Inexpensive transducers for simvibe

JeffL · Aug 20, 2014

Some of the guys in the club were asking about some affordable transducers for Simvibe.

I have $50 sub and the 4 pack 16 0hm minis ($44) drive in 2 zones by 2 - $20 lepai amps and not even close to using all the power. Actually just the large shaker and one amp would be sufficient but....

The company that makes the transducers is Dayton Audio but the best price is from Parts Express

http://www.parts-express.com/cat/tactile-transducers-exciters-bass-shakers/18
Have fun.

JeffL · Feb 26, 2015

You will have to experiment, resonance is a hard thing to nail down. Lots of variables.
You can get serious vibration with out over driving them. Mounting is a big part of it. Just get your head in there and work it out. It will take some time. It's a DIY so you have to play around a little.

Matt Kleist · Feb 26, 2015

Hey guys, thinking about starting up a setup. For now I just have an office chair with a wheel stand. Thinking I might go to a full cockpit later this year. I already ordered a buttkicker gamer 2 to start out with (easy to mount to either my chair or the rig I am interested in.)

My next step is adding something to the pedals, and eventually to the rig for a chassis setup. Here is what I'm thinking of ordering:

Two of these for four independent channels:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SSLIN9I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A59OO3NF467ZG

One of these 4 packs:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073IXASQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A385A0XNQBW8HY

Then these adapters to make the power supplies work here in the US:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080SE6H2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A15AM8MHT45F3Q

I'm thinking with my wheel stand I would only use one amp and two shakers on the pedals (left and right). Save the other setup for later if I do a full rig. Then mount the buttkicker to my chair. I would run this all in Simvibe.

Am I good to go and order this or is there something I should change?

Thanks for the help!

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

You don't need to buy a european amp.
http://www.parts-express.com/brand/lepai/471

Matt Kleist · Feb 27, 2015

I decided on this one:

https://www.parts-express.com/lepai...dio-mini-amplifier-with-power-supply--310-300

From what I read before, I should be fine to hook up each speak to only one channel of each amp, correct? Or should I just connect both in parallel to one channel on the amp?

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

what pucks are you using, the 16 ohms?

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

well its all here the import taxes are a joke cost me 25 quid so all in all the pucks cost me 83 quid alone after everything..the amp was 15 quid.

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

hi ive got the 1st two hooked up but they are playing sound like normal speakers would is this correct? i thought they would just shake!!

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

ok i read its something to do with crossover and thats why i hear sound..now i do have a sub woofer around here but i do not want to connect it up incase i blow something but this is what i have if someone can tell me its all cool to hook up the shakers to it ill try it.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-98...keywords=logitech+speakers+2.1#productDetails

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

damn it i should have bought an amp with crossover built in

morsify · Feb 27, 2015

I have the same mini pucks and two very similar mini amps, and I am not hearing sound through them, I get vibration, so I am confused. I don't see any wrong way to wire these, I'm sorry I can't suggest anything to help, except to say I don't think you need to try the Logitech amp, the mini amps should do the job.

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

Are you using sim-commander or just audio out?

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

im using sim commander but i still hear sound i dont know what ive done wrong..ive wired the transducers up in parallel and plugged them into the amp the amp is plugged into speaker high definition audio..jeff if you would like too you can go onto teamviewer if you like and look for yourself ive had enough of this man tried everything.

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

when i click on the green tires on simvibe i can hear the transducers

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

I have a feeling that not only have you assigned sim commander to that sound card it might also be your default sound card in windows. So your sound is coming through there too?

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

JeffL said:
I have a feeling that not only have you assigned sim commander to that sound card it might also be your default sound card in windows. So your sound is coming through there too?

omg the plot thickens such stress...im done for today i dont know where to start

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

in sound settings am i supposed to go to recordings tab and put it on stereo mix then click listen to this device so that both sound cars are playing at the same time?

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

just go into windows and make the default soundcard the one that is not hooked up to your transducer

JeffL · Feb 27, 2015

Recording only pertains to Microphones or inputs not playback

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

JeffL said:
Recording only pertains to Microphones or inputs not playback

i cant get both sound cards working at the same time it seems!!

rizzee · Feb 27, 2015

the only way i can get tranducers working is when i go to recording tab and select stereo mix the i choose my speakers i want to listen too tick the box apply...then both of my sound cards work at the same time..now in game i can hear engine sounds coming from the pucks which are also vibrating..im launching game from sim commander 3..does sim commander 3 have crossover built in the software if so where is it maybe that will stop the engine sounds coming from puck?