![]() Most modern computers will do what I’m going to show you, so unless you’re still using the IBM 365, you’re probably o.k. ![]() A computer that will handle media well.A digital recorder… don’t go out and spend thousands of dollars on a professional recorder… I’ll show you why in a minute.I’m going to show you essentially the same thing, only using modern digital equipment and software. Creating Your Own Spooky, Atmospheric Sounds For Your Halloween Haunt or Party He then brought the deck in, reconnected it to his stereo, and played the tape back at slow speed which made the tape last about three hours.Īnd there you have it the method simple, but the effect immeasurable. He recorded the sound at high speed for the duration of the tape, which was, I think, about an hour and a half, which is also a lot of wood. He took the tape deck outside when he was cutting wood with his chain saw. The cool thing about a reel to reel was you could record something at fast speed and play it back at slow speed, and that is exactly what he did. Here’s how he did it: My friend was fortunate in those days to be able to afford a reel to reel tape deck. I think I might have stepped on his toe a few times, too. How did he do that? Not easy to give up secrets, he finally told me with enough prying. In fact, if my memory serves me correctly, it went for the whole time I was there. There was a low frequency moaning that sounded horrendous, and it just kept on going. ![]() But what made my hair stand on end was the sound. When guests arrived, his house was decorated as you would expect, dark and creepy. My first introduction to the use of sound to create a scare was when I was a young fella who attended a friend’s Halloween party. ![]() So, what is it about sounds? I’ll tell ya… it’s because you CAN’T see what’s making the sound and the first rule to creating scary stuff is that you’ve got to tickle people’s imagination with what they don’t see, or just barely see, or see just in a flash. And, living out in the country, I still get the creeps when the coyotes start saying good night to each other at 4:30 in the morning. Yeah, yeah, I know: It ain’t nothin’ and when I get up to check out the noise, it always turns out to be something harmless. You know, I still get scared when I wake up in the middle of the night and hear a noise. What was that!? Did you hear something? I KNOW I heard somethin’! Get up and check it out!!!! This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. ![]() Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. ![]()
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