Adding Automatic Switch Sounds in Openrails

[geepster775]

Rowie's beet hoppers arrived aliased to 2001 kuju default sounds. I changed half the loaded hoppers to the TS latest "freight.sms" and the other half to TS "old_freight.sms". Their old_freight.sms seems to be required if you want the randomized flat wheel sounds . No other old MLT sounds or rolling stock occupied the Trainset folder, just the latest Open Rails soundset from TS

https://youtu.be/sem1e8wALg0?t=474

[niknak]

Rowie's beet hoppers arrived aliased to 2001 kuju default sounds. I changed half the loaded hoppers to the TS latest "freight.sms" and the other half to TS "old_freight.sms". Their old_freight.sms seems to be required if you want the randomized flat wheel sounds . No other old MLT sounds or rolling stock occupied the Trainset folder, just the latest Open Rails soundset from TS


https://youtu.be/sem1e8wALg0?t=474

Absolutely yes. I've just looked at the TS sounds and "x_fast5" wav is the flat sound. I also double-checked I was successful as per post #68 by running the Mullan route again and I definitely do have the DemoAutoSounds playing - There's no mistaking those points sounds! lol

[slipperman]

Hi geepster775,
Thanks for the video, but I am trying to find out why Carlo's DemoAutoSounds aren't working unless they are added to a full .trk file. For testing, I'm only using a light GP40 loco.

Having checked the loco sounds, it randomly plays flange1.wav, flange2.wav or flange3.wav when the CurveForce increases past 700, to produce the squeal sounds.

Cheers,
Ged

[csx8851]

Is anyone experiencing the issue where the switch sounds are looping too quickly when the train is moving under 10 mph or coming to a stop on a switch? I haven’t been able to figure out a solution to this, if any one knows please share.

[niknak]

It seems to be a common problem. No solution yet as far as I'm aware.

[geepster775]

The DemoAutoSounds set appears, to my tastes, to be more suited for steam engine / stick rail era routes and does not really fit the present day North American / welded rail scene all that well. Plus, there wasn't much of a distinction between the plenty of jointed rail sounds and the occasional switch frog sounds when crossing a switch. So the problem circles back to how to simply augment switch frog battering noises to the overall competent TS suite of sounds. The prior way OR did it was to use the switch node as a trigger, although with our collection of switches the actual switch node is not necessarily close to the frog. And of course the false triggers from older MSTS route-embedded zero degree nodes.

[johnnyboy99]

Rowie's beet hoppers arrived aliased to 2001 kuju default sounds. I changed half the loaded hoppers to the TS latest "freight.sms" and the other half to TS "old_freight.sms". Their old_freight.sms seems to be required if you want the randomized flat wheel sounds . No other old MLT sounds or rolling stock occupied the Trainset folder, just the latest Open Rails soundset from TS


https://youtu.be/sem1e8wALg0?t=474

would it still be cool to alias them to the older Maple Leaf Tracks welded rail track sounds from 2003-2004? Those are nostalgic.

[niknak]

Personally I use Carlo's excellent DemoAutoSounds on all my routes. Regarding wagon sounds, I use a combination of TS and MLT's sounds.

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

If unfamiliar - try Erick Cantu's public domain freight car sounds.

Regards,
Scott

[rdayt]

I agree with Scott.
Erick did a fine job on these. https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/tslib....ight&fid=36069

Randy