Explosions sound terrible - Major overhaul necessary prior to release
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Right now, explosions sound like exploding rubber tyres, giving a distinct "pewwww" sound rather unlike anything I've heard in real life. These sounds are rather disappointing to listen to, considering the general quality of the weapons sounds and vehicles.

Explosions are extremely sharp, -loud- bangs at the top end of the frequency range. The high pitched fractions of the noise get absorbed in the atmosphere, which is why faraway explosions sound appears stretched and bassy.

Rather than putting the echo into the sound itself, use a filter. The sound of the explosion going off itself should portray the violence behind it. The closest I´ve come to an actual explosion going off was standing next to a restored 9 pounder artillery piece firing blanks. Your ears ring after that.

A handgrenade going off is about as loud, and sharp. Same for the 40mm grenades. An AT missile impact or vehicle explosion is -much- louder and more violent, and almost exclusively, a single, sharp, sky-splitting bang.

Details

Legacy ID: 3866097676
Severity: None
Resolution: Open
Reproducibility: Always
Category: Sound

Steps To Reproduce

Let any vehicle explode, or any missile or grenade, and notice the lack of oomph, and especially the weird "peeewwww" noise the explosions make at impact.

I´ve provided two video snippets detailing the explosion sounds ingame.

It is difficult to find Videos online that have clear sound evidence for explosions (usually someone is yelling over the sound).

However, I hope that this can be addressed nonetheless, and the "bang" part of the explosions at least be made more prominent. That a rifle sounds less impressive than a tank exploding needs to be turned around.

And thanks for your good work so far!

Additional Information

http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=FrfN6IWu8WU&p=n#/41;44 pew grenades

http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=DYyI89E50rg#/355;358 enormously pew AT explosion