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KPack:
Steam has updated light and heavy engine files, along with associated misc engine sounds.  I know Ring has a recording of a Shay, and may have a few others as well.  I don't know as I haven't asked him.  My focus is solely on diesels, specifically modern, so that's what my conversation with him was about.

Bottom line is that sounds will be improving across the board for Railpro users.  Any news of new recordings is good news for Railpro users, even if it doesn't necessarily work for your modeling time period.  That will all come with time.

-Kevin

darryl.trains:
 Kevin

 That is good news as I have various logging steam engines and it seems like Ring is trying to accommodate us steamers with these new sounds. My diesels are of the very early type like S-2 switchers so most any diesels sounds will suffice for me.

 Cheers, Darryl

KPack:
Quick update on new sounds:

I recently followed with Tim regarding the progress on the GEVO beta, and he replied that they are "considering making some big changes to the new sound files", which would delay it and the others a bit longer. 

What these big changes are, I'm not sure.  I'm assuming (and hoping) that is has to do with coding new sound handling, so that the prime movers can rev up and down smoothly through several notches at once.  That would also allow behavior similar to Loksound's Full Throttle feature.  I'm hoping, but we'll see.

-Kevin

G8B4Life:
I'll take any delay if it means better sound and sound handling. Ring is being left behind in the sound department which isn't good for RailPro. It seems that sound quality and what's available is still one of the major limiting factors for RailPro uptake.

- Tim

KPack:
Talked to Tim a bit more and got a little more info.  Revving through multiple notches isn't high on the list of changes, because prototypically engineers are taught to only go through one notch at a time.  Some do run thru multiple notches at once, so it may still make it into the updates.  He didn't say what exactly the changes were going to be.

Talking to some engineers I got the same information.  What I don't know is if this restriction is due to modern regulations or not.  Was running up through multiple notches more common in older times?

-Kevin

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