Introduction

This guide has been written to help you get started with TrackAudio.

I've written this guide based on the sector files the Dutch VACC uses. In that setup (and most likely others as well), the following plugins are already installed:

• Audio for Vatsim EuroScope Bridge
• TopSky
• RDFPlugin by chembergj

Requirements

• Euroscope 3.2

• Some sort of text editor, like Notepad or Visual Studio Code

• Be able to read this guide step-by-step

• Know where your sector files are located. By default, they are located here: C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\EuroScope\EHAA.

• Before starting, make a backup of your sector files, just in case.

1. Preparing for the new RDF plugin

The current RDF plugin can't be used with TrackAudio. Luckily, there is an alternative that does support it. This plugin also takes over the role of the Audio for Vatsim EuroScope Bridge. We need to unload that plugin first.

1. Open EuroScope
2. Click on OTHER SET -> Plug-ins ...
3. Select Audio for Vatsim EuroScope Bridge, and click on Unload
4. ❗ Close EuroScope, and save the changes. This step is important. If you decide to skip this, EuroScope will crash! ❗

Now, we need to ensure the TopSky's RDF is disabled.

1. Navigate to your sector files folder and then the directory of TopSky (by default C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\EuroScope\EHAA\Plugins\TopSky).
2. Open TopSkySettings.txt
3. Search for RDF_MODE. If you found a result, change it's value to -1. If you didn't find it, add the line RDF_MODE=-1 to the file.
4. Save the file, and close it.

2. Installing the new RDF plugin

1. Open the repository: https://github.com/KingfuChan/RDF/releases
2. Download RDFPlugin.dll from the latest release. In the screenshot below, and time of writing, that's v1.4.2. You browser may warn you that the file isn't verified. You can ignore this warning, and continue downloading the file.
3. Navigate to your sector files folder and then the directory of the old RDF plugin (by default C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\EuroScope\EHAA\Plugins\RDF).
4. Replace the RDFPlugin.dll file with the one you just downloaded. If you don't see the file, make sure you have the option to view hidden files enabled in your file explorer.

If the original RDF plugin wasn't loaded in the first place (due to the usage of TopSky), you now need to load in the new RDF plugin.

1. Open EuroScope
2. Click on OTHER SET -> Plug-ins ... -> Load
3. Navigate to the directory of the RDF plugin (by default C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\EuroScope\EHAA\Plugins\RDF), and select RDFPlugin.dll.
4. Allow the plugin to draw on your screen by clicking on the plugin, selecting Standard ES radar screen that's now under Forbidden to draw on types, and clicking on <<. The entry should now be on the left.
5. Close EuroScope, and save the changes.

3. Installing TrackAudio

1. Open the repository: https://github.com/pierr3/TrackAudio/releases

2. Download the latest release. At the time of writing, that's 1.3.3. You may need to scroll down a bit until you see Assets . I highly recommend downloading a stable version (not beta).

3. Install TrackAudio, and setup as needed.

   • Personally, I recommend using Garex 220 as Radio hardware, as they also use it within LVNL.

4. Profit!

4. Sector file updates

This section has been added on 21/06/2026

Ever since AeroNav removed the ability to make use of automated updates for sector files in Euroscope, some users have been experiencing issues after such an update. Long story short, automatic updates cannot change loaded plugins / .dll files. However, because we now manually replace the files, it's easy to overwrite the RDF plugin with the old one, which will break TrackAudio.

When you update your sector files, I highly recommend you DON'T overwrite the whole plugins folder. Instead, do the following:

1. Navigate to your sector files folder (by default C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\EuroScope) using your file explorer. I also highly recommend opening this folder in something like Visual Studio Code

2. Open the downloaded .zip file of the sector files update.

3. Copy only the .ese and .sct files to the folder.

4. In the editor, perform a find + replace for the following:

   • Find: The old .sct file, example: EHAA-EuroScope_20260517180716-260501-0001.sct
   • Replace with: The new .sct file, example: EHAA-EuroScope_20260612144155-260601-0001.sct

5. Open the FIR folder (EHAA in the case of Dutch VACC)

6. Copy everything except the Plugins folder to the FIR folder in your sector files folder.

7. Open the Plugins folder in both the downloaded sector files update and your sector files folder.

8. Copy everything except the RDF folder to your sector files folder.

In case you're wondering "why also do the extra work of editing the .prf file"? If you don't there is a high chance that the old sector file will still be loaded in, even if it's removed. From what I can see, ES still references the old file.

For TopSky users, make sure to also check the TopSkySettings.txt file after the update, as it may reset the RDF_MODE value to 0, which will break TrackAudio.

Have fun with TrackAudio!