Reusable SoundEvents
Keep clips, ranges, mixer routing, 3D behavior, caps, loop rules, and distance variants in one reusable asset.
All assets
Scalable gameplay audio
Pooled Audio Event System
Clean gameplay audio without AudioSources everywhere.
Define reusable SoundEvents, route playback through one managed pool, and keep large scenes under control with distance behavior, voice limits, loop virtualization, mixer routing, and runtime diagnostics.
2D + 3DPoolingDistance layersLoop virtualization
AuthoringReusable SoundEvent assets
PlaybackOne-shots, loops, music, and UI
ScaleVoice, distance, and pool limits
IntegrationCode, components, events, and FishNet guide
What it solves
Clean gameplay audio without AudioSources everywhere.
Pooled Audio Event System replaces scene-level audio clutter with a reusable, event-driven workflow built for actual gameplay. Author the sound once, then trigger it through code, components, animation events, collisions, UI, or multiplayer-aware systems.
The pool handles the expensive and repetitive work: leasing sources, enforcing limits, culling inaudible requests, tracking loops, following moving emitters, routing mixer buses, and exposing the numbers you need when a scene gets loud.
Core capabilities
A complete workflow, not a single trick.
The package connects authoring, runtime behavior, and the controls needed to integrate it into a real game.
Managed source pooling
Lease AudioSources only when they are needed, return them automatically, and keep idle pooled objects out of the way.
Distance-aware playback
Cull requests nobody can hear and switch between near, mid, and far clip layers as the listener moves.
Tracked loop virtualization
Keep loops logically alive while out of range, then reactivate them when they become audible and limits allow it.
Voice and pool control
Stop footsteps, crowds, weapons, impacts, UI, or AI from stacking endlessly and wrecking the mix.
Runtime visibility
Inspect active sources, loops, virtualized loops, and every skipped request from clean debug statistics.
The path through the tool
From first setup to production behavior.
The exact controls differ, but each STL Dynamics system is structured to get a first result quickly and leave enough depth for serious tuning.
Open Pooled Audio docsDefine the sound
Create a SoundEvent and configure clips, variation, routing, spatial settings, limits, and loop behavior.
Trigger it your way
Use SoundEventPlayer for a familiar component workflow or call the pooled manager directly from gameplay code.
Tune with evidence
Watch live stats, test limits and distance layers, then scale the same workflow across the project.
Product showcase
Inside Pooled Audio.
Real editor workflows, runtime demos, feature breakdowns, and package presentation from the included media.
Documentation included
Go from first setup to the exact system you need.
3 focused documents are available in the STL Dynamics documentation hub for Pooled Audio Event System.
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