Runtime Audio Importer (MetaSound)

ℹ️ Note: If you have the regular RuntimeAudioImporter plugin installed, please remove it before installing the MetaSound version.

🔊 Advanced runtime audio processing plugin for Unreal Engine with MetaSound support

Transform your game’s audio capabilities with a comprehensive system for dynamic audio processing, featuring runtime importing, streaming, transcoding, exporting, and real-time microphone capture. From loading diverse audio formats to managing live microphone input, transcoding between formats, and precise audio control – handle all your runtime audio needs with a single solution.

Quick links:

• 🌐 Product website
• 📄 Documentation (MetaSounds documentation)
• 💬 Discord support chat
• 📌 Custom Development: [email protected] (tailored solutions for teams & organizations)

Key features:

📥 Runtime Audio Processing:

• Seamless Integration: Works exactly like native Unreal Engine sound waves across all platforms
• Dynamic Import: Load MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG (VORBIS/OPUS), BINK, RAW (PCM) at runtime from files or memory
• Runtime Export: Generate OGG (VORBIS/OPUS), WAV, BINK, RAW (PCM) during gameplay
• Real-time Transcoding: Convert between formats dynamically
• Automatic Format Detection: Smart recognition from file extension or data analysis

🎯 Specialized Sound Wave System:

• Imported Sound Wave: Runtime-imported audio with full playback control
• Streaming Sound Wave: Dynamic audio buffer management for continuous data streaming
• Capturable Sound Wave: Real-time audio device capture with speech detection and VAD

⚡ Advanced Runtime Features:

• Voice Activity Detection (VAD) with precise speech boundary detection
• Real-time microphone capture with automatic platform permissions
• Dynamic audio streaming with optimized buffer pre-allocation
• Zero-copy audio data sharing for parallel playback
• Runtime sample rate conversion and channel remixing
• PCM data access and manipulation in real-time
• Audio metadata extraction at runtime
• Directory scanning for audio files
• MetaSounds integration support (UE 5.3+)
• Pixel Streaming audio capture capabilities
• Pre-imported sound assets support

🛠️ Technical Capabilities:

• Cross-platform runtime support across all UE platforms
• Complete Blueprint and C++ runtime API coverage
• Runtime memory management and optimization
• Comprehensive error handling for runtime operations