How to increase sound volume...

I don't really have it figured out either but some engines get really loud using the volume+ and some don't ...

Played with the sound settings and if I remember correctly, the vol+ button increases the volume on some even when it's at 100% in the settings.

Any chance your battery is low or defective? I have an 0-8-0 MTH Premier switcher that always has low volume sounds. After many years I put a new battery in and the volume was much improved and up to what I would consider normal. The battery might have been bad since I bought the engine new. It seems to have enough juice to rewrite the engine to DCS and do everything it was supposed to do except maintain the sound volume. I want to get a BCR to replace the battery because the blue battery pack that I replaced the green pack with does not fit. I remember reading something posted elsewhere by GGG that said something to the effect that if you can't raise the volume using the handheld then the battery might well be the problem.

Ed Kazarian

Mine are all PS3 engines.

Mine are all PS-2 at the moment.  I will take a look at the battery, Ed and replace as needed. It may have a BCR in it though and if that is the case shall let it be.  

Thanks for for rattling my brain and will check it out!

George

I think the problem is in the sound cards.  My new proto 3 gs4 has a much louder arrival sound (pfa) than the same voice announcing departure.  All my proto 2 engines can go much louder and the voices are the same sound.So far I can't say I like the proto 3 engines and I hate that dam drawbar. 

Ironlake, 

I agree. Even though Proto 2 is not flawless, give me Proto2 with a tether anytime.

Ed

You can always load the PS-2 Sound File of the equivalent engine into your PS-3 to see if it is better.   G

Check the MTH site for the part used in your engine. A replacement speaker may or may not help depending on what is in there now. 

I just picked up a speaker from MTH at York that I was told is an upgrade for their old speakers. Its a Veco 4 ohm speaker. Before swapping out the speaker I tested the loudness if the existing speaker using an App on my tablet. It measured between 87 and 88 db spl. The replacement measured 81 db with the tablet and engine in the same location. That amounts to 1/4 of the volume. Every 3 db is roughly a doubling or halving of power. 

Needless to say 20 bucks down the drain. These might work as sinkers.

Pete

Pete said:

'Needless to say 20 bucks down the drain. These might work as sinkers.'

Now THAT'S just plain funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

Love it,

Dave