P3D v4 Repeating of Airport Announcements

[Bobbysantos27]

Hi Guys,

I cant seem to find out how to do repeats of sound effects eg every 10-15 minutes.

Your advice please

I wanted the airports to have the local feels eg make you feel in Germany when you land in Berlin etc.
Can you imagine Princess Juliana Airport having French announcements?





WAV File (german_airports.wav)

FX File (fx_German_PA.fx)

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=3.00
Radius=100
Priority=0

[Sound]
FileName=german_airports.wav
MinAttenuationDistance=200.00
LOOPING=FALSE


[Properties]
Spot=1
Tower=1

[Controller.0]
Lifetime=0.00,0.00
Type=0
Delay=3.00,3.00




XML File (German_announcements.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- Created by Scenery Design Engine (SDE) on 17/1/2022 -->
<FSData
version="9.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">



<!-- Berlin -->
<SceneryObject
lat="N52 21.834"
lon="E013 30.442"
alt="0.0M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0"
bank="0"
heading="0"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<Effect
effectName="fx_German_PA.fx"
effectParams="SOM=00,59"/>
</SceneryObject>

<!-- Munich -->
<SceneryObject
lat="N48 21.235"
lon="E011 47.522"
alt="0.0M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0"
bank="0"
heading="0"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<Effect
effectName="fx_German_PA.fx"
effectParams="SOM=00,59"/>
</SceneryObject>

<!-- Zurich -->
<SceneryObject
lat="N47 27.689"
lon="E008 33.294"
alt="0.0M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0"
bank="0"
heading="0"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<Effect
effectName="fx_German_PA.fx"
effectParams="SOM=00,59"/>
</SceneryObject>

<!-- Vienna -->
<SceneryObject
lat="N48 07.199"
lon="E016 33.455"
alt="0.0M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0"
bank="0"
heading="0"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<Effect
effectName="fx_German_PA.fx"
effectParams="SOM=00,59"/>
</SceneryObject>



</FSData>

 

[GaryGB]

I can look for a real answer when I get back to my FS computer.

GaryGB

 

[GaryGB]

Hi Bobby:

What is the total duration in seconds of the "german_airports.wav" file when played in a audio app ?

Please attach- or link to- that file archived within a ZIP file either in this thread or in a Private / Direct Message here at FSDEV.

GaryGB

 

[Bobbysantos27]

11 seconds

Sorry late reply

 

[GaryGB]

Hi Bobby:

I am in the process of refreshing my memory on FSX Special Effects SDK procedures and updating as needed for P3Dv4.

I hope to have a proof of concept for P3Dv4.x sometime soon that works with user aircraft spawned both locally and remotely.

I also plan to test if P3D SDK Fx implements a Property LOD parameter to improve performance ("Views" still do not work).

GaryGB

 

[GaryGB]

Hi again, Bobby:

The "refreshing memory" process for this P3D project has no memory to refresh regarding DLL.xml and the add-ons it controls.

I have have had DLL.xml and Visualfxtool.dll running without problems in FSX for many years.


L_M's P3D is such a royal P.I.T.A. to deal with.

Would it be a shame to hope Gators crawl out of the nearby FL swamp surroundings and start chasing them for punishment ?


I rarely used P3D over the years, and previously never ran Visualfxtool.dll in it.

I am attempting to get that DLL to run live in P3D before my remaining hair is completely gone, and hope to proceed soon.

GaryGB