Play and Stop
- Game Development course
- Intermediate
- Lesson 27/83
- 4 min
Learn to play sound with audioSource.Play and stop with Stop.
Audio control with Play and Stop
To start playing the clip linked to an AudioSource, call Play(), and to terminate playback completely, call Stop().
AudioSource source = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
// Starting and stopping playback
source.Play();
source.Stop();Whether audio is currently running can be queried through the source.isPlaying boolean property.
Using Pause and PlayOneShot
To pause playback at its current timestamp, call Pause(), and resume it using UnPause(). To trigger a one-time sound over existing audio without interrupting it, use PlayOneShot(clip).
// Playing coin collect sound over background music
source.PlayOneShot(coinClip);PlayOneShot can overlay multiple projectile or impact sounds simultaneously over a single AudioSource.
Practice Print playback action and state
Assign "Play" to action and "Playing" to state. Print Action: Play | State: Playing to the console.
Starter code
using System;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// action ve state değerlerini tanımlayıp yazdır
}
}Sample solution
using System;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
string action = "Play";
string state = "Playing";
Console.WriteLine("Action: " + action + " | State: " + state);
}
}Expected output
Action: Play | State: Playing
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 Which property on an AudioSource checks whether audio is currently playing actively?
- isSilent
- isAudible
- isPlaying Correct answer
- isLooping
Explanation: isPlaying is the state property returning true as long as the AudioSource is currently producing sound.
2 Play one shot sound
audioSource.____(hitClip);audioSource.PlayOneShot(hitClip);Explanation: PlayOneShot is used to play a one-time sound clip without interrupting existing audio.
3 Playback controls
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Play() |
Method playing audio from beginning |
Stop() |
Method stopping audio and resetting |
Pause() |
Method pausing audio at current point |
PlayOneShot() |
Method layering a one-shot sound clip |