I love that we can play music as part of a ride! This is a suggestion for a feature which adds to this ability. Allow us to change the on-ride music track on the fly with the track triggers. A few examples of how this could be used:
- A roller coaster that plays an eerie buildup track during the lift hill, then switches to a fast paced rock tune during the rest of the ride.
- A dark ride that plays a different piece of music in each room.
- A flat ride that switches music tracks between ride sequences.
I know it's possible to do these things by mixing our own tracks in an audio program and importing it, but there are a number of reasons the audio goes out of sync with the ride, which can mess up the feel of the attraction. (Coaster gets stuck on lift hill due to block brakes, or an autosave occurs. Even recording/streaming causes a slight delay which can de-synchronize audio.)
I also know it's possible to do something like this with sequencers, but it still requires placing dozens, even hundreds of speakers along the ride track, which is inefficient and tough to keep track of!
Just a thought to consider.
- A roller coaster that plays an eerie buildup track during the lift hill, then switches to a fast paced rock tune during the rest of the ride.
- A dark ride that plays a different piece of music in each room.
- A flat ride that switches music tracks between ride sequences.
I know it's possible to do these things by mixing our own tracks in an audio program and importing it, but there are a number of reasons the audio goes out of sync with the ride, which can mess up the feel of the attraction. (Coaster gets stuck on lift hill due to block brakes, or an autosave occurs. Even recording/streaming causes a slight delay which can de-synchronize audio.)
I also know it's possible to do something like this with sequencers, but it still requires placing dozens, even hundreds of speakers along the ride track, which is inefficient and tough to keep track of!
Just a thought to consider.
Last edited:
