GE FDL prime mover sound issues

[stlsf4003]

So after installing a set of CN Dash 8 wide cab reskins by Kendo Castellanos and using the generously donated works of Danny Beck to get them working, I then set out to rig up a new cab and sound set for the engines.

Seeing as there seemed to be only one sound set for GE's FDL prime mover available on the site, i went with the one by Kurt Kaminer from 2008.

With the pack installed and the sounds aliased, I loaded one of the engines up to see how it sounded.

And here is where things get odd.

I load up in the empty and hear the engine sounds clear as day but once i'm outside i hear nothing at all.

Thinking it's an issue i'll deal with later, i moved onto installing the new cab.

The cab in question being one of the GE safety cabs by Charlie Sibaja. With that done. I load the engine up again to check out the cab, only to find that the cab is dead silent.

I opened the .eng file to make sure i had every thing set up right, of which it seemed to be and yet there still no sound.

[slipperman]

Hi stlsf4003,
If you downloaded fdlv2.zip, note that you need to select which .sms files are to be used, AND that several MSTS default Dash 9 sound files are used.

The K_LOCOWORKSSND folder must be placed in the TRAINSET folder and the required *eng.sms file placed (usually) after the Lights section and the *.cab.sms file just before the NAME & DESCRIPTION entries of the .eng file. The supplied folder hierarchy MUST be retained.

As far as I know, cab files CANNOT affect any sounds, unless there is a parentheses mis-match in the .eng file.

Cheers,
Ged