# Playback State returns PLAYING but the sound cannot be heard

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/playback-state-returns-playing-but-the-sound-cannot-be-heard/12396>\
**Category:** Unity\
**Created:** [March 21, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/playback-state-returns-playing-but-the-sound-cannot-be-heard/12396 "2016-03-21T22:46:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![hazel.red.leaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hazel.red.leaf](https://qa.fmod.com/u/hazel.red.leaf)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/playback-state-returns-playing-but-the-sound-cannot-be-heard/12396/1 "2016-03-21T22:46:41Z")

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Hi, people! I have been playing around with FMOD and Unity for some time now, and I am a bit stuck. I have a sound that I want to be played whenever the player moves. I achieved this with Unity’s AudioSource, but I want to change it to using FMOD components now.

I had this code before:

```
void PlayStep(AudioSource step) {
    if (step.time > 2.4 || !step.isPlaying)
        step.Play();
}

```

After an intense googling session, it now looks like this:

```
void PlayStep(FMOD.Studio.EventInstance step, FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE playState) {
    step.setVolume(1f);
    if (playState != FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE.PLAYING) {
        print(FMOD.Studio.PLAYBACK_STATE.PLAYING);
        step.start();
    }
}

```

The print shows ‘PLAYING’ all the time, yet nothing can be heard.

The sound is in a Control.cs script, which is attached to the Player. I also have a background track as another component (which might be the reason I get ‘PLAYING’). (Edit: I tried removing the track, but I still get ‘PLAYING’). However, I am still not sure how to attach an FMOD audio, be it an instance or an event emitter as a component, which could be what is causing the problem too…

Any clues and help is much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

EDIT: Turns out the code was functioning, but the player was away from where the Event was played from - (0,0,0). I have posted a slightly more detailed explanation (and, of course, all the issues that followed) here: [http://www.fmod.org/questions/question/attach-fmod-event-to-a-gameobject-unity/](http://www.fmod.org/questions/question/attach-fmod-event-to-a-gameobject-unity/) . I thought it’s wort keeping the thread in case someone runs into a similar problem 🙂

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**Author:** ![Andrew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/andrew/32/261_2.png) [@Andrew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Andrew)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/playback-state-returns-playing-but-the-sound-cannot-be-heard/12396/2 "2016-08-15T04:09:05Z")

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Problem solved by OP above ^^^