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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Sounds on Rings website and Sugar Pine Shay Whistle
« Last post by rsmproductions on April 09, 2026, 11:18:10 AM »
Here is the wav file of the #10 Shay at Sugar Pine in California.  I think it sounds pretty good and hope you can use it too.

Thanks,
Richard
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Sounds on Rings website and Sugar Pine Shay Whistle
« Last post by JRad on April 08, 2026, 09:58:43 AM »
Thanks Richard,

I spent 20+ years in IT before leaving for a less stressful job building signs! Now I do nothing (retired). When troubleshooting and trying different things it was always a question of which thing, or combination of things, was the fix!

You could upload your sound here to share with everyone, or I can send you my email in a private message.

Jon
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Sounds on Rings website and Sugar Pine Shay Whistle
« Last post by rsmproductions on April 07, 2026, 10:30:45 AM »
Hey Jon,

I was doing some track editing on a musical The Buddy Holly Story last night and had a smallish issue re-rendering the wav files out.  Got it working but just not sure what trick was...too many things to tweak I guess.

I'm happy to share the whistle...let me know how to send.

Richard
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Sounds on Rings website and Sugar Pine Shay Whistle
« Last post by JRad on April 04, 2026, 09:51:01 AM »
I'm sure it's a setting. I had that same problem in Audacity when I first started working on custom sounds. I finally figured it out, but don't recall what setting it was so I didn't reply to your post.

Glad you got it working. Would you be willing to share it?  I'm always looking for more variety in sounds.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Sounds on Rings website and Sugar Pine Shay Whistle
« Last post by rsmproductions on April 03, 2026, 03:51:10 PM »
Update on my wav file issue.  Spoke with Tim at RP.  He suggested downloading Audacity and then converting the Sugar Pine #10 whistle...and you know it worked.  I've used a DAW for over 30 years called Sonar (Cakewalk) doing Broadway level musical soundtracks and converting this file did not work.  So, I'll have to go in see what settings might be causing this.

Anyhow I now a sweet 3-truck shay whistle.

Richard
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General Discussion / Re: Clearing out all excess RP items that have been in use...Also some new items.
« Last post by faithie999 on April 01, 2026, 04:33:36 PM »
the "dry heat" thing is for real, as you know, but we midwesterners think it's a joke!

we were at an in'n'out in scottsdale last april.  at lunchtime we were sitting outside at one of the tables with the rigid umbrellas.  there was a nice breeze and it felt like 80 degrees.  i checked my phone, and it was close to 100, but the humidity was 3%!
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General Discussion / Re: Ken Patterson Fire - Could his problem effect us?
« Last post by LVRR1856 on March 31, 2026, 11:28:34 PM »
Sure can.
Even a straight old DC layout can catch fire. A DC transformer does have a built in breaker that cuts out on a short. (remember when the red light on the xfmr would come on?)

You would need to have the short and then constant power feed. You have probably experienced a DC short at some time, and Loco gets hot and you smell a melting situation ... eventually it could flame up. It's kinda like a toaster wire turning red, can burn something.

Railpro puts out 14.7v and about 5 amps ? Enough to cause a problem if left in short stage.
Ring makes the CB-1(circuit breaker), someone can explain how they work .. I have not installed mine yet. Not sure if they cycle on/off like dcc ?
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General Discussion / Re: WTB Rail Pro Products ?
« Last post by LVRR1856 on March 31, 2026, 11:15:22 PM »
Thanks JRad, I will check those out for sure. Never heard of them.
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General Discussion / Re: Clearing out all excess RP items that have been in use...Also some new items.
« Last post by darryl.trains on March 30, 2026, 05:37:20 PM »
Ken,  Not as hot as last week but mid 95 degrees this afternoon...  It's a dry heat.
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General Discussion / Re: Clearing out all excess RP items that have been in use...Also some new items.
« Last post by faithie999 on March 30, 2026, 05:18:01 PM »
we're getting ready for our annual trip to apache junction (lost dutchman state park) with our travel trailer to visit our son and DIL.  i know it's been abnormally hot the past few weeks.  looks like a bit cooler now but still i'm glad we chose an electric site this year so we can run our AC during the day! unfortunately the view of the Superstition Mountains from the electric sites isn't the same as from our favorite non-electric site, but life is a series of trade-offs!

Ken
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