SurroundTraxx is a major breakthrough in
sound system for model trains! For the first time, a sound system has been
designed with multiple trains in mind. SurroundTraxx gives you the realism
of high-fidelity sound moving with the train as it travels about the
layout without installing speakers onboard the engine.
SurroundTraxx begins with a multiplicity
of audio speakers that are strategically placed in hidden locations around
the layout. Using the latest Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology
and advanced block detection techniques, SurroundTraxx faithfully
reproduces the sounds made by each train on the layout and directs the
sound to the speaker closest to the train's location. As a train moves
along its route, SurroundTraxx makes continuous adjustments to the sound
level of each speaker so that the sound appears to follow the train around
the layout.
SurroundTraxx does not simply switch the
sound from speaker to speaker but uses an intelligent cross fade algorithm
that factors in train speed, direction, and distance between speakers. The
sound makes a smooth transition as your train travels from one sound zone
to the next without abrupt pops or thumps.