I've put that thought about the used mics when the real runs were recorded - but i was afraid that it won't convince everyone or won't convince the most on that point.
FM2 definitely. FM6, maybe. Definitely not FM4.
Here is your answer at the beginning of this video with other Ferrari's sounds X)
Here is your answer at the beginning of this video with other Ferrari's sounds X)
Ferrari F40C is at part ( 7:46 ) in the video below
My personal best car sound in FM4 is Chevrolet Corvette C5R X)
Skip to ( 12:10 )
They've nailed the sound right
I don't know the technical terms for it, but sound is not just clarity, tone and volume, there's something that gives the punch on bass, sharpness in treble and that vibration for powerful sound source like jet engine, car sounds, event 4 stroke small displacement motorbike, the pulse that gives life and energy to the sound. That can't be replicated with tv speaker no matter how perfect the sound is to the real thing ( even real life record )
If you put it this way - then none of the games will ever have the same feeling as in reality X)The real car feeling that gives that vibration you can feel on the entire body, that will need serious sound system power to replicate
Maybe a high power car audio system can do it, I've been into some cars with serious sound system power, and the energy is there, vibration through the body
The vibrations that you feel in a car are just that: vibrations. Now sound is also just vibrations, in air, so it's kind of the same thing. Whilst you can hear the vibrations of the car to some extent by the way they "transfer" to the air, the real "body feeling" you get is not going to be replicated by any acoustic transducer (i.e. a speaker).
You need a "butt-kicker". But then the sound from the game is usually only the acoustic sound, in that it comes from acoustic recordings, so sending that to a tactile transducer won't feel right. You need the actual car's vibration in a separate channel.
I've had some fun generating such signals, purely for engine and suspension, but have not yet tried feeding it into some proper hardware.
In short, not really. But also yes, using synthetic signals carefully crafted to give a similar impression as translated through the kicker. I don't know how hard that would be not having access to one.
The real car feeling that gives that vibration you can feel on the entire body, that will need serious sound system power to replicate
Maybe a high power car audio system can do it, I've been into some cars with serious sound system power, and the energy is there, vibration through the body
Not really car sound heaven. That 458 doesn't sound like a 458 for example... Making the sounds loud doesn't mean they are better and accurate.
Yes, it's definitely got a new bass layer, makes the old sound sound really weak. I also swear the GTR GT3 in front of it at the beginning sounds different too? More low grumbly flat 6 sounding like the real thing (IK it's not a flat 6, it's just how I describe the sound
) when previously it was running a sound close to the one used on the Renault RS01.
TV speakers, impossible. A good amp, absolutely. Especially if you happen to have a powerful 7.1 surround amp that comes with high-end wires for that channel separation and frequency range. It's all in the frequency range. DD will accomplish most of the stuff you mentioned in your post, but DTS takes it up a notch.
I have neither! I'm on a hifi amp but an 8-speaker setup, with the mids, satellites and especially woofers cleverly placed to give off bass that you can not only feel but hear as well. The mids and sats also do a great job of letting me hear what the engine and exhaust are doing. I'm literally feeling in my chest and feet what the exhaust is relaying throughout the rev range, thanks to the two woofers. Heavenly feeling. The more you turn up the sound, the better it feels. No distortion or fatigue. Although I have to take it easy on the volume as my room doesn't have the best acoustics, so it can get "echoey". Turning down the decibels on the mids and highs usually counters that.
I will again use FM4 as an example - the samples really bring your sound system alive and you feel the grunt of the engine and exhaust. FM5 took that a step further and cleaned up the sound a lot. In FM6, to truly enjoy that visceral feel you need to turn the sound up more and use the "headphones" setting.
I've contemplated many times upgrading to a good 7.1 surround setup to hear and feel racing games truly as the developer intended, but I'm happy with my setup, and just don't want to be spending anymore time than I already am in front of the TV and Xbox.
