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

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

> Does anyone here happen to know what instrument was used to make the 
> "bionic" sound
>  effect (na-na-na-na-na) on the SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN tv series? 
> Thanks-

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

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----- Original Message -----

From: Colin Crawford

To: charel196

Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:09 PM

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

Colin Crawford wrote:

> On 24 Mar 2007, at 03:42, charel196 wrote:
>
>      Does anyone here happen to know what instrument was used to make the "bionic" sound
>      effect (na-na-na-na-na) on the SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN tv series? Thanks-
>
> Just someone hitting an iron girder then put thru an Echoplex or similar I reckon......

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Greetings Colin and Gang,    One of most interesting SFX 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 later for
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 some type of
early reverb or delay .    The Harry Chamberlin era......

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

In a message dated 3/24/2007 11:23:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jkorb@... writes:

Greetings Colin and Gang,    One of most interesting SFX 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 later for 
Star-Trek's photon torpedoes.  
I believe that sound was created by hitting a steel guy-wire for a huge  
vertical antenna. ....somewhere.vertical antenna. ....somewhere.<WBR>.... Was 
then 
early reverb or delay .    The Harry  Chamberlin era......  
Cheers, -- Jerry Korb (can only do the classic beer-belch,  Bwwwaaaa!  ) 


 
According to SFX guru Ben Burtt, the guy wire sound was used for  the Star 
Wars blasters, and the Martian heat ray SFX was a processed electric  guitar 
(the ray itself was a fan-directed acetelyne torch).  This  information is on the 
DVD versions of those respective (and  respectable) movies.
 
Frank 1



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MAinPsych@... wrote:

>  According to SFX guru Ben Burtt, the guy wire sound was used for the Star
> Wars blasters, and the Martian heat ray SFX was a processed electric guitar
> (the ray itself was a fan-directed acetelyne torch).  This information is on
> the DVD versions of those respective (and respectable) movies. Frank 1
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> I'll check my old Star-Trek books .  I read about
> the photon torpedo/Martian heat ray SFX long ago.
> Before Ben Burtt appeared on the scene as SFX information source.
>
>
> As mentioned, the WOTW heat ray SFX was two distinct sounds.
> First sounding like Chrysler starter-motor as someone else
> referred to it. It's the second one I'm discussing. The one which
> was used later in Star-Trek.
>
>
> I'm 95 % sure it was  a steel guy-wire for  antenna support
> struck with metal rod.  Why ?   I tried this myself once,
> after reading of it.....
>
>
> Also, topic of ST-WOTW surfaced in discussion of the classic
> episode "Balance Of Terror" (Kirk vs. Romulans ).  First time
> photon torpedos were used, but the SFX weren't dubbed-in yet.
> Rendering a "silent" effect, viusal only.
>
>
> Can any other Trekkies on our List assist me ?  -- Jerry Korb

> >
> > > > I'm 95 % sure it was  a steel guy-wire for  antenna support
> > struck with metal rod.  Why ?   I tried this myself once,
> > after reading of it.....
> >
> >
> >Re: If you think that makes a wierd souind....I was working a 
welded rail train not too long ago, they haul multiple lengths of rail 
on flatcars, the rail usually around 2000' and they unload it through 
rollers which guide it outward over the edge of the flatcar and down 
on the ground amd when they get to the end of one rail, they weld it 
to the next one and so on.  When the welder strikes the rail it 
ricochets through the entire length making an eerie star wars kind of 
sound, like nothing I've ever heard before. Just happened to have my 
video camera as that is something that had to be saved, so imagine the 
guy-wire sound times xx!!    Also worth mentioning, A&E did a 
Biography on Doug Trumbull, and most of the program dealt with how he 
created special effects,and remember one clip showing a Fairlight. 
Very interesting program.    Doug

In a message dated 25/03/2007 15:09:44 GMT Standard Time,  caddyfam@... 
writes:

and  remember one clip showing a Fairlight


The Fairlight mangles any sound put through it, but in a sensitive caring  
artistic way...
 
Splendid.
 
Norm