Thanks for the feedback guys.
The new soundcards are described at http://www.mylocosound.com/largescalesummary.html. At the bottom of this page are buttons which link to steam and diesel videos which demonstrate the new sounds. To improve the quality, we have introduced several recorded sounds…including the bell, David.
The remote control is a standard Sony TV remote. The remotes on our web site were selected for ease of mailing but are less than ideal because of the short life of the “coin” battery and low output power. We therefore suggest that US customers look at buying a universal TV remote control from Radio Shack, etc. which are bigger, better and cheaper.
Being IR, the remote control has very limited range out of doors. But its main purpose is to let you adjust the sounds without dismantling your loco so range doesn’t matter. You can use it to trigger sounds if your controller does not have the necessary function buttons but this is not its main purpose.
Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound