How the ‘F1’ Sound Team Collaborated With Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes to Get Mics on Race Cars

Sound editor Al Nelson wanted to recreate the experience of a Formula One race: “It’s something you feel in your bones.” ...
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BMW patents new way to add authentic engine sounds to cars

BMW is trying its hardest to give its electric cars a sound that is as emotive as the noises made by its gas cars. But the growth of its electric lineup, and the imminent launch of the first electric ...
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The Engine Sounds in Video Games: How Realistic Are They?

A lot of us younger car enthusiasts can probably partially, or even wholly, attribute our obsessions with the automotive world to racing simulators like Gran Turismo and Forza. Gran Turismo was ...
Road & Track

Here's How Gran Turismo Captures Its Impressively Realistic Car Sounds

The CEDEC+KYUSHU 2023 conference was held last November, but details of a specific technical presentation just came to light. The presentation centered around the process that Polyphony Digital sound ...
Electrek

Ferrari is rejecting fake engine noise for its first EV, and opts for ‘authentic’ motor sound

Ferrari has released details about its approach to powertrain sounds with its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica, and I am intrigued. If well-executed, I even think it might convince some ...
Inside EVs

BMW's Electric M3 Has Simulated Engine Sounds. Here's What BMW Used

BMW reveals that it recorded engine sounds from three iconic M cars to give the electric M3 character and a sense of connection. The cars sampled were the E63 M6, F82 M4 and the E90 M3. The prototype ...
Carscoops

No Fake Sounds, Just Science: How Lexus Made The LC’s V8 Sing Like An LFA

There are dozens of ‘straight-piped’ videos on YouTube showing how crudely junking your car’s mufflers and emissions equipment in favor of simple sections of tube can make your engine sound more ...
Inside EVs

Mercedes’ Porsche Taycan Rival Will Make V-8 Noises

Mercedes-AMG has published a teaser video featuring its new electric sedan. The prototype appears to have a V-8 interior sound and even paddles to shift simulated gears. Fake combustion engine sounds ...
SlashGear

This Viral TikTok Video Uses Popsicle Sticks To Recreate 4-Cylinder Engine Sounds

TikTok is the place for quite literally anything. Within a few minutes of opening the app, you can find essential "how to" videos, funny clips to send to friends, or the next social media trend. There ...