Engine Sounds Suggestion

[ATAG_Snapper]

I thought the 109 external sound in the current 1.5 retail version was excellent. The whine/whistle of the supercharger send chills through me; it literally sounded like Death approaching. As a Spit/Hurri flier, I was admittedly jealous and wished this sound fellow could work similar magic and provide us with the iconic Merlin external sounds instead of the current delivery truck external sound/.

Alas, not to be. Furthermore, the last two betas have "nerfed" that classic 109 engine sound. Perhaps it's just me, but this was a case where it wasn't broke but it got "fixed" nonetheless. To me, the 109 now sounds more like Honda Civic with fartboxes for mufflers. Hardly any reason to fly a Spit or Hurri with canopy open anymore.......

[flyingblind]

I really have to agree on this one. The sounds seem very muffled to me. Listening to videos of Merlins and similar engins it seems to me that the open exhausts emit a very sharp almost a gunshot sound on each firing stroke. As these individual sounds merge together as the engine revs increase they produce a sort of rhythm and combine with the increasing and complex noise generated by the prop to produce the characteristic growl of a big V12 aero engine. The only time the game comes close is when the engine is throttled back during landing etc.