lionel voice recording 2021 catalog lionchief

I suspect the audio file would be stored on the phone and only sent to the engine via Bluetooth when needed like a Bluetooth speaker system.  I doubt there is much to edit or change your voice within the app but I suppose one could edit a clip and store it on the app and use it.  I imagine Dave is chomping at the bit to demonstrate this feature.

It seems similar to MTH's protocast which I never used.  I can see the kids having a lot of fun with it though.

I am amazed that a good many people think the Voice in the new Lionel is such an amazingly new thing. MTH has had the mic on the handheld for years. You can talk directly from the engine or as Marty says do recording in Protocast. My Grandson has been enjoying it for years when he comes to our home. That was one of the features that drew him in when he was 3. I am just glad Lionel finally added it to their system as at his house he only has Lionchief, PS1 and conventional PW. The past three months his father and him finally started a large 12'x12' layout and he is having a blast. This will extremely add to his fun at home when he gets a Lionel engine that can use it.

Confused in that this feature is only advertised on 2021 LionChief starter sets w/ Bluetooth 5.0 and separate sale Lionechief Bluetooth engines like the General and U36Bs ? Not listed as a Legacy feature ?