Crash sound volume..

[f-16]

I noticed that when I hit the ground/crash, that I don't get any CRASH sound. All the other sim sounds work, but my crash sounds seem to be very low on volume.

Where can I adjust the volume of the crash sounds? I adjusted the sound sliders in the sim to 100% and I still get VERY low crash sound.

Is there a way I can increase the "crash" sounds?

Thanks.
Scott

[Travis]

You aren't going to be able to increase the volume of the sound without a little bit of trouble.  And you shouldn't have to.  I'm betting you accidentally replaced the sound in some install of an addon.  I would first try to replace it with the original version from the install disks.

Unfortunately, I have no idea which disk the sound is located on . . .

[Groundbound1]

[quote]You aren't going to be able to increase the volume of the sound without a little bit of trouble.

[f-16]

Ok. I have the crash files in the right places in the aircraft sound folder. I CAN hear them when I crash, but the sound is VERY low, I can barely make it out in external view, close to the aircraft.

I would think that when the plane crashes I should be hearing a LOUD crash sounds from 100ft away from the plane. (Crashes are a VERY noisy event.) My cashes are very quiet. The files are there and intact, but they are not loud enough. :-?

Scott

[Opa]

Ok. I have the crash files in the right places in the aircraft sound folder. I CAN hear them when I crash, but the sound is VERY low, I can barely make it out in external view, close to the aircraft.

I would think that when the plane crashes I should be hearing a LOUD crash sounds from 100ft away from the plane. (Crashes are a VERY noisy event.) My cashes are very quiet. The files are there and intact, but they are not loud enough. :-?

Scott

If you know which sound files are used for crashes, it would easy enough to use a sound editor - like free Audacity program - to raise their volume.

You can get audacity here:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Good luck!!  8-)

[Travis]

Why do you want extremely loud crash sounds?  Isn't the whole purpose of aviation to NOT crash?

I don't really notice the sounds when I do crash, since I'm already screaming at the screen after a two hour flight that was all wasted because I CFIT'd a mountain!

[homebrewer]

I have been under the impression that all crash sounds and groovy crash effects had been written out after the September 11 attacks in a spineless, embarrassing bow by M'soft to political correctness...

[Groundbound1]

They were, sort of. The sounds are still there, as are the scripts for the effects, but the crash effects themselves are disabled by default. Adding the line "visual_damage=1" to the aircraft.cfg of any plane will enable them again.

[homebrewer]

Adding the line "visual_damage=1" to the aircraft.cfg of any plane will enable them again.

Thanks; I shall do that. Where would I write that line into the config?

[Groundbound1]

Adding the line "visual_damage=1" to the aircraft.cfg of any plane will enable them again.

Thanks; I shall do that. Where would I write that line into the config?

I'm not sure you have too, but I put it in every aircraft heading.
So...:
[fltsim.0]
title=
sim=
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=
atc_id=
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
ui_manufacturer=
ui_type=
ui_variation=
atc_heavy=1
atc_parking_types=GATE,RAMP
atc_parking_codes=
description=
[glow=yellow,2,300]visual_damage=1[/glow]

Again, this is just where I put it. I think the same results can be achieved by adding it only once to the [general] section too. (not sure though)

[MiltonShupe]

Adding the line "visual_damage=1" to the aircraft.cfg of any plane will enable them again.

Thanks; I shall do that. Where would I write that line into the config?

Correct, this statement goes into the Fltsim section per the SDK:

[i]Setting this flag to

[f-16]

Ok. This is what I added to my CRASH section in the sound file:

[CRASH_SOUND]
filename=jcrash1,jcrash2,jcrash3,bncrash1,bncrash2
flags=100

[SPLASH_SOUND]
filename=jsplash1,jsplash2,bnsplas1,bnsplas2
flags=100

But I'm not sure of the flags number? 100 should be loud right?

Thanks for the help.
Scott

[MiltonShupe]

No... flags must be 0

flags=0 per the SDK

You adjust volume with the following:

Sound volume is controlled the same as other sounds with these kinds of statements:

initial_volume=9000
minimum_volume=7800
maximum_volume=9000

[f-16]

[CRASH_SOUND]
filename=jcrash1,jcrash2,jcrash3,bncrash1,bncrash2
flags=0
initial_volume=19000
minimum_volume=17800
maximum_volume=19000

Scott