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Hi Guys,
Having researched it pretty thoroughly I have, reluctantly, come to the conclusion that, due mainly to space constraints but also due to the sound quality from sub-miniature speakers, it's just not possible to fit a sound decoder and speaker into an N Gauge steam loco. Someone suggested just playing a CD of sound effects, which strikes me as a pretty poor alternative but it set me thinking.
Is it possible to have sound decoders mounted other than actually in the loco ?
My idea is to have sound decoders and decent sized speakers positioned at strategic locations beneath the base board which would somehow provide sound effects for each loco. This would require, I think, to have the sound decoder somehow synchronised to the loco chip, possibly by giving it the same address as the loco. Alternatively, would I need a second loco decoder with the same address and connect the sound decoder to that.
Am I just fantasising or is this possible ??
Expat.
Having researched it pretty thoroughly I have, reluctantly, come to the conclusion that, due mainly to space constraints but also due to the sound quality from sub-miniature speakers, it's just not possible to fit a sound decoder and speaker into an N Gauge steam loco. Someone suggested just playing a CD of sound effects, which strikes me as a pretty poor alternative but it set me thinking.
Is it possible to have sound decoders mounted other than actually in the loco ?
My idea is to have sound decoders and decent sized speakers positioned at strategic locations beneath the base board which would somehow provide sound effects for each loco. This would require, I think, to have the sound decoder somehow synchronised to the loco chip, possibly by giving it the same address as the loco. Alternatively, would I need a second loco decoder with the same address and connect the sound decoder to that.
Am I just fantasising or is this possible ??
Expat.