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  Old-Time Radio Sound Effects
The use of the term "sound man" throughout this article is neither an oversight nor a slight to the ladies in radio.
When Barney Beck and Ray Erlenborn handle the sound effects at the re-creations of OTR shows at recent conventions in Newark, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles, they know their audience would be bored with great sounds coming from the turntable but fascinated with all the manual sound effects.
The manual sound effects, despite their limitations, continued to be an important part of the sound man's repertoire.
www.old-time.com /sfx.html   (2186 words)

  
 Sound Effects
Usually a sound man would hold a piece of wood in one outstretched hand and jab the block hard with a knife.
When the sound was needed, a sound man simply twisted the cable pieces near a microphone.
Sound man Ross Murray wrote several Suspense, On Stage and Escape radio plays and Tom Hanley also wrote for some of the popular CBS dramas.
otrsite.com /articles/sound.html   (2559 words)

  
 Walter Murch the sound film man
Fewer still are sound designers who have also excelled in picture editing, directed their own movie and even done stints as camera operator and actor.
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Murch has distinct memories of this movie: 'For me it had all the uncertainty of a first film because it was the first one where I both edited and designed the sound.
The main surprise in meeting him is discovering that a man so associated with The Doors song 'The End' was not a fan of Jim Morrison and his chums.
www.filmsound.org /murch/soundfilmman.htm   (1868 words)

  
 times beach records * artists: man incorporated
MAN was formed when Matt McGuire decided to leave his hometown of Detroit and his band mates in the terminally under-appreciated and perennially drunk Forehead Stew for the Rocky Mountains and a life on a snowboard.
Like a drunk, Irish Lenny Bruce armed with a bass, a large amplifier, and an even larger kick drum, MAN's "songs of protest" have enthralled audiences all over the West and Mid-West, as a MAN performance is a sight to behold indeed.
MAN is for real; his words and music will convince any non-believers of this.
www.timesbeachrecords.com /content/artists/man_main.shtml   (434 words)

  
 Pac-Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name change from PUCK MAN to Pac-Man was due to concerns that American vandals would change the P into an F, thus rendering the title as Fuck Man.
Texas Instruments released a clone called Munch Man for the TI-99 home computer line in 1982, in which the player lays down a "track" (or "links," in Munch Man parlance), as he progresses through the maze instead of eating pills – a change made by TI to avoid possible lawsuits from Midway.
Rapper Beanie Sigel has a song called "Mac Man", which uses sounds from the game as part of the instrumental beat, and is full of videogame-inspired lyrics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pac-man   (6541 words)

  
 Ms. Pac-Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are new sound effects including new music at game start and a new "death" sound.
Pac-Man world record of 933,580 points was achieved by Abdner Ashman, of Queens, NY, on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at the Apollo Amusements showroom in Pompano Beach, FL, as verified by official referees from the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard, who were present to witness the accomplishment.
Pac-Man", using sound effects from the game, and released it on the album "Victim of the Video", a lesser-known video game song album.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ms._Pac_Man   (1698 words)

  
 Perfect Sound Forever: Mr. Airplane Man
Also, their sound combines (among other things) garage rock and punk with elements of the blues, and, thanks to the hard work of bands they don't necessarily like or count as influences, that's often worked against them.
Airplane Man, Cambridge was also the incubator for Treat Her Right, an unorthodox blues-rock band that paid allegiance to the roots of rock in a way that seems prescient following the rise of the Strokes and New York rock.
Airplane Man were influenced early on by another of Mark Sandman's bands, the Hypnosonics, and got to know the man of Sand personally in his later years, but they have not counted Treat Her Right as one of their influences.
www.furious.com /perfect/mrairplaneman.html   (3486 words)

  
 Monday Morning Quarterback - - Whats wrong with the sound man? - New York Steelband   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is compounded by the unconcerned manner and consistent contempt the Panorama promoters have demonstrated for the steelpan constituents over the past years.
The purpose of the audio engineer is to capture the sound and reproduce it without distortion or intended coloration, for the purpose of immediate amplification so that the audience / listenership can hear the performance comfortably.
A sound engineer working a New York Panorama in 1998 or 1999- was told that "his microphone placement was all wrong".
www.panonthenet.com /articles/opinions/sound.htm   (430 words)

  
 Poor Man's Surround Sound
However, surround sound also has a center and rear channel encoded into the audio track that can't be heard when played be a two channel stereo.
Thus, when a two channel stereo plays the surround sound encoded audio, it creates the illusion of a third speaker between the left and right front speaker (but it is not very well defined).
A surround sound decoder can detect the common data in the two channels and removes it from the left and right front channels and plays it in the center channel.
www.monkeyfighter.com /surroundsound.html   (562 words)

  
 The vowel sound in ''man'' and ''mail''? | Antimoon Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The dictionary says they're differentm but they sound the same for me, but different from the vowel sound in ''cat'' and the vowel sound in ''main''.
Perhaps the vowel sound in ''man'' and ''mail'' is not the same but they sound much closer to being the same than do the vowel sound in ''man'' and the vowel sound in ''cat'' or the vowel sound in ''mail'' and the vowel sound in ''main'' do.
For me, the vowel sound in ''deal'' is the same as the vowel sound in ''idea''.
www.antimoon.com /forum/2004/5869.htm   (366 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Man Alive
Shortly, after recording their first demo in 2000, Man Alive received significant industry interest in the U.S. The most interested parties ultimately dismissed the band as not available to tour", or "too much of a financial liability" due to their roots in Israel.
Man Alive has played over 200 shows since 2003, most of which were in North America, and have traveled to over 40 states and provinces in Canada.
In the summer of 2004, Man Alive decided it was time to take their newest material into the studio.
www.purevolume.com /manalive   (418 words)

  
 Spider-Man
Let's say you have a sound you want to be brighter - you will enhance the frequencies that are higher in the register or, if you want a more low end, then you would enhance the lower frequencies or compression.
We'd talk about scenes and their needs and we got very specific about off screen sounds that were necessary to tell the story that you wouldn't know about by just looking at the footage.
When it is far away it sounds dull and not so loud, then as it passes, louder and and a lot brighter.
spiderman.sonypictures.com /bugle/weblogs   (4109 words)

  
 LiveSound - Blue Man Group
LW: As far as I know, all of the original recordings for the playback sound FX were recorded in New York and then recorded on mini-disc.
The outputs of the sound cards are small, because they are designed for home studio situations.
Once for a playback song near the end of the show, we had a nasty wave (wav.) file corruption and it sounded like there was a top layer of a song playing, but little bits of information were popping up underneath.
www.meyersound.com /news/press/livesound_bmg.htm   (2167 words)

  
 West Indian Girl: Sound Man Wanted!
we will be touring extensively in the new year and are looking for a sound man to become part of our permanent family.
if you're interested and have done sound (on a professional level) before then please contact robert james at info@westindiangirl.com leave your phone number and brief description of your experience.
My husband was a professional sound man, but now he is a family man.
xena.lunarpages.com /~westin2/2005/10/sound-man-wanted.html   (208 words)

  
 SURFING BY SOUND Man Explores Internet Without Seeing Screen
LAKE STEVENS -- The man sits quietly at a desk, swiftly moving his fingertips across a computer keyboard as words flash upon the screen.
The only sounds in the room are the click, click, click of the keys and the hum of a fast-talking voice.
The sound, a computerized voice, is transmitted through the box.
www.washington.edu /doit/Press/mart.html   (842 words)

  
 What's New on FILM SOUND THEORY
Silent film sound strategies from automatic pianos at the rear of the theater, and small orchestras in the pit to lecturers, synchronized sound systems, and voices behind the screen
Freelance Sound Mixer Glen Trew brings a first person account of life as a sound man on a TV movie shoot.
Julian Mitchell talks to the sound crew involved with the film version of mystery cartoon Scooby Doo, with a CGI dog as the lead role.
www.filmsound.org /new.htm   (1234 words)

  
 Everybody Is A Sound Man
When my bandmates are telling me to adjust my sound based on the unquestioned random comments of unnamed audience members, it is time for them to change their medication.
I am not sure how quick he would have been to accept as Gospel such comments if they were about HIS sound.
Those frequencies are the fundamentals for the notes from G to D as shown on the attached chart, but most of the sound comes from overtones in the higher frequencies.
homepage.mac.com /pdxpatfitz/iblog/C894479627/E948938093/index.html   (197 words)

  
 Shure Notes House of Worship - Sound Man/Shure Fan
We're talking to John Mills who is the FOH man for the Chris Tomlin Band.
If he is concerned with how his guitar sounds or why his vocal isn't loud enough, he isn't really thinking about leading, he's distracted with the technology.
The 27 gets this huge driving sound and the 56 is a little mellower because of being more toward the outside of the cone.
www.shurenotes.com /how2/how2_art3.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Sound Medicine Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tim Wheater must be a busy man because, as well as having worked on over twenty albums, he's also involved in other activities, including some to do with healing, which this album is about.
This album generally works well on a musical level, and for those interested in the spiritual side, it has apparently been inspired by the spiritual path of the Shaman.
I found myself liking this album even though the main theme is repeated throughout with some variation, not that repetition is a bad thing, but my criticism of Sound Medicine Man would be that it overdoes it - a little more variety would be welcome.
www.windandwire.com /may04/sound_medicine_man.htm   (296 words)

  
 Sound man messes up otherwise OK Wallflowers show
Sound man messes up otherwise OK Wallflowers show
On Friday night, the Wallflowers' sound man must have been half deaf, because singer Jakob Dylan came across as if he were mumbling through a plastic cup strung to broken speakers.
And everything was so distorted that dozens of people moved from the front and middle sections of the Joint to the back bar, where the songs sounded more OK, and (coincidence?) that's where the sound man was working (sometimes with his headphones on).
www.the-wallflowers.net /review111200.htm   (706 words)

  
 Whigs' sound man travels well
One day in 1989, Steve Girton walked into Bogart's looking for a job as a sound engineer and was hired on the spot.
They were co-headlining a tour with the Whigs, and I was doing sound for both bands.
And if it sounds like there's more heart and soul invested in the songwriting than in the usually vapid stabs at '80s-keyboard revival, that might just be another of Witt's fancy studio tricks.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/nightlife/042304_localmusic.html   (621 words)

  
 JamBase | STEVE BEATTY: THE MAN BEHIND THE SOUND
Sound technician Steve Beatty has been involved with recording music since the age of 18, when the Grateful Dead opened up an entirely new world to him.
But sound is a really tricky business to gain experience in because no musician wants someone who doesn't know what they are doing mixing their sound.
The recording sound really great, piano was a little out of tune, but we did great with it, and I think people were really happy with the quality of product they got and the show itself was fantastic.
www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=4708   (5028 words)

  
 Michael Swanson's Blog : Mini Pac-Man with Sound
I mounted the speaker behind the coin drawer on the front of the machine and the playback button where the joystick would have been in the real game.
This may or may not help you in your quest -- but if you are still looking for little recording modules, if you have a Build-A-Bear in your area (http://www.buildabear.com) they have little modules that can record sounds and then play them back you squeeze the module...
I used to be the resident Pac Man champion in the bar my mom worked at.
blogs.msdn.com /mswanson/archive/2004/06/05/149417.aspx   (1060 words)

  
 Mr. Foley - The Sound Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Foley is the busiest man at WENN besides Mackie.
He provides all the sound effects for all the shows.
With the wacky hijinks that usually ensue, this usually means improvising rather obscure sounds.
www.unc.edu /~crawford/foley.htm   (243 words)

  
 Tips for the Performing Musician   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By paying attention to the sound man, you might be able to avoid the "wall of mud" syndrome.
The sound guy is doing his best to make you sound good until you piss him off.
I was running sound in a club once when a problem patron stumbled out of a brewing fracas.
www.std.org /russ/tips.html   (4715 words)

  
 What's The Value Of A Good Sound Man? - Synth Zone BBS
a new sound system, but primarily because of a new sound man. I'm sure I was the only one there watching him as much as the band.
Wersi organist covering the UK Organ Society Circuits normally has a sound person with mixer sitting middle of the audience from here a true balance and volume can be achieved.
This is a large regional sound company that provides sound and equipment for all the largest touring acts.
www.synthzone.com /ubbs/Forum37/HTML/010976.html   (305 words)

  
 George Groves - The First Sound Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is the story of the man from St.Helens in England who rose from being a lather boy in a barber’s shop to becoming the Oscar-winning head of sound at Warner Brothers in Hollywood.
This site is also dedicated to the memory of George's proud sister, Hilda Barrow, who devoted the last years of her life to ensure that her brother's work received the recognition in cinema history that he richly deserved.
In 1957 he became Director of Sound at Warner Brothers and in 1972, the year of his retirement, he was awarded the prestigious Samuel L. Warner memorial award by the Society of Motion Picture Engineers.
www.georgegroves.org.uk   (472 words)

  
 WELCOME TO VIRTUAL SOUND MAN
This is where the sound would "duck" or fade out if the microphone was used.
Even the folks running sound at the grandstand for Crosby Stills and Nash, and the Goo Goo Dolls (who were using top of the line, industry standard equipment) were having difficulties because of the overwhelming interference all over the grounds.
There was one harried sound technician that day as one performer after another handed him tapes and compact discs with notes jotted down.
www.virtualsoundman.com /rec.html   (3739 words)

  
 Man Bites Dog
The official MPAA rating for Man Bites Dog in its uncut American release was (and is) NC-17.
André Bonzel has said that he and his cohorts (including co-writer Vincent Tavier, who appears in the film as one of the ill-fated sound guys) didn't want the movie to be taken as any statement on violence; the violence was incidental.
When an armed victim shoots the first sound man and a grief-maddened Remy kicks the gunman's corpse, Ben holds him back, not wanting him to start down the path of violence.
www.angelfire.com /movies/oc/manbitesdog.html   (967 words)

  
 MAN AND THE UNKNOWN: Paranormal voices (sound clips), New Age, mysticism, survival after death, religion, psychology of ...
The wider our frame of reference the more we may see that clinging to a onesided point of view will lead to fundamentalism and extremism, be it in religious belief or atheist scepticism.
Their spiritual exercise, the latihan, brings about a purification of man's nature, thereby enabling him/her to receive inner guidance and communicate deep within.
Traditions in societies, cultures and religions suggest that deep in man is imprinted an image of the ideal man. That image is subject to cultural change.
www.xs4all.nl /~wichm   (1020 words)

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