3D SoundFX

[Nick_J]

How can i make the explosion and hit sfx to be heard in a 3D space, where the hit happens, not on the player like the music player?

[bixarrio]

Set the spatial blend on the AudioSource to 3D.

Then, when you play the clip, move the AudioSource to the location of the explosion

_audioSource.transform.position = explosion.position;
_audioSource.Play();

You would obviously need an AudioSource specifically for this.

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Edit
Something I’ve seen (and used) before is to create an AudioManager that will pre-create a couple of sources and re-use them if it can. It will also create more if the need arises

public class AudioManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    // How many sources should initially be available to use
    [SerializeField] int initialSourceCount = 5;

    // Constant for the spatial blend
    private const float SPATIAL_BLEND = 0.75f;

    // A queue to hold the audio sources
    private Queue<AudioSource> audioSources;

    private void Awake()
    {
        // Initialise the audio sources queue
        InitialiseAudioSources();
    }

    // Play a clip at a location
    public void PlaySFX(AudioClip clip, Vector3 location)
    {
        AudioSource = source;
        // Check if we have sources available
        if (audioSources.Count == 0)
        {
            // If there are none, create a new one
            source = CreateAudioSource($"sfxSource{initialSourceCount++:00}", SPATIAL_BLEND, false);
        }
        else
        {
            // else, get one from the queue
            source = audioSources.Dequeue();
        }

        // set the location
        source.transform.position = location;
        // set the clip
        source.clip = clip;
        // play the clip
        source.Play();

        // put the source back in the queue
        audioSources.Enqueue(source);
    }

    // Initialise the sources queue
    private void InitialiseAudioSources()
    {
        audioSources = new Queue<AudioSource>();
        for (var i = 0; i < initialSourceCount; i++)
        {
            // Create and add a source to the queue
            audioSources.Enqueue(CreateAudioSource($"sfxSource{i:00}", SPATIAL_BLEND, false));
        }
    }

    // Create a source
    private AudioSource CreateAudioSource(string name, float spatialBlend, bool loop)
    {
        // Game object with an audio source
        var audioSource = new GameObject(name).AddComponent<AudioSource>();
        // set the spatial blend
        audioSource.spatialBlend = spatialBlend;
        // set looping
        audioSource.loop = loop;
        // return
        return audioSource;
    }
}

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Another Edit
Be aware that the 3D-ness of the sound is based on where the AudioListener is in relation to the AudioSource. This isn’t usually much of a problem because the camera has an AudioListener on it by default - which makes sense because that is the player’s ‘point of perception’ into the game - but if you move it somewhere else for some reason, it will affect the sound