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I forgot to enable the audio again

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by SunnyChow, Apr 22, 2015.

  1. SunnyChow

    SunnyChow

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    I usually disable the audio system when developing, so that I can listen to my music. But I always forget to enable it again when doing compile. Do you get this problem too? Do you make something to avoid this problem?
     
    SunnyChow, Apr 22, 2015
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  2. Ostwind

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    Mute unity editor not the game components
     
    Ostwind, Apr 22, 2015
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  3. Blacklight

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    I usually just build in a master audio slider in a pause menu or something so I can turn it down as much as I need if I've got a movie or some music on.
     
    Blacklight, Apr 22, 2015
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  4. KellyThomas

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    Or you could use the volume mixer for your OS?
     
    KellyThomas, Apr 22, 2015
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  5. Aurore

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    You can mute audio in the scene view and the game view in the editor, this won't affect your build.

    Screen Shot 2015-04-22 at 13.54.02 (3) copy.jpg mute2.jpg
     
    Aurore, Apr 22, 2015
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  6. Gigiwoo

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    Who knew? Not me.
    Gigi
     
    Gigiwoo, Apr 22, 2015
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  7. Aurore

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    not sure if #sarcasm......*too lazy to include meme :p
     
    Aurore, Apr 22, 2015
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  8. Gigiwoo

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    That's a phrase we use in our family, and it's not sarcasm. I never noticed that button. :)
    Gigi
     
    Gigiwoo, Apr 22, 2015
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  9. Aurore

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    That's crazy! Actually I know of a lot of small things that tend to just blow people's mind when they find out and I'm like, how you no know this!
     
    Aurore, Apr 22, 2015
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  10. Kiwasi

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    I tend to use preprocesser directives to turn things off selectively in the editor for development. Basically exposing a bool that says disable in editor. A bit of a pain to set up, but it's automatic once it's done.

    Of course, @Aurore's magic button works well for audio. I should try the other buttons up there, it's criminal to not know what they all do a year in. Who knows, maybe there actually is a "MMO" button there too.
     
    Kiwasi, Apr 22, 2015
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  11. JamesLeeNZ

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    cant say Ive ever noticed that button
     
    JamesLeeNZ, Apr 23, 2015
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  12. SunnyChow

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    i see that it's in Unity5 but not in Unity4. But anyways it's good to see this feature. thx
     
    SunnyChow, Apr 23, 2015
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  13. elmar1028

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    For Unity 4, you can change audio level of specific program when clicking on Audio icon in Windows. Not sure how to do that MacOS.
     
    elmar1028, Apr 23, 2015
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  14. cannon

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    I vaguely remember a version of Unity that had a Tip of the Day screen upon startup. (Unity 2, or 3?)

    There's a lot of these little features that belong there.

    Also, Unity should declare a special day of the year where we all just sit down and read through the entire manual together.
     
    cannon, Apr 23, 2015
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  15. Aurore

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    Ah yes, in Unity 4 there is no mute in the Game Window but there is in the Scene Window still. I never noticed it wasn't there.

    5.0 release notes says we removed that :p

     
    Aurore, Apr 23, 2015
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  16. elmar1028

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    Why would you do that? D:

    Think about all those MMOs which could be made with that button!
     
    elmar1028, Apr 23, 2015
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