All About our Whistles!
Hello all,
Thank you for supporting Studio 346 and welcome to our new Patreon! This is the first of many development videos where we can show you behind the scenes updates as we create our game. Today's Dev Vlog is all about the haunting voice of the iron horse: whistles! Listen to our patent-pending tech and how it can simulate over 60 unique whistles with unparalleled realism and tone. We hope you are as thrilled with the quill as we are, and we look forward to having you along for the ride on our development journey!
--Studio 346
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Saw the comment above on audio jitter, is it only a UE 5 issues or could it be sample rate related.? What's the audio sample rate you have been using, to develop. Perhaps bump up your sample rate. The closer you get to the nyquist limit, jitter will be introduced.. So with a 44khz sample rate(cd quality) you can record or playback audio frequencies of 20hz-22khz. the closer you get to that upper limit jitter can be introduced. most music or stull we listen do rarely gets into the high frequencies but loco whistles may. 48khz is the sample rate you see used often for film and television. That will bump up the the upper limit of audio frequencies to 24khz. Which may reduce jitter on any higher frequencies sounds in whistles. 96khz might be over kill and not every ones computer can do 96khz. most computers these days will support 48khz,. So for those that care, they can easily change their default audio settings to do so.
Nathan 6 chime would go hard
Wow guys, amazing. Simply amazing.🥲 Thank you Mark
Can we make sure the poler express whistle makes it in
I wonder if you could model Steve Wickersham's Chessie K5LA whistle? Hmmmm.
The technology is on point. In addition to actually changing to real-world models instead of a canned log of brass is amazing. (The renowned Huber/Hyce Santa Grande 6 does indeed sound a lot like an SO 6 for the record.)
The whistles in this video sound amazing. Keep up the good work. Please don't forget the Reading T-1 Hooter.
This makes my foamer ears happy
2 whistles I would love to see in the game are the infamous Cumbres and Toltec Reading 6 Chime that was used in the late 80’s and early 90’s on 484/489 before it’s voice cracked, and the frankenstein Nathan 6 Chime that was on 493 at the Durango and Silverton for the 2020 season. Cumbres and Toltec 6 Chime. https://youtu.be/rzBbv0NWBg4. Durango and Silverton 6 Chime. https://youtu.be/ZYD9hTZFAdE
Cass Scenic Railroad has some amazing whistle sounds in this short video. Check these out! https://youtu.be/CUlJzfQ-Blc
These sound amazing. Great job!
I feel like this is the spiritual successor to your grandfather’s model train sound tech. So cool!
What Adam said. I got in here today just to write this (which I've been thinking about for a couple of days but my bad memory is not the point).
Is there a prr banshee whistle?
Have to say. These whistles sound great, especially from the distance. Must have been a pain to figure all the waveform math out.
60 Whistles huh. I hope the Frisco Hancock 3 Chime makes an appearance LOL
Just wanted to say I never had a Patreon up until now. This is the first project I've ever donated to and I can't wait to see how this develops. Keep up the good work!
I'm so excited I live about this right now. I've been waiting for a game like this for Over twenty years
Please tell me theres been discussion about rolling stock upkeep. I really hope we get to hose off our hot steamy locomotives 😩 😩 😩 😩 😩 😩
good LORD i am loving this
I look forward to seeing how Hya-Synth handles the explosive sounds of a loco in full forward gear starting a heavy load. Or two and a rear-end helper. Especially out of a canyon or cityscape with a lot of reflective surfaces. Keep up the good work, folks!
Hya-Synth is whistles only but believe me when I say Mark won't let the chuffs go without proper attention! 😉
Im on the edge of my seat here. Literally.
OMG I don't know what to say, I'm 67 Name is Mark, Live in Marion Ohio, Worked from the Huber Mansion for 10 Years till we moved out. Private Water Co. I joined you Because Your Work is Driving me Crazy. I LOVE what you have done and are Doing. BEST OF LUCK to you all. I play the Other game I WANT THIS LOL I will Wait. I'm Jacked about this.
That's so rad Mark! Thank you for sharing :)
If this is released without early access at triple A prices, I'm still buying 2 copies for me and my mate. After the disaster of RRO, I pray for no early access. When I heard those whistles, I felt the same excited giddiness that gearheads do at a drag race.
Also, I hope it has the Hancock Longbell 3 chime. The whistle of Frisco 1522 and many others.
We've got you covered! 😉
lima 5 chime? one of my personal favorites
Hell ya let’s goooo
PRR 3 chime?? Asking for a friend lol
I got actual chills and goosebumps hearing that lunkenheimer 3 chime echoing through the mountains. I’m super excited for this game.
I'm so excited for this game. it looks amazing
Just the echoing of the whistles on the mountainsides... 👌
Best sounding whistle tech for any train game period!
As a dirty, single-chime enjoyer my question is if there will be any European locos/maps in the game. I am also curious about the modding situation: will there be any official support? Cheers, y'all fill me with hope.
From the official description of the game, the scope will be American 3ft narrow gauge between 1869 and 1969 so not likely.
With the amazing tech rendering the unique sounds of each whistle without using audio recordings is astonishing. I can only imagine what else you can do with such technology.
Ok, my jaw dropped with that distant echo.
Music to my ears.
This game just looks amazing. The landscape is just gorgeous and whistles all sound fantastic. I can’t wait to see all the option we can choose from, hoping for my Great Northern 5 Chime
The amount of work put simply into the whistles is astounding. I cannot be more excited for what the Studio346 crew has in store! Also, the inner IC foamer in me is looking forward to the prospect of an Illinois Central whistle sneaking in somewhere lol
Twat waffle :3
Yeah wow, this is amazing , hearing that whistle echo from that view at the bottom of the canyon , i genuinely felt i was there. And that mountain view, Wow. Reminded me of being at Diablo Lake in Washington. :)
I’m at a loss for words, incredible job guys, keep up the fantastic work!
This is just so amazing Mark. Your grandfather would be so proud :') From the looks of it we'll all be witnessing the birth of a game that pioneers it's way to new heights in the genre of train games. When this game drops, I'll have a drink while running a light mixed train at top speed jamming out to some Alice In Chains for you guys. This news has made my whole month and I am having a difficult time containing my excitement. Cheers to you, Mark, and everyone on your team! - Nick, aka "Samurai_X"
Love that you can see the steam and the hear the sound. Attention to detail is a big thing!
Can we add our own whistles?
And everyone down in the valley is wondering what tha hall is going on up there 😊👍
This is freaking incredible! As someone who has some software dev experience, I'm truly in awe of even just the whistles, let alone everything else amazing shown here!!
Well offer your talent to the project 😊👍
Absolutely love it! This may not be possible but will we be able to produce our own whistle sounds in the game? I have a 1902 buckeye brass 3 chime and would love to put it in the game. Maybe an in game whistle maker tool?
Made a patreon account just to support this game. I love old American steam, but no has seemed to do it justice in a game yet. From what you guys have shown so far I am already convinced you will be the ones to do it. Can't wait to see more and eventually get my hands on it!
The graphical fidelity is unreal. I thought at the start that what I was seeing couldn’t possibly be in game footage but boy was I wrong.
this is the one thing I wanted in RR online better sound.
absolutely glorious
That sounds amazing not to mention looks beautiful. If the rest of the game has the same level of attention to detail I am incredibly excited. I am super excited to see everything else that you guys have been working on.
The Hya-Synth tech seems pretty incredible :O and the results speak for themselves! I already adore the amount of love and attention to detail being given to the locomotives, I can't wait to see more
I'm literally in awe. Like how has this small team of train enthusiasts managed to do things NO ONE has ever done before?? Incredible.
Shut up and take my money!
Oh my gosh, I can make combination of Cass Scenic Railroad like whistles here shown with the featured whistles! Now I'm really hungry to play this game when completed and released!
This is wild!
That's so amazing!! Synthesizing the whistle sounds is an amazing feat, but genuinely it's going to be sooo awesome to hear whistles that aren't looped tracks just screaming down the line. Also, first time being a patron to anything, but I *had* to back this. I know 1,000% that this is going to be an amazing game!
Awesome!! and so happy EBT 17's squeak is now forever immortalized in virtual form
Hearing the echo of the whistle in the bottom of the valley gave me chills, this game will be worth the price for the whistles ALONE! Can’t wait to get more tastes!
Wow, yeah, i cant wait to hear locos barking up that mountin...