Adding audio source to prefab issue...

Hi there!

I just recently started using unity and ran into a weird issue. During the Space Shooter tutorial I was clipping along and got to the audio section. He said one of the nice features available is to drag an audio file into a prefab or game object and have it automatically create an audio source and reference to it. Well I tried doing that by dragging, for example, the asteroid explosion audio file into the asteroid explosion prefab and it just created a copy of the audio file in the hierarchy. However, when I try to add background music to the Game Controller game object located in the hierarchy, it works fine and adds the audio source and reference just like it is supposed to. Anyone know what's going on?

Thanks!

 

I ran into the same issue. I had to drag the explosion_asteroid into the hierarchy making an instance, then adding the explosion_audio to that instance. After that get focus on the created instance and you will see a prefab tab, click apply and the prefab will be updated. Finally delete the instance.

 

Same thing happening to me. I'm Adding the components instead of dragging...

 

Hi everyone,
I have exactly the same issue. Mahmoudsali's tweak works but I would like to know why the drag and drop on prefabs do not work like in the Space Shooter tutorial.
Thanks.
(version 2017.3.0f1 on Ubuntu 16.04)

 

I have the same problem on Windows 10 (Unity 2017.2 1f1)

Select the Prefab (e.g. explosion_asteroid) in the Project.
In the Inspector click on Add Component.
Select Audio >> Audio Source.
Then drag audio clip (explosion_asteroid) to Audio Clip.

This worked for me and there were no instances made in Hierarchy.

 

I just want to say, I'm having the same issue as well with audio clips and prefabs. The dragging, dropping, and auto setup is nice stuff inside of Unity. Seeing it work in the Space Shooter tutorial, but not on 2017.2.1f1, this definitely seems like a bug.

 

I got it working in Unity 2017.3.0f3 in the shooter tutorial by going to the add component section of the Inspector of the explosion_asteroid prefab, and then dragging the explosion_asteroid audio to the box next to Audio Clip at the top of the Audio Source window in the Inspector.

 

Looks like its still an issue in "2017.3.1f1 Personal"

If you drag and drop the audio onto the prefab rather than add that correctly to prefab as expected it creates an empty "explosion_player" object in the Hierarchy with an audio source on it rather than creating it all on the prefab.

The work around is basically still the manual process mentioned by others of Adding the Audio Source to the prefab, then setting the Audio Clip.

 

I am using unity 2017.3.1f1 and there also same issue can be seen .
It wasted me a hour to two to solve the problem and i solved it by landing on this page.
So for future readers here is the way to attach a audio source.

Assuming you are following space shooter tutorial.

If you want to add sound to explosion_asteroid Vfx
select explosion_asteroid VFX and then click on ADD COMPONENT in the Inspector.
Then select Audio >Audio Source
It will then add a audio source then simple drag the explosion_asteroid audio to the audio clip field and you are done.