Re: Aust AUDIO archives

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

    There are a few audio recordings on my site. They are 22050Hz 8 bit mono
wav files. Although they aren't the highest quality they still sound resonable.
They haven't been recorded with professional equipment, they are taken from a
digital video camera. I have three recordings of R711 on the St Arnaud trip and
one recording of R707 at Lara in July. I also have two short recordings from
the Western Industrial Sidings Tour. One is F317's horn and the other is GM22's
horn. I would like to 'hear' more audio recordings of aussie locos on the web.

The URL for my site is http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ajmbrook/

S.Pike wrote:

> I originally posted this at the end of another thread by mistake.
> This is a brand new thread.   :)
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>
> I have noticed a slow uptake by the oz rail cyberspace of the audio part
> of the
> hobby.   UK and US rail sites have more audio archives but still not
> extensive.
> After a brief search I found this site  e.g.,
>
>    http://members.aol.com/rrsounds/main.html
>
>    http://www.railpage.org.au
>
> for example has one loco in their archives!
> I presume many more rail fans would like to 'hear' more.
> I won't retire for another 35 years so I can't travel the countryside
> to record and start an archive.
>
> Are there any collections in Australian cyberspace worth checking out?
>
> Besides my general love of locomotive (esp. diesel) sounds, I am
> designing
> a rail simulator,  and some of the current rail sims available make good
> use
> of sounds.  I need engine/autobrake noises from the driver's ear, NOT a
> fly-by
> recording from the lineside position.  As you can imagine, very hard to
> find.
>
> I will be forced to write a letter to NR or QR asking permission to ride
> a loco
>
> during shunting duties in Brisbane, and hire a good recorder and mike
> for the
> day.
>
> Cheers
> Stephen Pike  06/10/1999
>
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