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David M · 11-11-2005, 12:21 PM

This is what you are going to need to reproduce the sound: http://flickr.com/photos/brraveheart.../in/set-60535/ ...LOL Yes, nothing else sounds like it and I don't think the neighbors would appreciate it.

The sound is more a factor of the size of the prop and that the B-17 was a radial engine. Radial engines have a very distinct sound which is the sound that you are probably looking for. I would look for a .wav file of the sound of the engine and propeller.

Your not going to reproduce that beautiful sound with computer fans. By the way, I love the sound of the old warbirds at airshows. There is nothing that sounds better than a low altitude pass by an old 4 radial engine bomber.

11-11-2005, 12:21 PM	#6
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,953	This is what you are going to need to reproduce the sound: http://flickr.com/photos/brraveheart.../in/set-60535/ ...LOL Yes, nothing else sounds like it and I don't think the neighbors would appreciate it. The sound is more a factor of the size of the prop and that the B-17 was a radial engine. Radial engines have a very distinct sound which is the sound that you are probably looking for. I would look for a .wav file of the sound of the engine and propeller. Your not going to reproduce that beautiful sound with computer fans. By the way, I love the sound of the old warbirds at airshows. There is nothing that sounds better than a low altitude pass by an old 4 radial engine bomber. __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \| Last edited by David M; 11-11-2005 at 12:31 PM.