sensativeity on the space bar for whistles

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:20 pm

anyone feel like you could get more out of your whistles?

when i press the spacebar i hear the whistle but in real-life a driver can play a tune on the whistle chain

how come we can't [/b]

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:09 pm

Hi, Davvydo,
I think you'd have to have a whistle recorded like that, playing a tune, someone might do it for you. MSTS can only play wave files, which are recorded samples of sound i.e whistle or diesel horns.
Real train whistles work by steam bieng forced through a valve which makes a sound, bit like blowing through a trumpet. The driver can manipulate the pressure going through the valve with the whistle cord to create different 'notes'.
regards
Nelson

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:51 pm

With a correctly edited sms file and another wav set up, you can use the B key which usually operates a bell to play a different note on the whistle. People on here have been discussing using the B key to play a BR 2-tone diesel horn but it can be used to play a sort-of tune on a steamer whistle.

I use the long space bar whistle to sound warnings and the short blip note from the B key to 'talk' to signalmen, etc.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:07 pm

Yes, it would be nice if someone with a sound recorder could get a driver to 'play' a tune and this .wav could possibly be played with the B key? It's whatever does it for you, init.
Nelson

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:38 am

Thanks,

but is there any way of doing this myself?????

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:39 am

Maybe have a search through the sounds section in the download area to see if anyone has already made some whistles that play tunes? As far as I'm aware you can only play play two wave files ( sound Recordings ) on the key board, space bar and B key? I can tell you how to set up the B key to play a sound if you wish.
regards
Nelson

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:11 am

Hi
You can set the spacebar to play different wave sounds...but only one at a time and then only randomly

ie 3 different whistles....and you get 1 of the 3 each time.

So unfortunately still not the tune you require.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:06 pm

Yes, never thought of that Jon, using random triggers?
Nelson

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:33 am

i have found out that you can play asort of tune on the M7 30053 on the swanage route package.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:04 pm

Thanks for that Davvydo, looking forward to getting that route, and the WSR, some great sounds coming out now.
Cheers
Nelson

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:47 pm

i'm always here

almost literally.

the swanage route reached my house in less than a week