MTH Strange Engine Sound

possibly the board reset sounds when it completes a sound file flash load? Should go away.

Just wanted to be sure I wasn’t losing my mind!  🤣. I have enough frogs in our backyard.

The board sounds from a FLASH load don't sound like frogs.

I've attached the sound files for a good and failed FLASH load.

Oops. I thought this was a new engine!

Always tuff to guess at what someone else is hearing without a video to hear it.

Believe it or not that is a croaking frog. I have engines that do that as well. I also have engines that have barking dogs on extended shutdown

@jini5 posted:

Believe it or not that is a croaking frog. I have engines that do that as well. I also have engines that have barking dogs on extended shutdown

Oh, now I have to hear the barking dogs.  That’s something to really look forward to.  😁

All normal sounds.

We had Roy at MTH do this one for us... https://youtu.be/YlGvt5tp5XI

@SteveJM posted:

Oh, now I have to hear the barking dogs.  That’s something to really look forward to.  😁

A number of the MTH engines have the barking dogs.  You may have to use the extended shutdown to hear them.

I had a ProtoSound 2 GP40 that had barking dogs on the extended shutdown sequence. So, the croaking frogs don't surprise me.

@SteveJM posted:

Oh, now I have to hear the barking dogs.  That’s something to really look forward to.  😁

Yes...frogs and barking dogs were normal to some engines a while back.  I had a few.

Newer models I have don't have those particular sounds.

Thanks everyone!  I knew I’d get the answers here.  I’m glad there’s still people with a sense of humor out there.  Funny stuff!  😁

I have an engine with the barking dog.  I placed a miniature dog at two places on the side of the track where I usually shut the engine down.  Fits right in.

@RON ARNDT 091718 posted:

I have an engine with the barking dog.  I placed a miniature dog at two places on the side of the track where I usually shut the engine down.  Fits right in.

What a great idea!

I forgot all about that barking dog. Now frogs?

It's pretty cool.

In a similar instance I have a battery powered MTH 44 tonner.  Listen to this unexpected extended shutdown.

"Plug in the battery charger...". How appropriate.

Ron

Does this happen randomly with the extended shutdown sounds or every time the locomotive is shut down?

The dogs and the frogs are in the VO1000 sound set.

@Luther Stanton posted:

Does this happen randomly with the extended shutdown sounds or every time the locomotive is shut down?

It seems to be random but I did hear dogs the last time.  It’s really kind of fun if you ask me.  

I never really checked for sure, but I believe the barking dog happens at each extended shutdown.

Ron

@RON ARNDT 091718 posted:

I never really checked for sure, but I believe the barking dog happens at each extended shutdown.

Ron

I have some that have noise making creatures.  Surprised me at 1st.  Pretty cool.

We have a member of our TTOS group that has an MTH engine with an odd sound file that plays 'I think I can, I think I can" at times. The group thought he was joking until he demonstrated it for other members. Then, during a York meet some of the group asked MTH about it. MTH confirmed that during a late night, they were tired and decided to have fun with "a couple" of the engines by including some non-prototypical engine sounds!