diff --git a/unity_Project/Assets/Scripts/PlayerSounds.cs b/unity_Project/Assets/Scripts/PlayerSounds.cs
index 3c3a142..9f1a3e0 100644
--- a/unity_Project/Assets/Scripts/PlayerSounds.cs
+++ b/unity_Project/Assets/Scripts/PlayerSounds.cs
@@ -47,19 +47,20 @@ public class PlayerSounds : MonoBehaviour {
 	// > Needs proper logic
 	// > Purpose of this function is to determine whether the player object is
 	//   standing on the terrain object that has been tagged with "sand".
-	void CheckGround(ControllerColliderHit FootHit){
+	void CheckGround(){
 
 		//playerCollider = PlayerObject.GetComponent<CapsuleCollider>;
 
-		if (FootHit.gameObject.tag == "sand") {
-			FootOnSand = true;
-		}
-
+		RaycastHit FootHit;
+		
+		Ray ray = new Ray(transform.position, -Vector3.up);
 
-		else {
+		if (Physics.Raycast (ray, out FootHit, 1.3f)) {
+			if (FootHit.transform.tag == "sand")
+				FootOnSand = true;
+		}else{
 			FootOnSand = false;
 		}
-
 	}
 
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public class PlayerSounds : MonoBehaviour {
 	void PlayFootstep(){
 		float volRandom = Random.Range (volLowRange, volHighRange);
 
+		CheckGround ();
 
 
 		// SAND FOOTSTEP SOUND
diff --git a/unity_Project/Assets/Textures.meta b/unity_Project/Assets/Textures.meta
deleted file mode 100644
index 8915b1d..0000000
--- a/unity_Project/Assets/Textures.meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
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