I'm interested in sound effects that are not ordinary, but still manageable and playable.

It doesn't matter if they're rackmounts, software, stomp boxes or anything else. For guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, bassoon, whatever.

So please post if you know anything that makes hiss, buzz, vomiting, screeching... but it's still somewhat musical and resembling a melody...

How 'bout them gunshots on Oh Woman Oh Why, though I guess that's more on the percussive than melodic side of things.

The Monty Python box of mice, WITH A MALLET!

clarke2001 wrote: I'm interested in sound effects that are not ordinary, but still manageable and playable. It doesn't matter if they're rackmounts, software, stomp boxes or anything else. For guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, bassoon, whatever. So please post if you know anything that makes hiss, buzz, vomiting, screeching... but it's still somewhat musical and resembling a melody...

i can highly recommend a Roland GK-3 with a GR-50 guitar synthesiser for some other-worldly effects, hundreds of weird sounds...especially if you include a Boss SE-70 in the signal chain, the long winter evenings will fly by...

topofsm wrote: Also, feedback as an instrument can be cool.

I absolutely agree. And there's no better thing to do it than this little rascal. It brings smile to my face everytime I'm tweakin' it:




Edited by clarke2001 - July 30 2009 at 00:56

progvortex wrote: Look up "frequency 528 (DNA repair freq)" on Youtube. This video itself isn't too interesting, but most of the related videos are. There are thousands of frequencies at different Hz that many people believe have power to expand your consciousness, liberate you from fear etc. etc. While personally I don't believe these frequencies have such spiritual effects. Nonetheless, they do convey a very strong emotional effect (at least for me). Also check out audio illusions on Youtube. My personal favorite is the Shepard's tone. Pink Floyd used them in the song Echoes. The shepard's tone is, without a doubt, the most disturbing and creepy sound in the world. Check it out and let me know what you think!

I am aware of audio illusion and Shepard's tone.

As for the "DNA repair freqency" goes, I think it's rubbish. There's plenty of pseudo-scientific self-management programs and courses utilising everything from brainwave synchronizing to quantum mysticism and all that crap.

Undoubtedly, frequencies could and can affect brain; I've been toying with Brainwave Syncronizer, Neuro-Programer and others. And yes, they could affect your brain's alpha, delta, theta, etc. waves, but THERE's NO WAY one can say "528 Hz will help you concentrate", "733 Hz will make you creative", "1600 Hz will make you sleepy", because brain is not determined that way. Even if for creativity, focusing and inspiration one's brain will mostly operate on "alpha level", and that's fine, but that' not entirely true because at rate of 5% or so Alpha waves will be emphasized even in a state of fear or drowsiness, etc etc. There's no ultimate formula.