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Joel B.:
 Yes I was wondering the same as Bill about "Sim sounds". I have been getting my "running trains" fix with MSTS until things get a further on my own layout. There's a lot of different sound files for that sim out there.
Not sure how they would work with RP but they are in xxx.wav format. In the sim, a xxx.sms file tell the sim how and when to "play" the .wav files.  A sound engineer might understand things like frequency curves, volume curves and associated curve points and their values.
I'd rather play with trains than program then so I never got into playing around with the sound files.
Here are a couple of sites that I found sounds and info for my sim trains.
http://www.trainsim.com
http://msts.steam4me.net/index.html
I'll be watching.
Joel B.

William Brillinger:
Where does one find the sounds on those sites?

KPack:
Joel - I've used some of the sounds found on those websites for my own use, with the owner's permission.  I'm not sure that's necessary for your own use, but I like to be safe.  Some of them are good, some okay, some not very useful.  A few of the authors have very nice recordings, but many are so-so and really don't sound great on our miniature systems.  They are great to experiment with though and get a feel for how to edit sounds.

It does not matter what format the original source recording was in.  It DOES matter though that recording you load onto Railpro be 44.1kHz, 16-bit, mono WAV.  If the source recording was recorded at different settings (most often the sample rate is different) it can be easily changed using programs such as Audacity, which is free. 

What really makes a difference is good recordings from Railpro users.  It's not too expensive to get the equipment to make decent recordings.  The hard part is having access to railroad equipment to record.  Most people have better connections than I do and so should at least be able to record something.  Even simple things like a horn or bell, or air blasts.  Anything is useful.

Bill - There should be a search option on TrainSim that allows you to sort by file type.  Search for MSTS sounds and what you are looking for.  There is a decent selection, but again not all recordings are created the same.  And watch for copyright issues.

-Kevin

Joel B.:
   I'm sorry for not giving more info finding the sound stuff.
On the http://www.trainsim.com site home page
---click "File Library"
---click "Search Files"  (or Advanced Search)
from the search page:
--- first drop down menu choose "Microsoft Train Simulator Sounds"
  (if you are looking for a particular engine,bell or loco you can add that to "Search For Text" box. ("GP" or "EMD" for ex.)
---Click the "Start Search" Box

Most of the files you can use for your own use with out any problem.
If you right click "view" and open it in a new tab (that's what I do) you can see the files in the "zip" and generally there is a "read me" that can be read online. (Any highlighted file can read or played)

Hope this helps.
Joel B.

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