[LAD] Car engine sound emulation for future electic cars. ideas ?

[Lee Revell]

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:22 AM, Luis Garrido
<luisgarrido at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>> One could also question why it should be 'combustion engine noise'.
>> If it's just to make other users of the road aware of the car's
>> presence and speed, it could as well be the sound of horseshoes
>> on a hard surface. Probably even better, as this is impulsive
>> and provides better localisation.
>
> Heh, or Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."
>
> Let's keep air pollution to a minimum in all senses, eh? Oh for a
> world without combustion engine noises! We of all people should be
> able to appreciate it.
>
> At low speeds probably the noise of the tires on the asphalt and the
> buzzing and whirring of the mechanical parts in the engine is enough,
> coupled with proper education of drivers and pedestrians and the
> judicious use of a klaxon. Utopian much? :-/
>

How about having the car play samples from Al Gore's global warming speeches?

;-)

Lee