Some ESU Steam Sound FIles Have Reverser Sounds Backwards

 The author just noticed this when answering a readers question on the LokSound groups.io forum. His question concerned the reverser sound when a steamer was changing direction from forward tom reverse and vice versa. The sounds of the Power Reverser versusthe Johnson Bar are reversed (sounds like a joke doesn't it "the reverser is reversed").

Using sound file S0792, take a look at the definition of SoundCV14 on the Sound Slot Settings Sheet shown in Figure 1. It's at the top of the sheet.  Its title is "Reverser 1-Power Reverse 0-Johnson Bar". Try it in the simulator. The hissing sound is the Power Reverser and the clank is the Johnson Bar. It's backwards isn't it?

Figure 1 The reverser function as downloaded

There is a simple fix for this. All that is necessary is to reverse (there's that word again) the numbers in the SoundCV name. See figure 2.

 

Figure 2 Name fixed to correct numbers

Be sure to save that change to the file. 

This is unusual but it does happen. So, if you use the Reverser sound effect in your files check this it is correct first.

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