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Title: Request for audio of tires on Floridian concrete
Post by: Alex4897 on April 18, 2016, 05:27:54 PM
Does anyone happen to have or know the location of a high-quality video, sound clip, etc. of the sound that concrete in Florida makes when you drive over it?  I've been searching for a good clip that I could use to loop in a driving simulator I've been working on, but I've yielded no clips that actually sound good. 

I've been using sound clips from this video as it's the closest I could find to the sound you'd actually hear from within the cabin of a car:


Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Title: Re: Request for audio of tires on Floridian concrete
Post by: Gnutella on April 25, 2016, 04:32:56 AM
Concrete in Florida makes a neat noise. It sounds harmonic, like the tires are playing two different notes.
Title: Re: Request for audio of tires on Floridian concrete
Post by: Henry on April 25, 2016, 10:36:37 AM
Quote from: Gnutella on April 25, 2016, 04:32:56 AM
Concrete in Florida makes a neat noise. It sounds harmonic, like the tires are playing two different notes.
Yes, it does! I wish other states paved their interstates/freeways the same way.
Title: Re: Request for audio of tires on Floridian concrete
Post by: Max Rockatansky on April 25, 2016, 10:49:30 AM
I've always wondered if there was a reason the concrete was like this in Florida?  I noticed that even a lot of the asphalt roads are a lot more firm than in other parts of the country.  A thought that came to might was that it had something to do with the materials the terrain of Florida is made from coupled with the fact that most parts of the state get 50 inches of rain.
Title: Re: Request for audio of tires on Floridian concrete
Post by: Alex on April 25, 2016, 02:50:34 PM
Was thinking of this post while driving on I-275 in Tampa earlier. Wanted to know if you were thinking of the clunking concrete noise you hear on at grade sections or the whirling noise on overpasses and viaducts?