Craig's Classics it was a photo stitch from around 8-10 pics I took in North Yorkshire, then professionally printed at the local printing store onto photo paper
There is only one word for this and that is "Fantastic" I like the close coupling and you get away with it, no Buffer bind. Martin. (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
I miss the old independently-run cafe at Wakefield Westgate that was there before the station was redeveloped. Now it's just another expensive chain outlet. There's still a good cafe at Wakefield Kirkgate though, with very friendly staff all neatly dressed in traditional waitress outfits. Bring back station masters like Bernard Cribbins I say!
I'm just getting into steam and dcc sound. This is the best A4 souns in OO I've ever heard! That whistle is fantastic and worth it for that alone... I'm still learning all the technicalities but if I put one of these Locoman chips in a Hornby A4, this is what it will sound like? LokSound 4 etc is all alien to me. PS 14 people are obviously deaf. 😄
Yep, this is exactly what a Locoman A4 decoder sounds like. The speaker is important too, in this I’ve used the ESU sugar cube speaker mounted high up in the tender so it uses the tender body as part of the baffle.
@@trw1089 fantastic thank you. I have the Experimental Blue/Purple "Merlin" which is crying out for this kind of sound, certainly a worthy investment it seems! Mind you someone will have to fit it for me. 😂😂
Awesome! What speakers did you use? I know almost nothing about this stuff as i usually use tts decoders, but im looking at the website and there are different speaker options and its confusing
Green Shark in that one I used a sugar cube speaker, but now I use Tang Band ones from Parts Express. Speakers are a big part of the sound but if you mount the speaker high up in the tender too, you get a much nicer overall sound than lower down. For most locos, I suggest the ESU sugar cube would be a good default option, and once you get a bit of experience, then start experimenting with the different types and where you place them.
I’m happy to arrange it if you need. I sell decoders with Locoman sound files now and can post to the US. Feel free to email me at locoman@steamsounds.org.au
Yes, the XL should be able to power the synchronized smoke generators. If you check out the RUclips channel for SBS4DCC, he has done some amazing work in O scale steam with synchro smoke and sound
Thanks Richard, they are my photos of Yorkshire countryside that I stitched together and then got printed out at a local printer. I spent a bit of time colouring the scenery materials to match the backdrop.
Nothing was required to have it run well right out of the box, but I like to adjust the acceleration, braking and top speed so it’s more consistent with my other locos
MHMMMM well the Robin sining is nice but why does the Curlew sound exactly like a Pheasant - exactly. Thats what happens when a bird nerd watches a train nerds posts. Anyway I'm partially migrating to twitching to starting a layout and this has helped with seeing the extreme end of decoder use and sound so thanks. I will only be running trains with bird names and hadn't previously known about Curlew.
Yes Dave, I apologise for that inaccuracy! I too like bird named locos and Curlew will hopefully have some more appropriate sounds in the future. I also have A1s Kestrel and Osprey
Thanks Connor - it’s a 3 cylinder loco so they have 6 beats per revolution, not 4. If there is one thing I am very pedantic about it’s making sure my locos have the correct 4 or 6 beats per revolution.
ROB EVANS sorry but I respectfully disagree. I’m a qualified steam driver, have built live steam locos and have ridden, chased and made sound recordings of many steam locos all over the world. This is one of the best simulations of steam sound I have in OO scale. It will always have compromises, but compare it to anything else that is attempting to simulate sound in model scale and it far better and more advanced. I used to make sound files for train simulators and this is a much better replication of steam loco sound than just about anything I have heard on simulators. It also is not just about the sound, but how the sound makes you drive the models much more realistically. I find having sound on DCC makes for a far more realistic model railway than one without. If you ask just about anyone who runs with or without sound, they will tell you that DCC sound adds a much greater dimension to a layout than just about anything else. I resisted sound on this layout for a long time, because none of the steam sounds were up to scratch when I started, but now I have over a dozen sound equipped locos because of decoders like this one. Perhaps you need to try out a good sound decoder for yourself, not a cheap TTS or Economi chip, but one of these ones from Locoman, Wheeltappers or SWD. It is also about the speakers too, I’ve been doing a fair bit of testing of these and they make the world of difference.
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Wow! That’s the most realistic backscene I’ve seen! It blends in with the foreground perfectly.
JAZZ MAN thanks for that!
@@trw1089 Yes....how did you produce the background photo?
Craig's Classics it was a photo stitch from around 8-10 pics I took in North Yorkshire, then professionally printed at the local printing store onto photo paper
There is only one word for this and that is "Fantastic" I like the close coupling and you get away with it, no Buffer bind. Martin. (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
Thanks very much Martin. The close coupling comes from much trial and error I can assure you!
You're right, what a really great A4 sound file, Brilliant !! Cheers, Greg, NZ
G Thanks Greg, it’s probably my favourite sound loco
I do love the sound of an A4 Chime.
Very nice. Brilliant layout too. That would have taken a while.
Thanks Robert
Brilliant...one the best i have heard.
Thanks George
Stunning.
That was fun to watch. Well done, Tony!
It appears that even the drivers are 'in synch'... If so, that's superb.
DC Analogue versus DCC Sound, like silent movies versus talkies. Lovely
tom ellis thanks for that, it is very much like that!
exactly DCC being silent movies VERY GIMMICKY and the WORST thing to happen to model railways
Hi. Very good video and lokomotivs.
I miss the old independently-run cafe at Wakefield Westgate that was there before the station was redeveloped. Now it's just another expensive chain outlet. There's still a good cafe at Wakefield Kirkgate though, with very friendly staff all neatly dressed in traditional waitress outfits. Bring back station masters like Bernard Cribbins I say!
This is awesome!!
Very nice indeed
Thanks
thanks!
I'm just getting into steam and dcc sound. This is the best A4 souns in OO I've ever heard! That whistle is fantastic and worth it for that alone...
I'm still learning all the technicalities but if I put one of these Locoman chips in a Hornby A4, this is what it will sound like? LokSound 4 etc is all alien to me.
PS 14 people are obviously deaf. 😄
Yep, this is exactly what a Locoman A4 decoder sounds like. The speaker is important too, in this I’ve used the ESU sugar cube speaker mounted high up in the tender so it uses the tender body as part of the baffle.
@@trw1089 fantastic thank you. I have the Experimental Blue/Purple "Merlin" which is crying out for this kind of sound, certainly a worthy investment it seems! Mind you someone will have to fit it for me. 😂😂
Sounds good! Even the "chuffs" are correct! (You don't see that often)
Fantastic!
F8 for the Robin sound !
I couldn’t help but think of Gordon when I saw that blue A1
That Robin is noisy lol. Nice loco and layout
Awesome! What speakers did you use? I know almost nothing about this stuff as i usually use tts decoders, but im looking at the website and there are different speaker options and its confusing
Green Shark in that one I used a sugar cube speaker, but now I use Tang Band ones from Parts Express. Speakers are a big part of the sound but if you mount the speaker high up in the tender too, you get a much nicer overall sound than lower down. For most locos, I suggest the ESU sugar cube would be a good default option, and once you get a bit of experience, then start experimenting with the different types and where you place them.
@@trw1089 thank you for replying. Which sugar cube do you use? Is it the single or double?
Green Shark I used a single one in this loco, with it fully sealed with the plastic baffle. I forget the ESU number for it, but a single it was.
@@trw1089 ok, thank you for taking the time to reply to me. This helped out a lot :)
@@trw1089 sorry to bother you again, does the speaker need to be soldered on or does it come already soldered?
Sadly they won’t deliver to the US. If I could get the sound file I’d be set.
I’m happy to arrange it if you need. I sell decoders with Locoman sound files now and can post to the US. Feel free to email me at locoman@steamsounds.org.au
WOW WOW WOW! If this sound is installed onto a Loksoud V4 XL decoder, does it have the capability to have synchronized puffing smoke?
Yes, the XL should be able to power the synchronized smoke generators. If you check out the RUclips channel for SBS4DCC, he has done some amazing work in O scale steam with synchro smoke and sound
Sorry, that should be rayman4449, but he uses MTH smoke generators
What back scenes did you use as they look great
Thanks Richard, they are my photos of Yorkshire countryside that I stitched together and then got printed out at a local printer. I spent a bit of time colouring the scenery materials to match the backdrop.
What tweaking was required to get this to work? Was it a lot of work
Nothing was required to have it run well right out of the box, but I like to adjust the acceleration, braking and top speed so it’s more consistent with my other locos
@@trw1089 Did you buy a decoder? Or did you somehow get the sound files?
idiodic7prouductons yes, it was bought from Locoman Sounds, which was supplied on a Loksound V4 decoder
SteamsoundsAU is it worth the price?
idiodic7prouductons yes, most definitely!
I found dapol sound in the 2016 n gauge is better this is still better than anything hornby has or will ever come up with
Very good nice if you had some steam as well
MHMMMM well the Robin sining is nice but why does the Curlew sound exactly like a Pheasant - exactly. Thats what happens when a bird nerd watches a train nerds posts. Anyway I'm partially migrating to twitching to starting a layout and this has helped with seeing the extreme end of decoder use and sound so thanks. I will only be running trains with bird names and hadn't previously known about Curlew.
Yes Dave, I apologise for that inaccuracy! I too like bird named locos and Curlew will hopefully have some more appropriate sounds in the future. I also have A1s Kestrel and Osprey
Good luck with 'Woodcock' ;-)
If only the beats where matching the 4 per revolution, still sounds great though.
Thanks Connor - it’s a 3 cylinder loco so they have 6 beats per revolution, not 4. If there is one thing I am very pedantic about it’s making sure my locos have the correct 4 or 6 beats per revolution.
SteamsoundsAU yeah that would be right. Thanks.
ice train set though
The bird song adds tremendously but is too loud and distracts from the loco's 'music'.😊
Thanks Michael. The birdsong was added at the request of Locoman to prevent people copying the loco sounds, so I did turn it up a little.
I don't know anything about trains but if this is the most realistic sound you guys have a long way to go.
So if you know nothing about trains then how do you feel qualified to comment?
LOL!
as always WITH dcc THE SOUND IS very FALSE
Really? In what way is it false? Surely it’s better than no sound at all!
@@trw1089 absolutely not ...and it sounds NOTHING like the real thing...my dad used to work on them
ROB EVANS sorry but I respectfully disagree. I’m a qualified steam driver, have built live steam locos and have ridden, chased and made sound recordings of many steam locos all over the world. This is one of the best simulations of steam sound I have in OO scale. It will always have compromises, but compare it to anything else that is attempting to simulate sound in model scale and it far better and more advanced. I used to make sound files for train simulators and this is a much better replication of steam loco sound than just about anything I have heard on simulators.
It also is not just about the sound, but how the sound makes you drive the models much more realistically. I find having sound on DCC makes for a far more realistic model railway than one without. If you ask just about anyone who runs with or without sound, they will tell you that DCC sound adds a much greater dimension to a layout than just about anything else. I resisted sound on this layout for a long time, because none of the steam sounds were up to scratch when I started, but now I have over a dozen sound equipped locos because of decoders like this one. Perhaps you need to try out a good sound decoder for yourself, not a cheap TTS or Economi chip, but one of these ones from Locoman, Wheeltappers or SWD. It is also about the speakers too, I’ve been doing a fair bit of testing of these and they make the world of difference.