Possible unbalance in sound on E186 loco

[Wocka-Wocka]

Hi all.

I am no expert in locos, but after getting more and more hours into specific locos, I noticed that I try to "avoid driving some them" because of "the sound being hard to bear".

More specifically: The more I listen, I find specific sounds in E186 locomotives that "hurt" my ear.

Even more detailed:

• In E186-134 today I measured a high pitch tone (#A4) that was "pulsating"
• This sound is probably coming from the electric transformers from some kind of equipment in the cabin
  • nothing strange here
• If I turn the volume down, it is still there.
• If I turn down the volume a LOT, to the point where I almost can't hear "czubak" warning, or even that the train is moving:
  • Still hear a very clear A4-pitched sinus tone

 

So making this thread to discuss specifically about E186, and if there is a specific bug in the sound balance.

• Have anyone else experienced this in a E186? Can you hear the same thing I am hearing?
• Could this be caused by the balance of all sounds in the cabin "being wrong"?
• Is there a way of using software to fix this, without removing "realism"?
  • for example using a so called "compressor of sound"
  • include a debug mixer showing graphs of ALL the current sounds generated?

 

I am also starting this thread to get a first balanced discussion about sound, where we do not ALWAYS talk about CD163. 😁

Because maybe the problem with CD163 is just that the "CD163 IS a CD163"

And maybe this high pitched A4 tone is something that really IS overwhelming all other sounds in a real E186 cabin? Because then the "E186 is also just a E186" 🙂

In other words what I am talking about is IF there is a problem in the sound mixing. Not if the sounds are "annoying".

 

I love both E186, and CD163.. amazing engines, and I can't imagine that all drivers in the real world have this "sound problem"...

..so bug?  Or is my specific ears over-reacting?

 

/Wocka, with actual Tinnitus problem last couple of months, where the only high sounds I have experienced are running this game.

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[Stele]

I couldn't find any audio sources bound to wrong mixer. Only sound looping no matter what when locomotive is idling, is PSM. Could you check sample in attachment if is it? @Wocka-Wocka

traxx_psm_2_loop.7z

[Wocka-Wocka]

Thanks @Stele for posting an example file, and yes the sound is there.

However:  There are two sounds there, so hope we can isolate the EXACT one:

• one is ok, and has pitch about G5
• other one is around B6 (sixth octave on a piano) and is a very high sinus tone
  • if this is called PSM I do not know
  • I personally think this higher pitched one need to have lower volume
    • even on lower volume it will still be audible because of the high pitch, so I do not think realism will be affected

Also just tried another Traxx just now, and maybe I am imagining things, but I feel that this high pitch sinus tone is more loud the more sound the loco is making.

Trying to attach a short video, which maybe also helps show this high pitch tone coming from the engine room.

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Wocka-Wocka
Attachment problems, seems h264 works, h265 does not