# Audiolink - not audible when Unreal is not focussed

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/audiolink-not-audible-when-unreal-is-not-focussed/22056>\
**Category:** Unreal Engine\
**Tags:** ue5\
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/audiolink-not-audible-when-unreal-is-not-focussed/22056 "2024-09-03T14:06:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![sandeben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@sandeben](https://qa.fmod.com/u/sandeben)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/audiolink-not-audible-when-unreal-is-not-focussed/22056/1 "2024-09-03T14:06:00Z")

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Hi,

I’ve noticed that while playing sounds using Audiolink, the sounds stop playing when the Unreal window is no longer focused. I have already unchecked the editor preference “Use less CPU when in background”, but that doesn’t help with sounds using audiolink.

Is there a workaround to this, so that I can have sound playing and mix it using the FMOD mixer at the same time?

I’m using FMOD 2.03.01 and UE5.4.

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/audiolink-not-audible-when-unreal-is-not-focussed/22056/2 "2024-09-09T06:43:16Z")

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The FMOD System should still be running, you can test this by playing an event from FMOD Studio, but the audio from Unreal is being muted.

You can enable this behavior in either the editor settings or in the Engine.ini:

> **[I think "Allow Background Audio" is not working](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-think-allow-background-audio-is-not-working/1764161)**
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> I opened a thread on the forum because the audio doesn’t seem to work in a specific situation. You can see all details here: A user gave me a solution: ENABLE: “Level Editor/Miscellaneous/Allow Background Audio” But that option doesn’t...

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**Author:** ![sandeben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@sandeben](https://qa.fmod.com/u/sandeben)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/audiolink-not-audible-when-unreal-is-not-focussed/22056/3 "2024-10-10T08:34:08Z")

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Yup, I was wrong and just didn’t find that option. Thank you!