Racing sounds

[Modlerbob]

I have had the Trackmate Lap counter/timer for two years now but until the other day I had never experimented much with the sounds available. I had set a short goby sound for fastest lap and a beep for laps counted. During races we normally turn off the fastest lap sound as we have found some drivers would get distracted listening for whether they had just set fastest lap during the race. So we normally just get a beep when each car crosses the sensors. The other day I was browsing through the different sound bits and found one of the goby files that lasted about 4 seconds, so I set it as the every lap sound. So far I have only experienced it with one car on the track but I am looking forward to how it sounds with four cars crossing at different times. It may turn out to be annoying like the steam sounds on a DCC rairoad layout but then again it may add something to the racing. I'll report back after our next race day.

In the mean time I'd like to see some input from the peanut gallery.

[JimD]

Bob,

One question and a comment or two...

Are the sound files in a wav format that I might find someplace so I could try them with my Carrera digital system? I am using Bruce's home brew software and the sounds are in a wav file.

My comment, what sort of lap times are you running and how many cars in a heat? We have noticed some problems with the sounds on because the computer seems to be more concerned with the playing of the sound file than reading the sensor or acting on a pit entry event. Our lap time are about 4 seconds or a bit less and with four cars or more in a heat it becomes a problem.

Track mate may not have this same issue, and I am NOT trying to say anything bad about the software from Bruce. I plan to run a few more tests to confirm my theory.

Jim

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I use a very old track timer software (but I never turn it on anymore). It has several types of racing sound effects available with it, and I got tired of all of them after only a week or so. I will say, when I got new speakers for my computer in the house, I migrated the old ones out to the track and was amazed at how much improved the sound effects were with a subwoofer to back the little satellites up. I got tired of it all over again, though.

[Modlerbob]

[JimD]

Bob,

Thanks for the reply. I'll dig around a bit and see what I find and let you know.


Thanks,

Jim