The Download page on the main JMRI web site provides links to download various JMRI versions, along with links to release notes, etc. Note that there are different downloads for different types of computers (Macintosh, Windows, etc), and the procedures for installing JMRI differ. The Download page on the main JMRI web site provides links to download various JMRI versions, along with links to release notes, etc. Note that there are different downloads for different types of computers (Macintosh, Windows, etc), and the procedures for installing JMRI differ. In this collection we offer you sound files for direct comparison or direct transfer into other LokSound projects. The sounds offered can only be opened with the new LokProgrammer software version 2.6.6. Please update your software first. SPJ Sound File Editor. Digitrax sound decoders are loaded with "sound projects", stored in "Sound Project" (.spj) files. Those contain a number of "sound fragments" in .wav format, plus a small program that tells the decoder when to play the various sounds, and controls the use of functions and CVs.
I was thrilled to see the Digitrax announcement for the new SDH164D and SDN144PS full function sound decoders with an MSRP of only $49.95! Great motor control including BEMF, lots of functions and effects, plus several preloaded generic diesel and steam sounds.
The Digitrax web site has a sound library with pre-made project. This QuickTime Movie has a sample of some sound projects, two from Digitrax and two that were homebrewed by somebody else. To download a new project you need a Digitrax PR3 programmer. I used the Digitrax Soundloader software that comes with the PR3 to drive the programmer. For more information about each sound, including Sound Samples, History, Appropriate Locos, Functions, Available Sounds, and Volume CVs, please click on the “Details” tab! As a General Reference: ANY LokSound Select Sound file can be written to ANY LokSound Select decoder. For optimum sound, I'd put a Tsunami in there - the better sound quality would probably make up for the slightly smaller enclosure. I have heard a Digitrax sound decoder (on the Digitrax site, so take it for what it's worth) that sounded quite good, so I might be tempted to try the SDH164D and hope for the best. You cannot access or edit the sound file flow chart in a LokSound Select sound decoder. Otherwise, Select files are identical to a V4.0 sound file. You can edit any CV for motor control, function mapping, sound volume, etc. The horn and bell can be programmed to one of the alternate options so long as it is available in the specific Select
SDF Sound File Editor. Digitrax sound decoders are loaded with "sound projects", stored in "Sound Project" (.spj) files. Those contain a number of "sound fragments" in .wav format, plus a small program that tells the decoder when to play the various sounds, and controls the use of functions and CVs.
Digitrax has recently released it's entry into the keep-alive device market. It is rated at .16F capacitance so it packs plenty of power to assist locos through dirty track and dead frogs. It comes pre-packaged with a 10-pin Sound harness and Digitrax SP26158B 8 Ohm 1 watt Speaker w/ Enclosure. Check out the PR3. The light board in the Kato was replaced with a Digitrax SDH104K1A-FN04K1 combo decoder. The speaker was replaced with a Soundtraxx Mega Base speaker. I plan on redoing the There may be some options for which horn or bell you get, but they are all stored int he decoder and absent some CV to select which particualr horn or bell, you cannot alter the sounds. Loksound, QSI, and Digitrax allow you do download any of the sound files they have available and load them into the decoder, from there they operate the same as Other sounds play automatically. Digitrax’s new SoundFX decoders are a good choice for the modeler with a large fleet of steam engines or EMD diesels to convert to DCC. The full set of programmable CVs and the ability to download new sound sets make them useful for more advanced users, too. The Decoder Sound Downloader tool lets you load a new .spj file into a Digitrax sound decoder via a Digitrax PR2 or PR3 interface. If you're using a PR3, it needs to be put into "Programmer mode" before trying to download, see the main PR3 page .
Downloaded the SD40-2 Sound from the Digitrax Sound Files into my new Atlas SD35. Southern SD35 with Digitrax SDH164D Sound Decoder upgrade to SD40-2 Sound Part 8 Digitrax Sound Install
18 Jan 2012 Here are some of his thoughts about the sound project files, from the files (SPJ) cannot be viewed or downloaded from a sound decoder.
But the Digitrax sound decoders promise more than they can deliver IMHO. If one plans to buy one and then download a sound scheme from the Digitrax site (or elsewhere) one better check first to make sure that scheme is available. Or be willing to spend a lot time patching a custom sound project together. DIGITRAX {SDH166D} SDH166D DCC DECODER + SOUND IN ONE - sdh164d - YANKEEDABBLER - $44.49. YOU ARE LOOKING AT A DIGITRAX SDH166D DECODER. This decoder replaces the old SDH164D. The SHD164D is no longer produced by Digitrax. •Affordable Customizable 8-bit sound works with all 8-bit sound projects in Digitrax Sound Depot. Sound projects are downloadable free and can be installed in decoders Other sounds play automatically. Digitrax’s new SoundFX decoders are a good choice for the modeler with a large fleet of steam engines or EMD diesels to convert to DCC. The full set of programmable CVs and the ability to download new sound sets make them useful for more advanced users, too. Digitrax offered the SDH164D, as an inexpensive option for adding engine sound with both DCC command and sound in a single decoder. It looks like a normal Digitrax decoder with a capacitor and a speaker already wired to it. Since I made my conversion, Digitrax has replaced the SDH164D with the SDH166D. They are interchangeable.
These files can be used for either a new installation or updating an existing installation. We recommend that you verify the downloaded files using the provided sha256 key. If you're looking to download Rodney Black's CATS application, see the CATS download page.
3 Sep 2012 With Digitrax Sound Definition Language, you can use .wav files to Once you've created this new sound project file you can download it 18 Jan 2012 Here are some of his thoughts about the sound project files, from the files (SPJ) cannot be viewed or downloaded from a sound decoder. For the casual user, access to the Sound Depot site will let you download new Project files that other users have customized. So if you want to change your 7 May 2014 SDH164D. 4 Megabits As is the case with all DCC decoders, the Digitrax sound decoders have a micro-controller. (computer chip) central SoundLoader's main function is to download Sound Project Files (.SPJ files) to the Digitrax provides sample sound project files at their Sound Depot When you first select the Download Sounds tool, it opens a window with most of the controls 16 Sep 2010 sound decoders from Digitrax offer steam and diesel sound effects in scale SDH164D and N scale SDN144PS come loaded with generic sound The full set of programmable CVs and the ability to download new sound and Decaling; Project Railroads; Weathering; Shop Books & Digital Downloads has anyone given thought about what a realistic sound level (~dB SPL at some same exact speaker enclosure, same decoder, and same sound file, any settings The Digitrax SDH164D sound decoder is now obsolete.