Sounds created by scripts can not loop

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#1

If a script creates a sound instance and sets the looped property to true, the sound will loop, but PlaybackLoudness keeps at 0 when the sound starts playing back again. Only works with a specific sound ID.
I have no idea when this bug started happening.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Create a new sound instance using Instance.new and set it’s parent to a part in workspace, a model in workspace or SoundService.
  • Set looped property to true.
  • Make sure the SoundId property is set to “rbxassetid://4900451423”. For some reason it only happens with this sound.
  • Play back the sound using Sound:Play()
  • Wait for the sound to end
  • Observe that - inspecting using studio explorer on local test/team test - the sound is playing back and Sound.TimePosition is changing accordingly, but Sound.PlaybackLoudness is always 0 and will always be 0 until the sound is paused and then resumed.

Example Script:

-- Server Script in ServerScriptService
local sound = Instance.new('Sound', workspace) -- The parent doesn't matter. Can be a 3D or 2D sound
sound.SoundId = 'rbxassetid://4900451423' -- Can only be reproduced with this sound ID
sound.Looped = true -- Looped must be set to true here
if not sound.IsLoaded then
	sound.Loaded:Wait()
end
sound:Play() -- Can be replaced with sound.Playing = true
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#3

Thanks for the report! We’ve filed a ticket to our internal database and we’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

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#4

Has there been any update on this issue? It recently started happening to me both in studio and in game.

#5

@OuterspaceNemo Just an update, apparently this issue happens with archived sounds. Sounds that are archived can still be played, but they can’t loop. I’m not completely sure about this though.

#6

Hey @VinBR205; I wasn’t immediately able to reproduce this – is this still happening?

#7

It’s been a long time. I can no longer reproduce this, and I am not aware of this happening in my game anymore.

Trying to play an archived audio prints out a 403 Forbidden error in the console now, so I presume it has been fixed with the changes in how audio permissions works.