DCC Impulses Column - 7
decoder to emulate this feature or not, without having to put
your model in the freezer. This feature is available in many of
the current sound files, where appropriate.
Matt pointed out that some locos don’t change motor speed
from the idle setting when going into run 1. In many cases
notch 1 in a loco only engages the traction motors. He dis-
cussed and demonstrated locos programmed to start to run
without increasing RPM and another that revved up. All this is
user adjustable.
Another place where LokSound is working hard to emulate
prototype performance is “coast mode.” When you have been
pulling hard and throttle back, the motor may drop to an idle,
then bump up a
few notches for a
bit and then drop
back to an idle,
when running on
the flat or down
grade.
Matt expressed his
displeasure with
decoders that do
things on such a
tight time schedule
that you can pre-
dict when a sound
is going to occur.
He is justifiably
proud of, for exam-
ple, LokSound’s
“spitter” sound.
7. LokProgrammer – you “get to” use
it to change the sound or internal logic
or upgrade the decoder. ESU photo.
7
MRH-Dec 2014
