So Short question: How do Engine sounds get recorded?
Question in the title ^
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@issueskid13 Ah okay thanks for the explanation.. I was about to say why not just take the files recorded by the FOM mics but as they (for whatever reason) dont want you to do that its of course making things much more complicated and as someone with a certain knowledge about audio engineering i can add - even half an inch different mic placement makes a huge difference - soo yeah when there are discrepancies FOM should think about sharing their mic recordings with Codemasters.. Dunno why they wouldnt share it because it helps both sides.. But thats nothing we can change.. Thanks again for the insight 🙂
issueskid13
Codemasters Team
Codemasters TeamTo be clear, I wouldn't say "all our problems would be solved with better mic placement" but it is a contributing factor. I'd point out that we do sit down and analyse race footage from different GPs every year (with commentary removed) and have noticed even on board recordings from the same driver/car can sound significantly different from race to race over the course of a season. On top of that the work we do is before the season has begun from cars that are very much still being tested.
Whatever the solution I can tell you that we put a lot of effort into this every year and we're always making improvements. I get the argument that we don't sound identical to the TV footage but there's no way our recordings can be descibed as "not authentic" etc... as I've read on various threads online.
- @issueskid13 Yeah obviously the exact sound will change even from lap to lap as all the components change and vibrate differently with wear, fuel load etc. so 100% accurate is impossible no worries..
Well haters and trolls will always complain and comparing with 5 years ago the sounds got a lot better - but that might just have been better mic placement from both you and FOM aswell considering the sound discussions of the real life 2014 season haha
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