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General Category => N Gauge Discussion => Topic started by: portland-docks on May 19, 2014, 11:53:40 AM

Title: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: portland-docks on May 19, 2014, 11:53:40 AM
ok so on my layout im adding building lights etc, but in my church i want to add a lil speaker to sound like a choir singing.

i want the speaker permantly fitted inside the church but with a jack lead coming off which i can plug into the ipad so i can put the playlist on and let it run.

any idea which speaker i need?
Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: scotsoft on May 19, 2014, 01:27:17 PM
Quote from: portland-docks on May 19, 2014, 11:53:40 AM
any idea which speaker i need?

An audio speaker would be good  >:D  :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:  :sorrysign:

Do you have an old mobile phone?
The speaker inside will be small and give reasonable sound quality.

If you have a graveyard next to you church you could "bury" a speaker under the grave yard and cover it with grass matting.  That way you could have a bigger speaker which will give a better sound and no one would be any the wiser as the sound would seem to be coming from the lighted church  :thumbsup:

cheers John.

Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: Bealman on May 19, 2014, 03:08:18 PM
That's a good idea. Actually you could even put the church over a hole in the baseboard with the speaker underneath.
Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: portland-docks on May 19, 2014, 03:50:02 PM
thats the plan (church over a hole), but like i said i need the right speaker :/
Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: Dave95979 on May 19, 2014, 04:19:04 PM
don't play anything with to much bass you will have an earthquake   :D
Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: portland-docks on May 19, 2014, 04:23:55 PM
thats ok its only xmas choirs :P
Title: Re: lights and sounds in buildings
Post by: trainsdownunder on May 20, 2014, 02:07:24 AM
There are several "small" speakers avaialble. I have used "handsfree" sets which can be bought at a reasonable price on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-Pair-of-New-Model-500W-Super-High-Frequency-Mini-Car-Tweeters-Stereo-Dome-K0E1-/231231109992?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35d672bb68&_uhb=1 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-Pair-of-New-Model-500W-Super-High-Frequency-Mini-Car-Tweeters-Stereo-Dome-K0E1-/231231109992?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35d672bb68&_uhb=1)

Others to consider are such as these which are powered and I used on my arc welder for sound.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Excellent-Sound-Mini-Fold-Up-Portable-MP3-Speaker-Mains-For-Ipod-phone-Dock-D0X8-/351067419030?pt=AU_Electronics_Portable_Audio_Accessories&hash=item51bd3fb196&_uhb=1 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Excellent-Sound-Mini-Fold-Up-Portable-MP3-Speaker-Mains-For-Ipod-phone-Dock-D0X8-/351067419030?pt=AU_Electronics_Portable_Audio_Accessories&hash=item51bd3fb196&_uhb=1)

You may also want to consider something like and MP3 player so you can just add a SD card for the music