Beginner Sound Attenuation Setup for Audio in Unreal Engine 5
In this tutorial, we're creating three different sound setups to explore how audio behaves in 3D space. By the end, you'll understand how to make sounds fade naturally, lose clarity over distance, and shift direction as the player moves around.
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Timestamps 🕑
0:00 - Intro & Preview
0:20 - Project Setup
1:11 - Exercise 1: Making Sound React to Distance and Position
2:33 - Step 1: Setting Up the Light and Sound
3:51 - Step 2: Testing Without Attenuation
6:35 - Exercise 2: Changing How Sound Feels Over Distance
7:54 - Step 1: Setting Up the Wind Sound
11:03 - Exercise 3: Using Directional Audio for Awareness
12:16 - Step 1: Setting Up the Directional Voice Sound
15:58 - Let's wrap this up!