Sounds on MTH Premier Mohawk L3a

Since making this post, I have tried reloading the factory sound set and found that the factory sound set has this same "defect."

 

I have called MTH Customer Service, described the problem and requested that a corrected sound set by provided.

 

After contacting Customer Service 4 times over the last few months, I was told that since nobody else has complained about this issue, it is not high on the prioity list for fixing.

 

While I will admit that it is harder to demonstrate a Problem with a sound set than it is to show that Lionel's recent Conrail diesel was not lettered correctly, l find the level and promptness of Lionel's response and Customer Service to be very different than what I have experienced from MTH.

 

If any of you have the MTH Premier NYC Mohawk and care about this defective sound, please contact MTH Customer Service and request a revised sound set be offered.

 

Thank you.

I noticed the same thing but with only a few MTH PS2 engines I thought this was typical of their steam engines. My only other MTH PS2 steam engine is a Dreyfuss Hudson and find the chuff in that sound set also pretty wimpy. A speaker upgrade on that engine was only marginally better.  I may try other sound sets from MTH but its way down on my to do list. Hopefully some of the MTH gurus will suggest a better sound set.

 

Pete

Norton,

 

This engine has MTH's "Higher Quality", rolled edge speaker--so it should sound better. The whistle is great--but the chuff is anemic and the excessively loud generator is annoying. Since this has the quillable whistle, I would like to keep this sound set-- but get it fixed.

 

If you ever want to upgrade the sound set, please contact MTH Customer Service and ask them to fix it. 

Both my MTH Mohawk and Pacifics have shown the same sound setting as described but like everything else I accept it as the sound bite recorded for these engines.

There's at least 4 Mohawk files among all the L3 and L4s that they've made. Have you tried them all?

I think I've had all of them loaded at one point or another (there's 2 different whistles among the files + PSA or FYS), but maybe the generator noise just doesnt bother me.

John Ferber, from MTH Customer Service, just sent me a revised sound file for the Mohawk. I just installed it. Sounds great. Chuff sounds much louder. Annoying generator whine toned down. This is a special file. Contact John to get a copy.

 

Thank you John

CTR, thank you. I've emailed john about this.

 

Pete

Norton,

 

I forwarded a copy to your email address.

CTR,

 

Thanks for sending me a copy of the sound file.  Thanks also for persuading MTH to make it for you.  I loaded the file into my Mohawk and agree with you that it sounds much better than the original.

 

-- Paul

Would you mind sending me the file? I'm just curious as to the difference.

 

Thanks,

Justin

I just loaded in the file. Sounds like they just adjusted the level of the chuff WAY up as a way to drown out the whine a little bit. End result, its LOUDER!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!

I didnt really have an issue with the original file, and I like the "Knickerbocker" PSA set thats in this file, and max volume is always the best way to go.

Thanks for sending me the file.

If one of you lucky gentlemen with the new Mowhawk sound file would email me a copy, I would be most appreciative.  TIA !!!

Best,

Dave

Would one of you fine gentlemen send me the file. Thanks

JimCap,

 

I will gladly send you the file as others were nice enough to send it to me; however, we need your email address - its not in your profile

 

Best,

Dave

I would love to have the file too!!!!  My e-mail is in my profile....

 

Thanks so much!

Alan

Alan,

I emailed you a copy of the sound file that others were gracious enough to share with me.  If you did not receive it, just email me (email is in my profile) and I'll send it again.  Or, check you junk mail folder as I am on good ole AOL 

Best,

Dave

Did MTH say that they would post this on the WEB as an updated file?

That was awful silly of me not checking that frist. i've have update my profile with my e-mail! Thanks

Hey JimCap,

 

"You've got mail!"

 

Best,

Dave

Thank you sir!

Is this "sound problem" a problem when these locos are run conventionally or strictly under DCS ?( maybe a stupid question)

 

Does it effect  all of the premier  mohawks, seperate sale and the ones in the sets.

 

Is it really an issue or more of a personal preference thing?

 

I'm considering one of the premier mohawk sets, and would be operating it conventionally via a LIonel TPC, obviously if theres a problem, I wouldn't be able to download a "corrected soundfile".

It's not a "problem". Whoever mixed the sound set didn't adjust the levels particularly well, so there was a new file made which makes the chuffing louder than the dynamo whine. There are multiple files among all the variations, with different PSA or FYS sequences.

Thank you for this thread, I am looking for one of theses engines. I know the problem from other MTH locomotives.

So does it effect every mohawk,or just the seperate sale ones?

 

  I take it a conventional operator would have to find someone with DCS to make the necessary sound file change.

I had the same issue with my diesel F-3. The engine whine sounds were so loud you could not hear the horn.  I was able to manually adjust the engine whine sounds down, and the horn up.  Is fine now without a new file.

.....

Dennis