Extremely annoying sound

[recomandari]

Hi there,
I trust you are doing splendidly and enjoying the season.

I have played the game for about 24 hours in total, and I can say there is a very annoying sound within the cabin: whenever the "W" key (throttle) is pressed, i.e. accelerating, a blank noise (like the one from TV when missing signal, or like a tinnitus) is overlaied on the actual truck's engine sound. This noise or ringing in the ears can be heard in all camera view points (1-9).
When I stop pressing the "W" key OR whenever the gear is changed (automatically) the noise disappear (in the second case, for a very short time, like 1.5 seconds; not pressing W, i.e. not accelerating by engine means, kills the noise until I press the button again . I suspect this is a gear/engine noise, since it is heard whenever I accelerate.
Turning the "Sound effects" off, i.e uncheck the Sound effects box or reduce to 0 the Sound effect volume, kills the noise, but also the engine sound and everything else.


This noise became unbearable, but turning the Sound effects off also cripples game experience.
This noise is by default there (clean install of the game via Steam). Mods like "Sound fix"/"Sound improvement" etc. had 0 effect.

Have a nice day and please do take care!
Regards,

recomandari_finale

[pieperjohanns]

My guess is that this is the sound of the turbo.

If it is, it could be deactivated by replacing "turbo_int.ogg" with a silent file.

[Jebako]

If it is like whistling sound then it must be the turbo.
I prefer trucks without it but I can get used to it. Or sometimes I just slightly turn the volume down on my headphones and then whistling is almost unnoticable

[Sky_Goddess]

Perhaps it is the turbo sound as some people have suggested. The one with the washing machine during its spin cycle. Hmmm, I never thought of that. I will take a listen next time I have to watch a bunch of clothes.

[recomandari]

Originally posted by pieperjohanns:

My guess is that this is the sound of the turbo.

If it is, it could be deactivated by replacing "turbo_int.ogg" with a silent file.

Yes, it is a whistling (ringing in the ears) noise. I would very much appreciate your support with this matter. You mentioned a solution: replace "turbo_int.ogg" with a silent file", but I don't know what do you mean by a "silent file", nor where to find the "turbo_int.ogg".
I would like to inquire for further information, if you please.

[pieperjohanns]

Originally posted by recomandari.finale:

I would like to inquire for further information, if you please.

I guess you could as well just change the settings for that sound in the "interior.sii" file. I am no expert and didn't try it myself, so if you want to try it make a backup of your folder "My Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2" before just in case.

Then use the Game Archive Extractor from http://modding.scssoft.com/wiki/Documentation/Tools to extract the file "def.scs" from the folder "Steam\SteamApps\common\Euro Truck Simulator 2".

Go to the extracted folder for the truck you are driving (I call it "<TRUCK NAME>" because I don't know which one you drive) and open the file "interior.sii" from the subfolder "sound" with a text editor. Find the part where it says:

sound_data: .t
{
	name: "/sound/truck/<TRUCK NAME>/int/turbo_int.ogg"
	looped: true

	volume: 0.4
}

and change the values for example to:

	looped: false

	volume: 0.0

Create the folder structure "def\vehicle\truck\<TRUCK NAME>\sound" on your hard disk and put the updated "interior.sii" file into the sound folder. Make the whole thing into a zip file called "mysoundmod.scs" using the options "copy (no compression)" and "zip". Put the file into the "mod" folder of ETS2 and activate it in the Mod Manager in the game.

That's the way I would try it. Sorry if I overlooked something.

[Viss Valdyr]

Originally posted by Captain Black:

I got fixated on a sound like that a few weeks ago, although it may have been due to an engine mod. It sounded exactly like my washing machine during the spin cycle.

Probably having a turbo as well, check its millage.

[Cromi]

See if this helps:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1353357428

[pieperjohanns]

Originally posted by recomandari.finale:

I think I found the folder, but it is empty

If the extracted folder is empty you have probably closed the extractor too early. Wait until the window closes automatically. It may take a few minutes.

[The Pitts]

Apologies for stating something obvious, but have you tried updating your audio drivers?? Whilst it is possible that there is something audible to you that doesn't bother thousands of others, it seems fairly unlikely. Of course, once you've succeeded in extracting the base files you could also trying playing the offending .ogg file to confirm that that is indeed the noise that is bugging you.

[recomandari]

Originally posted by The Pitts:

have you tried updating your audio drivers?? once you've succeeded in extracting the base files you could also trying playing the offending .ogg file to confirm that that is indeed the noise that is bugging you.

All drivers are up-to-date.
https://imgur.com/SMoYFTo
I don't know how to play the sound file containing the line "/sound/truck/mercedes/int/turbo_int.ogg"

Originally posted by pieperjohanns:

Originally posted by recomandari.finale:

I think I found the folder, but it is empty

If the extracted folder is empty you have probably closed the extractor too early. Wait until the window closes automatically. It may take a few minutes.

Amazingly, this time I actually waited for 10 seconds until the black-window command closed itself and now I have the subfolder sound and interior.sii file. I am trying to create the mysoundmod.scs file, but I get sloppy - I don't really manage to set the option "copy no compression".

mercedes.actros https://ufile.io/xwx2o
mercedes.actros2014 https://ufile.io/r86r1

Interesting, the truck name is "Mercedes New Actros"
https://imgur.com/a/48PCk
https://imgur.com/dnJb2O7

[pieperjohanns]

If you use the extractor to extract also the file "base.scs" you will find the folder "sound" in the extracted files. Then you can look for the file "turbo_int.ogg" or any other and open them with an audio player to check if it is the sound that is annoying you.

[recomandari]

I made the changes within interior.sii files (actros and actros 2014, but I assume the "new actros" is the 2014 version) and everything else, but the whistle is still there.
https://imgur.com/Ps1SbXZ
https://ufile.io/zjs2u
https://ufile.io/4xa6w

The original def/vehicle/truck file is this one:
https://ufile.io/2jdqj

The vehicle I use:
https://imgur.com/a/48PCk
https://imgur.com/dnJb2O7

I've converted the turbo_int.ogg files to mp3 and it is indeed the very noise this thread refers to.

I think I've followed your instructions precisely, but in the end it made no difference.
Thank you.

[recomandari]

Originally posted by pieperjohanns:

My guess is that this is the sound of the turbo.

If it is, it could be deactivated by replacing "turbo_int.ogg" with a silent file.

Since interior.sii solution doesn't seem to work, perhaps this "silent file" would.
I am currently trying to replace all turbo_*.ogg with silent.ogg.

EDIT: And... no result. This won't work either. Tried (in both cases - interior.sii / turbo_*.ogg mods) with the launch command -force_mods and still nothing.

https://ufile.io/flp06

Disable sound effects for good.

[room217au]

I downloaded your mod and had a look.

Originally posted by recomandari.finale:

I am currently trying to replace all turbo_*.ogg with silent.ogg.

A couple of things here..
1.
There's no .sii file(s) included in your mod. This is the file that tells the game what .ogg to use and when. You need to copy every .sii file in the folder:
def/vehicle/truck/mercedes.actros2014/sound
to the SAME folder structure in your mod, and then edit, in each of those files, the block:

sound_data: .t
{
	name: "/sound/truck/mercedes/int/turbo_int.ogg"
	looped: true

	volume: 0.4
}

Just change the volume to 0.0
Leave everything else as is.
There's no need to create a "silent.ogg" file or edit turbo_int.ogg at all.
Save each file as you go.
There are 4 files:
interior.sii
interior_16.sii
exterior.sii
exterior_16.sii

The reason there are four files is because there are two engine types for the Actros 2014; internal sounds and external sounds for both.

You can put that def folder directly into your mod folder without the need for making an scs or zip file. ETS2 happily deals with folder structure. You only need to zip it up when you upload it to WorkShop or whatever.
It would also be a good idea to visit SCS Modding Guides at Wiki and learn about manifest files, mod_description files etc to include in your mod.

2.
There's no need to include ALL sound files when you are making a mod that replaces only one file. You only need include that one file to be replaced.
If you follow 1. above you won't need any ogg files at all.

3.
The "-force_mods" switch is only useful when you want to load files to override game files that load before your profile. eg. company logos, driver pictures, etc.
It also disables the Mod Manager which you may have already discovered.
I would remove that switch from your launch options if I were you.

Let me know how it works for you.

[recomandari]

As it is, I think I've done everything correctly:
https://ufile.io/o3z3s
https://imgur.com/a/KjxOu
https://imgur.com/mbo9g7W

Still, no result. Same sound even with 0.0 - mind blowing

https://ufile.io/xo7ag
https://ufile.io/bakvk

I should insist spamming mails to [e-mail]

Thank you.