Is it possible to play a 3d event as 2d and ignore position?

FMOD Studio
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Is there a way to play a 3d timeline as a 2d sound?

The only solution I know of is to duplicate the same event but remove the spatializer effects.

If this is the only option that is fine, but I just wanted to make sure before I have duplicate events of every sound that might need to be playable without 3d space considerations.

2

Hi,

An option may be to Bypass the spatializer effect on the event:
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Hopefully, this is the functionality you are looking for.

3

I know about using a bypass when in the FMOD Studio application, but is it possible to enable the bypass via code to avoid needing the duplicate event in my banks file?

4

Hi,

Yes, it is possible to enable bypass via code: FMOD Studio | Core API Reference - DSP::setBypass. You will have to get a reference to the DSP first: FMOD Engine | Core API Reference - Channel::getDSP.

Hope this helps