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title: "Sound source - Enscape for SketchUp"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/ENSCAPE/841777463/Sound%20source%20-%20Enscape%20for%20SketchUp"
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This page provides information about the Sound Sources in Enscape for SketchUp.


## **Overview**

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SketchUp supports placing Enscape sound sources in projects. This can add sound to your live walk-throughs, standalone exports, and videos. You can use any .wav, .mp3, .ogg, .flac, or .raw sound file, which is looped, if the sound is enabled. There is no length or size limit on these files. The sound gets quieter the farther away you are from the source, but it is not affected by geometry. Enscape’s sound simulation is rather processor-heavy, so if your project is too large or detailed, it may lead to crashes. We recommend not to use too many sound sources at once.


> ℹ️ To include a sound source in your Enscape standalone export, the sound must be enabled prior to exporting. It is not possible to remove or disable the sound in a standalone. To include sound in videos created in Enscape, the sound must also be enabled prior to beginning the export.


## **Placing a Sound Source in SketchUp**

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A dialog window opens, asking you to select the sound source. By default, Enscape opens the sound files that come with Enscape, but you can also use your own.

Once you have selected your sound files, a speaker symbol appears next to the mouse pointer in the SketchUp viewport. It allows you to place the location of the sound source in the project. Click once to place the sound source.

Then, choose the axis direction. You can use the arrow keyboard keys to set the specific axis direction along which to slide the sound source.



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## **Enabling Sound**

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