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par

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So there was a great post here that showed it was possible to [url=http://www.prometheus-movie.com/community/forums/topic/3036]isolate the "Alien Scream" sound[/url] and actually make it with darn good quality. Searching for "Sound Effects" w/ "Alien" on Google is an effort in futility and frustration. I am wondering if there would be any chance of someone having a link or even being able to isolate the "Feedback Hum" with the same quality as Mark did w/ the Alien Scream? I am not a sound engineer nor do I have any type of equipment/application/experience to do such a thing. The effect is the sound that is emitted in the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyz9ktII0dM]US Trailer at about 1:11[/url] (When Shaw says "Prometheus, are you seeing this?"). This "Feedback Hum" is also used in the original Alien, I believe as a proximity effect when Kane moves his hand through the mist over the eggs (I could be wrong as to this being the place for it). This is one of those sounds that can be immediately identified if you know of the movies... and I've been looking for it for quite awhile w/out any luck. Anyway, thanks! PAR
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Chumbrother
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I dug up a old cd I had from 1996, titled 'The Alien Trilogy" soundtrack by Cliff Eidelman and the Royal scottish national orchestra, 13 tracks total, 7 from alien.3 from aliens,3 from alien 3. you may want to see if there are some still floating around ebay. has many of the classic sounds of the series....a must have for any alien fan.
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I saw from a one the "making of" segments from one of the Alien movies that the high-itched alien sound was made from a musical instrument called a Water Harp played with a violin bow. You can see one here: http://www.shook.fm/content/2009/08/leaving-records-adventures-in-sound/ I don't how they make that other sound. I thought they were using a lot of sounds that were distorted, slowed down and then pitch shifted up to get that grainy sound.
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PM Mark Cawley. He might be able to help.
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yup i got it from him today. i think it said it would only be up for a day though. could be too late http://www.reverbnation.com/markcawley#!/artist/artist_songs/316074?song_id=12811802
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I would be able to do it if Shaw wasnt talking over the beginning bit. It would only take a few seconds to do and all you need is a free sound editing program called [url=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/]Audacity[/url] and a double ended audio wire like this - [img]http://www.niharsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/6ft35mmma2-300x223.jpg[/img] You just play the youtube video and record the audio in Audacity, then edit it how you please. Really quick and simple. If you want to export the sound file to an .mp3 file instead of a .wav file then you will need the MP3 Plugin for Audacity....its called [url=http://manual.audacityteam.org/help/manual/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#lame]LAME MP3 Encoder[/url]
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@Biomechanic, wow that's probably as close as it gets.
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Mark Cawley
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Yup its really hard to isolate an original recording...........bit like taking the eggs and flour back out of a cake. Biomechanic has a better idea of just recreating the sound.
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i NEED A COPY OF THE4 PROMETHEUS HEAVY SOUND EFFECT IN THE FIRST TRAILER, THE BASHING SOUND WE ALL LOVE SOOO MUCH...THAT REPEATS OVER AND OVER..."BUUUUH, BUUUUH, BUUUUH" YOU ALL KNOW WHICH ONE I MEAN...CAN ANYONE PROVIDE IT IT IS FOR MY NEW PROMETHEUS PROMO FEATURING jONSEY OR DO I HAVE TO GO AND RIP IT?

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