Horn Sound Library
Nathan, Shocker, Vixen & more
Two ways to listen
Each horn has a synthesized chord preview (click play — an approximation using the horn\'s fundamental frequencies) and a YouTube demo video of the real unit. The synth is not a replacement for the real recording — it\'s a quick way to hear the chord structure difference between a 2-trumpet Bullet, a 3-chime Shocker, and a 5-chime Nathan K5LA.
K5LA
The flagship Nathan Airchime horn used on Amtrak, Norfolk Southern, and countless Class-I locomotives. Five-chime "major" chord with signature lead-in note. Third-party DJD testing pegs it at 149.4 dB — still the loudest honest rating.
dB rankings at 10 ft