On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:22 AM, Luis Garrido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
