Audio Source (UnityComponent)

This component is used to play sounds on VCI.

Support for MP3 import/export has been added from VCI v0.24 A MP3 exported from UniVCI v0.24 will not be converted into the WAV file. It will be exported as-is in the format of MP3.

Summary of Physic Material in VCI

All file formats supported by Unity can be used.
Clips in AudioSource components attached to GameObjects under VCIObject will be exported with VCI file.
The audio will be saved as WAV or MP3 format in .vci file
If the AudioClip is in either WAV or MP3 from the beginning, the data will be written in VCI without conversion.
If the AudioClip is in other formats (like ogg), the AudioClip will be converted into WAV.
Properties in Audio Source will not be saved in VCI. ==== Supported file format ==== * 44100Hz 8Bit 1ch * 44100Hz 8Bit 2ch * 44100Hz 16Bit 1ch * 44100Hz 16Bit 2ch * 44100Hz 24Bit 1ch * 44100Hz 24Bit 2ch * 48000Hz 8Bit 1ch * 48000Hz 8Bit 2ch * 48000Hz 16Bit 1ch * 48000Hz 16Bit 2ch * 48000Hz 24Bit 1ch * 48000Hz 24Bit 2ch ==== Properties ==== * Properties in Audio Source will not be saved in VCI.
The default value will be applied.

Property	Default setting	Feature
Audio Clip	The clip you specified	An audio clip to play
Output		The sound is output through an AudioListener or an AudioMixier.
Mute	Disabled	When enabled, the audio will be played, but it will be muted.
Play On Awake	Disabled	When enabled, the audio is played simultaneously as the object is spawned.
Loop	Disabled	When enabled, the AudioClip will be looped.
Priority	128	Set the priority of the Audio Source.
Volume	1	Loudness of the audio.
Pitch	1	Play speed of the audio. 1 is the normal play speed.
Stereo Pan	0	Sets the place of the 2D sound in a stereo field.
3D Sound Settings	Not supported	Make the audio sound like as if it's in a 3D space. Not supported in VCI

MP3 or WAV: which to choose?

While MP3 can shrink the file size compared to WAV, it takes longer for VirtualCast to load MP3 than WAV. Also, be aware of the fact: the longer the length, the more RAM it consumes.

VCI examples

Play sound in VCI