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Rail Sim Routes UK - BVE Track Sound Standard (BVETSS)
Last revised: 5th June 2002
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BVE Track Sound Standard (BVETSS) v1.0 |
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BVE Track Sound Standard (BVETSS) v1.0 |
The BVE standard defining track running sounds, allowing main line routes and trains to be experienced as their designers intended, regardless of the route and train combination being run. The BVETSS is an initiative to improve the quality of the BVE experience, developed in partnership between Rail Sim Routes UK and Train Sim Central.
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Introduction to the BVE Track Sound Standard (BVETSS)
This page is designed to explain and promote the specifications of the "BVE Track Sound Standard" [BVETSS]. The original aim was to persuade more Western or UK based BVE main line route and train developers to consider adhering to the new standard so more BVE add-ons can be heard and enjoyed as their designers intended, when trains and routes are "mixed and matched" - in the past, with many route and train combinations this was not the case. The BVETSS was designed to solve this issue, and the standard is now long established; the BVE Track Sound Standard has been adopted by the vast majority of UK BVE developers, and some international developers too.
If after reading through this page, you would like to join the list of BVE developers now building routes and trains to the BVETSS 1.0 standard, why not indicate that your trains and routes comply with the standards by adding either of the following banners and links next to your download links, thus helping to spread the word and encourage more developers to follow suit? Don't forget to link back to this page, so newcomers to BVE can easily find out what BVETSS is all about.
Note: To use one of these banners, simply right-click your preferred design, and select "Save picture as" to save a copy on your hard disk. To see an example of how the banners can be displayed, please see the Birmingham Cross-City South download page.
![BVE Track Sound Standard [BVETSS] Compliant - Click for more details](bvetss10.gif)
BVE Track Sound Standard Compliant
![BVE Track Sound Standard [BVETSS] Compliant - Click for more details](bvetss10s.gif)
BVE Track Sound Standard Compliant
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Link to: http://www.railsimroutes.co.uk/bvetss/.
The image description "tool tip" (defined by the 'alt' tag), could be as follows: BVE Track Sound Standard [BVETSS] Compliant - Click for more details |
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Background
All trains for use with BVE have so-called "Run Sounds" which represent the various track sounds which you hear when driving a train along a BVE route. This means the track sounds you hear are determined by the train you're driving rather than the route. For example, while the route may have certain sections of track designed to be simulating jointed rail, if the "Run Sounds" of the train don't match the route, you might hear continuous welded rail sounds instead.
Obviously, this makes the use of trains on routes for which they weren't designed less enjoyable because the wrong track sounds are often heard - the BVE Track Sound Standard solves this problem by defining a standard assignment of track sounds which are shared amongst Western or UK based main line BVE routes and trains.
Rail Sim Routes UK and Train Sim Central joined forces to pioneer this new standard, and all main line route and train downloads on both sites have been modified to comply with the new standard, and all our new and future trains are BVETSS compliant. This has brought huge benefits, for example any of the trains in the BVE UK Train Collection can be run on main line routes available on Train Sim Central with the correct track sounds preserved, and vice-versa. Now that BVETSS has been adopted so widely, the same can be said for many Western BVE trains and routes.
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Feedback and queries
If you have any queries regarding the above guidelines, feel free to contact me via e-mail:
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Run Sound Assignments
Route Run No.
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Train WAV Filename
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Description
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Run0.wav |
Jointed rails, wooden sleepers |
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1 |
Run1.wav |
Jointed rails, concrete sleepers/Jointed track higher linespeed with wind noise |
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2 |
Run2.wav |
Continuous welded rail |
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3 |
Run3.wav |
Continuous welded rail - Tunnel and under/overbridge |
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4 |
Run4.wav |
Jointed rails, wooden sleepers - Tunnel and under/overbridge |
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5 |
Run5.wav |
Passing train sound, continuous welded rail |
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6 |
Run6.wav |
Continuous welded rail on steel bridge |
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7 |
Run7.wav |
Passing train sound, jointed rails |
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Other BVE developers who have adopted the BVE Track Sound Standard
Other sites who are supporting or preparing to support the BVE Track Sound Standard [BVETSS]:
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Content last updated: 28th April 2009 |
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