I do a bit of Sim racing and SimVibe does this really well. Thats what its designed for but it only works with supported games.

I also play flight sims and I wonder if there is a simvibe alternative for flight sims?

I'd give just about anything a go if it might work.

There is the Tactile Feedback Seat... You will have to wait for a long while though as they are having inventory issues though....

Check this out:

http://bffsimulation.com/BFF_Shaker.php

g.

Thanks Gene that might be worth looking into. Multiple game support doesn't seem good though. I'll do some research.

http://shop.gametrix.ru/catalogue/gametrix/goods/#9005

Sokol1

What's the difference between SimVibe and the alternatives listed here and Buttkicker?

SimVibe is software working through a second sound card sending signals to the amps that run the buttkickers. These alternatives have control units that send the signal from your amps/pc to a set of tactile transducers placed in the seat cusions.


I actually just bought the SimVibe software last week and it works amazingly well.

I remember reading about SimVibe on the racing sim website; TheWayIPlay. here is a couple of links if folks are interested:
A review/walk-through of SimVibe by one of the admins there:
Tsymaster entry on SimVibe

Here is a build log by one of the folks there that is phenomenal in how he incorporates multiple shakers with dedicated amps to drive them:
miahallen and the 'motionless' SimVibe rig

This last one spans 4 pages and most of a years worth of work, but dang interesting.
(Sorry if this a bit of a hi-jack of your thread, Snicks)

Good luck on your rig.
Derek