rows — usually missing attenuation or oversize files
5. Optionally Export CSV

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Settings reference

Field	What it does	Default
Scan Path	Folder to scan	/Game
Large File Threshold (MB)	Flag threshold	10.0
Complexity Threshold	SoundCue node count threshold	10
Audio Budget (MB)	Total project audio budget	256

Settings file: [Project]/Saved/EQLabs/Settings/SoundCueAuditor.json

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Output

• In-panel results list
• CSV export
• No edits — read-only audit

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Tips & gotchas

• MetaSoundSource is UE 5.4+ — older projects won’t see this asset type
• Sample rate inconsistency causes resampling at runtime — pick a project standard (48000 is common) and keep all assets at it
• Missing attenuation often means a 2D sound that intends to be 3D — flag and fix
• Audio budget is a guideline, not a hard limit — warning means “this is a lot”, not “this won’t ship”

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Related tools

• Project Doctor Suite (Tech module) — broader project-health audit including audio

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