michaelp Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Does anyone know if there is a realistic sounding UK level crossing sounds module available, if so where can I get one? Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2013 Do gates make a particular noise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Oh, the large wooden gates operated from the signal box certainly do, when they come up against the stops/locks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 18, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2013 Or are we talking about the 'ee-waa' type warning sound the modern ones make?? MarkC will know the sound as an engine room alarm.... ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 If it is a modern warning sound, please don't take your layout to exhibitions !! Many years ago we were next to a layout at IMREX where the warning 'noise' went off with every train movement. That show ran all day for a week, after two days I was looking for a large hammer! But do have fun at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 You could have an off switch for the sound though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2013 Or a volume control... my crossing on Ravens has a volume control (and a mute) built in as the noise drives me mad after not very long. Not that it has warblers, the layout is set early 80s when bells were the order of the day. The sound module I used is a little memory module from eBay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/usb-sound-module?_trksid=p2047675.m2392 that you can load your own sounds onto. In my case I found a recording of a school bell online, extended it in Audacity and loaded it onto the module. In the video below you can hear the bell ring off when it finishes which seems to help with the realism rather than just stopping dead. I changed the module so that it ran from a five volt supply that powers a lot of the layout electronics and added a dirty great wire wound potentiometer between the module and the speaker as the volume control. I did try turning the volume down in the sound clip loaded to the module but the module has some form of automatic level control so reducing the clip volume only increased the background noise level and had no effect on the output level of the module! Andi 64292 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Sorry, I should have been a bit clearer. It's sound for a modern barrier level crossing, an alarm type sound. I don't know the correct name for this kind of sound. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon H Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Sorry, I should have been a bit clearer. It's sound for a modern barrier level crossing, an alarm type sound. I don't know the correct name for this kind of sound. Michael That would be a Yodalarm. The spec calls for tones of 800Hz and 1000Hz alternating approximately twice per second. Come to the National Festival show at Peteborough this weekend and you can see my demonstration unit doiing exactly this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2013 Or a volume control... my crossing on Ravens has a volume control (and a mute) built in as the noise drives me mad after not very long. Not that it has warblers, the layout is set early 80s when bells were the order of the day. The sound module I used is a little memory module from eBay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/usb-sound-module?_trksid=p2047675.m2392 that you can load your own sounds onto. In my case I found a recording of a school bell online, extended it in Audacity and loaded it onto the module. In the video below you can hear the bell ring off when it finishes which seems to help with the realism rather than just stopping dead. I changed the module so that it ran from a five volt supply that powers a lot of the layout electronics and added a dirty great wire wound potentiometer between the module and the speaker as the volume control. I did try turning the volume down in the sound clip loaded to the module but the module has some form of automatic level control so reducing the clip volume only increased the background noise level and had no effect on the output level of the module! Still can't get over your success with the skirts, which really do obey Isaac Newton! As for pee-wee/yodel etc, I wonder how many different variants have been fitted over the years. Were AHBs, controlled barriers and AOCLs, for example, on all Regions all fitted with the same piece of kit? Seems unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted October 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2013 "Yoda larm" - At lights, stop you will..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2013 If you want a very modern crossing I'm happy to record my local one, I can extract the sound for you and then you can do with it what you want. Let me know if you want it recording. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 If you want a very modern crossing I'm happy to record my local one, I can extract the sound for you and then you can do with it what you want. Let me know if you want it recording. Thank you for the very kind offer, I managed to get a level crossing alarm sound recorded locally too and I found a 'Railways and associated sounds' web site offering free downloads for the bell type alarm as well. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thank you for the very kind offer, I managed to get a level crossing alarm sound recorded locally too and I found a 'Railways and associated sounds' web site offering free downloads for the bell type alarm as well. Michael Oh that sounds useful (excuse the pun...) could you give us a link please? Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Hi Andi, Sorry I don't have a link to the site but I typed in 'railway or trackside sounds downloads' into Google and found the site there. If I come across it again I will post the link. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.