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[iOS] [Android] Increase the audio compression bit rate for better-quality audio
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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyGrass" data-source="post: 116614" data-attributes="member: 3108"><p>As a professional audio engineer, and studio owner, it irks me to no end how horribly lossy and compressed the audio on TPA is. It sounds like a 96k mono MP3, which is almost understandable on a low-end mobile devices with limited resources. Not so much on PS3 or Xbox, which can easily handle 24bit bitstream audio in 7.1. It's pretty sad that all the versions of TPA are watered down to match the lowest common hardware, instead of maxing out the capabilities of the consoles and PC, and then dumbing certain versions down for mobile. </p><p></p><p>There are much better ways to crack this nut, but FS doesn't have the in-house resources or desire to up the ante and really get the sound poppin'. If I still lived in CA, I would offer to come to Big Bear myself and help them dial some of this stuff in. For free, because that is how much it bothers me. Rich, full, hi-quality audio is an essential ingredient to the Pinball Experience. It's completely missed in the digital recreations, and there is honestly, no need for it to be weak on console or PC. Those machines are more than capable of storing and handling 44.1 uncompressed WAV.</p><p></p><p>It's a damn shame. That's all I can say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeyGrass, post: 116614, member: 3108"] As a professional audio engineer, and studio owner, it irks me to no end how horribly lossy and compressed the audio on TPA is. It sounds like a 96k mono MP3, which is almost understandable on a low-end mobile devices with limited resources. Not so much on PS3 or Xbox, which can easily handle 24bit bitstream audio in 7.1. It's pretty sad that all the versions of TPA are watered down to match the lowest common hardware, instead of maxing out the capabilities of the consoles and PC, and then dumbing certain versions down for mobile. There are much better ways to crack this nut, but FS doesn't have the in-house resources or desire to up the ante and really get the sound poppin'. If I still lived in CA, I would offer to come to Big Bear myself and help them dial some of this stuff in. For free, because that is how much it bothers me. Rich, full, hi-quality audio is an essential ingredient to the Pinball Experience. It's completely missed in the digital recreations, and there is honestly, no need for it to be weak on console or PC. Those machines are more than capable of storing and handling 44.1 uncompressed WAV. It's a damn shame. That's all I can say. [/QUOTE]
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