Can you confirm that a sound set is included in the package? and secondly are there going to be any RAF liveries? At the moment I run MSFS on Xbox so I am restricted to what's available in the package or on Marketplace.

Initially we wanted to produce or licence a custom sound set, but by the time we done with the custom flight model we realised that the stock turboprop soundset sounds pretty much like the C-130 thanks to the custom flight model lower RPM etc. It's hard to tell the difference between the existing third party C-130 soundpack addons. Probably someone will manage to build a kickass sound pack later but for now we have a decent soundset included.

Can you confirm that C-130 not include a APU sound? I can't hear the sound of APU when started APU.

Hi,

I's Matthias from FSVisions.nl

I am the webmaster and news poster/reviewer for this website.
Also i am the developer of the freeware HPG H135 and HPG H145 freeware soundpacks on flightsim.to. Also i helped HPG with the soundpack of their payware AirbusH145 helicopter.

I would love to make a professional sound pack for your new C-130 Captain for MSFS. I have a lot of private recordings of C-130's because i fly the C-130H-30 Hercules in real live with the KLU (Royal Dutch Airforce). I hgave lots of internal, and external files and i already was working for a C130 sound pack so i was very happy with your new release. Great job, the internal and external models look amazing! The VC (Cockpit) is top notch! When i started we also had (semi) analogue gauges in the cockpit. now its all replaced be big touch screens as we use glass cockpits now, sometimes i still miss the old days ;-)

If you like my help with a professional sound pack, please contact me at:

mpostema322@hotmail.com

Hope to hear from you soon,

Greetings

Matthias

mnpostema wrote on Apr 21^st, 2024 at 7:48am:

If you like my help with a professional sound pack, please contact me at:

Thanks Matthias, please check you email.

PavelS wrote on Apr 21^st, 2024 at 7:46am:

I can't hear the sound of APU when started APU.

On the list.

Captain Sim wrote on Apr 21^st, 2024 at 8:28am:

mnpostema wrote on Apr 21st, 2024 at 7:48am: If you like my help with a professional sound pack, please contact me at: Thanks Matthias, please check you email.

Hi, thanks! I just replied :-)

So exciting good times

Hi everybody,

Just 20 min ago i send a bunch of my own recorded internal and external sound files of the C130 to CS. When they approve them i will add more files to them and again send them back to CS, if those are also approved by CS i will add them to the sound pack so CS can add my sound pack in a free update of their AMAZING C130 :-) Greetings Matthias from FSVisions.nl

[quote author=mnpostema link=1713634341/8#8 date=1713719832]Hi everybody,

Just 20 min ago i send a bunch of my own recorded internal and external sound files of the C130 to CS. When they approve them i will add more files to them and again send them back to CS, if those are also approved by CS i will add them to the sound pack so CS can add my sound pack in a free update of their AMAZING C130 :-) Greetings Matthias from FSVisions.nl P.s: Please do not ask for a release date to me or CS but we promise to deliver asap when its ready ;-)

Absolute legend, BTW a well know YouTube is currently flying a live stream of your Herc CS

Yeah so far he's the only Youtuber that's doing something besides complaining. He actually showed what was available - made it a purchase for me. Looking forward to the improvements there's quite a few things not right currently.

Thankyou mnpostema.

In the meantime, has anyone found a working sound set alternative to use?

Further to my post above (which I am unable to edit), there is a freeware soundset for the c-130E on flightsim.to where you can replace the files in the sound folder and rebuild the layout.json file.  IMHO, the results are an improvement over the stock sounds while we wait for an official release..

what would be ideal in the mean time would be for Captainsim ..or third party to alter the sound.xml file to make the soundpack into a 4 engine config,..at present it is unchanged kingair 2 eng hence why engines 3 & 4 sound weak. Having grown up on RNZAF Whenuapai Airbase and my Father flew C-130's I was around them all the time ,..no the kingair sound isnt close to the T54 Allison but would go a loooong way to making it sound full,..start ups are disappointing with very little in the way of start up sounds on #3 and #4. Surely it wouldnt take much to reconfig the xml ?

some one in the Netherlands is working on a superb soundpack for the 130
Adrian wrote on Apr 25^th, 2024 at 10:21am:

what would be ideal in the mean time would be for Captainsim ..or third party to alter the sound.xml file to make the soundpack into a 4 engine config,..at present it is unchanged kingair 2 eng hence why engines 3 & 4 sound weak. Having grown up on RNZAF Whenuapai Airbase and my Father flew C-130's I was around them all the time ,..no the kingair sound isnt close to the T54 Allison but would go a loooong way to making it sound full,..start ups are disappointing with very little in the way of start up sounds on #3 and #4. Surely it wouldnt take much to reconfig the xml ?

Adrian wrote on Apr 25^th, 2024 at 10:21am:

what would be ideal in the mean time would be for Captainsim ..or third party to alter the sound.xml file to make the soundpack into a 4 engine config,.. on #3 and #4. Surely it wouldnt take much to reconfig the xml ?

   Indeed. It's quite easy to alter the xml yourself. 

Duplicate the code in the  <EngineSoundPresets> section and change the EngineIndex = "1"  and Index = "1"  of the duplicates, to EngineIndex = "3"  and Index = "3", then likewise for the Index = "2" etc change to "4".   

Then do the same within the <EngineSoundStates> section.

smoothchat wrote on Apr 25^th, 2024 at 11:39pm:

Adrian wrote on Apr 25th, 2024 at 10:21am: what would be ideal in the mean time would be for Captainsim ..or third party to alter the sound.xml file to make the soundpack into a 4 engine config,.. on #3 and #4. Surely it wouldnt take much to reconfig the xml ?    Indeed. It's quite easy to alter the xml yourself.  Duplicate the code in the  <EngineSoundPresets> section and change the EngineIndex = "1"  and Index = "1"  of the duplicates, to EngineIndex = "3"  and Index = "3", then likewise for the Index = "2" etc change to "4".    Then do the same within the <EngineSoundStates> section.

My sound.xml already had engines 3 & 4 information, so I'm not sure what to change.