# Audio Features in Gazebo

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023>\
**Category:** Gazebo General\
**Created:** [July 2, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023 "2026-07-02T00:27:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kkartal-infodif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@kkartal-infodif](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/kkartal-infodif)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023/1 "2026-07-02T00:27:01Z")

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I am going through the SDF spec (v1.12) and there is an audio property under World.

In the API I can only set AudioDevice string in sdf::World and that doesn’t produce an element.

What are the audio capabilities in Gazebo and how can I use them?

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**Author:** ![Rahul1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/rahul1/32/34819_2.png) [@Rahul1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rahul1)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023/2 "2026-08-18T11:59:40Z")

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I have already released this plugin