SoundTraxx
SoundCar Decoder
DCC tips, tricks, and techniques
F
reight trains can stretch a mile long. Once the sound
of the locomotive has vanished, the ongoing sounds
remain: wheel clack, flat spots, onboard generators,
flange squeal, etc. Brake sounds abound: cranking the brakes
on, air rushing through the lines, the pop of air hoses coming
apart, the squeal of brakes slowing the train.
Until now, these sounds have not been addressed in the DCC
market. The release of the SoundTraxx SoundCar DCC decoder
has changed all that.
I must admit that I was a bit taken aback by the announcement
a bit ago. Okay, Why do I want that?
Well, I got a look at one of the first units shipped and I can see
a lot of uses. Way more than just going clack-clack as the car
goes down the track, as I had first assumed. For example, your
DCC throttle can control these neat tricks:
DCC Impulses column
by Bruce Petrarca
A first look at an innovative decoder ...
DCC Impulses Column - 1
MRH-Sep 2014
