Introducing the Avia 51

[nigel richards]

Hi Milton,

I was comparing my friend Joe's Stinson Reliant, which is of the same era and by all accounts the most luxurious 5 seater flying in those days. When that single radial goes to full song for takeoff it is definitely more "noticeable" in the cabin

Is the sound volume adjustable via the sound.cfg or would the individual sound files need to be modified ?

Cheers
Stefan

Hi Stefan,

Glad to hear you're really into sounds...and LOUD too!

Well, Milton clearly explained the logic involved for all the Avia aircraft series.

The truth is the designer went to great lengths to reduce interior sound levels - even the specially inlaid wooden floors were for sound reduction as much as deco.

The most practical way of hearing louder sounds is obviously to use your computer audio master contol.

Normal settings should be about 50% on all sliders. Even this is too loud for my setup (30%volume is almost deafening for the '56).
Don't be afraid to play around with the settings according to what you're flying.
Are you taking the sounds directly from computer to headphone?
Or are you using desktop speakers with a headphone jack?
Makes the world of difference.

I'm afraid to make the whole soundset louder, this would mean a combo of revised cfg file and amplification of wav files together...that's a fair few weekends Lol.

[Milton Shupe]

Regarding the Avia 57 sounds; great progress!
I really like the full throttle, high MAP prop sounds as the prop tips go supersonic (above 2100~ rpms). That is a very nice touch. :-)

The timing on the door opening sounds is great :-)

The fact that one can actually hear and differentiate the engine startup sounds 1,2,3 is very nice. I appreciate the time it takes to clear the engines and settle in to a nice smoother idle (smoother being relative).

I think when the map goes above 26-28", it would be nice if the volume could increase gradually, not to drown out the supersonic props but to give a sense of 3 engines really working on takeoff. Cruise rpms should be less than 2500 and map should be 22-25"so the current volume levels work well for lower map and rpms. Running these engines in a "square" configuration is probably best (i.e 25" - 2500rpms; 22" - 2200rpms).

I look forward to the magic ... :-)

[Moses03]

Any updates on the Avia 57 front?

[Milton Shupe]

Any updates on the Avia 57 front?

It is totally in the hands of Nigel, working exterior textures, sounds, and interior textures, and VC panel textures.

The holdup problem seems to be ... "batteries".

[PeteHam]

It is totally in the hands of Nigel, working exterior textures, sounds, and interior textures, and VC panel textures.

The holdup problem seems to be ... "batteries".

Calling Nigel


Please report for duty the Avia is waiting to be finished




Pete.

[Blackbird686]

[QUOTE=The holdup problem seems to be ... "batteries". [/QUOTE]

Batteries...??! Well until you get the "battery" issue resolved, mate... I reckon you're going to need to gather up all those spare flashlights and transistor radios sitting around. You're going to need all the batteries you can collect to get those three big radial engines going.


BB686

[Moses03]

Nigel...paging...Nigel. Please report to the Avia 57 courtesy desk. Thank you.

[Matt Wynn]

if he doesn't turn up soon i'll get his daughter to go grab him

but after speaking to him the other day, seems he has a battery has just gotta wait for it's arrival and installation if i recall.... the joys of Solar Batteries....

[Milton Shupe]

While we all pull for Nigel's recovery, I will post a few pics of the Avia 57 that we will allow to sit patiently for his return.

[PeteHam]

Absolutely beautiful

Pete.

[hawkeye52]

A very realistic-looking panel!

- H52

[Milton Shupe]

A very realistic-looking panel!

- H52

Thank you hawkeye52.

It's just what I cobbled together. I think Nigel plans to give the textures a makeover to give it a little 3D depth and surface quality.

[nigel richards]

(icon:big, fat, juicy batteries overlowing with AMPS!:icon)

Battery problem finally solved

The lovely panel looks realistic, cos it is realistic!...as are many of the admirable features the 'Chief' has engineered into this one!

Time for me to get cracking on the final stages of this beauty, before the Milton Works Export Dept excommunicate me to making sound effects and paint jobs for bicycles...

[JoHubb]

Nigel says there's a layered paintkit for the Avia 56 for beginners like me...but where?

[Milton Shupe]

Nigel says there's a layered paintkit for the Avia 56 for beginners like me...but where?

I do not seem to have it. Not sure if Nigel uploaded here at SOH or not.