lonewolf Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I originally had my mp3 music player into a front pouch but it distorted the shape a bit so I utilised the back hump to hold the player and speaker. The echoing space gives a great sound and the 501st Biker Scout Radio Chatter is very good. This leaves me space for the Rom FX behind my chest plate and separate to the radio chatter.
TB4952 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Hi Mate, Just out of intrest what sort of thing does it play ?
lonewolf Posted January 19, 2011 Author Posted January 19, 2011 Hi Mate, Just out of intrest what sort of thing does it play ? Hi Dan, there are three versions, TB,TK and TD, they go for approximately 40 minutes each, silent gaps in the recordings and sound bites, general chit chat, some applicable jokes, quite good effect especially if you have a Rom FX or equivalent. Download them off the 501st site onto a cheap mp3 player, it is pretty cool. http://upload.501stlegion.org/audio/
Witness Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I carry my android phone in a custom cut piece of foam in one of my pouches. I play the TB file looped. People get a kick out of it.
Spider Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I wanna do that! I'm technically-challenged. Is it pretty easy to hook up?
Chex Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Yeah one of my squad mates does his with the TD chatter. Wouldn't mind doing this.
TB4952 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Thanks for the info bud I like the idea adds a little bit more to the character ;-) Think ill be installing one in my Girlfriends kit Is there one for Kashyyyk trooper I wonder ????? Cheers Dan
Cyber Scout Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I did this set up over the holidays, i have an mp3 (with TB loop) and powered speaker in my left pouch and and my rom fx speaker in the right. i have the TB chatter not as loud as the rom so to give to impression of incoming reports from other scouts, it dose give that extra bit of realism and to those who have heard the loop love the "i've hit an Ewok bit" i will be doing the same for my Sandie back pack radio
Guest TREADEC Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Hi John, Just to show members like your mp3 how i added mine. Used Industrial Velcro to secure the speaker and mp3 player, the player has about 7/8 tracks of the same TB chatter so just plays one after the other while out on troop, this can last up to 6hrs of play time each track lasting 45min aprox. The speaker needs a 4hr charge from new, then a top up when on troop i can test the charge with a multimeter tester. I bought 2 of the speakers, one for back up. As the speaker has a USB i decided to buy an adaptor for when out on troop just in case i need to re charge one of the speakers. So invested in one of these....
4505Marcel Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 To be honest ive only ever heard radio chatter on the TD's, anyone got a file to share for TB's id be interested to hear whats included
jabbasdead Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 To be honest ive only ever heard radio chatter on the TD's, anyone got a file to share for TB's id be interested to hear whats included check out the third post
Damore Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Hi Dan, there are three versions, TB,TK and TD, they go for approximately 40 minutes each, silent gaps in the recordings and sound bites, general chit chat, some applicable jokes, quite good effect especially if you have a Rom FX or equivalent. Download them off the 501st site onto a cheap mp3 player, it is pretty cool. http://upload.501stlegion.org/audio/ Ok, I must be missing something because I can't get the file to download. All it will do is play on the computer.
Guest TREADEC Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Ok, I must be missing something because I can't get the file to download. All it will do is play on the computer. When you click to play the desired track, right click then save as, it will then go to your files , where you can then drag to you mp3 player, that should work! Col.
Guest Rogue Fett Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 This is my set up. Sounds good at my house, just need to try it at a troop! All wires are tucked away through the button holes, with speaker & mp3 player recessed into the foam.
kihl Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 This is my set up. Sounds good at my house, just need to try it at a troop! All wires are tucked away through the button holes, with speaker & mp3 player recessed into the foam. I did the same thing but recessed my iPhone in the foam, it is about equal in weight with the speaker in the other pocket. Hopefully I can troop soon to try it out also!
Guest TREADEC Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Hi Diarmuid, My set up is similar, though i have 2 Nokia speakers recessed in to foam in both pouches, i use them for my Rom/FX with a 12v battery box in a pouch too, it gives off a very loud sounds. No distortion or feedback or Rom repeating itself. The speaker i bought was from Tesco at £9.99, even though you need to charge it up via USB, it is very loud for the radio chatter on troop. A recent event this weekend gone my mp3 & speaker lasted between 4 to 5 hours, i was very very happy with the set up. Cheers, Col.
Dart Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah, I'm adding this to my suit as well. I've got an older iPod Nano that I never use so why not use it now? Hooks up nicely to my Aker amp and I can just put it all in one pouch. Giving it all a test run at this weekend's Wizard Con up here in Toronto.
Guest Rogue Fett Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Let me know how you got on, mine is Aker too.
tk6294 Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I set my wife's scout up with one of my AKER amps. Then she uses her iPhone to play chatter into the input port on the AKER while using the mic port for her voice. Both ports work at the same time. She puts it sll in one of her pouches. I do the same thing on my TK, TX, and TI. I like the idea of the back tank but I think I would like to be able to control the mp3 and change volume if needed. Sometimes you need to be quiet like when your being hunted by ewoks. Let me know if you need help finding and AKER voice amp. I can help with that.
Headcount Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Personally, I'm a fan of the Swift-Silent-Deadly scout, but this is pretty cool. I'd heard of the TD version, but I like the TB version, too. It adds a fun sense of reality to the show.
Dart Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I've been using it for the past bunch of troops. It definitely adds some fun when you're just standing around. One thing that I found out was that it also helps to drain the battery on my Aker amp faster since even when there's no noise, the amp is still being activated. No big deal, I keep my amp charging cable with me.
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