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looking for a unit that is under heavy load, like a good grade with a whistle. maybe 15 to 30 seconds. Something to compare to my steam train clips would like to make them into a ring town for my Iphone if quality is good enough.
But like most kids I just like train horns, lol I have never really paid much attention to diesels locomotives in the past and just wanted to hear them in a under load situation. I sure they have their own signature sound like a steam train does, but i honestly have never been in an area to hear it.
But like most kids I just like train horns, lol I have never really paid much attention to diesels locomotives in the past and just wanted to hear them in a under load situation. I sure they have their own signature sound like a steam train does, but i honestly have never been in an area to hear it.
audio files
I have TONS of audio. A couple of questions, though.
Do you want them in Mp3?
Do you have an audio editor so I can give you a large file?
If you need me to edit them down what size? under 1MB? under 500K?
I can put small files here otherwise I can load them to my web site for you to download.
I have TONS of audio. A couple of questions, though.
Do you want them in Mp3?
Do you have an audio editor so I can give you a large file?
If you need me to edit them down what size? under 1MB? under 500K?
I can put small files here otherwise I can load them to my web site for you to download.
I tell you what I'ma gonna do...
Just for fun, go to www.traincds.com/downloadpage.html
Listen to this recording and tell me if is anywhere close to what you were thinking of. I know it's too long, but that can be fixed.
And OK, the rest of you can listen too.
Just for fun, go to www.traincds.com/downloadpage.html
Listen to this recording and tell me if is anywhere close to what you were thinking of. I know it's too long, but that can be fixed.
And OK, the rest of you can listen too.
Recorder
I have used various audio recorders over the last, well, many years.
For digital recorders, Marantz PMD 620 was my favorite, but it died. I am using a Olympus LS11 which has been rugged and sounds good. Still have to keep the record volume down to eliminate distortion.
The Sony D7 DAT with good external mikes worked well for a long time. The machine sucummed to age and I went to all digital. I'm on a low budget now, and am saving my pennies for the Marantz PMD661.
Video recorders just don't have the audio capabilites that I want. I want a manual volume, no limiter. I want it to sound as close to real as possible. If I have to boost the volume later through software, I'm OK with that.
Let me know if you want more. I have about 9 train sounds CDs that I used to sell on my website and would start up again if anyone was interested. It's all my stuff from the last 40 years.
A friend of mine has a ZOOM H2 and it makes some respectable recordings. Close horns have always been a problem. You need mikes with a high SPL to handle those. For enough money you can do anything.
Let me know.
I have used various audio recorders over the last, well, many years.
For digital recorders, Marantz PMD 620 was my favorite, but it died. I am using a Olympus LS11 which has been rugged and sounds good. Still have to keep the record volume down to eliminate distortion.
The Sony D7 DAT with good external mikes worked well for a long time. The machine sucummed to age and I went to all digital. I'm on a low budget now, and am saving my pennies for the Marantz PMD661.
Video recorders just don't have the audio capabilites that I want. I want a manual volume, no limiter. I want it to sound as close to real as possible. If I have to boost the volume later through software, I'm OK with that.
Let me know if you want more. I have about 9 train sounds CDs that I used to sell on my website and would start up again if anyone was interested. It's all my stuff from the last 40 years.
A friend of mine has a ZOOM H2 and it makes some respectable recordings. Close horns have always been a problem. You need mikes with a high SPL to handle those. For enough money you can do anything.
Let me know.
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Not sound files per se, but the best diesel sounds belong to EMD powered locos, and none better than the SD45 with 16 or 20cylinder 645 2 stroke motors, and nowhere better to view them or hear them in action than in Montana. Here's a 14 minute video with lots of grades and more horn tooting than I've heard in any other video. You're gon'na get'em coming, passing and going away with lots of doppler effects. Hope you enjoy
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