Calling an AudioSource rather than AudioClip

Unity Engine
1

Can anyone tell me how to call an AudioSource rather than an AudioClip?

My problem is I need to alter the components of the sound i.e. looping, pitch, volume etc rather than it just playing the clip once straight from the project folder.

Here is what I have so far:

Code:

var footstep : AudioClip;

function Update () {

if (Input.GetButtonDown (“Horizontal”)){
audio.PlayOneShot (footstep);
}
if (Input.GetButtonDown (“Vertical”)){
audio.PlayOneShot (footstep);
}
}

Thanks

2

You are already accessing the AudioSource component by writing audio !

3

Ok, cool. But I’m still unsure how to alter the pitch and looping of the audioclip…

If I change the “PlayOneShot” to “Play”, “Stop”, or “Loop” I get an error stating that it is not compatible with the argument ist ‘(UnityEngine.AudioClip)’.

4

That’s because there is no such function as Play (clip : AudioClip).

It’s like going to the market to buy “something” without stating that thing.

This is the inverse for Play : it will always play the clip attached to the AudioSource. Stating anything else will result in troubles, since given information is unneeded in order to make Play works.

5

Nice one thanks.

So it was because I put the audiosource in as a variable it was reading straight from the project folder?

I’ve only been attampting script since last Monday!

Thanks again.

6

No, it happens because Play () do not require an argument (you can give an optionnal argument, of type UInt64, but not AudioClip).