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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] O/T- TV synth sound effect question

From: Jerry Korb <jkorb@...>
Date: 2007-03-24

 

Colin Crawford wrote:

On 24 Mar 2007, at 03:42, charel196 wrote:

     Does anyone here happen to know what instrumentwas used to make the "bionic" sound
     effect (na-na-na-na-na) on the SIX MILLIONDOLLAR MAN tv series? Thanks-

Just someone hitting an iron girder then put thru an Echoplex or similarI reckon......



Greetings Colin and Gang,    One of most interestingSFX was the
"death-ray" used by the Martians in 1953 sci-fi classic "War Of The Worlds."
So good the sound was, that Paramount used the effect 13 years laterfor
Star-Trek's photon torpedoes.

I believe that sound was created by hitting a steel guy-wire for a huge
vertical antenna. ....somewhere..... Was then post-processed thru sometype of
early reverb or delay .    The Harry Chamberlin era......

Cheers, -- Jerry Korb (can only do the classic beer-belch,  Bwwwaaaa!)