How to play audio clip when destroying an object?

Questions & Answers
1

When I try to play an audio clip to signify an object being destroyed I get the error:
Can not play a disabled audio source

It seems like when you destroy an object you can’t play an associated clip but it’s not clear from research on the Internet how to adapt my code. Code shortened to relevant bits.

public class Targets : MonoBehaviour
{

//Sound effects
public AudioClip targetDestroyedSound;
public AudioSource gameSounds;

// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
            gameSounds = GetComponent<AudioSource>();

}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    
}  

private void OnMouseDown()  
{
    // Function allows users to click on targets and destroy them
    if (gameManager.isGameActive)
    { 
        // Destroyed target game sound
        gameSounds.PlayOneShot(targetDestroyedSound, 1.0f);

        // create particle explosion when clicked on
        Instantiate(particleExplosion, transform.position, transform.rotation);

        // UpdateScore taken from Game Manager class
        gameManager.UpdateScore(pointValue);

        // destroys game object if clicked on
        Destroy(gameObject);
    }
  
}

private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
         
    Destroy(gameObject);

    if (!gameObject.CompareTag("Bad"))
    {
        gameManager.GameOver();
    }
    
}
2

I think the best way to do it would be to have the audio clip on another object (Maybe an AudioManager or just the GameManager) and call a play function for another script or by using a reference.

3

Thanks for this. I did a bit of research and you’re right, creating a new GameObject called AudioManager and calling that function from my Target class allows me to play the sound effects when I destroy a target. The only problem is I can play only one sound effect at a time as that is all AudioSource can take! Anyway, back to the grind. Thanks!

4

Hi !!
@melazzeh . I have same issue. Could you give me some advice to figure it out. THX