Engine sounds improvements

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PLEASE READ: I am not asking for new aircraft sounds, i am aware that new sounds on aircraft is limited due to technical reasons. However, this request is to improve the current engine sounds to allow for more effects and give a more realistic feel.

Aircraft engine sounds improvements

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Credits: Custom Sounds in Infinite Flight

The issue:

We can all agree that most of us want new sounds, however this is limited due to technical issues and thus is not possible.

The solution/ What this revamp will affect

Since new sounds are limited due to technical reasons, i think that it would be more beneficial to revamp the current sounds to more realistic sounds that sound closer to real life. The current sounds are good, but they can be better, what new sounds we can hear with this revamp could be:

Interior Sound Improvements:

The current interior sounds in IF have an unrealistic ambience based off thrust level, as a low/idle thrust has little to no ambience, which means that you can still hear the engine doing its work. and a high thrust level has more ambience that it usually does, Which reduces the effect of the “roar” on takeoff.

Exterior Sounds Improvements:

The exterior sounds in infinite flight are great for mobile, however there are a few things that could be touched on, the first thing that can be improved is the far-away “woosh” sound effect, im sure some people have heard a loud “woosh” effect when an aircraft is far above, and infinite flight doesn’t seem to have that effect, instead the sounds seem to “fade” are you get farther away from an aircraft, so that could be touched on. Another thing that can be improved is the "roar’ of the aircraft, as it doesnt sound as strong as it sounds IRL.

Reverse thrusts and turboprops

I think we can all agree that the reverse thrusts in IF is very loud, and that doesnt mean its great either. The reverse thrusts can be improved to be more quiet in the interior side of sounds. And regarding turboprops, their sounds could recieve the improvements above that is suitable for turboprops.

Why should I vote for this?

If you want a more realistic experience in IF, you can vote ;)

Conclusion:

Overall, the sounds in IF are one of the, if not the best engine sounds you can hear on mobile. However just like any other things in the sim, they can be improved to be more realistic and satisfy the community without being blocked by technical limitations.

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Boeing 777 takeoff sounds, this engine is only 1 month old. (At the time it was filmed)

Check it out!

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Bumping this with a 757 takeoff :)

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I feel like for the upcoming 737MAX8, the 757 start up sounds we currently have in the game right now should be used as the start up sound for the max. There’s a reason why behind it. And I am considering making a forum post about it for the idea to gain more traction. I think it’s a good idea if possible :]

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Yes you right the sound are not accurate as compared to orginal one the point you mentioned are totally vaild you got a vote

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Sound of A350 taking off.

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Bump with an A380 rainy takeoff :)

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With the MAX having not-the generic engine sounds, I wonder what we can expect for sounds in the future of IF…

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I’m pretty sure the reason why they’re doing it with the MAX specifically is because with the current GE90 sound pack, it sounds a lot like the MAX coincidentally, and also they have real life audio recordings and have purchased some stuff.

Since they have purchased some stuff and resorted to adjusting current sound effects that’s already payed for, this could possibly be something in the future?

Idk I’m not an infinite flight dev but just listing out some possibilities as to how this might become a common theme lol

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^ As far as im aware is infinite flight’s position on sounds.

There is no need to speculate and get your hopes up about new sounds for every airplane, because it is not reality at this point. The only thing that was said regarding this, was a crumb from schyllberg. It did NOT confirm or deny anything, just a possibility of reworking the current sounds. The community is making a mountain out of a molehill, and its quite unfortunate because they’ve now set the expectaion that “the 737max is having new sounds”. If that doesnt become a reality, a lot of people will be upset. Just like the A220, they have sounds for that airplane but haven’t been able to implement them yet.

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But the thing is, for the A220 it wasn’t fully confirmed. Whenever they would talk about the sounds regarding A220, they would always say “hopefully” or “maybe.” But for the MAX in this case, schyllberg STATED, that they won’t use the generic sounds. Don’t get me wrong, he didn’t “fully” confirm actual NEW custom engine sounds, but we can infer that they ARE modifying a current sound-pack. Here’s how I know:

-Schyllberg has stated they have plans of modifying engine sounds. But then you may say “well they said they have PLANS, not saying they’re actually doing it.” Well…

-I think schyllberg accidentally leaked that they would modify sounds… first of all after stating they won’t use generic sounds in my post, people started going crazy. So he kinda had to start defending himself by saying something like “woah don’t get too excited, we might be probably modifying the F-18 sounds instead!”

-Look back at what he just said. He said this as a joke BTW, and the joke was they are modifying “F-18 sounds.” My point here is that the joke is something about MODIFYING an existing sound-pack, just a sound-pack that he thought we wouldn’t like. This means that the ACTUAL thing they are doing for engine sounds for the MAX is far more better than modifying f-18 sounds, but probably looking more toward modifying the GE-90 sounds. Do you get what I mean?

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hopefully what I said doesn’t cause too much speculation. lemme shorten it out for you,

“confirmed no generic sounds”
“maybe modifying sound pack”

:)

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No, schyllberg is smarter than that. He doesnt accidentally leak things.

Heres the original post:

Heres his response:

It cant be more black and white than that.

Sure they have plans, doesnt mean it makes its way to the sim in the next update.

Also A220 sounds were confirmed on the development timeline linked here

I quote:
“A question we get often is whether or not we’ll have sounds specific to each engine type. This depends on many variables. For the A220 we are hoping to receive and implement a new, accurate sound pack in time for release. If we’re unable for whatever reason, they will be added in a subsequent app update when we’re able.”

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Back on topic. I would love to see this implemented when possible.

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I already seen that post because I was the one who created the topic. You just gotta think logically here…

If the joke was “perhaps we may be modifying the F/A-18 sounds” then what would the actual sound pack modification be? Probably something far more better than the F-18 sounds, most likely the GE-90’s. Also I don’t really care if the sounds aren’t coming next update. I’m just happy they won’t be using the generic sounds for the max :)

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You seem to have misunderstood my purpose in quoting. It was not to inform you, rather it was used as a way to produce and show evidence.

Your entire argument is based purely on speculation:

“We can infer” “We can assume”, “This means” “Probably something…”

All major red flags of speculation… Unless a staff member(dev preferably) specifically says something, or a WIP is posted, its not confirmed.

Trust me, I want new/reworked sounds as much as you do, but I dont think there is enough evidence out there to say it is CONFIRMED, like the 737 max a320 and 21 neo are. My whole point of coming into this conversation was to prevent people from thinking this will become a precedent(if it becomes a reality).

I simply am looking out for us, the consumer, in not getting our hopes up beyond reasonable expectation, just to be let down at release.

I will refrain from addressing the attack on my intelligence because it does not lead to productive conversation.

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All I gotta say is, it’s confirmed that the 737 max will have any other sound except the generic sounds… and that is a fact. 🤷‍♂️

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And all i have to say is I really want to be wrong.

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Cant we have like 3rd party apps for custom sounds. I know the IF sounds would still be playing but they can add like an extra hum or the ambience sounds. just like infinite passenger adds cabin sounds or window shaking sounds. Just saying

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yea the souds are bad rn and unrealistic