Pratt and Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major Sound Pack

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OBIO

Retired SOH Admin
In the absence of a sound pack representing the Pratt and Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major, I have made one. Based on Lawdog's F8F Bearcat (R-2600) sound pack, I used two wav editor programs to do some hard core tweaking, revamping, modifying, you name it....and the result may or may not sound anything like a real Wasp Major, but it does sound like no other sound pack out there. I am a sound freak, and this pack is pleasing to my ears.

As soon as possible, I will get it uploaded for all to enjoy.

OBIO

Oh, to save space on the server, the pack will be uploaded to the CFS2 sound library. Will try to upload right after I post this.

UPLOADED! Just has to make it to the library.
 
Thanks Obio. Tried this today and have some problems. At idle sounds are great, low rumble. But at half throttle and up I get a screeching noise that sounds like it should be with a jet engine? Probably a problem with my computer? Some sound packages just dont work on my system. Test AC was WOP B29 in FS9.
 
robert

After uploading the pack, I decided that the interior sounds for RPM levels 3 and 4 definitely don't cut the mustard. And exterior RMP 3 has an oddity to it. I will be making new files to replace these three.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

OBIO
 
Here in a smidget bit (a phrase I use that my wife absolutely hates) I will be uploading three replacement files for the R-4360 sound pack. These files will replace two interior and one exterior sounds...namely RPMs 3 and 4 interior and RPM 3 exterior. After spending some time flying the Douglas C-124C and Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, I was not happy with the sound of these three files...so I created new ones that are more pleasing to the ears.

The current sound config file is for a single engine application of the R-4360. Before I upload the replacement files I will knock together 2-engine and 4-engine sound config files (have the 4 engine one done already and using it on the FSDB Douglas C-124C). This will allow you to use this sound pack for a wide number of aircraft that used this beast of a radial engine. I will include the 2 and 4 engine sound config files in the upload with the replacement files.

OBIO
 
Thanks Obio, sounds are better with the WOP B29 and other AC. One issue however, at lower power settings, I have what sounds like the engine is surging? Sorry to be a pain in the butt.
 
Listening to each file in Windows Media Player, both of the wav editors I use and in the sim (using a single engine plane), I do detect what might be a cylinder or two that is a little rich, and one might have a fouled plug.

I know just enough about wav editing and sound pack tweaking to be dangerous...so this is as good a product as I know how to offer up to the community. I don't think that I can make the files any better than they are with my current skill level in this area.

OBIO
 
Great job on this sound package Obio, better than I could make. I use this sound pack with larger engine post war ac. Thanks again.
 
Paul

Thanks for clearing up what a smidget is. My wife keeps asking me, "What does smidget bit mean?" And now I can tell her. She absolutely hates when I say smidget bit, but then I hate when she, and virtually every member of her family, say "teench".

OBIO
 
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