# Silence Instrument Console Warning
**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254
**Category:** Unity
**Created:** [November 2, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254 "2024-11-02T10:56:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/1 "2024-11-02T10:56:31Z")
Hello,
I have a shell landing sound which triggers the same time as a gunshot which I’ve just put in an action sheet with a silence instrument for a short delay however this seems to be causing a console warning
‘[FMOD] PlaylistInstrumentInstance::startFullLengthHook : Attempting to schedule a sound in the past, this could cause inaccurate playback.’
If I rearrange the action sheet so the multi instrument is first the warning goes away, it also goes away if I have the multi in a timeline instead of an action sheet.
I’ve tried preloading the sample data on the event emitter and tried loading the banks in the scene too but still happens when using the silence instrument.
Any idea why this might be happening?
FMOD 2.02.22
Unity - 6.0.23f1
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### Author:  [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/2 "2024-11-07T03:57:53Z")
Does the warning appear in the logging tab of FMOD Studio’s console window, or only in the Unity editor?
What operating system are you using when the warning appears? I ask because there’s a known bug in the version of FMOD Studio you’re using that can sometimes cause cause this warning to appear when using MacOS. (This bug was fxed in FMOD Studio version 2.03.00.)
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/3 "2024-11-11T23:23:17Z")
Hey Joseph,
Thanks for the reply!
The warning appears in the logging tab in FMOD console too yes and I’m using windows also! I can obviously just use a timeline instead but I do like the silence instrument for randomisation etc.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/4 "2024-11-14T05:18:11Z")
I’m afraid I’m not seeing the error message anywhere when I try it here. It’s therefore likely that my test project is different to yours in some subtle but important respect. Are you able to upload a copy of an FMOD Studio project that exhibits the issue, so that we can examine it in detail?
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/5 "2024-12-01T10:42:46Z")
Hey Joseph,
Aplogies for the delay I was on holiday.
Sure thing I’ve uploaded a copy of the project, I’ve looked for private message function to send the project but I can’t find one, how can i send to you directly?
It’s also worth noting I’m now using
Studio - 2.02.25
Unity 6.0.23f1
Still experiencing the issue, just thought I’d let you know that!
Thanks
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### Author:  [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/6 "2024-12-02T06:28:25Z")
You can upload files to the [uploads section of your profile page](https://www.fmod.com/profile#uploads) on this site.
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/7 "2024-12-02T06:52:42Z")
Thanks Joseph I’ll do that!
For the registration of the project, would that be my information or the lead developer’s information who is funding the project?
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### Author:  [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/8 "2024-12-02T23:44:33Z")
Your information will be fine. You’re the one who’ll be contacting us, after all.
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/9 "2024-12-06T12:28:04Z")
Hey Joseph,
The project has been registered and uploaded, worth noting I’m getting the console error on any event that uses silence instruments so for example
CHR\_WPN\_PISTOL\_SHELL
ENV\_AMB\_SUB\_DETECTOR\_DOORRATTLE
Also worth noting we’re using StudioEventEmitters across the board instead of pure code events, preloading the data on those dosn’t seem to affect anything either.
Thanks Joseph!
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### Author:  [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/10 "2024-12-09T23:25:35Z")
Thank you for the project, I have been able to reproduce the issue and I will pass it onto our development team to invesigate further.
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### Author:  [@SonarSoundSB](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SonarSoundSB)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/11 "2024-12-10T22:09:04Z")
Thanks Connor!
Is the fix for this something we’d see in the next version?
Many thanks
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### Author:  [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/silence-instrument-console-warning/22254/12 "2024-12-10T23:19:45Z")
Unfortunately, it is still in our backlog.