Showing off my take on the process from ripping the original audio, cutting loops to importing into lokprogrammer! What you need- Audacity, Lokprogrammer software, clean audio and patience!
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@billjohnston33862 жыл бұрын
Just starting out with LokSound decoder programming. This is exactly what I've been looking for. Very clearly explained. I almost think I can do this!
@SCL36182 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! It gets much easier with practice.
@trainstorm12253 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I want to add DCC and sound to my HO Thomas fleet so it’s nice that I can add sounds from the classic series.
@davestrains68163 жыл бұрын
Excellent how too, very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Dave
@stephensejda52132 жыл бұрын
Thanks much for this tutorial. I now have an authentic Nathan P01235 horn for my Amtrak E60cp electrics.
@SCL36182 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@boricesellers46693 жыл бұрын
Finally! I've been waiting for a video like this for many years! Great detail without over-complicating things. Thank you for sharing this! Is the principal the same with bell sounds?
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
Sorry for just now seeing this! But it should be the same principles- cut an init/exit loop of the bell turning on and off, then fill the loops with the bell ringing as desired. I've never tried it, but the sound tables look the same.
@patrickwamsley32842 жыл бұрын
This will be helpful for loading an authentic NKP Hudson whistle to my brass model of NKP 177.
@natetoews24214 ай бұрын
Something I was thinking about doing with my esu decoders was adding echo and reverb to the horn and traction moter sounds
@hoscalerailfan Жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this together as it's a very helpful intro guide onto how to get horns into Loksound. Unfortunetly, you didn't really cover how to get a horn to loop without any noticable popping, and for someone like me who's just getting into ESU programming, one of the biggest annoyances is following all the steps you mentioned only to find out that your horn pops a noticable amount.
@SCL3618 Жыл бұрын
That part comes down to practice and personal tuning preference. Also note the video has some age on it, have improved the technique since then. This is the process that was shown to me, the rest you really learn by trial and error, because it won't be perfect every time.
@jakes_trains3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could show us to to make a grade crossing whistle for horn or steam?
@caseyjones7458 ай бұрын
Great instructions for a very complicated procedure. Thank you. Have you ever created a Grade Crossing Horn Sequence or seen one for LokSound? Soundtraxx Tsunami includes it on the F3 function button. It is very convenient.
@SCL36188 ай бұрын
I believe someone created the logic to simulate a grade crossing, otherwise I just do the sequence manually. I very rarely used it on Tsunami decoders, preferring to do it myself. Thanks for watching!
@caseyjones7458 ай бұрын
I copied a Horn Crossing Sequence Sound Project from an Amtrak P42 to my ET44 Project file. It works, but is no quick and easy task. I am surprised that more LokSound modelers do not use the grade crossing auto horn. It is very useful when running continuous trains, (such as a Club Open House), on a large club layout with multiple crossings.@@SCL3618
@robintheslavewr15133 жыл бұрын
🤔 polar express whistle on my custom polar express? Probably thanks for showing this.
@rcsrailfaningproductions74183 жыл бұрын
How do you use lokprogrammer
@AlanCSXFan3 жыл бұрын
Now make us a quill-able one.
@lhsboyproductions34463 жыл бұрын
How do you make the loop effect? 7:56 Never mind figured it out :) Other question. How many bytes should one of the files from audacity have? When I put the new files in the slots. The file instantly maxed out showing -40,45 space left...
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
Just saw the second comment, ideally you want the cuts much less than a MB a piece. What I normally do is go through the soundfile and delete some stuff I won't use- extra horns, alerter, doors etc- to create extra space for what you're putting on there.
@tyhik93387 ай бұрын
How do I share the train noises on audacity?
@tyhik9338 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@andre100BNSF2 жыл бұрын
So from what I've gathered, you have to sacrifice a horn for a horn? There's no way to add a horn to the horn pack? Great tutorial by the way!
@SCL36182 жыл бұрын
I did in this one, but you likely can add another horn and assign the cv within the table. I just like replacing the redundant ones for something I'm going to use more often.
@andre100BNSF2 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 Ah ok, thank you!
@TWIGYBNSF3 жыл бұрын
Does it work with Loksound 5 now? I've seen some others do it before? Just curious. This is a great video you did 👍
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
This was done with a Lok 5, so there shouldn't be any hangups. Thanks!
@TWIGYBNSF3 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 have you had people reach out to you asking if you could make custom sound files? I might need your help with something similar. Would you mind at all?
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
@@TWIGYBNSF I've made a few custom horns, but that's the extent of what I've done so far. Both tutorials on here cover the basics of how I set up custom bits on each project, it's much easier than you might think.
@TWIGYBNSF3 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 okay I'll give it a shot! Its however for a new steam engine that I've aqired and definitely needs a custom whistle and bell. Some folks go as far as mixing loksound files to make it work but have no clue on how to do that 😅
@dario867072 ай бұрын
Buon video ,ma per fare i flussi motore in movimento come si fa su Lokprogrammer? Grazie
@gabagool83 жыл бұрын
Is there any way to test the complete sounds without having a lokprogrammer plugged in?
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
You can do the sound work offline- like I did in video- but you can use the simulator feature to test out sounds. I'm not the best practiced with it, so I just covered the basic process for the video. But per getting it in your engine to see how it sounds in model, you'll need it plugged in.
@tyhik93387 ай бұрын
Dude this is amazing, did you do this for free? I'm thinking about adding custom sounds to my ESU equipped locomotives?
@SCL36187 ай бұрын
Video is up here, so technically free advice lol. I've got a sound video as well, but both tutorials are due a revamp.
@tyhik93387 ай бұрын
@@SCL3618 oh ok so I don't have to pay for anything? Ok cool, I'll definitely be using this in future.
@trentongray18182 жыл бұрын
Got everything in place like in the video, but when I try to write the horn onto the decoder it still plays the original horn. What am I doing wrong?
@SCL36182 жыл бұрын
Make sure to change CV163 to match the slot the horn is in
@trentongray18182 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 thanks I'll do that
@slyguy-0614 күн бұрын
How do you modify an already programmed Loksound locomotive? I can make custom horns all day but I can't modify one of my locomotives sounds or anything without opening another project? When I open the loksound application I press "modify a decoder" but I can't preview/modify any of the sounds already on the loco. Any help is appreciated!
@SCL361814 күн бұрын
@@slyguy-06 You'll need a fresh soundfile for any custom sounds, but the engine will need a file re-write to get them on there. If there's any specific settings or light mapping, you can read the decoder data to the project, but it won't import sounds.
@slyguy-0614 күн бұрын
@@SCL3618 I see, thanks for the fast reply! Do you know if you're able to change horns out on Loksound nano 5? I was struggling trying to figure out the horn CV's for it
@SCL361814 күн бұрын
@slyguy-06 Any Lok 5 file should be able to change horns by altering CV163, bells are swapped on 164.
@parker.craig233 ай бұрын
is this process the same way for custom bells? or is it much different
@SCL36183 ай бұрын
Essentially the same, but process is a bit different. Need the start, a clean clap for your loop (can be 1-2 hits) and the exit with it fading out. I've done a few custom bells this way, look at the layout of diesel file bells if ever in doubt.
@fountain_colorado_railfan Жыл бұрын
How do I remap functions without a LokProgrammer?
@SCL3618 Жыл бұрын
Getting one is the easiest solution for remaps. Otherwise it involves a good deal of CV's to get things switched around.
@portlandrailfanproductions11553 жыл бұрын
Can I do this to n scale locos
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, this works on ESU across the board. Some of the engines I worked with had V5 Micros, they took the data just fine.
@portlandrailfanproductions11553 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 what do I get for this
@SCL36183 жыл бұрын
@@portlandrailfanproductions1155 You just need access to a lokprogrammer, any sounds you want to add into the engine, and follow this process in video to get a custom horn tossed on.
@portlandrailfanproductions11553 жыл бұрын
@@SCL3618 thanks for the info
@washingtondcrailfanproduct64213 жыл бұрын
Does this only work with loksound5?
@CCF9963 жыл бұрын
V4.0 Direct Not Select
@cuestarailfan41503 ай бұрын
I try to do this but the audio cuts and pops during the transitions. How do I stop this?
@SCL36183 ай бұрын
Could be too short of a horn section, I've had that happen occasionally when looping a short blast. Ideally find a longer recording section and go from there.
@cuestarailfan41503 ай бұрын
@@SCL3618 That's odd because the section is a decent length. is there something else that needs to be done to the audio when it loops/goes to the end sound?
@cuestarailfan41503 ай бұрын
And thanks btw, this tutorial helped me figure out the program!
@SCL36183 ай бұрын
@cuestarailfan4150 One thing you can try- I've since revised my process after this video was published- make the start of exit sections a bit longer, so it has more time to fade out. This also will help blend it into the loop section, since the change isn't as abrupt.
@cuestarailfan41503 ай бұрын
@@SCL3618 tried that, still popping. I am working on a whistle as opposed to a horn so could that be a factor?