Bizarre Sound Effects
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Topic: Bizarre Sound Effects
Posted By: clarke2001
Subject: Bizarre Sound Effects
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 20:00
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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... |
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 20:34
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I don't have a handy sample but once I hooked my home stereo amplifier up wrong and it went buzz (one channel), buzz (the other channel) then bweeee booo ooo eee eee ooo bweep booo eeeup. It was OK after I yanked the cords out and reconnected properly. Not really what you are after, but I got it on cassette tape. Isn't the Theremin sort of the ultimate thing that fits your description? How about a human using a microphone?
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 20:57
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How 'bout them gunshots on Oh Woman Oh Why, though I guess that's more on the percussive than melodic side of things. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 21:00
Should've added, TMV has some very great buzzing/static noises on those first two albums. Generally any synth (analog or otherwise) is capable of same, though I will say it's not a sound you want to hear on powering up said instrument  ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 21:06
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The Monty Python box of mice, WITH A MALLET!
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 22:38
| thump squeak, thump squeak, thump squeak, etc. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 08 2009 at 04:46
Specialist record labels issue hundreds of CD's full of sound effects every year - mainstay of music radio stations for the purpose of jingle and ad making. Otherwise do what the late great Kenny Everett did for UK radio, lift samples from record (e.g. he memorably plundered Whitenoise's first album) - also I can think of at least one semi-pro/pro studio software that should enable you to take a self-generated basic sound and really go to town wrt its "treatment". ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
clarke2001 wrote:Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 12:48
That reminds me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hrSL5UgjGo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hrSL5UgjGo  |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 02:17
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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...
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 18:46
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False fingerings for saxophone are always interesting. Also, feedback as an instrument can be cool. ------------- 
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 18:54
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:  |
Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: July 30 2009 at 00:09
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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! ------------- Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it? |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 30 2009 at 01:08
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. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 30 2009 at 01:16
That's awesome My rule of thumb is: the smaller the mixer, the greater is the effect. Hooking cables in wrong channels (ins/outs) on huge 64-channel mixer will only get you some farting. But on smaller devices with weaker pre-amps (I love the effect coming out of a 4-channel Tascam) will get you into a constellation of howling sounds. My band's Tascam was able to produce very snappy glissados with extremly bright, powerful sawtooth wave, almost as authentic as an old Moog. If tweaking the knobs, the sound will eventual start to oscillate and going into puffs of hiss, speeding up and becoming a steam locomotive. Adding some gain while still oscillating will clip it and turn it into a demonic laughter!!  Hours of fun!!!  |