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John Locke August 7th, 2002 02:42 AM

Little girl in "Poltergeist" sound effect
 
Any ideas how I can make the rapid-echo wispy voice sound effect like the little girl in the TV in Poltergeist? I'll be using Peak DV...if I can figure it out.

Jeff Donald August 8th, 2002 06:50 PM

Geez, John, you mean when i go to blockbuster I have to rent not only The English patient but Poltergeist, also?

Jeff

John Locke August 8th, 2002 07:38 PM

Come on now...you mean you guys don't remember that cool sound effect when the little girl talks from the TV?!

Wait a minute...might be my age is showing here. Okay...a show of hands...how many out there had their adult teeth by the time Poltergeist was released?

Christine Noguere August 9th, 2002 07:29 AM

Hey John,

I'm raising my hand - how could anyone from that era forget, "They're heeeere." (Or "Step into the light!")

Sorry, can't help you with the effect, though. The Fed Ex boxes with my sound gear are just starting to arrive.

Christine

Newspromo August 13th, 2002 12:22 PM

One way to get the effect is:

Record the audio. Reverse it. Add echo. Then unreverse it. When you play it back, the echo will precede the actual sound.

Hope this helps.

Steve

MakingMagic August 13th, 2002 09:47 PM

Here it is...
 
Just talk into a fan, add some echo and there ya go! Worked for me!

John Locke August 13th, 2002 09:49 PM

Both of those are great ideas...thanks!

Don Berube August 20th, 2002 02:20 AM

Try using a reverse reverb with a full mix effect and a long decay and add a noisgate to it.

- don


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