West Somerset Railway - Remastered
I took on overhauling the audio for the West Somerset Railway along-side one of our game designers, Liam. Who was upgrading the visuals of the route.
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We worked on this out-of-hours, so this really was a labor of love.
What have I done?
Brand new route ambience - I've completely re-made the ambience for the route, implementing the latest ambience control systems and creating fresh zonal and detail ambience for the entire route.
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Loco fixes & improvements - I've fixed a lot of bugs on some of the primary locos used on the route, as well as making plently of improvements to make them sound a lot nicer.
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Here's the full audio changelist for the overhaul:
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Route:
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Redone route zonal ambience
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Added new detail sounds
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Extended signal noise distance slightly
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Added TSW4 Tunnel & Bridge noise
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Added TSW4 Canopy rain noise
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Added unique sounds to each collectible when picked up
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WSR Class 09:
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Fixed the Class 09 horn cutting out when sounded
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Altered internal cab mix
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Added internal version of the 09 horn
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WSR Class 33:
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Fixed the class 33 horn (Re-edited from the original recordings)
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Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions
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Tweaked entire loco mix internal & external
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Added internal version of the horn
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Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive
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WSR Class 52:
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Fixed the class 52 horn (Re-edited from the original recordings)
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Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions
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Tweaked the locos internal and external mix
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Added internal version of the horn
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Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive
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WSR Class 47:
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Fixed the class 47 horn
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Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions
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Tweaked internal mix
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Added internal version of the horn
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Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive
I also covered my work on the route on my social media series, here's the video:
