ED Sound Effects

MikeT

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Hey all, long time lurker so not many posts from me....recently upgraded to the alpha and all I can say is wow!:eek:

My questions is

What is your favorite sound effect in ED?

For me it's gotta be the slip into Hyperspace followed closely by the effect when you pass through the space station docking force field.

Thanks for looking
 

Kerrash

Kerrash
Greetings Commander!

I have to agree the hyperspace effect is my fave and I shook the hand of the man responsible for it too ;)
 

Enride

Enride
Yeah, theres something about that Hyperspace FX!

But I also just LOVE the sound from the engines/thrusters when moving around.
Really gives the sense of the forces and energies involve, almost feels like the whole thing is about to explode at any time =)


But to be honest, I'm intrigued by most of the audio in this game! At worst, it still sounds good, and most of it sounds great!
 

Jenner

I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
Jenner
Attackmack said:
Yeah, theres something about that Hyperspace FX!

But I also just LOVE the sound from the engines/thrusters when moving around.
Really gives the sense of the forces and energies involve, almost feels like the whole thing is about to explode at any time =)


But to be honest, I'm intrigued by most of the audio in this game! At worst, it still sounds good, and most of it sounds great!
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I agree about the engine sounds. That was the first thing that really struck me when I fired up alpha 1. Love it.
 

Mu77ley

Volunteer Moderator
Mu77ley
Hyperspace sound is great, as are the engine noises, but my particular favourite right now is the beam laser
 

ste

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Having only alpha 1.0, I'd have to say the haunting screeching sound when you try to land on an asteroid with no legs
 

Germonium

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sounds

This was exactly what sold me into E:D. Browsing Youtube for Elite while waiting for SC ( im big backer there) and found those Zelada Station vids with hyperjump and the voices in the station. Then the sound of the engines while accellerating. georgious! premium beta now and happy so far with the game. A great win for all of us Space opera fans.
 

heartorhead

heartorhead
Just digged this up to say that SOUND in Elite is superb - good job.
I hope it will get better to reach perfection in final release.
 

Oddball

Oddball
MikeT said:
What is your favorite sound effect in ED?
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I think all the sound effects in the game are really good. Sound is often over-looked in games but the sound in this game has consistently been of the highest quality throughout development. The sound people really know their stuff.

My favorite effect is the whole hyperspace sequence but the in-game music is also amazing.

woof woof!
 

Col. Cherryman

Col. Cherryman
All in game sounds are just awesome but computer modulated lady's voice it's my favorite one.
BTW, this is very helpful, all this warnings,
but for some of them I see small changes:

1. Warning about critical temperature should be repeatable.
2. Warning about not deployed landing gear should be just when you pass the station gate...not 2 meters over landing pad :)

This changes could be very helpful for all of us.
 

trekman

trekman
As odd as this might sound I think that the in-game sounds are one of the major highlights of the beta so far. The only critism I have is that IMO the sounds inside the space station are excessively loud and I hope this is something that is addressed in the next update.
 

mojonaut

mojonaut
Oddball said:
I think all the sound effects in the game are really good. Sound is often over-looked in games but the sound in this game has consistently been of the highest quality throughout development. The sound people really know their stuff.

My favorite effect is the whole hyperspace sequence but the in-game music is also amazing.

woof woof!
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Love all the sound effects esp the ambiance in the stations.

The combat music though I'm not too keen on, hope its temporary, its orchestral and like a throw back to an old 50's b/w WW2 film (Dambusters and 633 squadron excluded as at least they're tuneful and emotive ) something a bit more modern would be welcome with a hint of dubstep maybe?
 

ZaphodBeeble

ZaphodBeeble
mojonaut said:
The combat music though I'm not too keen on, hope its temporary, its orchestral and like a throw back to an old 50's b/w WW2 film (Dambusters and 633 squadron excluded as at least they're tuneful and emotive ) something a bit more modern would be welcome with a hint of dubstep maybe?
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How about selectable themes? I think that would be awesome. The ability to choose a classical score, a rock style score, and perhaps as you say 'modern' stuff like drum & bass and dubstep.
 

Hellhawk666

Hellhawk666
Love all the audio in this game so far - just wonderful work. If I had to name one thing as favourite it would be the startup screen intro music. That moody, menacing theme grabbed me the first moment I heard it and it never gets old.
 

Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
Favorite is the one when you come out of hyerspace, you can hear you jump-drive cycle down.

I don't really like the Autocannon sound, it feels too "light". The autocannons in the capship vid were better, but they seemed to be slower and heavier caliber.

Also think the "scraping the landing pad" sound doesn't feel heavy enough.
 

OldGrumpyGit

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Have to agree on the hyperspace effects - wonderful noise, it feels like the ship is accumulating so much power together for something incredible. Also the exit noise from hyperspace as well. For a vasty nothingness, we're sure spoiled with a rich soundscape!

The only noise I wonder if it needs beefing up is the weapon impact effect on a ships' hull - sometimes to me it sounds like someone popping bubblewrap, but it's a minor niggle.
 
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