Wobblinwheel Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I have seen several videos on Youtube (some even posted by Hornby), of various steam locos with "TTS Sound". Is it ME, or does it seem the "chuffing" sound is NEVER in sync with the rotation of the drivers? In some cases, I can only hear ONE chuff per revolution.....on a THREE-CYLINDER engine! Am I right, doesn't a three-cylinder 'chuff' like SIX times per driver rotation? On all of my 'American' sound-equipped locos, there are CV's you can adjust to 'fine-tune' the steam-exhaust (chuffing) to the driver rotation. Does the TTS system allow this also? It seems odd to see 'Cock 'o the North' roll at a slow creep, and chuff ONCE or twice in about twenty scale feet!! Am I the only one to notice these things?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 No, it's not you. It's just a generic sound decoder. You can't alter the chuff rate. Now you know why they're so cheap. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I commented on that, months ago, when the Duke of Gloucester TTS was released. (Which is why I only have the one TTS!)You may also find, if you are watching the wheels as you slowly increase speed, that all of a sudden the chuffs go from one per rev to about 55! Mine does, anyway!For me, TTS is ok for dismals, but not for steam outline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 when you have a loco travelling at a scale speed of 60mph, try counting the wheel rotations, i agree at slow speeds the sync is out, but at the end of the day it is a budget sound decoder to resemble the sounds of a loco not to replicate them exactly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 A three chuff vs a four chuff per revolution is noticable at any speed.The thing with these TTS sound decoders is that they come with features that are much less useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Fireman's breakfast anyone? Particularly as loud as the loco at speed! Compared to a Loksound well there is no comparison except for the price. Then with the loco cruising I really don't care which is which except for the price. Oh, did I mention price? For what you pay you shouldn't expect too much but for me I couldn't afford sound any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobblinwheel Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 They oughtta give us at least four 'chuffs' per rev, on average. That wouldn't be quite so obvious! Can we trade 'fireman's breakfast' for a few extra exhaust notes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 nothing wrong with a firemans brekkie, just what one needs for a days running session, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ_model_trains Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The topic is well covered above, in the past and as you say on You Tube. TTS Sound is a budget cost sound system, it can never compete with Loksound. I have just put a comment about TTS Sound on the following thread... The 2016 Hornby Range Launch! - Page 13 - 9:29 - 2 Dec 2015 https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/forum/post/view/topic_id/12006/?p=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The MyLocoSound steam decoder is at the "cheap" end of the market, but at least they have tried to provide chuff-rate synchronisation. I've never been able to get it exactly right however. There is also a CV for the speed at which the chuffs start, but altering that intferes with the chuff rate, so it becomes very complicated. I gave up in the end.Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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