Assetto Corsa V1.9 Sound Preview Video

Paul Jeffrey · Oct 11, 2016

Kunos Simulazioni's Sound Designer and Official Technical Support officer Luca Sodano has shared a pretty epic new video, showcasing the work in progress sound update to Assetto Corsa, due to form part of the next major patch for the title.

Coming in at just over five minutes in length, Sodano shows off the impressive improvements made with the Fmod tool across a number of cars. The video (seen below) takes in a on-board and replay cam footage of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 around the legendary Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.

Assetto Corsa (beta) - Fmod 1.08.12 internal testing (WIP) - AI cars Video

The video, shot as an audio level peak test during internal testing for the new build, features 23 AI cars and achieves a 15 % Fmod usage average percentage, peaking at a maximum of 24%.

Audio in Assetto Corsa has come in for criticism from some corners of the community, with some players even going so far as to create their own Fmod sound packs to download. One such pack, made by well know community member Fonsecker, covers no less than 35 cars across three releases, creating a must have package for many Assetto Corsa players (download here). However the team over at Kunos have been working hard to address some of the know weaker areas of the audio experience in recent builds, and the new preview once again shows some impressive progress. Still not quite on the level of acknowledged industry leaders RaceRoom Racing Experience, the new preview does offer up a considerable improvement over the current offerings from the studio.

Release date for the latest build of Assetto Corsa has not yet been confirmed by the studio, however stay tuned to RaceDepartment for all the news as it happens...

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Looking forward to the sound update? How do you think AC compares to its rivals in the sound department? Let us know in the comments section below!

M D Gourley · Oct 11, 2016

Paul Jeffrey said:
Still not quite on the level of acknowledged industry leaders RaceRoom Racing Experience, the new preview does offer up a considerable improvement over the current

Yes agreed....but this video does indeed sound awesome...a good step forward.

Shaun Clarke · Oct 11, 2016

Sounds amazing, but GT and Nors videos...bored now

Give us some "real racing" footage, hard braking, overtaking, slip streaming

Christian Moreau · Oct 11, 2016

Flybys sounding much better here. Definitely a step in the right direction.

NeverKrash · Oct 11, 2016

I'm impressed. There are a few more details improved to make the sound package as a whole better. There is evidently a lot of hard work done to bring improvements to other features like reverb, distance attenuation, skid, and how fluid the AI on/off-throttle and gear changes seem to be.

Jebus · Oct 11, 2016

Paul Jeffrey said:
...Luca Sordano...

I believe it's Sodano.

Paul Jeffrey · Oct 11, 2016

Jebus said:
I believe it's Sodano

Your right!

Every time I write his name I want to type Sordo. Every. Single. Time. I went back and checked it later to see how many times I did it, and still managed to leave the "r" in

Thanks man, updated

Enzo Fazzi · Oct 11, 2016

Exterior sounds really realistic. Interior still has room to improve.

Keanu Buschmann · Oct 11, 2016

The Flyby really sounds great. But a Mclaren which is louder than a Lamborghini isn't really right. There's still place for improvements. But a good step into the right direction

SteffenLS · Oct 11, 2016

A fine step in the right direction!

Blimey · Oct 11, 2016

sounds the same.

dcully · Oct 11, 2016

Automobilista has better sounds than raceroom, just saying. AC needs improved sounds badly.

Mitja Bonca · Oct 11, 2016

Sorry, but I really don`t hear any difference between the current and this "new" sound, or is it just me?

Will Mazeo · Oct 11, 2016

Can't identify much difference from the current sound. But anyway wonder if any sim will ever get close to RaceRoom sounds from TV cameras

Vincent.C · Oct 11, 2016

Fonsecker sounds

Benutzername · Oct 11, 2016

Flybys sound much more alive, diverse and less flat.

tlsmikey · Oct 11, 2016

A bit better but the focus really needs to be on in-car for me and i'd like to hear more than just the lambo. In real life you hear a lot of the pops and the bangs. I'd like to see more focus there. Some cars that do have these pops seem a bit muted or muffled.

Pablo Cortes · Oct 11, 2016

This is some of the info that Luca said on the official AC forum regarding the work:
" Now the stereo spread is VERY noticeable. In the previous version, with stereo speakers configuration the spread was basically non-existant for opponent engine sounds, covering player's car sound too."

" Skid is still very WIP. This test was aimed to check overall volume (with all volumes set to max in the options), cars pass-by from track cameras and distance attenuations. Now you can distinguish every single car and not the usual mess of the previous version with many cars involved. Still finetuning though."

playwithwind · Oct 12, 2016

Had a listening test, here are some conclusions, may not very accurate though:

Internal: Huracan sounds reduced some treble, outside car sound mixed more naturally.

External: Doppler effect is outstandingly simulated. Ambient sound is much clearer and more natrual. Reecho fade-in/fade-out are much less intense than the current version, sound much better.

Overall the improvements did make my ears much more comfortable in the comparison. Keep up the great work!