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(N4) Sounds

Michael Barlo

(N4) Sounds

by Michael Barlo » Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:05:23

    I'm interested in tinkering with some sounds in N4.  I tried to unpack
the sound.dat file with unpack.exe from 1996 however I was unsuccessful.   I
remember someone mentioning Papy compressed these files differently from
before so I can only assume that's why I couldn't do this.  So I'd assume
there's a new version of pack, unpack.exe's?  Or should I be looking in to
using a switch to uncompress the sound files?
Joachim Blu

(N4) Sounds

by Joachim Blu » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 03:17:47



Hi!

np!

You have to make sure that the new sound has the same format
(sample-frequency, bit-resolution) and roughly the same length (very
important!) as the replaced one.

Regards
Crash

Jari Jokine

(N4) Sounds

by Jari Jokine » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 05:13:11

GPL sounds can be: 8 or 16 bit, SR almost anything (not 44100 Hz though),
Mono or Stereo

N4 is more picky. I have tried these:
Sounds in the \spcc folder: 8 bit (16 bit doesn't work), SR 5512 Hz or 22050
Hz, Mono
Other sounds: 16 bit, SR 22050, Mono

I don't know if this is system dependent - propably not.

Joachim Blu

(N4) Sounds

by Joachim Blu » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 05:22:38



Hi!

Alas, not all sounds of N4 are in this format! Especially the engine-sounds
are in 22050 Hz, 16 Bit mono. Best method is to check every single sound
before altering it.
Spotter and announcer-sounds are as you mentioned though ;).

Regards
Crash

Blues DeVill

(N4) Sounds

by Blues DeVill » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 06:21:08

You're absolutely right!
I only edited the sounds in the spcc.dat, and those are 5.512 Hz...
<hangs head in shame>

Blues





> Hi!

> > GPL sounds are : PCM,22.050 Hz; 8 bit; Mono
> > while N4 sounds are : PCM,5.512 Hz; 8 bit; Mono

> Alas, not all sounds of N4 are in this format! Especially the
engine-sounds
> are in 22050 Hz, 16 Bit mono. Best method is to check every single sound
> before altering it.
> Spotter and announcer-sounds are as you mentioned though ;).

> Regards
> Crash

Joachim Blu

(N4) Sounds

by Joachim Blu » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:35:58



Hi!

On the main page, click on the "Stockcars"-link, then click on "EDITORS".
It's the second one in the list. Here's the direct link (yes, I know, you
guys at the pits don't like that ;)) ):
http://www.theuspits.com/files/DatX.zip

Regards
Crash

John Simmon

(N4) Sounds

by John Simmon » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:05:42





> Hi!

> > > You need "DatX". Get it at the US Pits (http://www.theuspits.com). Works
> > I couldn't find it...  Give me a hint. :-)

> On the main page, click on the "Stockcars"-link, then click on "EDITORS".
> It's the second one in the list. Here's the direct link (yes, I know, you
> guys at the pits don't like that ;)) ):
> http://www.theuspits.com/files/DatX.zip

> Regards
> Crash

I've driven a Nascar stockar and been at the track when they're running
- the engine sound in this pack is nothing like what you really hear.

The sound of a stockcar at speed has more of a modulating howl to it as
it circles the track.  These engine sounds really aren't any better than
what we already have (IMHO), except maybe the less obtrusive starting
announcer ("gentlemen start your engines").  Here's a link to a zip'd
wav file of a real stock car:

        http://www.paddedwall.org/n4cars/NascarWAV.zip

That's a sound bit from a video my wife took as I made some laps at
Vegas...

Michael Basde

(N4) Sounds

by Michael Basde » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:33:59

Aaaaahhh!  Thanks!  It's been ages since I've been to the track.  (Used to
crew in ARCA).  That brought one hell of a smile to my face!  :)

Thanks again.

Mike






> > Hi!

> > > > You need "DatX". Get it at the US Pits (http://www.theuspits.com).
Works
> > > I couldn't find it...  Give me a hint. :-)

> > On the main page, click on the "Stockcars"-link, then click on
"EDITORS".
> > It's the second one in the list. Here's the direct link (yes, I know,
you
> > guys at the pits don't like that ;)) ):
> > http://www.theuspits.com/files/DatX.zip

> > Regards
> > Crash

> I've driven a Nascar stockar and been at the track when they're running
> - the engine sound in this pack is nothing like what you really hear.

> The sound of a stockcar at speed has more of a modulating howl to it as
> it circles the track.  These engine sounds really aren't any better than
> what we already have (IMHO), except maybe the less obtrusive starting
> announcer ("gentlemen start your engines").  Here's a link to a zip'd
> wav file of a real stock car:

> http://www.paddedwall.org/n4cars/NascarWAV.zip

> That's a sound bit from a video my wife took as I made some laps at
> Vegas...

John Simmon

(N4) Sounds

by John Simmon » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:42:18







> I've driven a Nascar stockar and been at the track when they're running
> - the engine sound in this pack is nothing like what you really hear.

> The sound of a stockcar at speed has more of a modulating howl to it as
> it circles the track.  These engine sounds really aren't any better than
> what we already have (IMHO), except maybe the less obtrusive starting
> announcer ("gentlemen start your engines").  Here's a link to a zip'd
> wav file of a real stock car:

>    http://www.paddedwall.org/n4cars/NascarWAV.zip

> That's a sound bit from a video my wife took as I made some laps at
> Vegas...

By the way, I just downloaded the v1.5 sounds pak and it's a bit closer.  
I think there's still a bit too much bass in  it, but I'm not a sound
guy so I don't really know. :-)
Dave Cas

(N4) Sounds

by Dave Cas » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:21:52

I'd love to see someone take some scanner bits and turn them into N4 wavs for
the game.  Get some real race-time bits like that one we heard a couple of  
weeks ago, "We ain't got time for this s***."  Maybe Todd Parrott could
volunteer a few of his choice sound bites.  ;o)

Dave Casey
Casey#9 (NASCAR Racing 4)
www.teamcasey.net
www.lvkc.com
www.buycoolcrap.com

Dave Cas

(N4) Sounds

by Dave Cas » Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:24:08

I don't know if everyone else has the same sounds that I have but my engine
doesn't sound like it came out the Evernham engine shop.  It sounds like it
came from Norelco.

Dave Casey
Casey#9 (NASCAR Racing 4)
www.teamcasey.net
www.lvkc.com
www.buycoolcrap.com


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