Initial hook-in of the sound asset's integration into sfxEmitter, as well as some fixups for editor/workflow usage.

Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #include "assets/assetPtr.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _SFXSOURCE_H_
+#include "sfx/sfxSource.h"
+#endif
+
 // Debug Profiling.
 #include "platform/profiler.h"
 #include "sfx/sfxTypes.h"
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ void SoundAsset::initPersistFields()
    addField("maxDistance", TypeF32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mMaxDistance, SoundAsset), "Max distance for sound.");
    addField("coneInsideAngle", TypeS32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mConeInsideAngle, SoundAsset), "Cone inside angle.");
    addField("coneOutsideAngle", TypeS32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mConeOutsideAngle, SoundAsset), "Cone outside angle.");
-   addField("coneOutsideVolume", TypeS32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mConeOutsideVolume, SoundAsset), "Cone outside volume.");
+   addField("coneOutsideVolume", TypeF32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mConeOutsideVolume, SoundAsset), "Cone outside volume.");
    addField("rolloffFactor", TypeF32, Offset(mProfileDesc.mRolloffFactor, SoundAsset), "Rolloff factor.");
    addField("scatterDistance", TypePoint3F, Offset(mProfileDesc.mScatterDistance, SoundAsset), "Randomization to the spacial position of the sound.");
    addField("sourceGroup", TypeSFXSourceName, Offset(mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup, SoundAsset), "Group that sources playing with this description should be put into.");
@@ -181,13 +185,7 @@ void SoundAsset::initializeAsset(void)
    if (mSoundFile == StringTable->EmptyString())
       return;
 
-   //ResourceManager::get().getChangedSignal.notify(this, &SoundAsset::_onResourceChanged);
-
-   //Ensure our path is expando'd if it isn't already
    mSoundPath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mSoundFile) : mSoundPath;
-
-   mSoundPath = expandAssetFilePath(mSoundPath);
-
    loadSound();
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +206,6 @@ void SoundAsset::onAssetRefresh(void)
 
    //Update
    mSoundPath = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mSoundFile) : mSoundPath;
-
    loadSound();
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ bool SoundAsset::loadSound()
       else
       {// = new SFXProfile(mProfileDesc, mSoundFile, mPreload);
          mSFXProfile.setDescription(&mProfileDesc);
-         mSFXProfile.setSoundFileName(mSoundFile);
+         mSFXProfile.setSoundFileName(mSoundPath);
          mSFXProfile.setPreload(mPreload);
       }
 
@@ -254,11 +251,98 @@ void SoundAsset::setSoundFile(const char* pSoundFile)
    refreshAsset();
 }
 
+StringTableEntry SoundAsset::getAssetIdByFileName(StringTableEntry fileName)
+{
+   if (fileName == StringTable->EmptyString())
+      return StringTable->EmptyString();
+
+   StringTableEntry materialAssetId = "";
+
+   AssetQuery query;
+   U32 foundCount = AssetDatabase.findAssetType(&query, "SoundAsset");
+   if (foundCount != 0)
+   {
+      for (U32 i = 0; i < foundCount; i++)
+      {
+         SoundAsset* soundAsset = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset<SoundAsset>(query.mAssetList[i]);
+         if (soundAsset && soundAsset->getSoundPath() == fileName)
+         {
+            materialAssetId = soundAsset->getAssetId();
+            AssetDatabase.releaseAsset(query.mAssetList[i]);
+            break;
+         }
+         AssetDatabase.releaseAsset(query.mAssetList[i]);
+      }
+   }
+
+   return materialAssetId;
+}
+
+U32 SoundAsset::getAssetById(StringTableEntry assetId, AssetPtr<SoundAsset>* materialAsset)
+{
+   (*materialAsset) = assetId;
+
+   if (materialAsset->notNull())
+   {
+      return (*materialAsset)->mLoadedState;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      //Well that's bad, loading the fallback failed.
+      Con::warnf("MaterialAsset::getAssetById - Finding of asset with id %s failed with no fallback asset", assetId);
+      return AssetErrCode::Failed;
+   }
+}
+
+U32 SoundAsset::getAssetByFileName(StringTableEntry fileName, AssetPtr<SoundAsset>* soundAsset)
+{
+   AssetQuery query;
+   U32 foundAssetcount = AssetDatabase.findAssetType(&query, "SoundAsset");
+   if (foundAssetcount == 0)
+   {
+      //Well that's bad, loading the fallback failed.
+      Con::warnf("MaterialAsset::getAssetByMaterialName - Finding of asset associated with filename %s failed with no fallback asset", fileName);
+      return AssetErrCode::Failed;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      for (U32 i = 0; i < foundAssetcount; i++)
+      {
+         SoundAsset* tSoundAsset = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset<SoundAsset>(query.mAssetList[i]);
+         if (tSoundAsset && tSoundAsset->getSoundPath() == fileName)
+         {
+            soundAsset->setAssetId(query.mAssetList[i]);
+            AssetDatabase.releaseAsset(query.mAssetList[i]);
+            return (*soundAsset)->mLoadedState;
+         }
+         AssetDatabase.releaseAsset(query.mAssetList[i]); //cleanup if that's not the one we needed
+      }
+   }
+
+   //No good match
+   return AssetErrCode::Failed;
+}
+
 DefineEngineMethod(SoundAsset, getSoundPath, const char*, (), , "")
 {
    return object->getSoundPath();
 }
 
+DefineEngineMethod(SoundAsset, playSound, S32, (Point3F position), (Point3F::Zero),
+   "Gets the number of materials for this shape asset.\n"
+   "@return Material count.\n")
+{
+   if (object->getSfxProfile())
+   {
+      MatrixF transform;
+      transform.setPosition(position);
+      SFXSource* source = SFX->playOnce(object->getSfxProfile(), &transform, NULL, -1);
+      return source->getId();
+   }
+   else
+      return 0;
+}
+
 IMPLEMENT_CONOBJECT(GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr);
 
 ConsoleDocClass(GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr,
@@ -276,12 +360,63 @@ void GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr::consoleInit()
 
 GuiControl * GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr::constructEditControl()
 {
-   return nullptr;
+   // Create base filename edit controls
+   GuiControl* retCtrl = Parent::constructEditControl();
+   if (retCtrl == NULL)
+      return retCtrl;
+
+   // Change filespec
+   char szBuffer[512];
+   dSprintf(szBuffer, sizeof(szBuffer), "AssetBrowser.showDialog(\"SoundAsset\", \"AssetBrowser.changeAsset\", %s, \"\");",
+      getIdString());
+   mBrowseButton->setField("Command", szBuffer);
+
+   setDataField(StringTable->insert("targetObject"), NULL, mInspector->getInspectObject()->getIdString());
+
+   // Create "Open in Editor" button
+   mEditButton = new GuiBitmapButtonCtrl();
+
+   dSprintf(szBuffer, sizeof(szBuffer), "AssetBrowser.editAsset(%d.getText());", retCtrl->getId());
+   mEditButton->setField("Command", szBuffer);
+
+   char bitmapName[512] = "ToolsModule:SFXEmitter_image";
+   mEditButton->setBitmap(StringTable->insert(bitmapName));
+
+   mEditButton->setDataField(StringTable->insert("Profile"), NULL, "GuiButtonProfile");
+   mEditButton->setDataField(StringTable->insert("tooltipprofile"), NULL, "GuiToolTipProfile");
+   mEditButton->setDataField(StringTable->insert("hovertime"), NULL, "1000");
+   mEditButton->setDataField(StringTable->insert("tooltip"), NULL, "Test play this sound");
+
+   mEditButton->registerObject();
+   addObject(mEditButton);
+
+   return retCtrl;
 }
 
 bool GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr::updateRects()
 {
-   return false;
+   S32 dividerPos, dividerMargin;
+   mInspector->getDivider(dividerPos, dividerMargin);
+   Point2I fieldExtent = getExtent();
+   Point2I fieldPos = getPosition();
+
+   mCaptionRect.set(0, 0, fieldExtent.x - dividerPos - dividerMargin, fieldExtent.y);
+   mEditCtrlRect.set(fieldExtent.x - dividerPos + dividerMargin, 1, dividerPos - dividerMargin - 34, fieldExtent.y);
+
+   bool resized = mEdit->resize(mEditCtrlRect.point, mEditCtrlRect.extent);
+   if (mBrowseButton != NULL)
+   {
+      mBrowseRect.set(fieldExtent.x - 32, 2, 14, fieldExtent.y - 4);
+      resized |= mBrowseButton->resize(mBrowseRect.point, mBrowseRect.extent);
+   }
+
+   if (mEditButton != NULL)
+   {
+      RectI shapeEdRect(fieldExtent.x - 16, 2, 14, fieldExtent.y - 4);
+      resized |= mEditButton->resize(shapeEdRect.point, shapeEdRect.extent);
+   }
+
+   return resized;
 }
 
 IMPLEMENT_CONOBJECT(GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetId);

Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h

@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ public:
    bool isLoop() { return mProfileDesc.mIsLooping; }
    bool is3D() { return mProfileDesc.mIs3D; }
 
+   static StringTableEntry getAssetIdByFileName(StringTableEntry fileName);
+   static U32 getAssetById(StringTableEntry assetId, AssetPtr<SoundAsset>* materialAsset);
+   static U32 getAssetByFileName(StringTableEntry fileName, AssetPtr<SoundAsset>* matAsset);
 
 protected:
    virtual void            initializeAsset(void);
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ class GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr : public GuiInspectorTypeFileName
    typedef GuiInspectorTypeFileName Parent;
 public:
 
-   GuiBitmapButtonCtrl* mSoundButton;
+   GuiBitmapButtonCtrl* mEditButton;
 
    DECLARE_CONOBJECT(GuiInspectorTypeSoundAssetPtr);
    static void consoleInit();
@@ -168,14 +171,14 @@ public:
 /// Declares a sound asset
 /// This establishes the assetId, asset and legacy filepath fields, along with supplemental getter and setter functions
 /// </Summary>
-#define DECLARE_SOUNDASSET(className, name, profile) public: \
+#define DECLARE_SOUNDASSET(className, name) public: \
    Resource<SFXResource> m##name;\
    StringTableEntry m##name##Name; \
    StringTableEntry m##name##AssetId;\
    AssetPtr<SoundAsset> m##name##Asset = NULL;\
-   SFXProfile* m##name##Profile = &profile;\
+   SFXProfile* m##name##Profile = NULL;\
 public: \
-   const StringTableEntry get##name##File() const { return m##name##Name); }\
+   const StringTableEntry get##name##File() const { return m##name##Name; }\
    void set##name##File(const FileName &_in) { m##name##Name = StringTable->insert(_in.c_str());}\
    const AssetPtr<SoundAsset> & get##name##Asset() const { return m##name##Asset; }\
    void set##name##Asset(const AssetPtr<SoundAsset> &_in) { m##name##Asset = _in;}\
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ public: \
          }\
          else\
          {\
-            StringTableEntry assetId = SoundAsset::getAssetIdByFilename(_in);\
+            StringTableEntry assetId = SoundAsset::getAssetIdByFileName(_in);\
             if (assetId != StringTable->EmptyString())\
             {\
                m##name##AssetId = assetId;\
@@ -232,9 +235,9 @@ public: \
          m##name = NULL;\
       }\
       \
-      if (m##name##Asset.notNull() && m##name##Asset->getStatus() != ShapeAsset::Ok)\
+      if (m##name##Asset.notNull() && m##name##Asset->getStatus() != SoundAsset::Ok)\
       {\
-         Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - sound asset failure\"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in, ShapeAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
+         Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - sound asset failure\"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in, SoundAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
          return false; \
       }\
       else if (bool(m##name) == NULL)\

Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp

@@ -1412,8 +1412,10 @@ void AssetImporter::processImportAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
             {
                processShapeAsset(item);
             }
-            /*else if (item->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+            else if (item->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);*/
+            {
+               processSoundAsset(item);
+            }
             else if (item->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
             {
                processMaterialAsset(item);
@@ -1462,8 +1464,10 @@ void AssetImporter::processImportAssets(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
             {
                processShapeAsset(childItem);
             }
-            /*else if (item->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
+            else if (childItem->assetType == String("SoundAsset"))
-               SoundAsset::prepareAssetForImport(this, item);*/
+            {
+               processSoundAsset(childItem);
+            }
             else if (childItem->assetType == String("MaterialAsset"))
             {
                processMaterialAsset(childItem);
@@ -2046,93 +2050,12 @@ void AssetImporter::processShapeMaterialInfo(AssetImportObject* assetItem, S32 m
 
 void AssetImporter::processSoundAsset(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
 {
-   dSprintf(importLogBuffer, sizeof(importLogBuffer), "Preparing Image for Import: %s", assetItem->assetName.c_str());
+   dSprintf(importLogBuffer, sizeof(importLogBuffer), "Preparing Sound for Import: %s", assetItem->assetName.c_str());
    activityLog.push_back(importLogBuffer);
 
-   if ((activeImportConfig->GenerateMaterialOnImport && assetItem->parentAssetItem == nullptr)/* || assetItem->parentAssetItem != nullptr*/)
-   {
-      //find our suffix match, if any
-      String noSuffixName = assetItem->assetName;
-      String suffixType;
-      String suffix = parseImageSuffixes(assetItem->assetName, &suffixType);
-      if (suffix.isNotEmpty())
-      {
-         assetItem->imageSuffixType = suffixType;
-         S32 suffixPos = assetItem->assetName.find(suffix, 0, String::NoCase | String::Left);
-         noSuffixName = assetItem->assetName.substr(0, suffixPos);
-      }
-
-      //We try to automatically populate materials under the naming convention: materialName: Rock, image maps: Rock_Albedo, Rock_Normal, etc
-
-      AssetImportObject* materialAsset = findImportingAssetByName(noSuffixName);
-      if (materialAsset != nullptr && materialAsset->assetType != String("MaterialAsset"))
-      {
-         //We may have a situation where an asset matches the no-suffix name, but it's not a material asset. Ignore this
-         //asset item for now
-
-         materialAsset = nullptr;
-      }
-
-      //If we didn't find a matching material asset in our current items, we'll make one now
-      if (materialAsset == nullptr)
-      {
-         if (!assetItem->filePath.isEmpty())
-         {
-            materialAsset = addImportingAsset("MaterialAsset", assetItem->filePath, nullptr, noSuffixName);
-         }
-      }
-
-      //Not that, one way or another, we have the generated material asset, lets move on to associating our image with it
-      if (materialAsset != nullptr && materialAsset != assetItem->parentAssetItem)
-      {
-         if (assetItem->parentAssetItem != nullptr)
-         {
-            //If the image had an existing parent, it gets removed from that parent's child item list
-            assetItem->parentAssetItem->childAssetItems.remove(assetItem);
-         }
-         else
-         {
-            //If it didn't have one, we're going to pull it from the importingAssets list
-            importingAssets.remove(assetItem);
-         }
-
-         //Now we can add it to the correct material asset
-         materialAsset->childAssetItems.push_back(assetItem);
-         assetItem->parentAssetItem = materialAsset;
-
-         assetHeirarchyChanged = true;
-      }
-
-      //Now to do some cleverness. If we're generating a material, we can parse like assets being imported(similar filenames) but different suffixes
-      //If we find these, we'll just populate into the original's material
-
-      //if we need to append the diffuse suffix and indeed didn't find a suffix on the name, do that here
-      if (suffixType.isEmpty())
-      {
-         if (activeImportConfig->UseDiffuseSuffixOnOriginImage)
-         {
-            String diffuseToken = StringUnit::getUnit(activeImportConfig->DiffuseTypeSuffixes, 0, ",;\t");
-            assetItem->assetName = assetItem->assetName + diffuseToken;
-            assetItem->cleanAssetName = assetItem->assetName;
-         }
-         else
-         {
-            //We need to ensure that our image asset doesn't match the same name as the material asset, so if we're not trying to force the diffuse suffix
-            //we'll give it a generic one
-            if ((materialAsset && materialAsset->assetName.compare(assetItem->assetName) == 0) || activeImportConfig->AlwaysAddImageSuffix)
-            {
-               assetItem->assetName = assetItem->assetName + activeImportConfig->AddedImageSuffix;
-               assetItem->cleanAssetName = assetItem->assetName;
-            }
-         }
-
-         //Assume for abledo if it has no suffix matches
-         assetItem->imageSuffixType = "Albedo";
-      }
-   }
-
    assetItem->processed = true;
 }
+
 //
 // Validation
 //

Engine/source/T3D/sfx/sfxEmitter.cpp

@@ -94,22 +94,23 @@ ColorI SFXEmitter::smRenderColorRangeSphere( 200, 0, 0, 90 );
 SFXEmitter::SFXEmitter()
    :  SceneObject(),
       mSource( NULL ),
-      mTrack( NULL ),
       mUseTrackDescriptionOnly( false ),
-      mLocalProfile( &mDescription ),
       mPlayOnAdd( true )
 {
    mTypeMask |= MarkerObjectType;
    mNetFlags.set( Ghostable | ScopeAlways );
-
+   
    mDescription.mIs3D = true;
    mDescription.mIsLooping = true;
    mDescription.mIsStreaming = false;
    mDescription.mFadeInTime = -1.f;
    mDescription.mFadeOutTime = -1.f;
-   
+
+   mLocalProfile.mFilename = StringTable->EmptyString();
    mLocalProfile._registerSignals();
 
+   INIT_SOUNDASSET(Sound);
+
    mObjBox.minExtents.set( -1.f, -1.f, -1.f );
    mObjBox.maxExtents.set( 1.f, 1.f, 1.f );
 }
@@ -174,15 +175,17 @@ void SFXEmitter::consoleInit()
 void SFXEmitter::initPersistFields()
 {
    addGroup( "Media" );
-   
+
-      addField( "track",               TypeSFXTrackName,          Offset( mTrack, SFXEmitter),
+   INITPERSISTFIELD_SOUNDASSET(Sound, SFXEmitter, "");
+
+      /*addField("track", TypeSFXTrackName, Offset(mTrack, SFXEmitter),
          "The track which the emitter should play.\n"
          "@note If assigned, this field will take precedence over a #fileName that may also be assigned to the "
             "emitter." );
       addField( "fileName",            TypeStringFilename,        Offset( mLocalProfile.mFilename, SFXEmitter),
          "The sound file to play.\n"
          "Use @b either this property @b or #track.  If both are assigned, #track takes precendence.  The primary purpose of this "
-         "field is to avoid the need for the user to define SFXTrack datablocks for all sounds used in a level." );
+         "field is to avoid the need for the user to define SFXTrack datablocks for all sounds used in a level." );*/
    
    endGroup( "Media");
 
@@ -287,12 +290,13 @@ U32 SFXEmitter::packUpdate( NetConnection *con, U32 mask, BitStream *stream )
       stream->writeAffineTransform( mObjToWorld );
 
    // track
-   if( stream->writeFlag( mDirty.test( Track ) ) )
+   PACK_SOUNDASSET(con, Sound);
-      sfxWrite( stream, mTrack );
+   //if (stream->writeFlag(mDirty.test(Track)))
+   //   sfxWrite( stream, mTrack );
 
    // filename
-   if( stream->writeFlag( mDirty.test( Filename ) ) )
+   //if( stream->writeFlag( mDirty.test( Filename ) ) )
-      stream->writeString( mLocalProfile.mFilename );
+   //   stream->writeString( mLocalProfile.mFilename );
 
    // volume
    if( stream->writeFlag( mDirty.test( Volume ) ) )
@@ -397,7 +401,8 @@ void SFXEmitter::unpackUpdate( NetConnection *conn, BitStream *stream )
    }
 
    // track
-   if ( _readDirtyFlag( stream, Track ) )
+   UNPACK_SOUNDASSET(conn, Sound);
+   /*if (_readDirtyFlag(stream, Track))
    {
       String errorStr;
       if( !sfxReadAndResolve( stream, &mTrack, errorStr ) )
@@ -406,7 +411,7 @@ void SFXEmitter::unpackUpdate( NetConnection *conn, BitStream *stream )
 
    // filename
    if ( _readDirtyFlag( stream, Filename ) )
-      mLocalProfile.mFilename = stream->readSTString();
+      mLocalProfile.mFilename = stream->readSTString();*/
 
    // volume
    if ( _readDirtyFlag( stream, Volume ) )
@@ -586,8 +591,8 @@ void SFXEmitter::inspectPostApply()
    // Parent will call setScale so sync up scale with distance.
    
    F32 maxDistance = mDescription.mMaxDistance;
-   if( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mTrack )
+   if( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mSoundAsset )
-      maxDistance = mTrack->getDescription()->mMaxDistance;
+      maxDistance = mSoundAsset->getSfxDescription()->mMaxDistance;
       
    mObjScale.set( maxDistance, maxDistance, maxDistance );
    
@@ -608,8 +613,8 @@ bool SFXEmitter::onAdd()
       mDescription.validate();
       
       // Read an old 'profile' field for backwards-compatibility.
-      
+      /*
-      if( !mTrack )
+      if(mSoundAsset.isNull() || !mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile())
       {
          static const char* sProfile = StringTable->insert( "profile" );
          const char* profileName = getDataField( sProfile, NULL );
@@ -643,7 +648,7 @@ bool SFXEmitter::onAdd()
             // Remove the old 'channel' field.
             setDataField( sChannel, NULL, "" );
          }
-      }
+      }*/
    }
    else
    {
@@ -683,6 +688,12 @@ void SFXEmitter::_update()
    // we can restore it.
    SFXStatus prevState = mSource ? mSource->getStatus() : SFXStatusNull;
 
+   if (mSoundAsset.notNull() )
+   {
+      mLocalProfile = *mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile();
+      mDescription = *mSoundAsset->getSfxDescription();
+   }
+
    // Make sure all the settings are valid.
    mDescription.validate();
 
@@ -695,12 +706,12 @@ void SFXEmitter::_update()
       SFX_DELETE( mSource );
 
       // Do we have a track?
-      if( mTrack )
+      if( mSoundAsset && mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile() )
       {
-         mSource = SFX->createSource( mTrack, &transform, &velocity );
+         mSource = SFX->createSource(mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile(), &transform, &velocity );
          if( !mSource )
             Con::errorf( "SFXEmitter::_update() - failed to create sound for track %i (%s)",
-               mTrack->getId(), mTrack->getName() );
+               mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile()->getId(), mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile()->getName() );
 
          // If we're supposed to play when the emitter is 
          // added to the scene then also restart playback 
@@ -739,12 +750,12 @@ void SFXEmitter::_update()
    // is toggled on a local profile sound.  It makes the
    // editor feel responsive and that things are working.
    if(  gEditingMission &&
-        !mTrack && 
+        (mSoundAsset.isNull() || !mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile()) &&
         mPlayOnAdd && 
         mDirty.test( IsLooping ) )
       prevState = SFXStatusPlaying;
       
-   bool useTrackDescriptionOnly = ( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mTrack );
+   bool useTrackDescriptionOnly = ( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mSoundAsset.notNull() && mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile());
 
    // The rest only applies if we have a source.
    if( mSource )
@@ -1087,8 +1098,8 @@ SFXStatus SFXEmitter::_getPlaybackStatus() const
 
 bool SFXEmitter::is3D() const
 {
-   if( mTrack != NULL )
+   if( mSoundAsset.notNull() && mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile() != NULL )
-      return mTrack->getDescription()->mIs3D;
+      return mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile()->getDescription()->mIs3D;
    else
       return mDescription.mIs3D;
 }
@@ -1124,8 +1135,8 @@ void SFXEmitter::setScale( const VectorF &scale )
 {
    F32 maxDistance;
    
-   if( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mTrack )
+   if( mUseTrackDescriptionOnly && mSoundAsset.notNull() && mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile())
-      maxDistance = mTrack->getDescription()->mMaxDistance;
+      maxDistance = mSoundAsset->getSfxProfile()->getDescription()->mMaxDistance;
    else
    {
       // Use the average of the three coords.

Engine/source/T3D/sfx/sfxEmitter.h

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
    #include "gfx/gfxStateBlock.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h"
 
 class SFXSource;
 class SFXTrack;
@@ -103,13 +104,11 @@ class SFXEmitter : public SceneObject
       /// The current dirty flags.
       BitSet32 mDirty;
 
+      DECLARE_SOUNDASSET(SFXEmitter, Sound);
+      DECLARE_SOUNDASSET_NET_SETGET(SFXEmitter, Sound, DirtyUpdateMask);
+
       /// The sound source for the emitter.
       SFXSource *mSource;
-
-      /// The selected track or null if the local
-      /// profile should be used.
-      SFXTrack *mTrack;
-      
       /// Whether to leave sound setup exclusively to the assigned mTrack and not
       /// override part of the track's description with emitter properties.
       bool mUseTrackDescriptionOnly;

Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/assetBrowser/scripts/assetTypes/sound.tscript

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function AssetBrowser::onSoundAssetEditorDropped(%this, %assetDef, %position)
    %newSFXEmitter = new SFXEmitter()
    {
       position = %pos;
-      fileName = %assetDef.getSoundPath();
+      soundAsset = %assetDef.getAssetId();
       pitch = %assetDef.pitchAdjust;
       volume = %assetDef.volumeAdjust;
    };
@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ function AssetBrowser::onSoundAssetEditorDropped(%this, %assetDef, %position)
       
    EWorldEditor.isDirty = true;
    
+}
+
+function AssetBrowser::editSoundAsset(%this, %assetDef)
+{
+   %soundSource = %assetDef.playSound();
 }