How to make an Audio System in Unity | Unity + FMOD Tutorial
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This video covers how to make an Audio System in Unity using something called FMOD. You don't to know anything about FMOD before starting this tutorial; however, it could be useful to watch the FMOD Studio tutorial linked below either before or after this video. FMOD Studio Tutorial (Learn FMOD in 25 Minutes) - https://youtu.be/7A1HMOsD2eU I hope this can act as a good foundation for your own games audio system! Best of luck! ๐ โบ UNITY + FMOD TUTORIAL PLAYLIST The full Unity + FMOD tutorial playlist that this video is part of can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUi9aijvpgs&list=PL3viUl9h9k7-tMGkSApPdu4hlUBagKial โบ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:35 FMOD Overview 3:19 Should you use FMOD? 4:50 How FMOD works 6:36 How the Audio System will work 10:26 Project Overview 11:10 FMOD Installation and Setup 13:35 Importing Assets 14:22 One-shot SFX (Collect Coin) 20:33 Looping SFX (Player Footsteps) 26:18 Audio by Distance SFX (Coin Idle) 32:31 Ambience (Wind) 34:13 Adaptive Ambience (More or Less Windy) 38:56 Music 39:50 Cross Fading Between Music Tracks 44:39 Volume Control 46:22 Hooking Volume Control up to a UI 48:46 Outro โบ GITHUB PROJECT The '2-audio-system-implemented' branch contains the code by the end of this tutorial. https://github.com/shapedbyrainstudios/fmod-audio-system The sounds used in this tutorial were hand-picked from the FMOD Examples project, excluding the two Coin sounds. The exact sounds used can be found on the Github project (below link). https://github.com/shapedbyrainstudios/fmod-audio-system/tree/2-audio-system-implemented/audio-system-fmod-project/Assets โบ RESOURCES FMOD Official Website https://www.fmod.com/ Godot Community made FMOD Integration https://github.com/heraldofgargos/godot-fmod-integration โบ MUSIC The backing music is custom made by @themaykit. https://www.instagram.com/themaykit/ โบ DISCORD Come ask questions, suggest a video topic, or just hang out! ๐ฑDiscord โ https://discord.gg/99gcnaHFf9 โบ THE PATH OF REN Wishlist The Path of Ren on Steam! ๐ฎ Steam (The Path of Ren) โ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619920 โบ SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS ๐ฆ Twitter โ https://twitter.com/ShapedByRain ๐ท Instagram โ https://instagram.com/ShapedByRainStudios ๐ TikTok โ https://tiktok.com/@ShapedByRainStudios ๐ Website โ https://ShapedByRainStudios.com โบ SUPPORT Any support is much appreciated! I may receive a commission on any assets purchased using the below Unity Asset Store link. ๐๏ธ Unity Asset Store Affiliate Link โ https://assetstore.unity.com/?aid=1100lrxm5 โ Buy me a coffee! (Ko-fi) โ https://ko-fi.com/ShapedByRainStudios #gamedev #fmod #unity
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