Dick and others,
I certainly appreciate everyone's feedback regarding the use of the Tsunami
sound decoders. I did dig out some of my old videotapes of CB&Q/C&S steam
locomotives. One of the best as far as whistles seems to be "Last Steamers on
the Colorado and Southern" by Kalmbach. It does include the C&S 800 series
2-8-2s, which is listed as one of the whistles available for the medium steam
decoder. It also contained a #900 series 2-10-2, which certainly sounded like
a different whistle to me. I'm curious to see if the whistle from the decoder
does sound like the ones on the videotape. At least one of the other tapes has
Northern #5632, so I need to listen to it again and see how they compare.
Unfortunately, these tapes are pretty old and don't play very well, distorting
not only the images but the sound.
Scott Myers
-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com on behalf of rawolter
Sent: Sat 12/22/2007 4:36 PM
To: BRHS list
Subject: [CBQ] Re:Tsunami Sound Decoders for CB&Q Steam Locomotives
Scott, I have installed 3 Tsunamis in three of my brass CB&Q locos. Heavy
in the 4-8-4 05, medium in the 2-8-2 01A, and light in the 0-8-0 F2. I use
NCE DCC. The whistle choices are good, and I finally went with what I thought
they may have sounded like, since there doesn't seem to be any way to tell now
how they sounded that I know of. If anyone knows of a recording available I
sure would like to know about it.
To me the best thing about these decoders is not only the quality of the
sound, but the great number of sounds available to add to the realism of
running a steam loco. Also, if set up correctly using the appropriate CV's,
you can simulate the loco's sound under various loads and running conditions as
well as simulate realistic running, such as starting out or drifting to a stop.
A knowledgeable friend set mine up. He has since written an excellent
guide to setting up the various CV's, and I have written a piece describing
operating with Tsunamis. Both are to appear in the Feb. issue of the
Dispatcher's Office, the quarterly national publication of the Operations
Special Interest Group (OPSIG). Regards, Dick Wolter
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