How To Make The LIGHTSABER Sound

[@KEIMA]

okay then.. what about on-off and clash sound

[@dbzlouis]

Yeah, that was what I was thinking about !

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

I’d like to hear that. Would really complete it.

[@seth4766]

I would be very interested in this too =)

[@danquay9504]

Handy KEIMA I would love to hear that, too, may the force be with you Doctor mix , these videos are amazing, I appreciate how much work is involved, and the films for people to love these so much and I know I do too,

[@HelgeTaksdal]

Clash is clanging on long wires.

[@timonsteup2877]

Now imagine doing this without a computer but just analog tape. It is kinda insane that Ben managed to pull this off.

[@swanofnutella4734]

The reason it came out so good is because it wasn't a chore for Ben, it was exploration. That dude was having tons of fun.

[@timonsteup2877]

@@swanofnutella4734 while getting paid a lot of money.

[@davidjacobik5451]

Yeah he probably didn't make the cut editing Dr. Mix did, but I appreciate the digital tech we have now

[@ThomasWinders]

Things were better when they were hard to acheive.

[@tannerjmatheson]

@@ThomasWinders idk about better but definitely cooler to learn about

[@coma_flotante]

15:13 - the proper way of interviewing people in the street

[@aiyaakanapaituu]

Kurchatovio Coppa this gets me a lot 🤣

[@SandwichMakerPlaysGames]

Kurchatovio Coppa dude you got me dead

[@ViktorBAd]

I chuckled, thank you !

[@tjsase]

The Eric Andre way

[@xil.sanctified]

ahahah

[@bigneon_glitter]

This is more enthralling than it probably should be.

[@lwaves]

You did something!! May the 4th be with you. :-) RIP Peter Mayhew :-(

[@Doctormix]

yup

[@Desmaad]

The original sound was created by waving a damaged mic cable at a CRT TV.

[@sethlawson1692]

Maybe they just used a lightsaber

[@killclxud2027]

Seth Lawson I think you are correct

[@SlickAstley_TV]

@Zombie Desmaad is right, you can find interviews with Ben Burtt talking about it here on KZbin

[@airamtheboss7753]

Congrats!

[@envisionelectronics]

The Simplex projector operates on 60Hz and your TV is 50Hz. That can explain the slight detuning you got before you time stretched the buzz.

[@urugulu1656]

actually the idea of using a tv for that is hilarious anyway just use a sine wave oscillator on the 50/60hz frequency...

[@willdwyer6782]

Those frequencies played simultaneously would result in 10 Hz interference.

[@keimax]

if there were more people in the world with the enthusiasm and joy that Dr. Mix shows in every video, it would definitely be a better place. Thanks Claudio for the happiness. A big hug from Chile.

[@Doctormix]

Hola Keimax!!!

[@keimax]

@@Doctormix Hola Claudio! :)

[@dominicbeaudoin2762]

I'm always amazed at how quickly and efficiently you analyze and build sound. We're watching a master at work here!

[@Jimbo386000]

Damn that was cool. I love how creative the guy who did the sound design was.

[@manunegrete]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! Amazing job when appliying EQ, I was just thinking "it's a little bit boomy", and then you cut the bass, and I was "like that's it!" Then "the volume maybe it's still a little up", and then you lowered it, "maybe it needs a little bit 400-600Hz up" and you went straight into it! I mean GREAT JOB! Great ears and great video!

[@sidneysouthfield844]

15:46 Dr. Mix is definitely on the dark side

[@darklorddisco]

Sidney Southfield 😂

[@humblebumble8192]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Mix The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story Disney would tell you. It’s a Sound-designer legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sound, so powerful and so wise he could use the FX to influence the MIDIchlorians to create sounds… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the projects he cared about from being corrupted. The dark side of the FX is a pathway to many synths some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his samples, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save files from corruption, but not himself.

[@sjk254]

It sounds like there's a higher harmonic on the original as well... a little ring mod would do it.

[@DualPerformance]

3:27 oooh, the force is strong here :D

[@Pr1meturbo]

The funny thing is that I could hear that sound when i cut my hair when the haircuter tool passes around my ear lmaoooo

[@TimBurtonTim]

This guy is so smart. I wish I was as talented. And he's always having fun!

[@PhotonVideos]

Starwars is the reason I got a bachelor's in sound design.

[@Doctormix]

Really?!!

[@rahulnanwani9484]

Very nice... however, what about the lightsaber clashing sound, that is also pretty unique. I can imagine that is extremely challenging to recreate

[@moulinenpierre]

3:58 that is the start of a tie fighter sound effect....

[@thecoolcarrot5377]

Its incredible that its that simple to make these iconic sounds, some clash sounds would make it better, if you close your eyes you can see a lightsaber duel happening, but both opponents keep missing each other. Thanks for an awesome video!

[@YoungBlaze]

Disney is so petty im suprised they didnt try to "MONETIZE" this video

[@tenalock]

lol they will probably try and change the law so that they can own a sound based on another sound! listen to my synthwave mix . by the way..

[@lottieluna123]

Disney doesn't own the lightsaber sound. Its owned by Skywalker sound, and Lucas still owns that.

[@THF692]

@@tenalock self promo hahahahaha Pathetic

[@Guitardrumr]

@@lottieluna123 First, the sound would be considered part of the Star Wars IP, so would fall under LucasFilm. Second, when Lucas sold, he sold everything. LucasFilm, LucasArts, Skywalker Sound, and ILM, are all owned by Disney now.

[@lottieluna123]

@@Guitardrumr That is false. The IP is the property of Skywalker Sound who sells the license to LucasFilm. Lucas sold off everything with the exception of Skywalker Sound.

[@Mastro716]

Terrific stuff! I'm part of the custom lightsaber community and we install soundboards into empty replica sabers and people are always making custom saber sounds to download onto the boards. It was really cool to see you create a saber sound in a more traditional way with the mic and using the Moog rather than all digital sampling and tweaking!

[@JPLToyExperience]

Doctor Mix, I just want to say you make my day happy every time you upload. Cheers from asia, may the force be with you!

[@Doctormix]

you too!! Thanks

[@clemmie4]

That jvc tv u got is sickk! Maybe you should keep it as a collector's item

[@mllarson]

Wow, thanks for taking our request! It's crazy to think how ingenious foley engineers are when creating sound effects. I'd love to see more sound effect recreation videos when you have time!

[@Doctormix]

Of course!!! I love you guys!!!!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Cool reproduction. But imagine how they did it on analog equipment in 1977, they didn't have this software making it relative easy. They had to use big mixing tables to put the sounds trough all filtering, gain and EQ, and probably used reel to reel tape decks with variable speed control to alter the pitch of the different saber strikes.

[@Doctormix]

Yeah! For sure

[@quetzalcueyat]

Look up thx 1138. They explain how they made it. This is stupid.

[@Doctormix]

quetzalcueyat so you think I’m stupid doing all this? And from scratch? Do you think everybody would be better off if I didn’t do it at all? 😃

[@quetzalcueyat]

@@Doctormix don't let my stupid comment bother you. My opinion. I'm not going to repeat because yes I'm an asshole but I'm not here to bully. I appreciate sound design. You know why more than me. But like I said they explain how they got the sound effect for the light Saber. I stand by my comment.

[@SonofSethoitae]

@@quetzalcueyat Shitting on someone for doing a neat thing for kicks is bullying

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

oh thats cooooool now it makes sense why you needed the tv static!!!

[@Doctormix]

See what I meant :-) hahahahahaha!!!! Love u man... big fan of your videos

[@screwf4ce1]

Right at 15:46 when you time stretch the first one I laughed exactly at the same time because I know exactly how you must have felt in that second....AWESOME vid. We have been emulating that sound with our mouths for years since we were kids....Now you are doing it for real. That is pure joy.

[@JDNboy12]

It's weird how you can practically feel the static electricity on your skin listening to the buzz of that TV

[@danielelise7348]

This guy is so funny,he makes me happy, and smile,quite a rarity these days 😁😁😁😄😄

[@Doctormix]

Thanks :-)

[@caionp]

The force is with you Doc Mix!

[@microwah]

Such depth and colour simultaneously from the Minimoog. Incredible Machine. Dude! You nailed it! This is from a fellow star wars / electro nerd! The Force will be with you..........always.

[@martijnvv8031]

For a minute I thought he was also going to buy that 35 mm Simplex projector..... ;-)

[@Doctormix]

Hahaha!!

[@NinoJoel]

Thought the same when he actually bought an Old beat up Tube TV for over 100 $...... Yeze we throw them away here in Germany xD

[@gorillaau]

@@NinoJoel they have been renders defunct here in Australia also, due to the analogue tv being turned off..

[@Tore_Lund]

@@NinoJoel It is just 50HZ hum from the deflector coils in the TV, we use 25 fps interlaced, so any coil connected to AC here in Europe would work, i.e. he could have used any odd transformer, which would have been cheaper than a vintage BW tv from eBay!

[@donaldpriola1807]

I enjoy your humor, and inventiveness, and as someone who came into music from sound design, this was really fascinating to watch.

[@Ishkur23]

My goodness what have I done? I should not have shown you those Ben Burtt videos. Next you're going to dust off the Arp 2600 and make R2-D2 curse words.

[@theshyguy1580]

I'd pay money to see that

[@sierrawhiskey5144]

What about the Oberheim OB-1?

[@Cyrix2k]

Are you *the* Ishkur that put together Ishkur's Guide!?

[@Holobrine]

YES PLEASE

[@bigdaddy4302]

Ishkur23 fuck off

[@Mich10X]

Men, I admire so much your creativity and craftsmanship. Cheers 🙌🏼✨

[@dillincasa6161]

When he said "that sounds good" but couldn't hear the high pitch sound high enough to piss off my dog

[@AlessandroCarn]

As a huge Star Wars fan since I was 10 or something, THANK YOU, the Force is strong with you!

[@Konstantinous1]

13:09 that proud smile tho

[@mosoti]

I dont know why I love the sounds of those synthesizers, I feel like they transport me to another world.

[@tofolcano9639]

!!! Now make the sounds of two lightsabers colliding

[@monokult3946]

tofol cano yes!!!!

[@Padillajose]

I’m not a Star Wars fan but that sound is so satisfying. Awesome job! So cool!!

[@fakshen1973]

8:23 I think you were missing some higher harmonics in the replication on the Minimoog. That third oscillator would have been better above the fundamental.

[@JOELwindows7]

This is your daily dose of Recommendation How to make lightsaber

[@fuhlix8581]

Imagine walking on the sidewalk and seeing this guy wave a microphone in front of a monitor through the window

[@DarkSideofSynth]

I remember that TV set, so cool. Brionvega also made iconic ones back in the day. I just salvaged an old AKG dynamic mic so I could try that too buy by using some radio hum, got no TV. Cool way to celebrate May 4th ;)

[@patee101]

Dear Dr Mix! I enjoy every moment of your videos, as they are extremely informative and intriguing, but what I like most about them is your uplifting and positive attitude to not just making music, but life in general. And now it's turned out that you have a passion for Star Wars too (which - besides music - has been my obsession since childhood). Thank you for your infinite and contagious enthusiasm! Keep it up! :) PS: That space age TV set reminds me of a legendary band and their cult song called Magic Fly. What about recreating it next time? ;)

[@PK-ct1bm]

Haha. The way you laugh after it's working. Delighted as a little child. Fun to watch!

[@FishPlinko]

I don’t have any physical analog synthesizers (just vst versions), but it’s always interesting to see sound design in action

[@xNELVKALEN]

Blarrgensnorf just watching the use of analog synths is inspiring. No tabs to click through, no mouse, etc. Then i spend a few hours in serum , click click click drag click drag eventually bashing my head into my keyboard followed by gauging my eyes out. *sigh*

[@warptek]

I want that JVC television. That is friggin beyond cool.

[@Rhythmicons]

hah You simply record the sound of your wife killing you with an actual lightsaber after she finds out how much money you spent on that fancy computer chair.

[@winfr34k]

Video was cool and enjoyable as always, but the SpongeBob timecard reference and the actual TV pickup scenes made this one just so good!

[@Worldwave]

12:50 "How about I put an autopan on this .." *proceeds to use a shotgun mic and record only one channel* Had to point that out but nice video 😂

[@tec4ever72]

Mamma mia, stavolta ti sei davvero superato! Maestro Jedi del Soundesign! Abbracci da Milano! :-D

[@Doctormix]

Hahahaa!!! GRazie

[@joeskis]

Put that moog hum on an hour loop to fall asleep to.

[@jamesaitchison9478]

Watching this video was compelling and fascinating; recreating the lightsaber sound is more complex than it seems to us meer mortals. Fantastic video.

[@juan.orduz.musico]

11:47 you can tell it was absolutely happy there.

[@Dravgis67]

Love it. Doktor Mix meeting Techmoan.

[@heathwellsNZ]

Imagine if he paid a visit to Colin Furze though!

[@andriealinsangao613]

Whoa, he bought that TV from Techmoan?!

[@TheDragon0102]

12:37 Warning: Pitched Noise Alert for those that can hear as well as I do. Be careful with hearing damage.

[@Yourlibrarian]

Thank you!

[@Kxnnyyyyy]

Sheesh I heard that... immediately turned my volume down to zero

[@blaster1185]

What’s pitched noise, and why is there an alert for it?

[@Yourlibrarian]

Blaster118 It’s an abstract art that’s based off of hypnotism. If you hear it, you die in 7 days and 2 minutes.

[@TheDragon0102]

@@blaster1185 I apologize for Hash's rude behavior since this is my comment reply section. Pitched Noise is a noise of high pitch, meaning its a very, very loud ringing noise caused by external factor and its not to be confused with Tinnitus. Some like me hear it and its very piercing and sometimes painful, some dont hear it which is perfectly normal, just some people can hear more distant or complex noises than you, and the drawback for us is, everything is louder and its discomforting and we are more at risk for hearing damage for it, its not as serious as complete deafness, but we do enjoy listening with %100 of our ears and not %70 or %50. The alert is put up, voluntarily, by me because I know other people can hear as well as I do. It hurt and I know it can hurt for others, that is why I put it up.

[@professorpancakes6545]

This is so cool!! The sound design team for the original Star Wars films were absolutely amazing.

[@ambulance_boy3834]

I love this star wars sound effects series! Awesome job!

[@Rick-pi9zn]

I just love how positive and excited you are, always a pleasure to watch!

[@realitynowassigned]

I discovered the slinky noise myself as a kid. So proud.

[@Baggssy]

This channel is climbing up my list of favourites pretty quickly.

[@GONNABLAST]

7:03 It sounds like a lawn mower when you are in a house

[@12315wojtek]

Masterpiece! It's getting better and better, glad I've found your channel! Peace

[@jordancuevas7253]

RIP Peter Mayhew. All this reminds me of Chewbacca growling along to the sounds of a lightsaber duel :((

[@seekkr]

Your videos are getting even better than before. Keep it up! Very entertaining and interesting stuff as always.

[@crystalcvt]

love your enthusiasm here - glad you had fun. might need to do this myself someday !

[@illnessofjeez]

who gives this a thumbs down like seriously ?? thank you Dr.mix, for the video, samples and examples. waiting patiently for your next vid :)

[@brettharvey2530]

you should make sound fonts for custom lightsabers...id love to have that deep hum you had at first in one of my sabers

[@pakozdiattila]

Man!... Just like a child when play his lovely toys... nice... :D Big thanx... I'm a sound effect fan...

[@CristiNeagu]

Doctor Mix: 2:52 No one: _Knocks on door_ "We're here to check your TV licence!" And i really mean no one. They can't be bothered.

[@thomasrosebrough9062]

2:53 - horrible high pitched shriek starts "hopefully its just for a moment" 3:16 - "AAAAGH"

[@djmhyde]

13:50 that's what she said......

[@Doctormix]

HAHAHAHA!!!

[@m.x.jackson675]

nnnnnice.

[@WarrenPostma]

This is bad ass man. Congrats. That TV is the piece of resistance as we say.

[@francoisleveille409]

Your F# is actually 60Hz. The hum is just a large transformer. The one used originally was from a projector but any industrial transformer will do.

[@thomasstone1363]

not in the Uk sadly, we're on 50Hz 😀

[@francoisleveille409]

@@thomasstone1363 Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound are located in the U.S. where the 'source material' uses 60Hz.

[@thomasstone1363]

@@francoisleveille409 sorry, what I meant was Dr. Mix is in the UK so if he'd recorded the sound of an industrial transformer for this video it would be too low in Pitch :)

[@francoisleveille409]

@@thomasstone1363 My original comment was about the original sound of the lightsaber as heard in the Star Wars movies. Dr. Mix mentions it sounds like an F#. Since this sound was initially created in the U.S. and was actually from a flyback transformer of a TV set, it's 60Hz.

[@greaser319]

I know you have given those sounds to download, but now I feel like I need this TV!😛

[@sonicfreak04]

can you recreate the patronus sound effect from harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban?

[@lostrocket9126]

perfect!!!!!!!!! Thank you to bring back good memories, like first time I heard it on the movies!!!!

[@keimax]

I'm a simple man, I see a notification saying "Dr. mix", I click!

[@Doctormix]

Hahahahaa!!!

[@Kurran1998]

The force is strong with this one.

[@Retrobution]

6:41 reminds me of mr bean when he gets statically charged haha!

[@snapascrew]

Fantastic job. From a fellow sound engineer and Star Wars person.

[@Njoy-hj1vc]

There's not a problem that I can't fix Cause I can do it in the mix 😉

[@thecellhawk]

That sounds is some ASMR-level stuff right there.

[@wolferthehawkeye]

Please do the Death Star alarm :( 🙏🏻

[@bodiak]

That was the best outro ever. Legit made me subscribe

[@PiotrBarcz]

Next project: Kylo Ren's lightsaber.

[@zeyphrenn]

You are awesome ! Doctor Mix MADE ASMR BRO

[@leontioskiopexis2491]

1. dude what was that 8bit sound when you minimooging ??? ringtone ?? 2. when I heard your GPS I realised that you are with the Empire because of the "yards" :) 3. I have a data plan on my phone and I always don't care to spend it for your channel :)

[@urugulu1656]

actually some of his videos have location data stating him being in london but not just the yards also the very typical red busses are hard to miss hints...

[@leontioskiopexis2491]

@@urugulu1656 "yards" are Imperial than meters ;)

[@urugulu1656]

@@leontioskiopexis2491 ooh just realised that you wrote with the empire and not in the empire fail like hell

[@frattamusic]

I've seen on SW making of DVD's that the first idea of light saber sound came from and electric shaver vibrating in an aluminium bowl ! But what a result here, seems really fun to fight your monitor with a mic 😅😎

[@L00PdeL00P]

4:10 run DUH DUHDUHDUHDUH

[@1212jjkk]

Underrated comment honestly

[@L00PdeL00P]

Thankyouyou

[@incognitoanonymous3739]

A Moog, truly a man of taste.

[@danksmokaz]

The sound u hear is the flyback transformer fireing the rest sync pulse to start a new scanline heheh

[@NicholasT-f9n]

Tremendo Claudio !!! I really like your video editing style resembling Vince Gilligan's. Sound effects is such a beautiful thing ! Except I thought your car would be a Lancia Integrale !!!

[@Gianluccazz]

Bua que divertido es hacer folley jaja podrias intentar imitar lo de jurassic park el rex lo hicieron con sonidos de delfines , cochinos , pajaros y capas de alguna otra cosa mas creo q el velociraptor son pajaros tambien🤣

[@Mysterybeats543]

Man this guy makes me laugh that without knowing I subscribe to his channel. It’s worth it 😂😂😂 he is very knowledgeable and has his hands on so many gigs!!!

[@bearcubbeats8356]

This guy is so extra I can't even watch his videos till it hits noon😂😭

[@R3DICE]

That TV !!! OMG !!! So coool !!! Hats off !!!