Post by: CPRail on January 08, 2017, 09:14:23 PM
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?
Post by: William Brillinger on January 09, 2017, 06:23:03 AM
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.
Post by: William Brillinger on January 09, 2017, 06:31:49 AM
I'm sure this could be reduced to about 1 second or less with a bit of tinkering.
Post by: CPRail on January 10, 2017, 08:30:42 AM
Dare I ask how one does the tinkering?
Post by: William Brillinger on January 10, 2017, 11:05:51 PM
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.
Post by: CPRail on January 11, 2017, 02:18:43 PM
Thanks for the info. I'll have to ponder entering the world of sound editing without knowing a thing of what I'm doing. I eagerly await any tutorial on shortening the file length.
Until then, I'll have to figure out just the right amount of button pushing to get the proper length of horn.
I'm sure "testing" it on Bob's layout at his next op session would work, Mwah Hah Hah...
Post by: Alan on January 11, 2017, 05:55:56 PM
Bill, if you deem it worthy move it to the Files section.
K3LAHorn_Loop_1sec.wavFor preview purposes here is the complete horn using the shortened loop:
K3LAHorn_Short_PREVIEW.wav
Post by: William Brillinger on January 11, 2017, 06:19:36 PM
I don't want to diminish your effort, this is a good start, but here is what I see:
It seems to me that your file does not mate with the beginning or end very well which results in some funny sound artifacts.
Here's how I like to approach these kinds of looping sounds...
Post by: Alan on January 11, 2017, 06:23:25 PM
Post by: William Brillinger on January 11, 2017, 06:51:32 PM
I had already assumed that the points I circled were the divisions between the 3 files, but I had not done a composite of the original. My mistake.
Alan's file should get you going Ian! His short loop is about as good as the looping section from this file will get.
If I were going to rebuild this loop, would take the middle section and chop it up as a suggested to eliminate transitions between start, middle, and end for a little more seamless effect.
Post by: CPRail on January 14, 2017, 10:13:47 PM
Thanks!
Post by: LW93Rcode on January 16, 2017, 08:46:04 PM
-Laurence
Post by: CPRail on March 04, 2017, 04:58:57 PM