Configuration guide, Sound mixer parameters – SoundTraxx SurroundTraxx User Manual

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10. After you've selected the coupler, turn the control knob until the

display reads DYNO:0. The dynamo (generator) is available for steam

locomotives and can be changed using the control knob, choosing your

preference from the table below.

SurroundTraxx Dynamo Values

Dynamo

Value

Medium Dynamo

0

Light Dynamo

1

Light Logging Dynamo

2

Heavy Dynamo

3

11. Once you've selected the desired value for the dynamo of your choice,

turn the knob to advance the display until it reads BLWR: 0. Like the

dynamo, the blower is only used for steam locomotives. The blower can

be changed using the control knob and the table below to make your

selection.

SurroundTraxx Blower Values

Dynamo

Value

Heavy Smokebox Blower

0

Light Smokebox Blower 1

1

Light Smokebox Blower

2

Medium Smokebox Blower

3

Light Logging Smokebox Blower

4

Since these final two individual sound selections (dynamo and blower) are

only used for steam locomotives, if you inadvertently select these options

when you are programming a diesel locomotive, it will accept the entry, but it

will not effect any change in the sound.

Sound Mixer Parameters

Now that you have set up the actual sound files for your locomotive, you

will need to set up the preferred volumes and FX mixer parameters. This

will allow you to balance each of the sound levels against each other.

For example, the bell is usually quite a bit quieter than the exhaust, but

the whistle or air horn should be louder than the exhaust in most cases.

Therefore, you may want to set the whistle or air horn to the highest volume

of all of them (say 225 for example) and then set the other sound effects

against that volume. So in this example the bell may be set to a value of

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