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K3LA Horn File - length?

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CPRail:
Hi Group,

I downloaded and installed the K3LA horn files available in the files section of RPUG. It sounds great! Much better horn for my Canadian locos. I thank LW93Rcode for posting the files.

As it's my first use of a User Customized file, I have a question. If I push the horn button on the HC-2 quickly, I get a real short horn blast. If I push it a little longer (like what one would do for a grade crossing), I get a real long blast. A real long blast, like the hogger is hanging off the horn valve for some idiot farting around the crossing.

Did I miss something in the installation? I followed the steps as per the RailPro manual.

Any thoughts?

William Brillinger:
These kinds of files are 3 sections: Start, Middle, and End

The RP plays them like this: 
Short press: Start + End
Long Press: Start, Middle, End
Longer Press: Start, Middle + middle + middle etc., End

It plays each section in its entirety, so if the middle is a long recording, it will be a long sound no matter what.

Ideally horns should be recorded with as short a middle section as possible for the best response times.

William Brillinger:
I looked at the middle file and I see it is almost 3.5 seconds long.

I'm sure this could be reduced to about 1 second or less with a bit of tinkering.

CPRail:
Thanks Bill,

Dare I ask how one does the tinkering?

William Brillinger:
I use a program called audacity for editing sound files. It's free.

Maybe when I have some spare time I'll take a look at this file and trim it down.
Or perhaps the original author will consider it.

I'd like to make a tutorial for this kind of thing, but I just don't have the time to do it right now.
sorry.

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