New BMW M5 (F10) fake engine noise
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Something that's really got me today is the fact that BMW have given the new M5 engine sound effects that get played, real-time, through the car's audio system. It's sheer lunacy. They've actually gone a step further and dubbed it "Active Sound". Nuts!
Anyway, here's the PR fluff about it:
Anyway, here's the PR fluff about it:
BMW Media Release said:
Active Sound Design delivers precise feedback.
M5 drivers will be given an even more direct reminder of their car’s
performance capability by technology that brings the distinctive sound of the
high-performance V8 – in all its glory – into the cabin of the new BMW M5.
The Active Sound Design technology specially developed for the new
BMW M5 takes its cues from the driving situation at any one time to deliver an
accurate reproduction of the engine’s sound through the car’s audio system.
The system’s digital signal processing exchanges data directly with the engine
management, allowing it to reflect the engine’s revs and torque, and the car’s
speed over the road. The result over a smoothly driven journey is a discreet
soundtrack in keeping with the harmonious and assured characteristics of the
V8 powerplant. A stamp on the accelerator, meanwhile, prompts an immediate
audible response to match the instantaneous – and typically M – burst of
power from beneath the bonnet.
In generating its signals, Active Sound Design takes its cues from the firing
sequence of the eight-cylinder engine and the frequency range of the exhaust
system. This gives the driver an extremely accurate impression of current
engine load and an even more intense sensation of the V8’s high-performance
characteristics. At the same time the Active Sound Design control unit
ensures an even spread of sound across all five seats of the new BMW M5,
while observing the legal guidelines governing noise emissions inside and
outside the car. The characteristics of the sound produced by the technology
also adjust to the engine settings selected by the driver. For example,
switching to “Sport” or “Sport+” mode sharpens not only the engine’s
responsiveness but also the acoustic experience inside the car.
M5 drivers will be given an even more direct reminder of their car’s
performance capability by technology that brings the distinctive sound of the
high-performance V8 – in all its glory – into the cabin of the new BMW M5.
The Active Sound Design technology specially developed for the new
BMW M5 takes its cues from the driving situation at any one time to deliver an
accurate reproduction of the engine’s sound through the car’s audio system.
The system’s digital signal processing exchanges data directly with the engine
management, allowing it to reflect the engine’s revs and torque, and the car’s
speed over the road. The result over a smoothly driven journey is a discreet
soundtrack in keeping with the harmonious and assured characteristics of the
V8 powerplant. A stamp on the accelerator, meanwhile, prompts an immediate
audible response to match the instantaneous – and typically M – burst of
power from beneath the bonnet.
In generating its signals, Active Sound Design takes its cues from the firing
sequence of the eight-cylinder engine and the frequency range of the exhaust
system. This gives the driver an extremely accurate impression of current
engine load and an even more intense sensation of the V8’s high-performance
characteristics. At the same time the Active Sound Design control unit
ensures an even spread of sound across all five seats of the new BMW M5,
while observing the legal guidelines governing noise emissions inside and
outside the car. The characteristics of the sound produced by the technology
also adjust to the engine settings selected by the driver. For example,
switching to “Sport” or “Sport+” mode sharpens not only the engine’s
responsiveness but also the acoustic experience inside the car.
Edited by Carfolio on Thursday 29th September 16:40
t idea.Zod said:
It's not quite fake - it is the actual sound of the engine amplified, but it's ridiculous. Why not just have less soundproofing?
"The system’s digital signal processing exchanges data directly with the enginemanagement, allowing it to reflect the engine’s revs and torque, and the car’s
speed over the road. The result over a smoothly driven journey is a discreet
soundtrack in keeping with the harmonious and assured characteristics of the
V8 powerplant."
sounds like it's fake sound to me
mig25_foxbat2003 said:
What a bizarre idea. That's like booking a top act for a gig, then making them sing in a soundproof box, have the songs analysed by speech recognition software, then played back through a text-to-speech system! Wouldn't be that bad in the case of Bieber.
It would. It's also yet another example of this let's-make-computers-do-everything-even-though-they-don't-really-have-to-but-because-we-can culture that infests any given project whenever IT nerds get involved.I'd far rather they didn't bother and simply added the option of a big, loud sports exhaust. Simpler, cheaper, less complex, more effective, and although it's anathema to the computer-nerd plague, just more 'real'.
But no, let's do everything virtually, via screens and synthesisers. Let's just pretend to be alive
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