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    Iscah's Avatar
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    Aurelie Moonsong
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    I don't have the bike myself, but interestingly, I've been finding other people's bikes annoyingly loud! There's something about the 'idling' sound it makes that makes me feel uncomfortable somehow, to the point that I've been having to turn the sound off if there's one within hearing range.

    I wonder if it's something to do with where the theoretical "microphone" is picking up sound from - if I remember correctly, there's a setting to adjust whether it's closer to the camera or to your character. So if it's picking up sound near the camera, you might not hear the bike very well, but someone else might be hearing it louder because their camera location is really close to you.

    For a similar instance, the other week I was with some friends and one had the "magic broom" minion that has a constant sweeping sound effect. It was really loud so I asked her to de-summon it, and she was surprised because she couldn't hear it at all.

    It could also be a matter of different sound setups, and maybe how your speakers handle particular pitches. I'm using cheap headphones plugged into the PS4 controller.
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    InkstainedGwyn's Avatar
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    Souji Hanamura
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
    I don't have the bike myself, but interestingly, I've been finding other people's bikes annoyingly loud! There's something about the 'idling' sound it makes that makes me feel uncomfortable somehow, to the point that I've been having to turn the sound off if there's one within hearing range.
    Same here, actually. I just mess with my camera angle so that I can't hear them but it bothers me if one is idling nearby (if I'm not on my own). It probably has something to do with idling cars irl making me anxious, in the same way phones do. (It's the kineticism of the sound, it means something is "waiting" and ramps my anxiety through the roof.)

    I don't need them to change it nor do I do anything about it other than move myself or my camera but... it's not just you.
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