you can imagine me sitting in the room with projector and computer on trying out BK.

clayton4115, on 26 Sept 2013 - 07:23 AM, said:

ok had a quick trail of the buttkicker, i must say it does add realism to it, however there seems to be the same vibration there is no change only when touchdown did i see a small change, anything i need to adjust for fsx?

 

also it seems quite noisy and i can hardly hear the actual sim (engines co pilot etc)

AS Buttkicker is driven solely by sound files it is necessary to experiment with the control settings to get the best out of it. The effects can also vary from aircraft to aircraft  - for example I find

that in some aircraft I can feel the deployment of flaps and gear and touchdown  but not in others depending on what the producers have incorporated into their sound effects.

Surround sound can also pose problems - looking in one direction producing excessive vibration while looking in another direction produces nil effect. Again some experimentation is required.

My starting point is to set it at a level where I can just feel a steady rumble with the engines running.

Buttkicker is a useful addition to FSX but really comes into its own in fighter and racing sims.

ok thanks Michael will need to experiment more when i get the time.

Do you have Accufeel (I'm trying to keep a straight face while I'm typing this.)

I see that Simvibe has a profile for Xplane but not for FSX. Hope someone is working on it.

Look at the Simvibe vids . FSX.

Do you have Accufeel (I'm trying to keep a straight face while I'm typing this.)

no I don't have accufeel

 

 

o I don't have accufeel

 

The reason I was asking is that it adds a lot of sounds to an aircraft.  Tire screeches, taxiing on pavement, rumbles.  Just wonder what it would do with the buttkicker.

perhaps I could try that out at a later date

There are some good youtube videos on it.  Not trying to sell anyone on it but after I got it I was pretty amazed.  FSX has some good sounds but, once you get it you go "Oh yeah...that sounds more like it."  One thing I've heard from NGX pilots is that it's somewhat overdone.

thanks I will check it out when i get a chance. 

ok after abit of tuning i love the subtle rumble while in cruise, the experience is like if you are actually on the flight deck, also with the speedbrakes deployed it rattles abit more  = added immersion and ofcourse the touchdown and reversve thrust just an amazing experience,

 

whoever invented this BK  is a genius.

 

p.s still waiting for the OpusFSX tweak as the only downside i saw was that once the gear came down it sounded louder but the vibration seemed the same.

Anyone know if I can gt Simvibe to work with FSX?

I think you getting the hang of it, Clayton.  Correct, it should be more of a subtle enhancement.  Not one that takes over the whole experience.  As you'll find, each aircraft has it's own "sweet spot" and one may have to adjust the output accordingly.  For me, having three of them I have them all going through the same sound source and use a small headphone mixer.  This way I can use just one volume adjustment to adjust all three.  Using a mixer I can set my speaker volume separately and my headphone volume separately so I get achieve a nice balanced mix.

 

Of course the biggest interaction takes place during touchdown, and rolling down the runway.   But I really enjoy the subtle vibration as I am airborne with the occasional bump from turbulence or setting the flaps, landing gear.  It's like my TrackIR... I could not imagine flying without it. 

 

I guess what would be nice if there was some software applet that create individual aircraft profiles that you could setup/adjust/save.   I use mine with Accu-sim and will try it with the new Opus enhancement when that comes out.

if there wasn't a cord going from my chair to the base unit then I would get one.  Until then, my sub-woofer will do the job.