BIONIC sound effect?

[R. Alan Monroe]

What synth & settings were used to make the classic
"BIONICS" sound effect as popularized on "The Six Million
Dollar Man"? Just terminally curious.

Have fun
Alan

[S.I.C.]

//i don't know for sure/ but it always sounded to me like a short cymbal
crash sent through delay/ possibly other fx as well/ not a synth/

/sys.disconnect.set\AI

[Jim Stone]

R. Alan Monroe <mon...@marshall.edu> wrote in article
<1997Jul17.204429.12029@hobbit>...

> What synth & settings were used to make the classic
> "BIONICS" sound effect as popularized on "The Six Million
> Dollar Man"? Just terminally curious.
>
> Have fun
> Alan

This is how they created the "BIONICS" sound effects for the show:

First, they had this big fat guy sit on a Hammond B3 with all the drawbars
pulled. Then, they ran the B3's output through some sort of voltage
controlled amplifier connected to an envelope generator with a fast decay
and rapid trigger. Finally, a hint of spring-reverb for ambiance.

Now, ask me how they created the TARDIS materialization/dematerialization
sound effect for Doctor Who.

Any takers?

Jim

[Dennis Alexander]

>Now, ask me how they created the TARDIS materialization/dematerialization
>sound effect for Doctor Who.
>
>Any takers?

I've forgotten... illuminate me.

[Terwur]

In article <33d2582e.80804904@news>, lank...@concentric.net (Dennis
Alexander) writes:

>
>>Now, ask me how they created the TARDIS
materialization/dematerialization
>>sound effect for Doctor Who.

Easy. It was a key being scraped down a piano wire, made into a tape loop.

Terwur (-:
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