Controlling wagering game system audio

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining first content from a first application for presentation via one or more output devices of a wagering game machine;
• obtaining second content from a second application for simultaneous presentation with the first content via the one or more output devices of the wagering game machine, wherein the first application and the second application are independent applications;
• determining that a sound problem would occur if the first content were to be presented simultaneously with the second content via the one or more output devices;
• and
• modifying one or more characteristics of one or more of the first content and the second content based on the determining that the sound problem would occur.

One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a first application and a second application via a wagering game machine, wherein the first application and the second application are independent applications;
• determining that a sound problem would occur if a first sound effect for the first application were to be presented via one or more output devices of the wagering game machine simultaneously with a second sound effect for the second application;
• and
• modifying one or more sound characteristics for one or more of the first sound effect and the second sound effect based on the determining.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations to
• determine that a sound problem would occur if first content were to be presented simultaneously with second content via one or more output devices of a wagering game machine, wherein the first content is provided by a first application, wherein the second content is provided by a second application, and wherein the first application and the second application are independent applications, and
• modify one or more characteristics of one or more of the first content and the second content based on the determining that the sound problem would occur.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a sound control module configured to
• determine that a sound problem would occur if first sound content were to be presented simultaneously with second sound content via one or more output devices of a wagering game machine, wherein the first sound content is provided by a first application, wherein the second sound content is provided by a second application, and wherein the first application and the second application are independent applications,
• modify one or more characteristics of one or more of the first sound content and the second sound content based on the determining that the sound problem would occur, and
• prevent a sound distortion of the first sound content and the second sound content based on the modifying the one or more characteristics of the one or more of the first sound content and the second sound content.