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I have a Bachman Spectrum 2-8-0 Consolidation steam loco that I want to add sound to. I’ve seen a plug and play unit by Soundtraxx but am not sure if it’s what I need. I am NOT using DCC, just analog (simple DC current to the track). I’ve heard of units that detect the voltage on the track and create the appropriate sounds based on that. For example, if going from a dead stop to ½ power o full it will create the sound of a loco starting up and so on. Then will create the sound of brakes when the voltage is dropped, etc. Has anyone heard of this? Is the Soundtraxx unit what I’m looking for? I’m not ready to go to full DCC right now as I’m just getting started and don’t have the extra $$$ right now.
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