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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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    @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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                              @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 @pixelate @xogium My first was the sirons of time. Ah, such a classic.

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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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                                @pixelate @xogium Big Finish do a lot of good titles. Quite a bit of crap as well, but that's to be expected. Dalek Empire is my favourite of dalek stuff that they do. Cybermen are great. It's weird, if you look at cybermen objectively, I thinkk they're cooler and more sinister than daleks, but there's just something about daleks, something about their presentation that makes them awesome.

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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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                                  @pixelate @xogium The sound design for the 60s cyber voices is the best robot vocal design I've ever heard.

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                                    @pixelate @xogium Big Finish do a lot of good titles. Quite a bit of crap as well, but that's to be expected. Dalek Empire is my favourite of dalek stuff that they do. Cybermen are great. It's weird, if you look at cybermen objectively, I thinkk they're cooler and more sinister than daleks, but there's just something about daleks, something about their presentation that makes them awesome.

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                                    @JustinMac84 @pixelate More cool indeed. They make a ton of noise when walking, but at least you can hear them coming. Daleks are furtive type. And they can't even go up a flight of stairs because they use wheels ha ha ha.

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                                      @JustinMac84 @pixelate More cool indeed. They make a ton of noise when walking, but at least you can hear them coming. Daleks are furtive type. And they can't even go up a flight of stairs because they use wheels ha ha ha.

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                                      @xogium @pixelate That's just the new cybermen that make noise. I prefer the ones that don't. Yeah how the daleks got away without even being able to go upstairs for so long is a testament to their overwhelming cool, but also kind of ridiculous. Was fixed in 1988 though.

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                                        @xogium @pixelate That's just the new cybermen that make noise. I prefer the ones that don't. Yeah how the daleks got away without even being able to go upstairs for so long is a testament to their overwhelming cool, but also kind of ridiculous. Was fixed in 1988 though.

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                                        @JustinMac84 @pixelate Hah that is fair!
                                        Speaking of new cybermen vs daleks... I absolutely like this scene from the new show. It's ridiculous in a good way because it's literally two different systems trying to agree on a protocol and just failing.

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                                          @JustinMac84 @pixelate Hah that is fair!
                                          Speaking of new cybermen vs daleks... I absolutely like this scene from the new show. It's ridiculous in a good way because it's literally two different systems trying to agree on a protocol and just failing.

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                                          @xogium @pixelate In universe, daleks are way better than cybermen. Their technology and means of reproduction are far more advanced.

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