@prrjim posted:And to be honest, I can't tell the finer points of sound. I can tell an EMD from a Baldwin and and Alco, and I think I can hear a turbo but I am not that good at picked the sounds by hearing them.
I appreciate all the info! That makes sense about parallel vs series. I didn't even consider that. I'm at the funny point where I need to pick components and to see what components I need to pick 
so I guess I will get to it and ask more questions as needed.
@sinclair posted:Depends on the brand for the horn. I use ESU decoders in O (The LokSound L or XL) because they allow for custom sound files, so you can make it sound whatever you want (As well as working in conventional AC if there isn't a DCC command base.).
Awesome! I will look them up. Thank you! I will have to see if this will work because one sound is the sound of a DC motor moving the crane along the rails. The other sound (the "horn") is really more of a siren. I don't know how exactly that would work. I can get a 10 second clip of a siren. I just need DCC to play the sound when I hit the "horn" button. Likewise, I can get a sound of a crane in motion. I just need DCC to play it when I move.
@Dennis-LaRock posted:What the heck are you building Billy?
An overhead crane for my steel mill on the layout. I've been working with @G3750 and we're starting to source parts and figure a way to drive it. DCC seems to be the simplest solution.
