Remember that you need to adjust ALL of the sliders when trying to achieve a "nice balance". A change to one slider, can be affected by a change to a different slider. So when you turn one up, you may find that you now need to turn another one down. And so on and so forth. For AI, the Environment slider is the one which provides the best effect ... it sets the volume of the "outside" things such as wind, thunderstorms. airport vehicles, AI engines, etc. The wind rushing against the cockpit windshield as you fly a jet such as the 737 is often mistaken to be "jet engine" sound. Nope. Turn the Environment slider way down, but the Engines slider up, and you will quickly see the difference. AI engines are "outside" things ... and therefore it is the Environment slider that you should adjust (upwards, if you want those louder). But not too loud, because then other sounds (eg, airport vehicles, the wind against the cockpit windshield, etc) will get louder too. You might then adjust the Engines slider down a little (or up a little depending on your preference) to balance it out. But now you might find you need to adjust the Environment slider down again, a bit more. Etc etc etc. You just need to adjust ALL the sliders accordingly until you find that "nice balance" that you're looking for. Here's a tip ... turn ALL of the sliders right down to, say, 10%. Now adjust only the Environment slider. Adjust it upwards until you are happy with the volume of the "outside" sounds. Now adjust the Engines slider upwards, adjusting until you get the balance that you want. Then adjust another slider upwards ... and now maybe pull one of the other ones back down a little as required to further set the right balance. Starting with all the sliders down low (say, 10%) is a good way to understand what each slider does, and a great way to work toward the personal balance that you yourself think sounds the most realistic.
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