4-8-4Whistle-Help needed.

[hawaiiho]

I have a N & W 4-8-4 Bachmann locomotive with the OEM sound decoder in it.

The pitch of the whistle is too high for my tastes.

Does anyone know how to lower the pitch, using CVs, etc. ?

[hawaiiho]

What is an OEM recorder?  Does it have multiple whistles?  The N&W J's had deep-toned steamboat whistles.  The correct whistle is on the Tsunami Heavy Steam decoder.

PF

I think if you read what I posted, it is DECODER, NOT RECORDER. OEM means the decoder that was supplied and installed by Bachmann. and YES you are correct, the N & W 4-8-4 had deep "steamboat" like whistles. The ones that are supplied on the OEM Bachmann decoder is not the same whistle sounds that are on the Heavy Steam decoders by Tsunami.

[Jerrys HO]

hawaii-

I don't believe you can change the pitch through cv's just the whistle type.
There is a possibility that your speaker is not sealed well enough. One other option is to try a speaker with a little more bass.

Jerry

[hawaiiho]

hawaii-

I don't believe you can change the pitch through cv's just the whistle type.
There is a possibility that your speaker is not sealed well enough. One other option is to try a speaker with a little more bass.

Jerry

Thank you, I have about decided to throw away the Bachmann decoder and replace it with a Tsunami heavy steam decoder. Lesson learned.

[electrical whiz kid]

OEM:  Original Equipment Manufacturer.
It is quite correct in this instance, to use that phrase.
Recorder?  Hmmmmmm...Lenscrafters, perhaps?.....
RIch