Please, Ring . .

. . . do something for N scale!

I second....

......the request for N scale products for RailPro.

One thing that would in my

One thing that would in my opinion entice more folks to switch would be to have more sounds for diesel engines. I heard one sound clip. It would be nice to have a listing of several different ones where they could be found easily. If one is updating or considering changing for many folks the shortage of appropriate sounds will give the dcc guys a tremendous edge. Steam sounds would be good as well as a way to synchronize them.

@Rob

The sound library is constantly growing, and new sources are being found for updated sound files.  Many of the older diesel prime mover sounds are in need of higher quality recordings, and those should be coming through the pipeline in the future.  New steam sounds have been released (heavy and light) and more on the way including a Shay.  

Synchronizing steam chuffs in Railpro is pretty straightforward.  Because you can make adjustments to locomotive settings in real time as the locomotive is running down the track, you can adjust the chuff rate until the chuffs hit exactly where you want them to be.  Do this as the locomotive is at a constant speed, and it should be synchronized throughout all remaining speeds.

Railpro software doesn't yet support cam input, though the LM-2S does have two inputs that can be used for this purpose if for whatever reason it was added in the future.  This shouldn't be needed as you should be able to synch chuffs as I outlined above.

-Kevin

Sounds real interesting Kevin

Sounds real interesting Kevin do they have a website that lists the sounds in their library that you are aware of? I may have missed something but I only saw one listing on their web site and saw one sound sample. I have been intrigued by their system for a while for a couple of reasons, one their signal delivery, two the instant speed matching. The hand held unit looks nice as well. I already have a large number of locomotives so the change for me would come at a fairly steep price.

Sounds

The list of sounds is behind the user login on Ring's site. I have suggested to them that they make it avaialble on the product info page.

Here is the list as of today:

Prime Movers

• Alco 539T
• Diesel Engine
• EMD 567
• EMD 645 Roots Blower
• EMD 645 Turbo
• EMD 645-20
• EMD 710
• GE 7FDL-16
• Gevo
• GTEL Turbine

Bells

• Bell Bronze
• Bell Challenger
• Bell Electric
• Bell GE Steel
• Bell Howard
• Bell Jupiter
• Bell NP 765
• Bell Steam 1
• Bell Steam 2
• Diesel Bell

Horns

• Diesel Horn
• Horn Ahooga
• Horn Leslie 3 Chime
• Horn Leslie A-200
• Horn Leslie S-2M
• Horn Nathan 3 Chime
• Horn Nathan K-13
• Horn Nathan K-3HA-R2
• Horn Nathan K5-CA-LS 3Ch
• Horn Nathan K5-CA-LS 5Ch
• Horn Nathan KS-1L
• Horn Nathan KSV-2
• Horn Nathan P-124
• Horn Prime 920
• Horn Wabco E2
• Nathan K5H-R24 5 Chime

Brake Sounds

• Brake Automatic Release
• Brake Automatic Set
• Brake SafeSet Release
• Brake SafeSet Set
• Dynamic Brake
• Dynamic Brake Dash 8
• Handbrake Release
• Handbrake Set

Steam Sounds

• Boiler Blowdown
• Shoveling Coal
• Steam Bell
• Steam Heavy
• Steam Light
• Steam Whistle
• Water Fill
• Whistle 800 Class
• Whistle Baldwin 3 Chime
• Whistle Frisco 6 Chime
• Whistle Rio Grande 3 Chm

Other Sounds

• Coupler Clank
• Pop Off
• Sanding
• Start Up Warning

Farm Sounds

• Chicken Sounds
• Cow Sounds
• Duck Sounds
• Goat Sounds
• Horse Sounds
• Pig Sounds
• Rooster Sounds
• Sheep Sounds

Thanks Bill, that would make

Thanks Bill, that would make sense. As of right now I would be out of luck for sounds for FMs, and many Alco diesels. There are also some early EMDs that would not be represented well. As to the Steam sounds and chuff rate adjustment how is it spaced, evenly or in closely spaced pairs.

There seems like lots of issues with sound reproduction that a manufacturer must over come, I do not envy the task ahead for them.