W
ith the benchwork, roadbed, and lighting complete,
I postponed track installation to complete some
special effects. The layout room is impressive, with
its 9-1/2 foot ceiling, coved corners, and stenciled clouds. The
layout as completed in the Kansas City area is very realistic in
both the day and night sequences. Long ago I realized some-
thing was missing – there were no sounds! Downtown Kansas
City looks realistic, but the
room is dead silent, and
Kansas City is never this
quiet! So sound effects,
or better yet “sound
vignettes,” became part of
the original plan.
Sound Effects
In my original design I estab-
lished "zones" distributed
along the layout. They are:
The Kansas City Terminal Railway-
Kansas City Southern Railway
Adventures in Sound Effects
Getting Real column
by Nick Muff
Getting Real Column - 1
1: These are the speaker sets I
used from MI.
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MRH-Jun 2013
