# AudioSource

**Description:**

  A record that represents an audio source.

**Class Object:** [AudioSource Class](/docs/api/Class%20Object/AudioSource).

**Inherits from:** [Node](/docs/api/Class/Node).

## AudioSource.AttenuationModel

**Type:** Enumeration.

**Description:**

  The model of the attenuation.

**Signature:**
```tl
enum AttenuationModel
	"NoAttenuation"
	"InverseDistance"
	"LinearDistance"
	"ExponentialDistance"
end
```

## volume

**Type:** Field.

**Description:**

  The volume of the audio source. The value is between 0.0 and 1.0.

**Signature:**
```tl
volume: number
```

## pan

**Type:** Field.

**Description:**

  The pan of the audio source. The value is between -1.0 and 1.0.

**Signature:**
```tl
pan: number
```

## looping

**Type:** Field.

**Description:**

  Whether the audio source is looped.

**Signature:**
```tl
looping: boolean
```

## playing

**Type:** Field.

**Description:**

  Whether the audio source is playing.

**Signature:**
```tl
playing: boolean
```

## seek

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Seeks to the specified time in the audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
seek: function(self: AudioSource, startTime: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| startTime | number | The time to seek to. |

## scheduleStop

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Schedules the stop of the audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
scheduleStop: function(self: AudioSource, timeToStop: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| timeToStop | number | The time to stop the audio source. |

## stop

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Stops the audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
stop: function(self: AudioSource, fadeTime?: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fadeTime | number | The time to fade the audio source. Default is 0 seconds. |

## play

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Plays the audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
play: function(self: AudioSource, delayTime?: number): boolean
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| delayTime | number | [optional] The time to delay before playing the audio source. Default is 0 seconds. |

**Returns:**

| Return Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| boolean | Whether the audio source was played successfully. |

## playBackground

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Plays the audio source as a background audio.

**Signature:**
```tl
playBackground: function(self: AudioSource): boolean
```

**Returns:**

| Return Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| boolean | Whether the audio source was played successfully. |

## play3D

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Plays the audio source as a 3D audio.

**Signature:**
```tl
play3D: function(self: AudioSource, delayTime?: number): boolean
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| delayTime | number | [optional] The time to delay before playing the audio source. Default is 0 seconds. |

**Returns:**

| Return Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| boolean | Whether the audio source was played successfully. |

## setProtected

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the protected state of the audio source. If the audio source is protected, it won't get stopped if we run out of voices.

**Signature:**
```tl
setProtected: function(self: AudioSource, var: boolean)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| var | boolean | The protected state to set. |

## setLoopPoint

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the loop point of the audio source. The audio source will loop from the specified time to the end of the audio.

**Signature:**
```tl
setLoopPoint: function(self: AudioSource, loopStartTime: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| loopStartTime | number | The time to loop the audio source. |

## setVelocity

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the velocity of the 3D audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
setVelocity: function(self: AudioSource, vx: number, vy: number, vz: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vx | number | The x-axis velocity. |
| vy | number | The y-axis velocity. |
| vz | number | The z-axis velocity. |

## setMinMaxDistance

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the minimum and maximum distance of the 3D audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
setMinMaxDistance: function(self: AudioSource, min: number, max: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| min | number | The minimum distance. |
| max | number | The maximum distance. |

## setAttenuation

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the attenuation model of the 3D audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
setAttenuation: function(self: AudioSource, model: AttenuationModel, factor: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| model | AttenuationModel | The model of the attenuation. |
| factor | number | The factor of the attenuation. |

## setDopplerFactor

**Type:** Function.

**Description:**

  Sets the Doppler factor of the 3D audio source.

**Signature:**
```tl
setDopplerFactor: function(self: AudioSource, factor: number)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| factor | number | The factor of the Doppler effect. |