New Scout Video: Forging the Future - The Sound Of Scout

[speedrye]

I wanna see more details on the white and silver Scouts with what appear to be 3D-printed parts. The whole vehicle design process fascinates me.

 

[R1TVT]

Lots of interesting stuff in there, thanks for posting.

From what I could hear of the "vehicle moving sound" (The AVAS: Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System), I thought it sounded good. I wish I could have heard it better, but understand why its obfuscated.

I also liked the recording of all the tactile/mechanical things, and agree they can be very satisfying. However, I haven't really thought about how I feel about having those same mechanical/tactile things, be played back if/when I did something that didn't have its own tactile/mechanical sound. IE, I... don't really know where I stand on having speakers play noises from a mechanical door lock playing, while I'm actually locking the door (or other similar things). Might be ok, but also, I could see how that could feel weird (hearing things like that over the speakers).

Unpopular take here: Despite having lived some of my formative years in the south, and loving the show "Dukes of Hazzard", I don't like country music, at all. So please, if you lean into the "Country Music is American", I'd hope its subtle, or can be disabled.

I'm envisioning some of these things being options or configurable within settings.

 

[Chavannigans]

I hope we get Active Noise Cancellation in the cab!!!

 

[TigerEyeJazz]

I loved watching this video. It takes a lot to get the right sound for multiple things. They probably had to go back to the drawing board so many times. Love the idea of using the old turn indicator sound. The AVIS system is going to be very interesting in person.

 

[Scout_Lookout]

Lots of interesting stuff in there, thanks for posting.

From what I could hear of the "vehicle moving sound" (The AVAS: Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System), I thought it sounded good. I wish I could have heard it better, but understand why its obfuscated.

I also liked the recording of all the tactile/mechanical things, and agree they can be very satisfying. However, I haven't really thought about how I feel about having those same mechanical/tactile things, be played back if/when I did something that didn't have its own tactile/mechanical sound. IE, I... don't really know where I stand on having speakers play noises from a mechanical door lock playing, while I'm actually locking the door (or other similar things). Might be ok, but also, I could see how that could feel weird (hearing things like that over the speakers).

Unpopular take here: Despite having lived some of my formative years in the south, and loving the show "Dukes of Hazzard", I don't like country music, at all. So please, if you lean into the "Country Music is American", I'd hope its subtle, or can be disabled.

Ok my curiosity has peaked. Is it possible Jaime to get rusted squeaky door hinge sounds piped in every time we open the doors?

Obviously I'm just joking but you do bring up a good point about not necessarily liking every sound they put into the UI, so hopefully and almost assuredly there will be a way to silence what you do and don't want to hear.

 

[Scout_Lookout]

I'm envisioning some of these things being options or configurable within settings.

I would think the same, but now that I think about it, we can't do that with our current trucks.

 

[Scoutsie]

Our latest Forging the Future video is out - The Sound of Scout. A sneak peek into how we go about creating all the sounds in future Scout vehicles.

Oh, you had me at “grain silo.”

Lo, I was just embroidering wheat stalks for funsies yesterday, being as it is one of my people’s most treasured crops. That was really cool. I mean, I’m assuming it was normal-ass white or red wheat. If it was teff or sorghum or something, close enough.

 

[Scoutsie]

Unpopular take here: Despite having lived some of my formative years in the south, and loving the show "Dukes of Hazzard", I don't like country music, at all. So please, if you lean into the "Country Music is American", I'd hope its subtle, or can be disabled.

What he said. Then again, there’s Johnny Cash and there’s Jelly Roll.

 

[Scout_Lookout]

How about color and sound combinations?
Silo color and Silo soundscapes
Pacific Mist color and Pacific Ocean soundscapes
Terra Cotta color and New Mexico soundscapes.


I suspect that a color-sound matching would have to be an option purchase.

Personally, I think this would be a huge miss if they did it color specific. Actually what I would like is something like Genesis and Lucid have where you can go into the UI and select an environment. I experienced this in a Genesis rental car I had once and it was surprising how enjoyable it was to have on while driving sometimes.

SM could really create some unique grass roots type of environments like a slow flowing creek in the Appalachians or as mentioned prior the wind in Aspen in trees, and surely the sound of waves crashing into a rocky Pacific coastline. The possibilities are many!

 

[Logan]

What he said. Then again, there’s Johnny Cash and there’s Jelly Roll.

If you'd asked me earlier today if Jelly Roll was 1) a sort of gross pastry, or 2) a country singer, or 3) both of the above, I'd have definitely only said 1.

Did not even know that Jelly Roll was apparently a musician.

Personally, I think this would be a huge miss if they did it color specific. Actually what I would like is something like Genesis and Lucid have where you can go into the UI and select an environment. I experienced this in a Genesis rental car I had once and it was surprising how enjoyable it was to have on while driving sometimes.

SM could really create some unique grass roots type of environments like a slow flowing creek in the Appalachians or as mentioned prior the wind in Aspen in trees, and surely the sound of waves crashing into a rocky Pacific coastline. The possibilities are many!

Yeah, there could be a lot there.

Thunderstorms, PNW style rain in the forest (not heavy rain), sound of snow underfoot, etc. There are many many options here.

 

[R1TVT]

With enough sounds, Scout could create a location-based "sound selection" or theme that you could opt-into and enable for road trips.

As soon as you crossed a border, reached a region with water, the sounds could chang to an ocean theme... If you got close to the mountains, it switched to a forest theme... If you hit the Heartland, it switched to the agricultural theme, etc. If the Sounds "library" grew, it could get to a point where each state even had it's own sounds.

 

[dleepnw]

Where are you going to use these old and natural sounds? It makes sense in the lock/unlock noise - like Rivian does with the bird chirp. Assuming the sounds will be "inspired" by those elements rather than direct recordings? Very curious.

 

[cyure]

Where are you going to use these old and natural sounds? It makes sense in the lock/unlock noise - like Rivian does with the bird chirp. Assuming the sounds will be "inspired" by those elements rather than direct recordings? Very curious.

I can’t wait to find out!

 

[J Alynn]

Y

Oh I like that idea. What does a butter churn sound like?

You don’t want to know and you don’t want other to hear it. Trust me I know!

 

[J Alynn]

They had me right from the original "blinker" sound

It was definitely a solid, nostalgic sound

 

[oldgeeksguide]

If you'd asked me earlier today if Jelly Roll was 1) a sort of gross pastry, or 2) a country singer, or 3) both of the above, I'd have definitely only said 1.

Did not even know that Jelly Roll was apparently a musician.


Yeah, there could be a lot there.

Thunderstorms, PNW style rain in the forest (not heavy rain), sound of snow underfoot, etc. There are many many options here.

Wait, are we talking about this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_Roll_Morton or this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_Roll_(singer) ? I had never heard of the second one til I went looking for the old one just now,

 

[rehajm]

It was definitely a solid, nostalgic sound

…it’s been so long I don’t remember the sound from grandpa’s Scout. I vividly remember the turn signal on grandma’s Dodge Dart though…

 

[Scout_Lookout]

With enough sounds, Scout could create a location-based "sound selection" or theme that you could opt-into and enable for road trips.

As soon as you crossed a border, reached a region with water, the sounds could chang to an ocean theme... If you got close to the mountains, it switched to a forest theme... If you hit the Heartland, it switched to the agricultural theme, etc. If the Sounds "library" grew, it could get to a point where each state even had it's own sounds.

Just think how cool it would be driving into Manhattan and the sound library changing to constant honking, dropping f-bombs and emergency sirens the whole time.

Seriously though, this is an absolutely brilliant idea!

 

[R1TVT]

I would think the same, but now that I think about it, we can't do that with our current trucks.

Not sure I follow...

 

[THil08]

I like the sounds. None of that UFO humming.