In recent years, audio recording equipment, hardware and software technology, and editing techniques, has improved dramatically.

This brings with it increased costs and complexity, but of course has the benefit that the resulting sound projects are increasingly better quality, more complete, and closer to recreating the real thing.

The need for better access to the real locomotives during recording sessions has become more important than ever, and we are very grateful for the support and willingness of numerous railway organisations across the UK for giving YouChoos access to make such recordings. This involves access onto the footplate or in the cab, and rigging up our digital microphones for recording sessions.

Our PREMIUM branded sound projects are those recorded since coming out of COVID times, and represent the very latest in our equipment and techniques, so you can be assured that any sound project labelled PREMIUM is top-notch in terms of quality and content.

This comes with a small additional cost - small enough so as not to be too painful when purchasing a sound decoder, but a little that goes toward the ongoing development that bringing you such great sounds requires.

Below is the current list of our PREMIUM range sounds and the supporting railway organisations that helped make them possible...