SimTools v2 - Game Vibe v2.0

@yobuddy Seems like this is a more appropriate place to post the unresolved issue I'm having with Game Vibe rather than the manual thread thread. Hopefully you will see it here and be able to respond.

So, just to recap: I've tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps, including hooking up normal speakers, as well as getting an external sound card. The new sound card is just an external USB sound device/external DAC, doesn't do anything other than act as a digital audio converter I'm pretty sure. It's selectable as a sound output device in Windows, which you can see in my Speaker Properties where it's listed as a "USB Audio Device". It was suggested by @noorbeast as a troubleshooting step. I've also tried it without the USB too of course.

Can someone please verify that they do not hear any sort of loud and rapid mouse-clicking type noise while sliding the "Percent Used" slider in Game Vibe's vibe creator with latest version of Windows 10 64 bit? I'm almost positive it has something to do with that slider noise since the sound is almost identical to what I'm hearing in the game, and I've been able to determine it's not a problem with AMS2 given that there is no problem with a constant RPM value (e.g. when a car is idling or at redline). Thus, it is a problem with Game Vibe or Windows, or the interface between the two. FWIW, I've also tried playing music through the transducers I'm using, and then changing the music volume with the volume slider within Windows just to make sure there isn't any sort of distortion or weird noises as the volume is changed.

It would be great if someone with the latest version of Windows 10 could verify that there are no weird noises when manipulating the "Percent Used" slider. I am running out of ideas on my own since I'm not a software programmer and can't take a look "under the hood" of Game Vibe so-to-speak.

Yes. All of them are latest. Also I can not find files which are listed in error messages. What is the folder of files they should be in ? I looked folder "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\GameVibe\VibeIDs" but not found. This is the scrren of that folder.

@noorbeast @yobuddy I finally have the issue pinpointed! Unfortunately, I still don't know how to fix it

There is definitely an issue with extra noise/distortion being added in due to frequency modulation within the software. Let's use the "Sin" sound as an example: In the Vibe Creator, if I set the 0% Input Data to be the same frequency (ex: 50 Hz) as the 100% Input Data, but have different volumes between the two, there is no issue with distortion/noise using the Percent Used test slider, nor are there any issues while playing a game.

However, if I set the frequencies to be at all different between the 0% Input Data, and 100% Input Data, I get noticeable noise/distortion, which sounds kind of like a mouse (computer, not animal) rapidly clicking. This noise is evident both while testing within Vibe Creator using the Percent Used slider at the top, as well as within any game. The problem persists even if I set the volumes to be the same between 0% and 100%, and have the frequencies differ from each other. In other words, anytime the frequency of the sound is different, and is therefore modulated via the software between 0% and 100% input data, there is a problem with audible noise coming through.

Please help!

I have pro license of simtools. For vibe, I downloaded from simtools.us web site before install. Very interesting...

So, I tried a new audio cable since it was the only thing I hadn't tried yet, and I'm still having the same issue I've been posting about. I took some better videos to better capture what is going on. YouTube seems to lower volume levels automatically, so you might need to turn up your headphones/speakers to hear the sound clearly, but it's really loud on original recording and in-person.

Anyone have any ideas? I am getting really discouraged and frustrated since this noise totally breaks immersion and renders Game Vibe unusable for me. Having Game Vibe was the reason I paid for a Sim Tools Pro license, so I am still hoping we can get it working.

In first video, I set Hz to be identical between 0% and 100% input data so that you can hear just normal background noise to get a sense for how recording sounds without the issue I'm having:


Second video, I set Hz to be slightly different between 0% and 100% input data. I kept the Hz low so that only the distortion/crackling/snapping can be heard, rather than the rumbling of the transducers added as well:

I've tried another PC also with Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, and I have the exact same issue.

Can Game Vibe replace SimXperience SimCommander or SimVibe? I have 3 sounds cards and 6 buttkickers... From the first post, it looks like Game Vide only 1 extra sound card...is that correct?

Just a quick question on this. Does each vibe need a different waveform? Like you mention square wave for rpm. Im assuming this is the case but you know what happens when you assume.

Is there a more in depth description on setting this up? Id like to use chassis for just the car bottoming out but not sure how to go about that.

Hey guys

Can somebody shed light on the "Landing Gear" effect in GameVibe? In tuning center it shows me a value that is different from what I send it. It appears that it shows me the absolute of the derivative of the value I send.

Is that intentional?

Dirty

@yobuddy did you miss my questions?

Yes. Thank you. How about the wave form choices. Does each need to use a different waveform? Also do some waveforms work better for certain things?

Hi,

Please note what looks to be a bug in GameVibe / Game Manager / AMS2 plugin as per:

https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/gamevibe-and-ams2.16191/

GameVibe does not (in my case) automatically recognise the AMS2 game is running (although Game Manager and Game Engine work correctly), the only way I could get GameVibe to work was:

"The solution was to load the game in windowed mode and then jump between the game and Game Manager in order to toggle Game Manager on and off several times (by pressing the green / red button in the top left of the Game Manager window) until AMS2 shows up in GameVibe's window dropdown menu.

It seems to take three or so attempts of toggling Game Manager on and off before the AMS2 name appears in the GameVibe dropdown. After which the game and the vibe telemetry work fine.

This seem like a meaningful bug and is an annoyance, in my experience this process is required every time I load AMS2.

It is especially painful in VR, but at least its a work around."

Thanks,

David