Comments on: Creepy http://audiocookbook.org/processing/creepy/ Recipes for Sound Design Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Asaguare http://audiocookbook.org/processing/creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Asaguare Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:54:30 +0000 http://audiocookbook.org/?p=438#comment-250 IMHO your sample has 3 important elements to be termed 'creepy'. a) The most obvious one is surely the vocal part near the end which sounds like a child or woman - whose voice ascends and slopes, kinda being surprised, almost painfully - reminds me to shouts from a rollercoaster. b) The vocal part (including its reverberation) seems to be reversed, which can be detected in the end, when the voice ends rather abruptly - without having reverb there. As we know, things played backwards tend to sound quite unnatural and strange. c) The leading 5 seconds are dominated by a low frequency machine-like sound of about 9 Hertz (perceivable by our awareness). A closer look via wav editor reveals 'shadow-peaks' between the 9 Hz peaks (presumably due to an applied reverb effect), which sums to an 18 Hz signal (perceivable at least by our subconscious). This infrasonic frequency range of 16...20 Hz is known as not only being displeasing for many people (e.g. me) but also as mystical range in old cultures and even contemporary paranormal science: accordingly such oscillations promote apparition or ghost phenomenons. The truth is probably our inherent fear of seismic dangers such as landslides or earthquakes. IMHO your sample has 3 important elements to be termed ‘creepy’.
a) The most obvious one is surely the vocal part near the end which sounds like a child or woman – whose voice ascends and slopes, kinda being surprised, almost painfully – reminds me to shouts from a rollercoaster.
b) The vocal part (including its reverberation) seems to be reversed, which can be detected in the end, when the voice ends rather abruptly – without having reverb there. As we know, things played backwards tend to sound quite unnatural and strange.
c) The leading 5 seconds are dominated by a low frequency machine-like sound of about 9 Hertz (perceivable by our awareness). A closer look via wav editor reveals ‘shadow-peaks’ between the 9 Hz peaks (presumably due to an applied reverb effect), which sums to an 18 Hz signal (perceivable at least by our subconscious). This infrasonic frequency range of 16…20 Hz is known as not only being displeasing for many people (e.g. me) but also as mystical range in old cultures and even contemporary paranormal science: accordingly such oscillations promote apparition or ghost phenomenons.
The truth is probably our inherent fear of seismic dangers such as landslides or earthquakes.

]]> By: Schnauzer http://audiocookbook.org/processing/creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Schnauzer Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:42:39 +0000 http://audiocookbook.org/?p=438#comment-102 Congratulations on a very productive and useful blog. I'm digging through the older posts now. Just wanted to let you know; like Dr. Frasier Crane said: 'I'm Listening'. Congratulations on a very productive and useful blog. I’m digging through the older posts now. Just wanted to let you know; like Dr. Frasier Crane said: ‘I’m Listening’.

]]> By: synthetic http://audiocookbook.org/processing/creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-99 synthetic Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:48:34 +0000 http://audiocookbook.org/?p=438#comment-99 Wow, amazing site! Found it through CDM. Inspiring. I'm going to record something today and put you on my RSS feed. Wow, amazing site! Found it through CDM. Inspiring. I’m going to record something today and put you on my RSS feed.

]]> By: Herman A. Junge http://audiocookbook.org/processing/creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Herman A. Junge Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:23:53 +0000 http://audiocookbook.org/?p=438#comment-95 hey, it's no so hard to make creepy sounds. In h**p://deathball.net/notpron/stuff/mus1.mp3 (A internet game), the author tell us that he did that sound reversing an slowing an elvis sample! Anyway, it'd be good to have some kind of recipe to develop fast a complete range of creepy, horrible sounds. Love the site, Haj.- hey, it’s no so hard to make creepy sounds.

In h**p://deathball.net/notpron/stuff/mus1.mp3 (A internet game), the author tell us that he did that sound reversing an slowing an elvis sample!

Anyway, it’d be good to have some kind of recipe to develop fast a complete range of creepy, horrible sounds.

Love the site,

Haj.-

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