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NEWS! - Plugin Updated : Mango Studios FF A350 sound pack v2 Manga Studios have updated their addon sound package for FlightFactor's A350 XWB to version v2. This is a significant update and adds in a whole new dimension to the soundscape of the aircraft. The FlightFactor Airbus A350 XWB has been an odd release from the FlightFactor developers. Notably there has been a profusion of updates from FlightFactor, but nothing that changed the odd core of the aircraft to a more well rounded design, the one sided flying position and the average cabin are now quite dated in this approach. Worse was the sounds... the original A350 XWB sounds were quite atrocious, awful beyond comprehension for a developer studio of this calibre. Droning and washing machine repetitive in flight soundscapes put me off flying the aircraft on a regular basis... it is still not on my usual rotation of aircraft in asking for my personal flying attention. Sadly to date BSS (Blue Star Sky) haven't done a sound pack either, like they have for the FlightFactor A320Ultimate (excellent), the FF B757, B767 and even the FF B777... So A350 XWB always seemed to miss out on everything from each developer. Mango Studio's however did do a sound pack for the FF A350 XWB in October 2020. It did make a huge difference, but still in reality it not also live up to the specialist requirements in sounds that is expected today from users. It felt basically rushed and did not have the aural depth required for the aircraft of this stature, so v1 was a step up, but not to high expected expectations required of an addon product. And the users were very unforgiving and vocal about that aspect. To a point they have a right to have a decent Airbus A350 XWB aircraft in the simulator. So here is version v2, and this is the new feature list to build on the original sound package. Exterior: Custom sounds for tires on touchdown effects Custom sounds for hydraulic pump effect Custom sounds for fuel pump effects Custom exterior rain effects Custom fuel truck, and GPU effects New, custom sounds for APU start/shutdown New, complete, and custom exterior sounds for the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, which include: -New custom, exterior start-up/shut-down sound effects -New custom, exterior spool-up/spool down sound effects -New custom, exterior backblast, surround sound, and flyby sound effectsInterior: New custom EICAS button, switch, knob, rotary, and handle sound effects New custom FCU button, switch, and rotary sound effects New custom OVERHEAD button, button cover, knob, rotary, and switch sound effect New custom PEDESTAL button, button cover, handle, rotary, switch and throttle sound effect New custom cockpit system sound effects include: -Autopilot disengages and engages sound effects -Complete Cockpit electrical systems, blowers, batteries, and buses. -Ultra-realistic cockpit wiper system -Complete EGPWS warnings, including retard callouts, callouts from 2500ft to 10ft, and all those in between. -Complete Cockpit warnings, which include Autopilot disconnect warnings, triple-click sound effects after autopilot disconnection, seatbelt chimes, no-smoking chimes, and flight attendant chimes. New Custom, Complete, and ultra-realistic cockpit environment effects which include: -Cockpit landing gear effects such as gear extension, retraction, touchdown, rolling, and drag sound effects -Other effects, such as Cockpit Rumble, Cockpit Rain, Cockpit Rotation, Cockpit Wind, Flap Drag, Spoiler Drag, sound effects New Cabin Effects include: -New Air conditioning effect -New Cabin wind effect -Reworked Fuel pump system effect -Reworked Hydraulic pump system effect -New Flap sounds, from start to finish taking off a real A350- 2 individual sounds which vary in pitch for each wing. New, complete, and custom interior sounds for the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, which include: -New custom, interior startup/shutdown sound effects -New custom, interior spool-up/spool-down sound effects -New custom, interior backblast, surround sound, and flyby sound effects So how will these new Mango sounds go to the hoards. Certainly they are far better than the original sound package, as the new list covers far more indepth details, but I still think the main RR Trent engine sounds could be a bit more of a higher quality, but then again I haven't spent a lot of hours on the airframe either to give a full warranted appraisal. Certainly these sounds are worlds away from the provided FlightFactor sound packs, for that aspect alone and for the popularity of the FF A350 XWB which is very high, it will be more than enough for the hoards to want this specialist sound pack in their A350 XWB. I am sure they will let all of us know in any real time soon. There is also an included optional folder, to get rid of the sometimes annoying stock FF A350 cabin sounds and a User-Friendly UI that helps you bring some more customization to your sound pack! For current purchasers the Mango Studios FF A350 sound pack, then v2 is now available to download for free from the X-Plane.OrgStore. Just go to your account and download the FF350 XWB v2. _________________________________ Yes! the Mango Studios FF A350 sound pack v2 is available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Mango Studios FF A350 sound pack v2 Price is US$15.99 Requirements This is a Sound pack only. The Flight Factor A350 is required for this sound pack Download Size: 89MB Current version 2.0 (April 19th 2022) ________________ News by Stephen Dutton 22nd April 2022 Copyright©2022: X-Plane Reviews Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Right Reserved.

News! - Released : Mango Studios FF 767 Sound Pack Notes were made that after the release of a sound package for the FlightFactor Boeing 757 Series from Mango Studios, then the same package would also be soon available for the FlightFactor's Boeing 767 series... and here it is. The package works on all the different variants of the Flight Factor 767 Pro (or 767 Extended or 767 FPDS). And the feature list is quite extensive. and to note that the Flight Factor 767 Pro is required for the use of this sound pack. Features: New and higher quality cockpit warnings, such as Master Warning, Master Caution, and EGPWS Custom Cockpit system sound effects, including Battery, Avionics, Gyro, Packs, coming on sound. Custom Switches, Buttons, Covers, Rotaries, and Knob sound effects for the entirety of the cockpit. Realistic Cabin sound effects, including hydraulic systems, flap retraction, and flap extension, fuel systems, passenger sound effects, and engine rumble/jet blast. Custom and Realistic GE CF-6 General Electric engine sound effects, which now include jet blast rumble sound effects. Custom and realistic RB-211 Roll Royce engine sound effects, that now include jet blast rumble sound effects. Custom and realistic PW-4000 Pratt & Whitney engine sound effects, that now include jet blast sound effects. New custom cockpit environment effects, such as the Rotate Effects, Wind in the cockpit, that gets louder the faster the aircraft goes, and the Speed Brakes up effects. Exterior Sounds, such as the Fuel Truck, Ground Power Unit, and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), have been customized, remade, and adapted for the 767. Exterior Weather Sounds, such as thunder, rain, hail, have been customized for the 767. Interior Weather sounds, such as rain in the cockpit, have been customized for the amount of rain that is present. (Can range from soft rain to hard rain, depending on how hard it is raining) All new custom Mango Studios User Interface that allows having more control and customization over your sound pack than the previous A350 sound pack. Mango Studios have released a video to feature the sounds available in the B767 package. The same clever user settings interface as with the B757 is also part of the plugin package... All these Mango Studios sound packs are only priced at US14.99, including their first sound pack release for the FlightFactor A350 XWB sounds, all three packs at this price from Mango Studio's are certainly value based and worthy investments. Images are courtesy of Mango Studios FlightFactor 767 Sound Pack by Mango Studios is now available from the X-Plane.OrgStore. ____________________________ Yes! the FF 767 Sound Pack by Mango Studios is now Available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Mango Studios FF 767 Sound Pack Price Is US$14.99 Requirement This is a Sound pack. The Flight Factor 767 Pro is required for this sound pack Download Size: 67 MB Current version 1.0 (April 16th 2021) ____________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 17 April 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved

News! - Updated : Mango Studios FF 757 Sound Pack v1.1 Mango Studios have already updated the FlightFactor Boeing 757 Series sound pack to v1.1. The package updates the original aircraft’s March 29th 2021 sounds with more new engine sounds, a configuration menu and more features... v1.1 Changelog Adapted compatibility for the FPDS version of the 757 -Increased engine start sound volume Split Cockpit clicking sounds away from the system and aural warning sounds, to allow the user to completely mute or lower the volume of the clicking sounds, without affecting the volume of other interior aircraft sounds Fixed duplicated sound effect in lower pedestal Fixed EICAS sound effects not functioning Updated 757 sound pack manual Noted is that a similar Mango Studio sound package is also coming for the Flight Factor 767 soon. Mango Studios first sound package release was also for a FlightFactor product in the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. Both sound packs are priced at US14.99, and certainly in the appalling default FlightFactor A350 XWB sounds, then these Mango Studio addon packages are a worthy investment. The release sound enhancement pack features works all of the sounds for the Flight Factor 757 Pro (or 757 Extended or 757 FPDS) and the details include... New and higher quality cockpit warnings, such as Master Warning, Master Caution, and EGPWS-Custom Cockpit system sound effects, including Battery, Avionics, Gyro, Packs, coming on sound. Custom Switches, Buttons, Covers, Rotaries, and Knob sound effects for the entirety of the cockpit. Realistic Cabin sound effects, including hydraulic systems, flap retraction, and flap extension, fuel systems, passenger sound effects, and engine rumble/jet blast. Custom and realistic RB-211 Roll Royce engine sound effects, that now include jet blast rumble sound effects. Custom and realistic PW-2000 Pratt & Whitney engine sound effects, that now include jet blast sound effects. New custom cockpit environment effects, such as the Rotate Effects, Wind in the cockpit, that gets louder the faster the aircraft goes, and the Speed Brakes up effects. Exterior Sounds, such as the Fuel Truck, Ground Power Unit, and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), have been customized, remade, and adapted for the 757. Exterior Weather Sounds, such as thunder, rain, hail, has been customized for the 757. Interior Weather sounds, such as rain in the cockpit, have been customized for the amount of rain that is present. (Can range from soft rain to hard rain, depending on how hard it is raining) All new custom Mango Studios User Interface that allows having more control and customization over your sound pack than the previous A350 sound pack. There is a very good video released to highlight the sound effect package. As noted in the feature list. The package has a built in and pop-out user interface to control the sounds and to do your own sound customisation, within the active simulation. Images are courtesy of Mango Studios FlightFactor 757 Sound Pack v1.1 by Mango Studios is now available from the X-Plane.OrgStore. This updated News! announcement replaces the original news release post ____________________________ Yes! the FF 757 Sound Pack v1.1 by Mango Studios is now Available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Mango Studios FF 757 v1.1 Sound Pack Price Is US$14.99 Requirement X-Plane 11 This is a Sound pack. The Flight Factor 757 Pro is required for this sound pack Download Size: 64MB Current version 1.1 (April 3rd 2021) ____________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 7th April 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved