# Feature Request: Sandbox Background Image

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947 "2026-01-28T15:24:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SimonBScholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@SimonBScholz](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SimonBScholz)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947/1 "2026-01-28T15:24:05Z")

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I really like the sandbox window in FMOD to test some of the audio events I create. Especially when the event depends on attenuation curves or other spacial dependencies.

It would be really nice to have the ability to set a background image for the sandbox window on top of the default grid. This way you could load up a top down view of a level or a rough blockout and place your events on top of it to get a better idea of the setup you have in mind.

I hope the mockup screenshot I attached helps to better understand what I mean.

 ![Sandbox_Mockup](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/0/08be0b643e9f7e6eacad90eb33033c0c14fbed10.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947/2 "2026-02-03T22:45:30Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion! You’ll be pleased to know that it’s already in our feature and improvement tracker; I’ll add you to the list of people who’ve requested it.

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**Author:** ![austinkool94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@austinkool94](https://qa.fmod.com/u/austinkool94)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947/3 "2026-05-17T23:52:17Z")

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add me too please! even better if it could even be a background video layer 🙂 but just an image would be amazing in an of itself.

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-sandbox-background-image/23947/4 "2026-05-19T05:25:50Z")

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> [@austinkool94](#):
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> add me too please!

Sure thing! I’ve added you to the list, and included your comment about a background video layer being even better than a still image.