Comment on How are engine sounds in racing games played ?
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Nowadays, it is exactly as complex as it sounds. There is a ton of blending, pitch and playrate tweaking, separate modifiers for current rpm and how much the accelerator is currently depressed. And yeah, like hundreds of recorded samples from the real car when possible, or a similar sounding car when not possible.
We are probably on the verge of getting to a point where a rough simulation might soon be able to take over for this process. It won’t sound as good for a while still, but it will be cheaper and faster soon. And as time goes on, it’ll get close enough to sounding right while continuing to decrease in cost and time taken to a point where it’ll be the only way to do it eventually
Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I’ve had the thought of using a video game engine synth for electric cars. all of my neighbors have evs and they are so freakishly quiet and I’ve almost walked into them a few times when leaving through the alley while being a phone zombie
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Most EVs actually play sounds already. Just older ones wouldn’t now. My brother set his to a spaceship sound.
Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
wait you mean it’s configurable? I think its the tesla I can hear leaving if my worse hearing side isn’t facing that way because it makes that weird scifi hovering sound. The other neighbor’s car just sounds like an air filter on medium so most of the time it just blends with the wind
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, on most models made in the last 5 years or so. Specifically for people with vision or partial hearing loss. But of course the ones that make fake engine sounds are also largely for the specific drivers those EVs are targetted at. They also tend to play them inside the cabin too.
vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
EV drivers are legally obligated to get an 18 inch sub and crank it.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 months ago
I remember there was the possibility in the talks to mandate some sound on EVs. I think Tesla wanted to use the sound of Blade Runner cars.