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West Somerset Railway - Remastered

I took on overhauling the audio for the West Somerset Railway along-side one of our game designers, Liam. Who was upgrading the visuals of the route.

We worked on this out-of-hours, so this really was a labor of love.

What have I done?

Brand new route ambience - I've completely re-made the ambience for the route, implementing the latest ambience control systems and creating fresh zonal and detail ambience for the entire route.

Loco fixes & improvements - I've fixed a lot of bugs on some of the primary locos used on the route, as well as making plently of improvements to make them sound a lot nicer. 

Here's the full audio changelist for the overhaul:

Route:

  • Redone route zonal ambience

  • Added new detail sounds

  • Extended signal noise distance slightly

  • Added TSW4 Tunnel & Bridge noise

  • Added TSW4 Canopy rain noise

  • Added unique sounds to each collectible when picked up

WSR Class 09:

  • Fixed the Class 09 horn cutting out when sounded

  • Altered internal cab mix

  • Added internal version of the 09 horn

WSR Class 33:

  • Fixed the class 33 horn (Re-edited from the original recordings)

  • Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions

  • Tweaked entire loco mix internal & external

  • Added internal version of the horn

  • Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive

WSR Class 52:

  • Fixed the class 52 horn (Re-edited from the original recordings)

  • Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions

  • Tweaked the locos internal and external mix

  • Added internal version of the horn

  • Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive

WSR Class 47:

  • Fixed the class 47 horn

  • Implemented a new horn system to improve the loop-end transitions

  • Tweaked internal mix

  • Added internal version of the horn

  • Tweaked the horn switch sensitivity to make it feel more responsive

I also covered my work on the route on my social media series, here's the video:

Here are some of my favourite screenshots I've taken
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