Last 3 or 4 cars I have owned had Dynamic Speed Sensitive Volume Control. Why doesn't the 3 have this? Is it in the S/X? It is a mid level feature offered in many models these days. It is kinda aggravating having to manually adjust the volume level as you speed up or stop. Seems Tesla could add this at any time. Has it been asked or suggested or has any think been mentioned about it?
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Why no Dynamic Speed Sensitive Volume Control???
- Thread starter JulienW
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Pretty sure that functionality exists and it's always on. It's subtle.
Also, it used to be in older firmware versions but got removed.
Speed Sensitive Volume Control?
Also, it used to be in older firmware versions but got removed.
Speed Sensitive Volume Control?
One of the many basic features that many other cars have but Tesla can't be bothered to implement. They try to focus on the big features and forget about the small things.
sduck
Mr. Duck
There's a very subtle version of this included that's actually hidden away, but it's so subtle that it doesn't really work right.
Brisket5652
Member
It's definitely there, and I HATE it. Especially in stop-and-go traffic it annoying as heck - volume goes up and down and is highly annoying. I wish I could turn it off. (My previous motorcycle helmet speaker system had it as well, and I bought a new one (Sena) just for this reason.
OK guys I knew there was either no control or too subtle to be of practical use. So I decided to test today and found to............
There is no Speed Sensitive Volume Control.
I played White Noise through my iPhone and used the Noise App on my Apple Watch (wOS/6/iOS13). Held watch in about the same position as looking at a watch which is about mid steering wheel hight. Was driving 80mph (HOV lane/widows up of course/AP) and set volume to 80dB (or as close as you can get) and measured. Keep volume the same and came to a complete stop and measured. Got the same relative volume (79dB when I took the screen shot). So there you go.
We don't have speed sensitive volume control.
80MPH.................................................0MPH/stopped
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This is EXACLY the reason to have it.
In a quiet setting (like stopped) a 65dB sound will almost sound loud BECAUSE our ears (or more correctly our brain) have "adjusted" the volume up. When you drive at 80mph the background noise rises to close to 70dB and your ears "adjust" their volume down. Then you can no longer hear the stereo since it is lower than the background noise.Also because you want it off is NO reason to not offer it the same way most companies do. With ON/OFF and adjustable.
SDRick
Active Member
So if you are traveling at freeway speeds with the volume adjusted to your liking and then you exit and come to a stop do you manually adjust your volume down or do you leave it at the same volume as you had it on the freeway?
Brisket5652
Member
I usually adjust it, depends on the music. To be clear, I don't dramatically blast the volume when traveling faster.
This is especially true in my TM3P, but even on my motorcycle the volume of music isn't much different between 10mph and 100mph (I do adjust it, of course, but much less frequently and to a lesser degree than all of the "auto adjust systems").
Your ears will tune out background noises. The music Volume feels the same stopped or 80 mph to my ears. Because it is. Signal to noise goes down but your ears are pretty good as focusing on what they want and will filter out the drone. Maybe your ears need a service appt.
Some offices have white noise generators. Do you think everyone has to talk louder? Of course not.
My ears find the music to loud at highway speed if I enable auto adjust. And don’t like it constantly adjusting if my speed is varying.
While this is not the way psychoacoustic masking, attenuation and audio perception works (or MP3's would NOT work) it is pointless to debate it in this thread. The point of the tread is Tesla the most tech heavy car compony doesn't offer what is consider an almost basic feature in almost any premium car audio system.Your ears will tune out background noises. The music Volume feels the same stopped or 80 mph to my ears. Because it is. Signal to noise goes down but your ears are pretty good as focusing on what they want and will filter out the drone. Maybe your ears need a service appt.
Some offices have white noise generators. Do you think everyone has to talk louder? Of course not.
My ears find the music to loud at highway speed if I enable auto adjust. And don’t like it constantly adjusting if my speed is varying.
I couldn't care less if you want to turn it off and do turn it off for what ever reason you have. It should be offered as an option and that is the point.
Auditory masking - Wikipedia
Sound masking - Wikipedia
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Incredulocious
LEAF → RAV4EV → Model 3 → Model Y
I believe Model 3 does have dynamic speed-sensitive volume adjustment, there just is no longer an interface to enable/disable it.
Here's a picture of the release notes when it was made always-on:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/4a784667-f1ab-4b26-b60a-e0c0037ede7f-png.284028/
Difference is that all the other cars had gas engines that make more and more noise as they go faster. Hardly an issue here.
Road noise is louder but very dependent on the road surface.
Music volume seems to work fine in my car and drops then the nav talks, when the door opens etc
Road noise is louder but very dependent on the road surface.
Music volume seems to work fine in my car and drops then the nav talks, when the door opens etc
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Besides road conditions, wind noise is also a factor.
Speed-sensitive volume control has been around since the dark ages (60's?)...
No doubt with millions of potential customers, there are millions of those who are hearing impaired in one way or another. Thus, it wouldn't hurt for TSLA to include an adjustable option in PUP; its only software. For simplicity, they could just limit it to 'low, medium, high' boost.
Speed-sensitive volume control has been around since the dark ages (60's?)...
No doubt with millions of potential customers, there are millions of those who are hearing impaired in one way or another. Thus, it wouldn't hurt for TSLA to include an adjustable option in PUP; its only software. For simplicity, they could just limit it to 'low, medium, high' boost.
Read my post #6 were I prove it DOSN'T. Pleaser feel free to offer proof it does but I have shown it doesn't at least in my Model 3. If if DID work it has been removed for some reason. Maybe it is a bug that removed by accident and not known but it is NOT there. My test is conclusive.
Why no Dynamic Speed Sensitive Volume Control???
Engine noise is almost never a factor at 70 to 80MPH. It is wind/road noise. I will measure today but bet the noise floor will be about 70dB at 80MPH on a smooth Interstate surface and and is comparable with most newer premium cars. This is why I choose 80dB white noise as my test level. Will post back later today.
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