---
title: "NoAudioSoundManager"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-noaudiosoundmanager
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

> This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page.

# NoAudioSoundManager

No-audio implementation of the Sound Manager. It is used if audio has been disabled in the game config or the device doesn't support any audio.

It represents a graceful degradation of Sound Manager logic that provides minimal functionality and prevents Phaser projects that use audio from breaking on devices that don't support any audio playback technologies.

**Constructor**

`new NoAudioSoundManager(game)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| game | [Phaser.Game](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/game.md) | No | Reference to the current game instance. |

---


**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md)  



> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L14](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L14)  
Since: 3.0.0

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md):**


 - [addListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#addlistener)
 - [emit](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#emit)
 - [eventNames](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#eventnames)
 - [listenerCount](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#listenercount)
 - [listeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#listeners)
 - [off](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#off)
 - [on](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#on)
 - [once](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#once)
 - [removeAllListeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#removealllisteners)
 - [removeListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#removelistener)
 - [shutdown](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#shutdown)





**From [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md):**


 - [getAllPlaying](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#getallplaying)
 - [isPlaying](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#isplaying)
 - [setListenerPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#setlistenerposition)




---

## Public Methods

### add

#### \<instance> add(key, [config])


**Description:**

Adds a new sound into the sound manager.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Asset key for the sound. |
| config | [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundConfig) | Yes | An optional config object containing default sound settings. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#add


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.NoAudioSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-noaudiosound.md) - The new sound instance.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L51](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L51)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### addAudioSprite

#### \<instance> addAudioSprite(key, [config])


**Description:**

Adds a new audio sprite sound into the sound manager. Audio Sprites are a combination of audio files and a JSON configuration. The JSON follows the format of that created by [https://github.com/tonistiigi/audiosprite](https://github.com/tonistiigi/audiosprite)

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Asset key for the sound. |
| config | [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundConfig) | Yes | An optional config object containing default sound settings. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#addAudioSprite


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.NoAudioSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-noaudiosound.md) - The new audio sprite sound instance.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L71](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L71)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### destroy

#### \<instance> destroy()


**Description:**

Destroys all the sounds in the game and all associated events.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#destroy


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L396](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L396)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### get

#### \<instance> get(key)


**Description:**

Gets the first sound in the manager matching the given key, if any.

**Tags:**

 - generic
 - genericUse

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Sound asset key. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#get


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.BaseSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesound.md) - - The sound, or null.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L93](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L93)  
Since: 3.23.0


---

### getAll

#### \<instance> getAll(key)


**Description:**

Gets any sounds in the manager matching the given key.

**Tags:**

 - generic
 - genericUse

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Sound asset key. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#getAll


**Returns:** Array.\<[Phaser.Sound.BaseSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesound.md)> - - The sounds, or an empty array.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L111](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L111)  
Since: 3.23.0


---

### onBlur

#### \<instance> onBlur()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would be called when the browser window loses focus and would pause all playing sounds if `pauseOnBlur` is enabled.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onBlur


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L224](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L224)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### onFocus

#### \<instance> onFocus()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would be called when the browser window regains focus and would resume any sounds that were paused when focus was lost.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onFocus


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L236](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L236)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### onGameBlur

#### \<instance> onGameBlur()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would be called when the Phaser Game instance loses focus (e.g. the canvas loses the pointer) and would pause sounds accordingly.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onGameBlur


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L248](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L248)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### onGameFocus

#### \<instance> onGameFocus()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would be called when the Phaser Game instance regains focus and would resume any sounds that were paused on blur.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onGameFocus


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L260](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L260)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### pauseAll

#### \<instance> pauseAll()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would pause all currently playing sounds.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#pauseAll


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L272](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L272)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### play

#### \<instance> play(key, [extra])


**Description:**

This method does nothing but return 'false' for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Asset key for the sound. |
| extra | [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundConfig) \| [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundMarker](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundMarker) | Yes | An optional additional object containing settings to be applied to the sound. It could be either config or marker object. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#play


**Returns:** boolean - Always 'false' for the No Audio Sound Manager.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L129](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L129)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### playAudioSprite

#### \<instance> playAudioSprite(key, spriteName, [config])


**Description:**

This method does nothing but return 'false' for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Asset key for the sound. |
| spriteName | string | No | The name of the sound sprite to play. |
| config | [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundConfig) | Yes | An optional config object containing default sound settings. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#playAudioSprite


**Returns:** boolean - Always 'false' for the No Audio Sound Manager.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L147](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L147)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### remove

#### \<instance> remove(sound)


**Description:**

Removes a sound from the sound manager. The removed sound is destroyed before removal.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| sound | [Phaser.Sound.BaseSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesound.md) | No | The sound object to remove. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#remove


**Returns:** boolean - True if the sound was removed successfully, otherwise false.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L166](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L166)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### removeAll

#### \<instance> removeAll()


**Description:**

Removes all sounds from the manager, destroying the sounds.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#removeAll


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L182](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L182)  
Since: 3.23.0


---

### removeByKey

#### \<instance> removeByKey(key)


**Description:**

Removes all sounds from the sound manager that have an asset key matching the given value. The removed sounds are destroyed before removal.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | The key to match when removing sound objects. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#removeByKey


**Returns:** number - The number of matching sound objects that were removed.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L193](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L193)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### resumeAll

#### \<instance> resumeAll()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would resume all paused sounds.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#resumeAll


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L283](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L283)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### setDetune

#### \<instance> setDetune()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would set the global detune value for all sounds, measured in cents, where 100 cents equals one semitone.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#setDetune


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.NoAudioSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-noaudiosoundmanager.md) - This Sound Manager.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L331](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L331)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### setMute

#### \<instance> setMute()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would mute or unmute all sounds in the manager.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L345](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L345)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### setRate

#### \<instance> setRate()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would set the global playback rate for all sounds, where 1 is normal speed, 0.5 is half speed, and 2 is double speed.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#setRate


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.NoAudioSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-noaudiosoundmanager.md) - This Sound Manager.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L317](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L317)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### setVolume

#### \<instance> setVolume()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would set the global volume for all sounds in the manager, where 0 is silent and 1 is full volume.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L356](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L356)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### stopAll

#### \<instance> stopAll()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would stop all currently playing sounds.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#stopAll


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L294](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L294)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### stopByKey

#### \<instance> stopByKey(key)


**Description:**

Stops any sounds matching the given key.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Sound asset key. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#stopByKey


**Returns:** number - - How many sounds were stopped.


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L209](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L209)  
Since: 3.23.0


---

### unlock

#### \<instance> unlock()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would attempt to unlock the audio context after a user gesture, which is required by modern browsers before audio playback can begin.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#unlock


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L368](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L368)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### update

#### \<instance> update()


**Description:**

This method does nothing for the No Audio Sound Manager, to maintain compatibility with the other Sound Managers.

In a real Sound Manager, this would be called on each game step to update the state of all active sounds.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#update


> Source: [src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L305](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/sound/noaudio/NoAudioSoundManager.js#L305)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md):**


 - [detune](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#detune)
 - [game](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#game)
 - [gameLostFocus](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#gamelostfocus)
 - [jsonCache](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#jsoncache)
 - [listenerPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#listenerposition)
 - [locked](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#locked)
 - [mute](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#mute)
 - [pauseOnBlur](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#pauseonblur)
 - [rate](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#rate)
 - [volume](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#volume)




---

---

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