I'm having an odd sound problem. Seeing as the support forums are temporarily turned off due to volume overload, I thought I'd post here and see if anyone has input.

 

The problem: at some point during use, all of the Majestic sounds drop out. No engine sound, switches, etc. FSX default sounds like ATC and AI remain. I purposefully said this occurs during "use" because it seems to occur during a normal preflight flow.

 

Now some things I think I know (or at least have observed):

 

1. This seems related to the cabin announcements. If I setup to do a real flight from cold and dark, then at some point I get the cabin announcements starting after switching the ARCDU on. This first announcement goes as expected and music plays for 3-4 minutes. The music then suddenly cuts out and the aircraft is completely silent.

 

2. If I am setting up just to test something out (i.e., just get up in the air), then I have not encountered this problem. However, I have also not turned on the ARCDU during this process either.

 

There are a lot of variables here, so this may just be coincidence. Here's what I at least realize I don't know:

 

1. I don't know if the sound is dropping out after a set period of time in the aircraft or after a key checkpoint (like the end of the music on the boarding announcement).

 

2. I have not yet tried turning on the ARCDU with the doors closed (to avoid the boarding announcement) and see if I encounter the same issue.

 

There's a lot of experimenting to do. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what might be happening? If this really is related to the boarding announcements, I'd be happy to ditch them if there was any way to do so.

 

 

 

An aircraft simulation of this extreme quality should have a door interface within the FMS.

 

Couldnt agree more. So in depth and I have to use Shift E.  Really?? Im sure they will address this. 

 

BTW anyone have suggestions to how your programming your condition levers if you dont have an independent lever setup? I have everything setup through FSUIPC. Are you all just using the mouse? But I dont see a good way to implement it.  X52 setup

I've now spent the best part of 9 hours testing out the Q400 and I'd like to give my opinions. Frankly I was surprised but hopeful when I first heard people gushing about the quality. Lots of guys have compared it to the NGX and many have said it surpasses the PMDG aircraft - at the moment I'm afraid they're wrong, the NGX still can rest easy, the Q400 has some way to go.

 

Don't get me wrong, the VC and external visuals are very good indeed. Crisp and sharp with lots of detail. Engine sounds are deep and impressive - from the cockpit, although from spot view they're disappointingly muted. Lots have commented on the detail sounds in the flight deck - well yes, some are good and there is a good variety of click and lever sounds. However there is something about the sound mix that is wrong - too many click sounds sound wrongly placed - small switches make big unnatural clunking sounds when moved, a few don't have any sound at all. The NGX sound set is extremely well blended and natural.

 

The FMS modelling is already frustrating. SIDs that don't draw correctly are unacceptable. It's clear that the Nav data isn't being read and interpreted properly. Direct To's don't work 50 % of the time. The track line disappears when selecting a Direct To and LNAV goes wildly off track. Go-around procedures are not depicted properly either - it's a shame.

 

On the topic of go-arounds - it might be me, but there doesn't seem to be anyway of binding a key to the GO-AROUND button on the power lever. The default FSX command doesn't work with it. Majestic's control panel doesn't allow any special key bindings - this is a glaring omission in a product of this type. Performing a GA by panning your view to click a power lever click spot is a nightmare and not realistic. The same goes for the Autopilot disconnect function - there is no yoke disconnect key, pressing z gives you the wrong indications and visual warnings. 

 

There's a couple of other small bugs - it seems the attitude indicator is 2-3 degrees nose down on the ground - it should read 0 degrees. When tuned to an ILS the DME value jitters to and fro about 0.8 nm as well.

 

Unfortunately there seems to be a major issue with the elevator / trim / autopilot interaction. I've just finished a flight with a nose dive into the ground. The autopilot doesn't seem to trim out the elevator to a neutral position in any stage of flight (you can see this on the PFCS indicator) - meaning that when you disconnect the A/P the aircraft you get is badly out of trim - very frustrating results if you're at 200'. Is it using the default FSX autopilot by any chance?

 

It must be said that documentation is poor. The tutorial is a not very helpful and the systems manual is rather short. The 'checklist' is a weird combination of normal procedure flow and checklists, which is hard to follow. Importantly there are no profiles or flight patterns that explain actions and sequence of take off climb and approach. 

 

I'm sorry for the negative post, but with high expectations and a £40 outlay I feel the comments are valid. I really want to support dedicated devs like Majestic but at the moment the Q400 falls some way short of NGX standards. I hope that service packs and the PRO version can go some way to iron out the niggles. 

 

Adam

This will not work with VRInsight MCP combo but maybe you can hack thru it with Linda

Oddly, I have the opposite problem.  My engines are quite soft, in fact to a point that I am not always sure they are making any noise.

Yes, I have the same problem. In exterior view the engine sound is very quite and dull.

 

Greetings

Tim

I'm having an odd sound problem. Seeing as the support forums are temporarily turned off due to volume overload, I thought I'd post here and see if anyone has input.

 

The problem: at some point during use, all of the Majestic sounds drop out. No engine sound, switches, etc. FSX default sounds like ATC and AI remain. I purposefully said this occurs during "use" because it seems to occur during a normal preflight flow.

 

Now some things I think I know (or at least have observed):

 

1. This seems related to the cabin announcements. If I setup to do a real flight from cold and dark, then at some point I get the cabin announcements starting after switching the ARCDU on. This first announcement goes as expected and music plays for 3-4 minutes. The music then suddenly cuts out and the aircraft is completely silent.

 

2. If I am setting up just to test something out (i.e., just get up in the air), then I have not encountered this problem. However, I have also not turned on the ARCDU during this process either.

 

There are a lot of variables here, so this may just be coincidence. Here's what I at least realize I don't know:

 

1. I don't know if the sound is dropping out after a set period of time in the aircraft or after a key checkpoint (like the end of the music on the boarding announcement).

 

2. I have not yet tried turning on the ARCDU with the doors closed (to avoid the boarding announcement) and see if I encounter the same issue.

 

There's a lot of experimenting to do. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what might be happening? If this really is related to the boarding announcements, I'd be happy to ditch them if there was any way to do so.

 

First time poster, long time lurker.

 

I've been experiencing the same problem.  It's been a fairly random period of time before it happens for me.  Sometimes sound will cut when I'm taxiing, other taking off, climbing, cruising, and everything in between.  I've used the ARCDU with doors open, closed, and left it off completely (just going with the bare minimum); the only thing I have been able to determine is that it's definitely the addon.  What I've noticed is that if I change my camera to an AI aircraft I can hear their sounds just fine... ATC works just fine... everything internal to FSX works great, but everything to do with the Q400 is completely muted.

 

I reached out to support and have had some back and forth with them.  The only tangible information that they've been able to provide is that this is an issue that they have seen before.  It could be related to soundcard drivers (updated those), speaker configuration (tried the 7.1 as they suggested), and possible DirectX (that's up to date).  It also sounds like they believe the problem may be specific to Windows 8.

 

I'm pretty much expecting to have to pack it in and go for a refund at this point as I've spent the better portion of the last 6 hours working on figuring this bug out.  Will be interested in seeing who else has experienced the same problem.

 

Edit-

 

Just got what is probably the nail in the coffin for this one.  The support person I'm working with doesn't believe there is anything I can do to actually make this work.  Guess it's refund time :(.  Bummer.

• Well, ask your money back from Microsoft.

 

 

This will not work with VRInsight MCP combo but maybe you can hack thru it with Linda

 

I have LINDA but I don't know how to develop an interface assuming it's doable.  Ah well...I'll wait for a bit before I get it.

Just purchased it from justflight but im getting a "response to short" when i try to activate it. Anyone else getting this problem ?

I fly the NGX and AXE aircraft almost exclusively, and I'm in love with this bird. It's is a stunning achievement, plain and simple.

 

My NGX and Airbus fleet will remain grounded for the foreseeable future...

Just got what is probably the nail in the coffin for this one. The support person I'm working with doesn't believe there is anything I can do to actually make this work. Guess it's refund time . Bummer.

 

If this turns out to be the case, that will be most dissappointing.  I'm no further in figuring this out.  It would seem rather odd that something as simple (relatively) as sound could do in what appears to be such a great add-on.

 

It is not specific to Windows 8, as I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

 

P.S. - Where do I find the support contact information? I'd like to try and work with them a bit. It looks like a great add-on and I really want to keep it. No sound will be a no-go though if nothing works.

Plane is very nice, one think which require update with coming service pack is strobe flash.

It is nasty effect, looking so unreal...

Have been trying to activate for an hour now...

 

I have to say it is a little frustrating, that over 12 hours after release these issues are still here... probably going to have to sleep on this one until the morning now... I know that the NGX had difficulties, then they had what appeared to be some sort of DDOS as well... I was hoping that the lessons would have been learned by now. I mean, the feedback received over the last few months indicated that this was to be one of THE most anticipated releases this year...

 

The problem I see is the activation aspect... I understand wanting to protect one's intellectual property, but when it leads to customers having to jump through hoops just in order to get the thing even installed, I start to question it...

 

I was hoping to have been able to join in the WOWs and such this evening... No major worries... No doubt the heat will drop over the next few hours...

 

A

I've now spent the best part of 9 hours testing out the Q400 and I'd like to give my opinions. Frankly I was surprised but hopeful when I first heard people gushing about the quality. Lots of guys have compared it to the NGX and many have said it surpasses the PMDG aircraft - at the moment I'm afraid they're wrong, the NGX still can rest easy, the Q400 has some way to go....

 

 

 

Adam

 

Sorry you're having issues Adam, but I must disagree with your overall prognosis.

 

The Majestic Q400 is the new leader among addons. This does mean the NGX's greatness is diminished in the least. It simply means the Majestic has surpassed it.

To be honest every single post related about activitation issues links to the same thing, JF, y i bought it on fspilotshop and worked perfectly.