Hi guys,So first flight is current in the NGX I have to point out that the new flightdeck sounds are obvious.The engine on takeoff can no longer be heard really, so instead of the low rumble and engine sound you only get wind noise. Is that realistic or has it been done too harshly [too much wind noise imho].Also my EZDOK exterior views no longer work, the revert to spot? Any ideas?3) Unrelated questionAs a rule of thumb, [Topcat] do you select the lowest thrust setting possible, to still allow a safe takeoff? I found today on ESSA-EGLL that I used 60C which led to a 88 N1, so after 1500 the thrust increased. From flying in the real world, I am used to there being a little less thrust after accell height?

As a rule of thumb, [Topcat] do you select the lowest thrust setting possible, to still allow a safe takeoff?

That is the idea, with every percent of thrust, you save the engine wear a bit, and you reduce the probability of a failure a bit.

Hi guys,Also my EZDOK exterior views no longer work, the revert to spot? Any ideas?

Did you try rerunning ECZA Config.exe app?

 

The engine on takeoff can no longer be heard really, so instead of the low rumble and engine sound you only get wind noise. Is that realistic or has it been done too harshly [too much wind noise imho].

I havent ever been in the cockpit during flight, but on all the videos ive seen, once you get airborne you dont hear the engines anymore, just wind, i used to find the pre-SP1c engine sound too loud during flight, so i set master volume to 100 and it was then perfect.You can change all the sounds volume except the engine ones by changing the master volume from FMC.

Nothing at all was changed relating to actual sounds in this update. There was one fix for something with selecting sound devices on the FMC sound options page, but that did not change a thing with respect to the sound files or their mixing. Not sure what you're hearing Alex, but it was not caused by SP1c.

Sounds like to me he's got either the wrong sound device selected in the FSX sound or the PMDG sound menu.

Or you switched windows and it got wonky, as is often the case. Mash 'q' twice and see if that fixes it.-stefan

I have found with every update and service pack of NGX that my gear up sound disappears.Under the sound.cfg it says the followingGEAR UPFilename - PMDG737NGX_J4 instead of the PMDG737NGX_Gearup fileI have to manual edit it everytime I update :(

Edited March 5, 201214 yr by cj-ibbotson

Make sure that in windows you have properly configured your sound device.Make sure that it isn't setup for a 5 speaker surround when you might only have 2 speakers.

I have found with every update and service pack of NGX that my gear up sound disappears.Under the sound.cfg it says the followingGEAR UPFilename - PMDG737NGX_J4 instead of the PMDG737NGX_Gearup fileI have to manual edit it everytime I update :(

Thanks for this tip. I checked my sound config and had the same issue. I just editied it as you suggested and will give it a try. Thx!

I have found with every update and service pack of NGX that my gear up sound disappears.Under the sound.cfg it says the followingGEAR UPFilename - PMDG737NGX_J4 instead of the PMDG737NGX_Gearup fileI have to manual edit it everytime I update :(

Chris and others - this is deliberate and not an oversight, please do not modify this entry in the sound.cfg. The gearup sounds are controlled by the custom panel programming and not by the entry you are modifying in the sound.cfg. If you cannot hear the gearup by default then most likely you have not setup the panel sounds to playback through the same soundcard device as the engines. Goto the FMC / Sound options and make sure you have selected the correct soundcard device to play all the panel sounds - then you will hear the gearup sound without modifying the sound.cfg.

I havent ever been in the cockpit during flight, but on all the videos ive seen, once you get airborne you dont hear the engines anymore, just wind, i used to find the pre-SP1c engine sound too loud during flight, so i set master volume to 100 and it was then perfect.You can change all the sounds volume except the engine ones by changing the master volume from FMC.

you're actually very right, when i have been in the takeoff, after departure, you can only hear the wind and the air condition pressurize.

In addition to what Armen said, you may not hear the gear sounds if you're using cockpit hardware that use non-standard commands to raise/lower the gear. To test for this, use the G key on the keyboard - if you hear it that way but don't with your hardware, that's the reason.

Chris and others - this is deliberate and not an oversight, please do not modify this entry in the sound.cfg. The gearup sounds are controlled by the custom panel programming and not by the entry you are modifying in the sound.cfg. If you cannot hear the gearup by default then most likely you have not setup the panel sounds to playback through the same soundcard device as the engines. Goto the FMC / Sound options and make sure you have selected the correct soundcard device to play all the panel sounds - then you will hear the gearup sound without modifying the sound.cfg.

In addition to what Armen said, you may not hear the gear sounds if you're using cockpit hardware that use non-standard commands to raise/lower the gear. To test for this, use the G key on the keyboard - if you hear it that way but don't with your hardware, that's the reason.

Ok guys will try this tonight, always thought it was a bug. I wasn't hearing the wheels when the gear entered the wheel well