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Hello, I'm hunting for a sound effect that is sounds like an industrial light switch being turned on, and then turned off. I hope you know what I mean, I cant think of a good example, but like in a movie, where they go into a basement and flip the switch. You get a cruuu from the switch then, duh duh duh, as each row of lights turn on.

 

 

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Joe

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I was looking for the very same thing.

 

I will see if I still have what I used. but the noise from a juke box was quite good.

 

However I was in the car about 5 days after the show and (Theme from) The Monkees, came on, and the very 1st bit (drums with some verb) sounded perfect to me.

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You mean the reverby clunkthump that lights always make when being turned on in dark dismal factories, abandoned buildings and aircraft hangers in american TV series?

 

If so, a metal filing cabinet slammed, with some heavy reverb. Sounds very convincing and totally unlike the real thing which just goes clunk!

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The second part of the sound could easily be made by recording a discharge lamp starting up, copy and reverb that a few times to sound like 'banks' of them turning on.

On second thoughts: Maybe that's too realistic and not theatrical enough! :)

 

Andy

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