MSFS2020 & ButtKicker* Should you BUY one? Setting guide , Pros & Cons Amp & Cable management! Pt.3

Pros and Cons of Buttkicker Hardware: Making an Informed Decision for Your Audio Setup Deciding whether to invest in Buttkicker hardware For your Microsoft flight simulator Home cockpit? Let us help you make an informed decision! In this video, we highlight the pros and cons of incorporating Buttkicker products into your audio setup. From the immersive audio experience and increased realism to potential limitations like compatibility issues, we cover every aspect that you should consider. Tune in to weigh the advantages and drawbacks associated with Buttkicker and make the right choice for your setup. We will also walk you through the step-by-step process of optimizing your Buttkicker hardware for an immersive audio experience. From adjusting the frequency response to calibrating intensity levels, this guide covers it all. Discover how to fine-tune your Buttkicker settings for an enhanced home theater experience like never before.
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00:00 start
00:22 disclaimer
00:54 toadys video contents
02:35 Hardware setup fool proof setup
06:50 Software setup
23:35 Pros & cons
27:21 alternatives
37:52 Realism
39:32 Credits

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[jerryrivera]

LOVED the video. I think no other video on YT is nearly as thorough as this one. Thank you!

[FlyLA-bevj]

Once again, you were the only one able to help me setup my stuff properly. Thank you.

[chrisibbotson]

I once considered a Buttkicker but was very concerned at the vibration annoying my next door neighbour. My computer is right beside the partition wall to their house. You mention concrete floors being better. I work in the architecture industry and would be somewhat concerned about the effect constant vibrations would have on the long term structural strength of the concrete slab. It may induce cracking. I have had the HF8 Haptic seat pad for over a year and have become used to it. The transducers did cause me discomfort at first when using the seat for an extended length of time. Getting the seat pad strapped down in a good position is key I think to improving comfort

[jasonf]

I knew you from your phenomenal graphics improvement videos for MSFS and watched them regularly. I just got a new buttkicker and searched youtube and was thrilled to see you giving your thoughts IN A 3 PART SERIES even! 10/10 job on this. Just curious if you have gotten the recently released update to Hapticonnect and noticed its new integration with 2024? It would be great to revisit this in the new sim and see if the new software is an improvement or you still feel simhaptic does the same things better. Either way, thank you so much for your contributions. I owe you several beers or coffees. -Jason

[warrenx]

I think the arrangement setting in the settings tab refers to the input/output from the computer. I.e.. a mono, stereo or 5.1. I personally use a stereo output USB card specifically for the Buttkicker. So I use the stereo setting, and it does seem to make a difference. The multiple outputs refers to the number of Buttkickers that are connected.

[flicmcfly]

Thanks for this...just placed an order for one after a year of considering whether to get one or not. I have a Secret Labs chair and did not realize I had an exposable pole underneath those plastic covers!

[jazzman]

Thanks for your review, I already had Simhaptic and didn't know that it could run with Hapticonnect and doing what you said is a game changer however I don't see your settings in the cloud.

[kennykanada]

A swivel rocker chair was an issue because when I’d push the pedals, my chair would roll back, and swivel around. I had to tape the wheels and bungie cord the swivel motion lol!
I have the HF8 chair pad. Would this not be redundant? I need the Butkicker to somehow also vibrate the yoke and pedals. I used to have a platform which had 4 tactile transducers mounted on platform, chair, pedals and yoke.

[johnreveley]

Now I am a little concerned and may have to remove this from my Christmas list. I do most of my flights when everyone else in the house is sleeping. Although their rooms are not directly connected to my Sim room (on second floor), if the vibrations are transmitted through the frame of the house, that could mean problems. I would be interested in your thoughts Jon (but I won't hold you to anything), will the horse stall pad reduce the vibrations enough? Great video!!

[jerryrivera]

Hello sir. Your videos have been extremely helpful for me to set up mine.

I'm curious as to whether you gave used the BK with a VR headset. Mine has worked only once. I did follow your 2nd video instructions of what settings to have on the PC audio and App audio, and it worked once, but that's it.

It vibrates when in testing, but not when in Flight Sim. I tried MSFS 2024 where it worked once, and then it stopped, as well as with 2020, where it is just not vibrating. I'm curious as to what I'm missing.

[salazarbernardo]

All was doing great for me with my reverb G2 and hapticonnect, but after I switched to Pimax (for some weird reason) Now I have about 5s lag for every single effect, and sometimes the activate and deactivate out of the blue, without any input. Have no Idea why this is going on, but I'm really missing how it used to work before, and at this point, I CAN'T fly without it... Costummer support from Hapticonnect yiu ask? Non existent.

[-TK-]

Amazing Video, I need to hook my buttkicker back up. I turned it off because my Dog hates it. Small complaint, I wish there was a way to change the SimHaptic in your video to white background. It is very hard to read your settings.

[giz]

This review is the best by Far in my opinion. Clear and concise. I have a question Sir, can Sim Haptic and Haptic Connect run concurrently on MSFS? Thank you

[giz]

Hi Sir, im trying to look for your profile but what name should i look for in the search bar?

[MegaPeedee]

The pad wasn't a good solution for me. The motors at the rear of the seat portion hurt; they were hard and were right beneath my hip bones, causing severe bursitis in my left hip that I hadn't felt for almost 20 years. Then the strap at the back of my seat parted and I had to (unsuccessfully) try to stitch it together. It went in the bin (incidentally I waited almost two years for that pad from Europe via China or somewhere; it was the first of its kind and there were some distribution and manufacturing problems, I was told ... but I had already paid for it. Frustration is the word here.).

I'm on my second buttkicker (I had the original but it eventually quit). After waiting six months for my Buttkicker II to arrive from England (I'm in Australia) my speakers died. When I brought my new speakers home the only place I could plug in the Buttkicker was in the rear of one of the Logitech speakers ... the vibrations worked but the sound was gone. So my brand new Buttkicker isn't getting used ... (All that cost me around AU$1000), so I'm not at all happy. On top of that the company in Australia I bought the Buttkicker from said they had them in stock - they didn't. The lied).

[theegodelpozo]

Nice finale.. so you recommend it, right? 😂 PS. We will tell your wife we did not see that part Lol.

[McBrunesky]

I like your wife´s voice 😂😂 Great (and funny) work, man... as always. Thank you very very much!

[thatguy]

Yea… waste of money… even in VR.
I have one and don’t use it