---
title: audio
framework: professional-video-applications
role: article
path: professional-video-applications/audio
---

# audio

## audio

audio References audio data from an `asset` or `effect` element.

Overview

Attributes of an `audio` element:

| Attribute | Description | | --- | --- | | `srcID` | References the specific audio source (or track) in the asset. The default is `1`. | | `role` | Assigns a role to the audio media component. [IMAGE]: spacer Format is `main-role.subrole`. | | `srcCh` | Identifies specific audio source channels in the asset. Value is a comma-separated series of 1-based channel indices. | | `outCh` | Specifies output channels to send the audio. Value is a comma-separated series of channel tags: `L`, `R`, `C`, `LFE`, `Ls`, `Rs`, and `X`. |

For information on how to define audio components for story elements, see Audio Component Configuration for more information.