Question One AudioSource per AudioClip?

Say you have an object and you want to play several different sounds clips from this object. Should I add an AudioSource per each AudioClip I want to play? Or can I play the AudioClips all from one AudioSource? And if so, will they cut each other off if played simultaneously (very tightly one after the other)?

Any help is appreciated.

[Edit]: Pretty sure I already know the answer. Just looking for validation.

 

Hi, so if you want to play multiple sound effects from a single Audio Source you can do that with Play One Shot.

This will work without cutting off any previous sound already playing on the Audio Source. This is good for sound effects mostly, but the drawback is you lose the ability to loop.

The Audio Source's settings (like pitch, 3d placement etc.) will apply to all sounds is playing from the Audio Source but volume can still be controlled from Play One Shot, where you have the option of playing the sound at a scaled volume, relative to the volume of the Audio Source.

For more, I wrote an in-depth guide that you might find useful here: https://gamedevbeginner.com/how-to-play-audio-in-unity-with-examples/

Hope that helps.

 

Thanks for the reply JLF. What's funny is I found your Unity audio guide yesterday and used it to write my audio script! Thanks again.

 

Ha, no problem glad it helped!