--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "l_dowell" <slyone@...> wrote:
>
> There's a sound file dor the Winton 201 done for the Loksound decoders
> on the Loksound group here on Yahoo. I've used it in decoders for
> myself, some friends, and some customers of the store I work at
> part-time. Its my understanding that it's source is the movie Silver
> Streak mentioned in another response. The horn as recorded has a
> ray-gun sort of sound that I can't vouch for the accuracy, but I'm
> believing it came from the movie as well. The bell used is a fire
> alarm bell which I understand to be accurate as well. If your guy
> contacted the author of the Lok' version, perhaps he'll find the work
> is already done and it becomes a matter of simply reformatting it for
> QSI based decoders.
I developed this file; the triple chime should be correct if the movie
sound was actually recorded, which I believe it was. Only the 9900,
and only for some time around a year, had this triple chime; I under-
stand the crew hated it because it was inside the intake shroud and
seriously blasted them. It was later exchanged for a single chime on
the roof. Both 9900 installations can be seen in the available books.
I would liken the triple chime to the sound of a steam caliope.
I could not weed out the original bell sound with Audacity, although I
could hear it well enough to find a fire-alarm type bell which matched
it. CBQ was apparently very concerned that passengers in terminals,
being used to loud steam engines, might not hear the Zephyr coming and
going, thus the alarm-bell and shrill chimes. I drive a Prius, and
have the same problem with pedestrians and cyclists.
My engine idle file is very good. The power-up sounds available
proved very difficult to re-create, but I spent a lot of time on them,
and think they are representative.
Hal
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