Sold my Veyron...
Um, no they do not.
You should have kept your Veyron.
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, I will update with future posts on "must try" cars, thanks for some of the suggestions in here too I'll check em out.
Boyyy is this my thread! Some may remember my FM6 one...but hey here goes.
A lot of cars got neglected, especially in the exhaust note area which they have no "fixed" since FM2 when exhaust note upgrades actually changed the sound of the engines, want a leap back in time? Check out these sound sample differences between upgrades from FM2, glorious:
DAT CRX SOUND THO!
So what about cars that sound amazing or surprising? Well luckerly my favourites haven't been neglected! However I will start with a let down section lol.
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Most dissappointing
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Daytona Hemi: That idle sound...OMFG. It's incredible...it's, mindblowingly teasing for a potentially outstanding sound, then you rev it a little and *raspberry sound* WUT! It's just a generic nascar V8 sound! Where's that throaty rasp?! Where's the gruling, booming, dirty V8 sound from the IDLE vanished to? I WANT THAT SOUND! Not this...whiney Nascar V8. Seriously earthshattering let down right there, what the hell went
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Best sounding so far
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Fiesta XR2: Sounds frigging amazing, it's close ish to how it sounds IRL but mixed up a little, the exhaust note burbles, the low RPM, the high RPM, interior and exterior this thing sound just superb, especially during 1V1 street race meets...YUM
2014 Ford Ranger T6 Rally Raid: O_O...DAMN SON DAT IDLE. Well hello TRY IT NOW! The idle sound to this thing is fantastic, one of the best in the entire game i'd say, now to say now I wish it followed the "character" of this sound throughout the rev range, sadly, it suffers from "idle n forget" syndrome where the engine sample is noticebly different from the idle sound, however...in this case, all is not lost as that engine/exhaust note is outstanding! It's loud, it's throaty, it burbles on up/down shifts like a mofo, it has a wonderfully dirty "off-throttle" sound, blip up/down sound (well played PG! First of only 3 cars i've noticed with this) and man it's a joy to rev, middle RPMs send my headphones into eargasm mode. Hands down one of the BEST recorded V8 samples IMHO in the game.
Opel Kadette: Kinda same as above as I believe it's using the same-ish sound sample, just modified a little, longer strain on mid-high note and a different off-throttle, low thorttle sound. Again, love this engine sample.
Reliant Supervan: Now i'm not sure here, it sounds bloody great, but is it RL sounding? Not sure...it has a nice spluttery sound both in the exhaust and the engine bay, however it dies off a little towards the high RPM but i was pleasently surprised to hear this thing sounds a lot better than expected, then got this one right, it could be improved (exhaust notes mannnnnn!) but it sounds struggling, whiney, sputtery...almost spot on reliant then
Ford RS1600: A superb I4 sound stock and modified, not sure about real life-ness but sounds really nice, the majority of these samples are less aggressive versions of Pauls FF6 RS1600 from the car pack in FM6, lively and a nice drive.
Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG: HOLY CRAP this sound! What on earth...it's BRUTAL, those shift pops, that exhaust buzz and RPM noise at high revs is pretty awesome, such a crafted sound and really surprised me when I drove it was not expectign this! Superb all round samples, I'd say for people to try this one!
73 XB Falcon GT: Really nice classic V8 sound, seems different somehow, hard to describe, but it has a really really nice sound flow through the RPM, it's LOUD as well, which is always a plus, it has a certain character too it, attention to it, that could of be exploited more, but it's close to perfect, pretty unique.
Mine Cooper 65: They seem to of fixed this! It sounds a lot better in this than in FM6, that peppy little I4 kicks ass!
Any 2-stroke engine: LOL. Seriously just try the ESSE ESSE, the BMW Isetta...they sound so fun xD.
Meyers Manx: The only VW beetle-esq sound we have! Clearly running a beetle sound sample, but really suits it, again, it has certain changes to it's sample that make it stand out, fun car overall
FJ40 LC: Yay offroaders! Has again, a nice character to this V8, pops are varied, not as "samey" but still a solid overall sound.
Lambo URUS: Meaty AF sounding V8, pretty awesome sample here, it's unique and has excellent range through RPM, will keep you smiling for it's drive overall!
There is many more. But i'd rather not wall-o-text any further. If this has helped people find some "good" sounds then go for it
Boyyy is this my thread! Some may remember my FM6 one...but hey here goes.
A lot of cars got neglected, especially in the exhaust note area which they have no "fixed" since FM2 when exhaust note upgrades actually changed the sound of the engines, want a leap back in time? Check out these sound sample differences between upgrades from FM2, glorious:
DAT CRX SOUND THO!
So what about cars that sound amazing or surprising? Well luckerly my favourites haven't been neglected! However I will start with a let down section lol.
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Most dissappointing
---
Daytona Hemi: That idle sound...OMFG. It's incredible...it's, mindblowingly teasing for a potentially outstanding sound, then you rev it a little and *raspberry sound* WUT! It's just a generic nascar V8 sound! Where's that throaty rasp?! Where's the gruling, booming, dirty V8 sound from the IDLE vanished to? I WANT THAT SOUND! Not this...whiney Nascar V8. Seriously earthshattering let down right there, what the hell went
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Best sounding so far
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Fiesta XR2: Sounds frigging amazing, it's close ish to how it sounds IRL but mixed up a little, the exhaust note burbles, the low RPM, the high RPM, interior and exterior this thing sound just superb, especially during 1V1 street race meets...YUM
2014 Ford Ranger T6 Rally Raid: O_O...DAMN SON DAT IDLE. Well hello TRY IT NOW! The idle sound to this thing is fantastic, one of the best in the entire game i'd say, now to say now I wish it followed the "character" of this sound throughout the rev range, sadly, it suffers from "idle n forget" syndrome where the engine sample is noticebly different from the idle sound, however...in this case, all is not lost as that engine/exhaust note is outstanding! It's loud, it's throaty, it burbles on up/down shifts like a mofo, it has a wonderfully dirty "off-throttle" sound, blip up/down sound (well played PG! First of only 3 cars i've noticed with this) and man it's a joy to rev, middle RPMs send my headphones into eargasm mode. Hands down one of the BEST recorded V8 samples IMHO in the game.
Opel Kadette: Kinda same as above as I believe it's using the same-ish sound sample, just modified a little, longer strain on mid-high note and a different off-throttle, low thorttle sound. Again, love this engine sample.
Reliant Supervan: Now i'm not sure here, it sounds bloody great, but is it RL sounding? Not sure...it has a nice spluttery sound both in the exhaust and the engine bay, however it dies off a little towards the high RPM but i was pleasently surprised to hear this thing sounds a lot better than expected, then got this one right, it could be improved (exhaust notes mannnnnn!) but it sounds struggling, whiney, sputtery...almost spot on reliant then
Ford RS1600: A superb I4 sound stock and modified, not sure about real life-ness but sounds really nice, the majority of these samples are less aggressive versions of Pauls FF6 RS1600 from the car pack in FM6, lively and a nice drive.
Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG: HOLY CRAP this sound! What on earth...it's BRUTAL, those shift pops, that exhaust buzz and RPM noise at high revs is pretty awesome, such a crafted sound and really surprised me when I drove it was not expectign this! Superb all round samples, I'd say for people to try this one!
73 XB Falcon GT: Really nice classic V8 sound, seems different somehow, hard to describe, but it has a really really nice sound flow through the RPM, it's LOUD as well, which is always a plus, it has a certain character too it, attention to it, that could of be exploited more, but it's close to perfect, pretty unique.
Mine Cooper 65: They seem to of fixed this! It sounds a lot better in this than in FM6, that peppy little I4 kicks ass!
Any 2-stroke engine: LOL. Seriously just try the ESSE ESSE, the BMW Isetta...they sound so fun xD.
Meyers Manx: The only VW beetle-esq sound we have! Clearly running a beetle sound sample, but really suits it, again, it has certain changes to it's sample that make it stand out, fun car overall
FJ40 LC: Yay offroaders! Has again, a nice character to this V8, pops are varied, not as "samey" but still a solid overall sound.
Lambo URUS: Meaty AF sounding V8, pretty awesome sample here, it's unique and has excellent range through RPM, will keep you smiling for it's drive overall!
There is many more. But i'd rather not wall-o-text any further. If this has helped people find some "good" sounds then go for it
HAHA! the F10 M5 and Veyron sound the same. What the?
I am a bit disappointed when finding so many random, often overlooked cars that have a new and amazing sound, and other iconic cars having their unique sound from FM6 ditched and now duplicated in FH3. It's a bit lazy from the developers...
I think I've mentioned these before, but I found another two offenders using the same V8 sound:
-Ford Cobra R 2000
-Ford Cobra R (95?)
-Chevy SS
-Camaro Z28 (new one)
-Holden Maloo
-Holden Commodore (the HSV one)
Why? These cars had a unique sound in FM6 (except for the Maloo that wasn't in the game). IT wouldn't surprise me if the older Cobra R, the Shelby GT500 and other Holden cars sound the same too. On a positive note, I've discovered a few cars with very impressive sounds:
One completely random car that has a freaking beastly sound in FH3 that really surprised me is the Audi RS3. A car that many ignore and that it isn't even Forza Vista. It had a very bland L5 sound in FM6 and now it has all the crackles, pops, Dual-Clutch transmission popping and such. Add to that a very accurate 5 cylinder note. Best L5 in the game in my humble opinion.
The AMG A45 sounds a lot better now too. It's not the best 4 banger sound (I like them very rumbly; not flat and windy), but the exhaust popping, the crackles and transmission just like the RS3 make driving this car such a delight. The turbo whine is just so amazing as well.
, edited anyway.. It would be awesome if we could compile a list of "best sounding/sampled cars in FH3" eventually , would be a excellent way for people to experience cars they may of overlooked in the past.
The craziest thing about that game is that the developers have straight up admitted that they weren't completely satisfied with their car audio (things like some cars sharing samples because cars weren't available to record or tight budget etc). They already sound that good and they are saying they can improve significantly. Madness.Forza should borrow Dirt Rally's car sound recording/reproduction methods and do a copy/paste of that on ALL cars.
I don't think they need to reduce cars. I think that they do have the capacity to pay more attention to sound but don't (this is something that applies to most car games TBH). I personally feel like the biggest problem with T10 is they seem to have a "that'll do" attitude towards aspects of their games that slip in quality slightly because the rest of the game as an average is so great, especially in comparison to that playstation game. The most blatant example I can think of this is the fact that the wrong rpm being displayed on some cars' interior rev counter that first showed up in FM5 is still an issue 3 games later. I feel like sound also in places gets this negligence, latest example being the sample mix ups with cars like the raptor and hummer that most likely won't change. The negligence is far from disastrous, mind, I just think more effort could be applied. If they didn't rest on their laurels as much they would make a great game damn near perfect.
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The strange thing is the, the audio guy that's been on stream quite a few times now, I forget his name, but he's english and has the big lond beard, talks absolutely meticulously about sound design, layering, finding the cars to record, setup, equipment types, microphone types, positioning of audio, how it's used in the game and more. The guy comes across as really knowing his knives and forks about it all, from the prompt fic of the 350R where he admitted very quickly it was using the wrong engine sample, to talking about some of the more obscure cars him and the team got to physically record.
So it boggles my mind they'd ever have a "that'll do" attitude with guys like him, I think the problem now lies in the amount of cars in game, his team needs to have a fine tooth comb and start with the worst sounding cars first and work downwards.
As some of the examples I gave there is more than enough cars that sound incredible, but it's the bad ones that shine more and that's a shame.
Keep hunting and tweaking though guys, I'm sure there are more gems hiding in good sound
Speaking of which November grants us 8 cars instead of 7 this time, 1 car being a free car but represented as a brand new barn find in game which is super neat. It's probably only a returning FM3/FM4 car but still, 8 cars is 8 cars and i'm stoked as always to try them out!
. No idea who you mean lol didn't know PD had some engineers, just a vacuum cleaner they occasionally recorded and distored to cover some cars 
.. Especially it's well recorded.
