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  3. I am psyched to have recreated the #dalek control room heartbeat sound, made in 1963 by Brian Hodgeson of the #BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is an iconic sound, still used today, that I could not think how to recreate...until today.

I am psyched to have recreated the #dalek control room heartbeat sound, made in 1963 by Brian Hodgeson of the #BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is an iconic sound, still used today, that I could not think how to recreate...until today.

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  • upmultimedia@mastodon.gamedev.placeU upmultimedia@mastodon.gamedev.place

    @JustinMac84 You nailed it

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    @upmultimedia Thank you! 🙂 I need to fill in a few harmonics, but it's well on the way. Also the rhythm is slightly off. But it sure is fun zooming in on!

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    • J justinmac84@mastodon.social

      I am psyched to have recreated the #dalek control room heartbeat sound, made in 1963 by Brian Hodgeson of the #BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is an iconic sound, still used today, that I could not think how to recreate...until today. It's not perfect, criticisms welcome, but it's closer than I ever thought I'd get. Check it out! For reference, here's the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su45cczykO8&list=RDsu45cczykO8&start_radio=1 #DoctorWho #SoundDesign #SoundEffects #SFX #SoundFX

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      @JustinMac84 Holy wow it is pretty damn close to the original, if yo ask me! Nice job indeed!

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        I am psyched to have recreated the #dalek control room heartbeat sound, made in 1963 by Brian Hodgeson of the #BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is an iconic sound, still used today, that I could not think how to recreate...until today. It's not perfect, criticisms welcome, but it's closer than I ever thought I'd get. Check it out! For reference, here's the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su45cczykO8&list=RDsu45cczykO8&start_radio=1 #DoctorWho #SoundDesign #SoundEffects #SFX #SoundFX

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        #IMadeAThing! I've refined my #Dalek control room heartbeat sound effect, adding more harmonics, tweaking the reverb and speeding it up a bit. I'm really psyched to have been able to get as close as I have to such an iconic sound effect. Here's the original for reference. Let me know what you think.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su45cczykO8&list=RDsu45cczykO8&start_radio=1 #DoctorWho #SoundDesign #SoundEffects #SFX #SoundFX

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          @JustinMac84 Holy wow it is pretty damn close to the original, if yo ask me! Nice job indeed!

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          @xogium Thank you. I've refined it.

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            #IMadeAThing! I've refined my #Dalek control room heartbeat sound effect, adding more harmonics, tweaking the reverb and speeding it up a bit. I'm really psyched to have been able to get as close as I have to such an iconic sound effect. Here's the original for reference. Let me know what you think.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su45cczykO8&list=RDsu45cczykO8&start_radio=1 #DoctorWho #SoundDesign #SoundEffects #SFX #SoundFX

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            @JustinMac84 I can't tell the difference.

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              @JustinMac84 I can't tell the difference.

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              @Black_Flag Thank you! 😁 As a total Doctor Who Nerd, I'm stoked to have made it.

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                @Black_Flag Thank you! 😁 As a total Doctor Who Nerd, I'm stoked to have made it.

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                @JustinMac84 Its a good show for a sound designer to like - especially the older series.

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                  @JustinMac84 Its a good show for a sound designer to like - especially the older series.

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                  @Black_Flag I think one of the reasons I'm a sound designer is because I like Doctor Who. The classic era sound effects were brilliant! When you consider the humble origins of that sound and the tardis sound, you can't deny the genious behind them! 🤩

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                    @xogium Thank you. I've refined it.

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                    @JustinMac84 OMG! Even better. Personally, I don't see an actual difference now.

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                      @JustinMac84 OMG! Even better. Personally, I don't see an actual difference now.

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                      @xogium The first version, I simply ear-balled, listening to the sound, picking out prominent harmonics and creating them with sine waves. I missed quite a few though. I combed through the original sound with a very narrow band pass filter to pick out what I missed and add it in.

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                        @xogium The first version, I simply ear-balled, listening to the sound, picking out prominent harmonics and creating them with sine waves. I missed quite a few though. I combed through the original sound with a very narrow band pass filter to pick out what I missed and add it in.

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                        @JustinMac84 Talk about dedicated work. I’m impressed. I'd be hard pressed to do the same.

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                          @JustinMac84 Talk about dedicated work. I’m impressed. I'd be hard pressed to do the same.

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                          @xogium I'm a bit of a Doctor Who fanatic so the investment was worth it. Also it was good skill-hoaning.

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                            @xogium I'm a bit of a Doctor Who fanatic so the investment was worth it. Also it was good skill-hoaning.

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                            @JustinMac84 Hahaha! So am I. I absolutely like the sounds the tardis make, all of them. I wonder how they were made.

                            And then that episode in the rebooted tv show of 2005 where you actually get the feeling of « oh, shit" because you've just heard a weeping angel blowing out the candle Rory is holding… It might not be sound design but it sure showed an attention to details.

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                              #IMadeAThing! I've refined my #Dalek control room heartbeat sound effect, adding more harmonics, tweaking the reverb and speeding it up a bit. I'm really psyched to have been able to get as close as I have to such an iconic sound effect. Here's the original for reference. Let me know what you think.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su45cczykO8&list=RDsu45cczykO8&start_radio=1 #DoctorWho #SoundDesign #SoundEffects #SFX #SoundFX

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                              @JustinMac84 @xogium OMG I'm not the only one that felt like that sounded like a heartbeat?

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                                @JustinMac84 Hahaha! So am I. I absolutely like the sounds the tardis make, all of them. I wonder how they were made.

                                And then that episode in the rebooted tv show of 2005 where you actually get the feeling of « oh, shit" because you've just heard a weeping angel blowing out the candle Rory is holding… It might not be sound design but it sure showed an attention to details.

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                                @xogium I'm not a fan of the new series. I'm classic all the way myself, but I'm glad that the show is endearing itself to a new generation. The TARDIS sound was made, primarily, by someone scraping a door key along piano strings.

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                                  @JustinMac84 @xogium OMG I'm not the only one that felt like that sounded like a heartbeat?

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                                  @pixelate @xogium I can't take credit for cottoning onto that myself. I read articles etc to try and find out how it was made and some describe it as a heartbeat. Makes sense.

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                                    @pixelate @xogium I can't take credit for cottoning onto that myself. I read articles etc to try and find out how it was made and some describe it as a heartbeat. Makes sense.

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                                    @JustinMac84 @xogium Yeah, first time I heard it was on Big Finish.

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                                      @JustinMac84 @xogium Yeah, first time I heard it was on Big Finish.

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                                      @pixelate @xogium Oh wow. That was your first exposure to Doctor Who was it? Did you go back and do any classic stuff?

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                                        @xogium I'm not a fan of the new series. I'm classic all the way myself, but I'm glad that the show is endearing itself to a new generation. The TARDIS sound was made, primarily, by someone scraping a door key along piano strings.

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                                        @JustinMac84 Hmmm. Now that you mention it, it does make sense. There's a little something left over from the original sound in there.

                                        And yeah I hear you about the reboot vs classic. I just hava a huge problem with classic, the sound quality puts me off every single time.

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                                          @pixelate @xogium Oh wow. That was your first exposure to Doctor Who was it? Did you go back and do any classic stuff?

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                                          @JustinMac84 @xogium My first exposure was, I think, The Impossible Plannet. Then I got all into the Cybermen. So, Cybermen 1 and 2 from Big Finish. Now I'm going back through the Classic and Revival series, and I've spent money mon Big finish. I respect that they don't DRM their MP3's.

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