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I am working on new electric loc sms files and I am using a cab with a combined control throttle . The dynamic brake is operated very efficiantly to down hill: so far, so good...However, I have a big problem about the sound: impossible to configure a stream to hear this dynamic brake sound. In searching around, I discover this stream in the Dash9 file:Stream ( Skip( **** Dynamic brakes **** ) Priority ( 6 ) Triggers ( 2 Variable_Trigger ( Variable3_Inc_Past 0.05 StartLoopRelease ( 1 File ( "d9_dynb_dyn1.wav" -1 ) SelectionMethod ( SequentialSelection ) ) ) Variable_Trigger ( Variable3_Dec_Past 0.05 ReleaseLoopRelease () ) ) FrequencyCurve( Variable3Controlled CurvePoints ( 2 0.0 12025 1.0 17800 ) Granularity ( 100 ) ) )The dash sms file uses "variable3" as variable trigger but the Dash is a diesel loc... If I try to applie this stream in my electric loc file (with a corresponding wav file) there is no sound to hear...Furthermore, the traction mode streams are working good...My question:Is the "variable3" used for a electric loc? And if not, where is the best way to program a correct stream including variable triggers depending of motor current or Throttle position I would like to use in this stream the frequency curve speed controlled and volume curve speed controlled Any idea or suggestion would be very appreciated...Thank in advance!Newalex
Anbd by the way, there is a relationship between the wiper and the dynamic brakes on electric trains. The F5 might not display the dynamic brake properly.-------------My favourite LUL train-------------
Hi Jimi,Thanks for the trick and the Variable3. In my eng file, I am using a combined control like this:Combined_Control( 0 1 0.5 0.5 throttle dynamic )and only the Variable3 is effective for the volume. Infortunatly, negative values of Variable2 are inoperant. What type of throttle and dynamic brakes do you use in your Underground train? Nevertheless, I continue my investigations.Regards, Newalex
I use a combined controler for throttle and train brakes, but also blend the train brakes with the dynamics. Are you sure there's no negative current? Try adding a digital ammeter to the cab cvf to check. Don't forget to give it a range of (say) -1000 to +1000. Once (if) you can determine if -ve current is present, the ammeter can tell you the value ranges. All of which shouldn't matter, as the variable in the sms file is a percentage (AFAIK). I only used a range of 0 to -100 (of Variable2) for the dynamics volume.EDIT - another way is to examine the eng file and check for the dynamics max current value!It's really strange, as I just finished the controls for the BV2400, which uses exactly the CC mix you have (combined throttle/dynamics), and the dynamic sound system method I posted works with that just fine.So my gut says to check the train amps values and adjust the sms values if needed.Regards, Jimi
