Hey all, I hope this list will be popular and get a bunch of good people to try their hand at layout sound. Almost any sound is better than silence. And done...
Hey all, Well, I announced the group on the SoundTraxx list yesterday and we got 27 new members overnight. This is heartening, there is obviously interest in...
Hey all, Well, things are off to a terrific start. Everyone who has subscribed so far has been approved... its really just a technicality for your protection...
Hi Jim and All, First Jim, thanks for starting this list. My name is Steve Amitrano from San Antonio, Texas. I model the Chili Line in Sn 3 circa late 1930's...
Hi, My name is Dave Falkenburg, and I'm out here in California. I'm a member of an HO club, Silicon Valley Lines (http://www.siliconvalleylines.com/). I'm...
Hello, thanks for letting me join. Have a question on station announcements. But first, about me: Have been collecting ACL & SAL models in H0 to run in my...
I am interested in adding sound to my layout, but not sure what will be good. I see the Sound Station Units, but not sure which sounds are continuous and which...
Hello all, First I really do want to say thanks to Jim Wells for starting this group. I'm sure a lot of the people who have joined so soon after you announced...
Hello, thanks for letting me join. Have a question on station announcements. But first, about me: Have been collecting ACL & SAL models in H0 to run in my...
Thanks for the new Layout Sound group. My name is Ron Proffitt and I live in Central Kansas. I model the Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge in On3 scale. I'm...
... will be ... just ... cost ... continuous, ... over ... like ... sure if ... sound ... noise. ... I agree that little 5 second sound bites do get annoying...
Hi All, Want to first thank Jim for starting the group. We all know that speaker concealment is critical to maintaining the illusion. I've posted a couple of...
Jim, thanks for letting me join. I've a already read all the initial posts and checked out the pics for concealing PC speaker covers.What a great idea! Looking...
Hey Steve and all, Thanks for the kind words. While Steve is indeed a customer, he has also become a dear friend... so you shouldn't really believe any of ...
Jim said: I'm not saying anything negative about the visual image that we all traditionally model in, but I do believe that the aural image can be just as much...
Hey Steve, Nice work, thanks for posting photos! At first glance I couldn't figure out why you stopped the ground cover in such a clearly clean circle... then...
Hey Stephen, I agree entirely, the PBL (PFM:) system is still the best ever! Besides the full bandwidth audio, it has the tactile ability to 'play' the ...
Hey Jim, Wowie zowie! That's the first time I've heard anyone suggest headphones as an approach for a private pike... mono or stereo! I'm going to have to...
Hey Tom, That's perfect, it is fun to see people interact with sound. I like to watch people hunt for a speaker... of course its more fun when they can't find...
Hi Jim, Glad you liked the grill covers To answer your questions. 1. They will most likely be used to serenade the the Saloon scene. 2. The materials were...
Hi Jim, I think headphones would be a great idea for public shows where 'out of scale' background noise competes with the illusion. It makes perfect sense....
Hey Bob, Welcome aboard, and share some of those ideas you mention with the rest of us:). Either they will inspire us, or maybe we can help you with them......
Hey Steve, I 'think' that almost, just about, nearly qualifies as our very first 'how to' article:)! Really though, I think you are sharing some good stuff...
... where 'out of scale' background noise competes with the illusion. It makes perfect sense. < Hi Steve, Yep, you definitely "get it", and understand what...
Hey Jim, Thanks for opeing the door and starting up this group. My long term goal is to integrate Digitrax Transponding with a believable under-layout sound...
Hey Gavin, Perhaps you already know, but the SurroundTraxx system does exactly what you describe. It uses transponding, and direction and speed info of the...
The soundtraxx folks demoed this a few years back, but I don't know what happened-- maybe it ended up held up just like their other decoders. -Dave ... ...