New Sounds Released!

[Baloo]

[Fruda]

The BMW 801 and Pratt & Whitney R-2800 packs have been updated.

Fixes: The Eng files for each pack had loop artifacts that made it apparent when the sounds were looping. This has been fixed, and now the sounds are much smoother.

Allison V-1710 Pack
BMW 801 Pack
Daimler-Benz DB600 Series Pack
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Pack
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Pack
Rolls Royce Griffon Pack
Rolls Royce Merlin Pack
Wright R-1820 Pack
Effects Pack

I have to say that it's amazing how much more definition my speakers have than the headphones I've been using for mixing. A lot of these artifacts aren't apparent when using said headphones, but as soon as I use my speakers, there they are. As of this update, all loop artifacts appear to be fixed. As far as my Effects pack is concerned, I realise that the flap and gear sounds don't play properly on some aircraft. To remedy this, I am currently looking for source material for aircraft-specific flap and gear sounds.

Edit: While attempting to delete obsolete packs, Zippyshare's strange interface caused me to delete everything. Eeeaaaagh. All packs have been uploaded again.

[Fruda]

I don't know what it is, but maybe working so much on these sounds has diminished my ability to hear loop artifacts when I'm working. When I take a break and come back, I hear more. Anyway, with that being said, another update.

BMW 801 Pack
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Pack

I understand that there have been quite a few updates, but that's just my commitment to quality.

[Fruda]

The Rolls Royce Griffon Pack has been updated.

Rolls Royce Griffon Pack

I felt it was easily the weakest pack of the set; I took it upon myself to dig through more source material and found some better clips to work with. I have kept some of the sounds from the original pack, but they've been reworked and cleaned up so they're much smoother, while sounding more powerful.

[Fruda]

I'm working on an overhaul of all packs, excluding the Effects pack. Reason? The prop mixes used for the Eng sounds were too muddy; I have corrected this, and they sound markedly better. The problem occurred because I forgot to equalise the internal and external prop sounds after mixing down from 44.1khz.

But wait, there's more! Dedicated Junkers Jumo 211/213 sounds! I found some excellent source material, so I'll be uploading the Jumo pack with the rest of the others.

[Fruda]

Massive update released.

Allison V-1710 Pack
BMW 801 Pack
Daimler-Benz DB600 Series Pack
Junkers Jumo 211 - 213 Pack
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Pack
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Pack
Rolls Royce Griffon Pack
Rolls Royce Merlin Pack
Wright R-1820 Pack

Download for a level of authenticity never before seen in Aces High.

[olds442]

Fruda, the jumo pack sounds like a Merlin engine to be honest.

[Fruda]

Yeah, you're right. Unreliable source material. Viewing a video of a restored Fw-190D-9 shows this with certainty, as (what do you know...) it sounds almost identical to a Bf-109. So, it appears that my original usage of the DB600 series sounds for the Jumo 211/213, considering they're almost identical engines (barring supercharger configuration), was the correct decision.

I'm beginning work to fix this oddity.

[Fruda]

Jumo pack done away with; reverted back to proper DB600 series sound usage. More still, this Daimler-Benz update comes with a special surprise. Find out after installing... Let's just say it's a cut above the previous offerings.

Daimler-Benz DB600 Series Pack

[guncrasher]

cant download form that site.  doesnt like my security settings.


semp

[Fruda]

cant download form that site.  doesnt like my security settings.


semp

Odd. Try lowering your security settings (don't freak out) and attempt again.

[Fruda]

Final update for core Daimler-Benz engine sounds. Much smoother and more detailed than previous update; this will be my definitive DB600 series pack update.

Daimler-Benz DB600 Series Pack

[Fruda]

Daimler-Benz and Griffon packs updated. As it stands, the DB600 pack as of this upload will be the ultimate final version, as there is nothing in the way (as far as I can see at the moment) of better source material for it. The same currently stands for the Griffon pack, though it has to be said that if better source material is found, these will not be final versions. The way I see it, everything is ultimately a work in progress until absolute perfection is achieved.

Daimler-Benz DB600 Series Pack
Rolls Royce Griffon Pack

[Mason]

It downloads as a .rar file and it will not play. What am i missing?

[Fruda]

You need to download and install WinRAR (don't worry, no spyware). After that, the archives will open just like a .zip file. Simply extract the contents of each to your Aces High/sounds folder.