Are the truck engine sounds authentic ?

[MOMO & YUNA]

I know from the news that SCS has recorded sounds from real life trucks to use in the game. But i have been wondering if, at the present time, all the truck engines have authentic real life sounds ?

If not, can you tell me which brands/models in the game that are not authentic.

I am not a truck sound expert, but i can tell that some truck engine sounds in the vanilla game do not convince me.

So far, i like the sound of DAF Euro6 and New Actros the most.

[Reese]

To make the sound louder in-cab is a simple config edit.

If you have console enabled, you can check the changes in real time.

s_interior_volume 1-6

Example being s_interior_volume 5

[Sky_Goddess]

Początkowo opublikowane przez room217au:

Początkowo opublikowane przez MOMO & YUNA:

So all the original truck sounds are recorded from the real things, that's very comforting to know. But why there are a lot of sound mods ?

Because I think most folks are after the "old days" of trucking. They want the thundering Cummins ISX and the Caterpillar and the Detroit Diesel engines. They want the black clouds of exhaust soot belching from the stacks..
SCS are bound (probably by some kind of clause in their licence agrement with the manufacturer) to only exhibit the latest offerings by said manufacturer.

Modders couldn't give a flying rat's a$$ about this.
This is why we have Kriechbaum :)

Ohh yes, Kriechbaum. He really makes a lot of cool sound mods. We don't got the Detroit diesel, Cummins and Caterpillar engines as far as I remember.

But I know for certain we got the legendary Scania V8. I love the deep rumble it makes it idle and the sense of real power. Nothing like hearing a roaring Scania V8 thundering down the road! In fact, some of them are so loud I can hear them even a kilometre away from where I'm standing!
I got several Scania V8 sound mods installed, the. I can choose which one I'm in the mood for to listening to.

I love the sound from a Caterpillar 3408 V8 engine. The truck sounds like a real truck from my childhood. I don't know why it does ... maybe because I always imagined trucks with that particular sound of the engine 0.o
You Americans certainly know how to make them V8 engines!
It was invented in 1902 by I France, Europe.

Happy in'

[RGH]

And this guy, Vasily evr:
https://enginevoicerecords.blogspot.nl/

[Outlaw Trucker]

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The engine sound in the cabin is not loud enough, I think. In the recording videos the engine are much louder than in the game. Thats what I wish SCS could patch.

The reason the recording sounds are louder in the videos is because they are outside the cabin. The decibals in the cabin are obviously going to be less.

[Unster]

The DAF XF in the YT video sounds very much like the older DAF XF 105 in the game. The newer one in the game sounds nothing like what's in the video. Plus in the cabin it has a very strong base sound (in the game, not real life).

Well it could be that it's the same truck model but different engine.

[ImALittleTeaPot]

Soooo, questions:

1) Where do you 'want' the sound to be realistic. Inside or outside the cab? Because outside you'll have mechanical noise, inside will be a bit of exhaust noise (mostly road noise), and nearly no mechanical (exclusive of loud turbos).

2) How old are you and what is your background in regards to loud sounds? Have you had your hearing tested recently? It's a fair question, and I am not picking on you.

3) What is your gaming configuration? Do you have a subwoofer? In-cabin exhaust notes are going to require one. If you play on a laptop with built-in speakers that's probably not going to work well.

4) Have you looked at configuration options? Because you can tune the sound to your hearing and hardware configuration to get the sound you expect. The devs don't know your hearing or config.

In closing, NO, they are not realistic because they are mixed for the target audience hearing and average config. It really doesn't matter how the sounds are captured. It's all in the mix.

If you've never been paid to record, mix, and produce audio this might all seem really strange. It's easy to test this though. Record some complex sounds with multiple microphones. Mix those and then publish. #enjoy

[Unster]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ImALittleTeaPot:

5) Finally, NO, they are not realistic because they are mixed for the target audience hearing and average config. It really doesn't matter how the sounds are captured. It's all in the mix.

That part doesn't make sense. The sounds should be reasonably realistic, otherwise what's even the point of recording the sounds on real trucks. Volume and mixing of the final result can vary, that's expected. But the sounds should be close to the real thing in the notes/waves.

Clearly, SCS recorded sounds both inside and outside. That's why there's a distinction in the game as well.

I'm still a little puzzled why the real-life DAF XF sounds like the in-game XF 105 and the in-game XF sounds very different. But again, it could be that the real truck had the same engine as the 105, even though that's not always the case. It seems that in the game, each truck has a particular sound regardless of the equipped engine.

[ImALittleTeaPot]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Unster:

That part doesn't make sense.

I actually just edited it to make more sense as you were replying.

They did record sounds inside and outside. Also they have multiple recordings inside and outside. Also, they mix Inside and Outside, because people don't know what to expect inside a cab.

You can adjust the mixes with the sound settings. To be realistic, turn the interior engine sound way down.

If you are going from YouTube, did the person making the recording have the windows open? Quite often they do, and that's just silly.

Something like this, if you have a full speaker system.

https://imgur.com/a/OwQ56Eb

[Unster]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ImALittleTeaPot:

They did record sounds inside and outside. Also they have multiple recordings inside and outside. Also, they mix Inside and Outside, because people don't know what to expect inside a cab.

You can adjust the mixes with the sound settings. To be realistic, turn the interior engine sound way down.

Why not just make a single recording from the position of the driver's ears (with windows closed) and another recording from an external mic in front of the truck? That would seem simpler and probably more accurate than trying to mix recordings from different places. I saw SCS put a mic under the truck. I don't see the point of that. The game camera will never be in that place, so who cares what it sounds like there.

I just had another look at the sound settings and there's no interior engine sound volume setting. There's an interior setting, but that appears to be for miscellaneous sounds, not engine sounds. What did increase my enjoyment somewhat is lowering the exhaust volume. I found out that's what was causing the annoying base inside some trucks when accelerating. I still wish there was a way to adjust the volume of the idle separately. On the DAF XF for example, I find the idle much too quiet, but the truck is otherwise very loud when accelerating.

[Unster]

I guess like you pointed out, the multi-source recording is done to let people adjust the sound to what they expect/like and to adjust maybe for crappy laptop speakers, but I don't think the devs should cater to that. Just make the sounds proper on good sound equipment without having to fiddle with them. That's what I'd say.

[Karlia]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ImALittleTeaPot:

Soooo, questions:

1) Where do you 'want' the sound to be realistic. Inside or outside the cab? Because outside you'll have mechanical noise, inside will be a bit of exhaust noise (mostly road noise), and nearly no mechanical (exclusive of loud turbos).

2) How old are you and what is your background in regards to loud sounds? Have you had your hearing tested recently? It's a fair question, and I am not picking on you.

3) What is your gaming configuration? Do you have a subwoofer? In-cabin exhaust notes are going to require one. If you play on a laptop with built-in speakers that's probably not going to work well.

4) Have you looked at configuration options? Because you can tune the sound to your hearing and hardware configuration to get the sound you expect. The devs don't know your hearing or config.

In closing, NO, they are not realistic because they are mixed for the target audience hearing and average config. It really doesn't matter how the sounds are captured. It's all in the mix.

If you've never been paid to record, mix, and produce audio this might all seem really strange. It's easy to test this though. Record some complex sounds with multiple microphones. Mix those and then publish. #enjoy

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