Scripting Audio

Unity is a powerful game engine that provides an excellent editor interface that allows you to develop games without any coding skills using various predeveloped assets. However, while it is possible to build games without code, it is less practical and will just restrict your creativity in the end. The scripting engine in Unity is powerful and relatively easy to use, especially if you have any experience or knowledge of using a C style language (JavaScript, C, C++, Java, and C#). Even if you are here as a sound designer looking for tips on how to work with audio in Unity, you will benefit greatly from learning some scripting. For those of you who are quite familiar with scripting in Unity, don't run off to the next chapter. While this chapter will cover scripting at a basic level, it still will focus primarily on working with audio components.

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