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how to assign timeline audio tracks to mixer groups?

Discussion in 'Timeline' started by ewanuno, Oct 17, 2019.

  1. ewanuno

    ewanuno

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    how can i assign the audiosource of an audiotrack to a mixer group?

    do i need to create an audiosource in my scene for each audiotrack and then change it's settings? won't this get messy when i have loads of timelines with multiple audio tracks? i'd have to make a pool of AudioSources
    and keep track of them.

    since each audiotrack creates and AudioSource instance at runtime, i expected to be able to change the setting of this audiosource in the inspector for the audiotrack.
     
    ewanuno, Oct 17, 2019
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  2. seant_unity

    seant_unity

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    Yes, unfortunately you need to go through an AudioSource to assign to an AudioMixer. If you are not using 3D sounds, then you can have one audio source per mixer - not every track needs a unique audio source.

    The audio track doesn't auto-create an audio source. It uses AudioPlayables, which can be optionally bound to an audio source,
     
    seant_unity, Oct 17, 2019
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  3. ewanuno

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    so what would happen if i simultaneously play clips in two tracks that use the same audioSource? thats going to be a problem.

    for now i've just created a pool of AudioSources configured to use different mixer groups, that i'll have to manually allocate to each track.
     
    ewanuno, Oct 17, 2019
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  4. ferverence

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    Is this still where things stand currently?
     
    ferverence, Jun 17, 2021
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