SoundBytes 11-19-12
First, we want to wish a safe and happy Thanksgiving to all of our fans, customers, fellow modelers and hobby shop dealers. SoundTraxx will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23, so we can...
View ArticleSoundBytes 12-13-12
The Holidays are upon us and it’s time for gifts! While our fellow modelers are collecting Tsunami sound decoders for that new loco they are getting, we have been getting gifts here too -- new SMT...
View ArticleSoundBytes, January 17, 2013
Happy 2013!It’s hard to believe it’s 2013 already! With the New Year, we’d like to thank each of you for helping make 2012 another successful year! We are looking to the future, so help us make 2013...
View ArticleSoundBytes February 15, 2013
Hard to believe we are already halfway through February and we have lots to talk about this post. Here at SoundTraxx we have a much-anticipated announcement for a new sound file and we have been...
View ArticleSoundBytes March 7th, 2013
Spring is around the corner here at SoundTraxx and we continue to have lots of exciting things going on. In the beginning of 2013, we announced the new GenSet decoders and we are pleased to inform you...
View ArticleSoundBytes March 26, 2013
On a more personal, lighter side of SoundTraxx, we wanted to share a couple of trips that George and Jarrette went on that we think would be fun and interest people in the model railroad community....
View ArticleNew Application Notes, Blackstone Models Announcements, and Setting the Chuff...
May brings nicer temperatures and great weather, but that’s no reason to slow or stop modeling for the summer. With children and grandchildren visiting, families taking time from work to go on...
View ArticleSummer Recap and Upcoming Appearances
With summer almost over and kids headed back to school, it’s time to refocus on your model train hobby. So with that in mind, we’ll get this post going with a recap of SoundTraxx’ summer activities,...
View ArticleBlackstone Models New Mikados and Isolating the Motor
With the summer over, cooler temperatures, and the kids back in school, it’s time for model railroading.We have some exciting news on the Blackstone Models front that we announced at the National...
View ArticleTrainfest and OKC Show Recap, Future Appearances, Factory Tour, and Using...
Happy New Year to all! We hope everyone had a safe and a happy holiday season. We would also like to thank all of our loyal customers for helping make 2013 a successful year!As we ring in the New Year,...
View ArticleSummer Rewind: New Products, NNGC Layout Tour, Groundbreaking and More!
It’s time to get back on track! The cooler September weather serves as a reminder to get rolling again on model railroad projects, and we have new products that you need to try out! It’s been an...
View ArticleUpcoming SoundTraxx Clinics in the Northeast
Learn about full train operations during the free clinic, “Braking, Switching & Running: Railroading With Tsunami Decoders,” presented by SoundTraxx sales rep George Bogatiuk at stores in...
View ArticleSoundCar Intelligent Consisting With Real-World Examples
Intelligent Consisting…What exactly is it?In a nutshell, Intelligent Consisting is a method for quickly adding SoundCar-equipped models to a train without CV programming. It's DCC consisting "with the...
View ArticleUpcoming SoundTraxx Clinics in Wisconsin
Fall is in the air, which means Trainfest is just around the corner!While they're in Wisconsin, George and Jarrette will present several free in-store clinics, as well as a clinics at Trainfest. If...
View ArticleGeorge's Visit to the Lehigh and Keystone Valley Model Railroad Club
During my trip to the Northeast earlier this month, I visited with Chris of RLS Trains, which is housed in the Lehigh and Keystone Valley (L&KV) Model Railroad Museum in Bethlehem, PA. The museum...
View ArticleMarketing Survey
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View ArticleInstalling a Micro-Tsunami TSU-750 Digital Sound Decoder in a Kato N-Scale FEF-3
December 23, 2014 Update: A complete Application Note detailing this installation is now available. Please note that we are planning to add new photos to the document for clarity. However, if you want...
View ArticleCelebrate 25 Years of Innovation with Us!
January 2015 marks the launch of our year-long celebration of 25 years in designing and manufacturing innovative electronics and sound systems for model railroads. Throughout the year, we’ll be...
View ArticleHow It All Began. . .
In this post, Nancy Workman, Co-owner and Vice President for Sales & Marketing, recalls how SoundTraxx got its start...As we begin our 25th year in business, a rare bit of nostalgia creeps in….25...
View ArticleMaximizing Speaker Performance with Tsunami's 7-Band Equalizer
Tsunami's 7-Band Equalizer works just like the sliders found on stereo systems to maximize speaker performance.It's easy to get great sound from any speaker using the 7-Band Equalizer (EQ) feature in...
View ArticleRealistic Operations with Tsunami's F11 Braking Feature
Give your throttle a “brake” and use F11 to slow your train. Instead of adjusting the throttle to engage the brakes, our functioning brake effect lets you apply the brakes (and play the brake squeal...
View ArticleBuilding Pride, One Digital Sound Decoder at a Time
Architect renderingWhen you ask what she’s looking forward to the most about the new SoundTraxx facility, the immediate answer from co-owner and Vice President Nancy Workman is, “Having everyone in...
View ArticleTech Tip: Setting Up an Emergency Brake Light with Econami
With our new Flex-Map function mapping technology in our value line of Econami Digital Sound Decoders, you can easily set up an emergency brake light effect to come on when the E-Stop button is...
View ArticleDIY Track Pickup Wipers
With the release of our Tsunami SoundCar decoders for rolling stock and our recent production of Blackstone Models 30-Foot Refrigerator Cars with a "SoundCar-ready" design, this post provides...
View ArticleSoundBytes 4-28-16
Lots have happened here over the last several months with the move into the new building, sales of the Econami getting more popular as its features are discovered, and with the final build and...
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