LC-1, LC-2, EL-1a, or EL-3a Sound Files

[NW Modeling List]

This is admittedly beside the point of your request, but the following  
locomotives that you lumped as having "multiple small DC motors" all had,  in 
fact, AC motors:
PRR GG-1, E2B, B, FF, L, O, PP, and R1; all NH except EP-5; all  GN; and 
B&M Hoosac Tunnel. 
 
Good luck with your project.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 12/11/2015 1:25:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
I have a couple of NJCB LC-1 sets, OMI and ALCO EL-3a sets  and EL-1a 
units, a couple of Railworks DD-1 sets, and a NJCB “Big Liz” that I  would like 
to add DCC/sound to.  I have been through every DCC  manufacturer web site 
around the world that I can think of to find  factory-installed sound files 
that would reasonably represent a large  AC-motored, heavy electric 
locomotive with side-rod clank.  No joy,  except as noted below. 
If this interest seems weird to you, then I recommend you  get a copy of 
Herron Rail’s Pocahontas Glory Vol 6--  if it still  seems weird, go serenely 
back to your Mollies, confident that you have walked  on the wild side and 
know better now. 
I’m wondering if any of the Modeling List folks out there  have already 
developed a decent sound file for LC-1 or EL-3a?  If so, for  which decoder 
brand? 
Does anybody out there have experience with modifying the  sound files on a 
decoder of any brand/type? 
Has anybody tried to put sound cams on the NJCB LC-1 or OMI  or ALCO EL-3a’
s? 
Let me note that the GG-1 sound files readily available out  there provide 
great representations of sounds of heavy electrics with multiple  small DC 
motors and quill drives—very apt for most of the NH electrics, MILW  EP-3 and 
ES-2, B&M Hoosac Tunnel motors; not bad for the PRR B, FF, L, O,  PP, and 
R1 motors, for CUT/NYC P motors, for MILW EF-4/CSS&SB Little Joes,  GN W1, Y1 
and Z1, NYC T-motors, and PRR E-2b, E-2c, E-3b and E-44; better than  
nothing for NYC S motors and MILW EP-2.  But the GG-1 sound files don’t  do 
justice to the large AC-motored heavy electrics, and of course don’t have  any 
siderod clank feature. 
The closest thing I have found are the ESU sound files for  the Swiss Ce 
6/8 Krokodil motors, having 4 (unfortunately) large AC motors,  siderods, and 
a good variety of additional sound effects.  But, Oh My,  the Europeans have 
no sense at all for a throaty air horn, so using the ESU Ce  6/8 sound 
files as-is is a non-starter.   
And the d*** ESU Lokprogrammer is $164, plus a $24  USB cable at Tony’s 
Train Exchange, compared to $71 for a Digitrax PR3XTRA  programmer, cable 
included, from Tony’s, or $90 list price for a QSI Quantum  Programmer.   
I would much rather go the QSI route, since that would  allow me to program 
some of the decoders I already have installed on some  steam locos, but 
would consider the others in desperation. 
I would appreciate any advice or insight! 
Thank you, 
-Eric Bott 



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