Welcome to the Blog + Update(s)!
Thanks for tuning in to our blog and reading up! We actively post on our Discord a lot more often, however, I wanted to write a small update for our main website as well. I will try to post here more often as well, so, without further delay - let’s get into it!
What’s the scoop?
Tyler next to a P-47 Thunderbolt at the Field of Flight Airshow in Battle Creek, MI
Over the last several months, I have been extremely busy with all of our amazing clients and partners working on various projects for our two main flight simulators; DCS: World and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
A lot of the projects are already known, however, many remain behind closed doors until the time comes to announce our work to the public. The past few months, specifically, have gotten much busier as we start to see more and more developers come to us for assistance. More value is being placed on sounds, and we are here to help these studios make the best out of their addons.
Most recently; we’ve done work with Aeroplane Heaven on their P-47 Thunderbolt and refreshing their engine audio on the aircraft. After expressing feedback to the AH team, they had reached out to me a month or two later and asked me what the possibilities looked like. Long story short, audio was recorded and I set out to re-create the P-47 in MSFS as well as I could with some operating restrictions. Challenges aside, the end result is fantastic and I am happy to put my name on this project.
B-2 Spirit by Top Mach Studios
Another noteworthy development has been with Top Mach Studios. The team has hired Echo 19 to complete various aircraft sound packages; including the recently released B-2 Spirit, and the upcoming T-7A, SU-30 and YF-23 aircraft. We are also almost done developing a completely new sound package for the F-22 Raptor, which will be used in the YF-23 package as well (minus some adjustments/changes as needed).
The B-2 was a big challenge. Not only is this aircraft large, however, it is classified. Recordings and any close proximity video was limited to what was publicly available! This made designing audio challenging, and extremely time consuming, however; we wanted to get it right, and so did the Top Mach team. All of the audio heard on this aircraft was approximated, based on feedback from B-2 operators (without violating operational security rules) and publicly available resources. The B-2 embodies our desire to push the envelope, even when we can’t actually record the aircraft ourselves.
Recording equipment next to a Super Patriot Mark II by Patriot Aircraft
We’ve done a lot over the past several months, and it only continues to get more exciting! Just last month, I had an opportunity to record a Super Patriot (Mk II) down in Bentonville, AK, with the company's owner and the amazing Parallel 42 (//42) crew, who are creating this beautiful aircraft for MSFS. It was a truly amazing trip, and I can’t wait to share more as we continue to roll out content.
There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes, and we’ll keep it that way until we have things to show, but we are all very excited about the future of our operation!
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