TrainMasters TV - Using Loksound's DriveHold feature

ESU - LokSound's Matt Herman recently dropped by the TrainMasters TV studio to talk about their new LokSound "Full Throttle" sound decoders. In this segment he demonstrates how to use their Drive Hold feature to simulate the sound and motion of prototype locomotives. For more, watch "DCC Decoded" at www.trainmasters.tv
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[@Hunter_Dawso]

Can’t wait to try this when my ScaleTrains tunnel motor arrives!

[@bnrailfannz8262]

Not long bought a ScaleTrains SD40-2B. I have another brand locomotive, Tsunami2...... When the loco(GP38-2) has reached the top of the grade on my layout, with my NCE throttle, I choose F27 and the loco notches down. I continue to go F27 until Im happy with what ever notch I want. If I dont choose Dyn.Brake then I choose F26 and the engine revs back up....one notch at a time , as in F26,F26.F26.
Now....this ST 40-2. I do the same. Notch down, notch down after reaching the top of the grade....F27, F27,F27. But! The 40-2B notches down to idle then notches back to Run 8. Must say it sounds great but then after reaching Run 8, it goes back to idle one notch at a time. Then back to Run 8.
Any ideas? Im a retired Loco Engineer and like to run my models the way I drove the real locos.

[@MrTech2three]

How is this different from manual notching?

[@SheltonDCruz]

I actually like the "lot of push buttoning!"

[@jdigg2007]

Just got a Rapido N scale FP9A and the drive hold does not work as well as that. Hmmm. Definitely not as responsive as that and when I do get it to notch up it will cycle, nothing up and down, up and down, without touching the drive hold button.