# Can unity Check if certain fmod event is playing?
**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342
**Category:** Unity
**Created:** [December 25, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342 "2019-12-25T18:32:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@tomerxcore](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tomerxcore)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/1 "2019-12-25T18:32:01Z")
Hey , im trying to create a sound effect script for jet pack jump in a game i work on.
I wondered if theres a way I could check if for example:
if Jetpack event is playing , return true
is this possible ?
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### Author:  [@alexzzen](https://qa.fmod.com/u/alexzzen)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/2 "2019-12-25T23:59:34Z")
If you are managing instances you can call [EventInstance::getPlaybackState](https://www.fmod.com/resources/documentation-api?version=2.0&page=studio-api-eventinstance.html#studio_eventinstance_getplaybackstate) to get the current playback state of an instance, something like this would work:
```
bool IsPlaying(FMOD.Studio.EventInstance instance) {
FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE state;
instance.getPlaybackState(out state);
return state != FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE.STOPPED;
}
```
If you are using the StudioEventEmitter components you can reference your desired emitter in code and call [StudioEventEmitter::IsPlaying](https://www.fmod.com/resources/documentation-unity?version=2.0&page=api-studioeventemitter.html#studioeventemitter_isplaying).
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### Author:  [@tomerxcore](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tomerxcore)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/3 "2019-12-26T14:17:58Z")
hi alex ! thanks for the replay
can you show me an example of how it is done ?
im pretty new to coding
how do I chose which event does the “isPlaying” is checking ?
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### Author:  [@alexzzen](https://qa.fmod.com/u/alexzzen)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/4 "2019-12-27T11:51:38Z")
I suppose you are playing sounds using the StudioEventEmitter component:
Create a new script and declare a StudioEventEmitter at the start of the class:
```
[SerializeField]
private FMODUnity.StudioEventEmitter emitter;
```
Save the script and attach it to any GameObject you want. Drag the GameObject containing the StudioEventEmitter component to the emitter field in the inspector:
Now you just can call the `isPlaying` method to check if that specific emitter is playing or not:
```
void Update()
{
if (emitter.IsPlaying())
{
Debug.Log("Emitter is playing");
}
else if (!emitter.IsPlaying())
{
Debug.Log("Emitter is not playing");
}
}
```
If you are still new to coding, I would suggest to take a look at [Unity’s learning resources](https://learn.unity.com/), they are great to learn how Unity works and to get basic scripting knowledge.
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### Author:  [@tomerxcore](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tomerxcore)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/5 "2019-12-27T16:12:45Z")
im actually planing on making a script with Update that checks if the sound is playing
if he’s playing do nothing , else play the sound
that kinda solves me the whole jetpack thing
how should i reference the specific Jetpack event doing so in the script
with no emitter ?
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### Author:  [@tomerxcore](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tomerxcore)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/6 "2019-12-27T16:26:37Z")
ill ask this differently , where should i put the “isPlaying” method script so i could call it anywhere on every event instance ?
cause right now i put it on some AudioManager script i have ,
and called it from a different script , and it doesnt seem to work
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### Author:  [@alexzzen](https://qa.fmod.com/u/alexzzen)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/7 "2019-12-27T17:31:23Z")
> how should i reference the specific Jetpack event doing so in the script
> with no emitter ?
How are you actually playing your jetpack event? If by creating and playing an event instance in a script, then you can use the code snippet posted in my first answer in the same script.
> where should i put the “isPlaying” method script so i could call it anywhere on every event instance ?
There are different ways to go about this, you could make the method static so you can access it everywhere:
```
public class FmodExtensions
{
public static bool IsPlaying(FMOD.Studio.EventInstance instance)
{
FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE state;
instance.getPlaybackState(out state);
return state != FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE.STOPPED;
}
}
```
Then just call `FmodExtensions.IsPlaying(yourInstance)` from where you want.
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### Author:  [@tomerxcore](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tomerxcore)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/8 "2019-12-27T19:19:21Z")
I finally managed to make it work ! your commends was super helpful .
I put the IsPlaying() as a public static method in my main AudioPlayer script which controls several audio commands for the entire project ,
then called it as you sayed
This is the how it works in the end :
```
void Update ()
{
if (jetpack.UsingJet)
{
if (AudioPlayer.IsPlaying(JetpackEvent))
{
}
else
{
JetpackEvent.start();
}
}
else
{
JetpackEvent.stop(FMOD.Studio.STOP_MODE.ALLOWFADEOUT);
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@memop](https://qa.fmod.com/u/memop)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/can-unity-check-if-certain-fmod-event-is-playing/15342/9 "2022-11-29T18:48:26Z")
yo guys also make your instance static if you want the same music to play in different scenes cuz it took me two hours to understand that