Making The Seismic Charge Sound With Only An iPhone Mic || Waveform

[@grandmasterkaiju3821]

Bob Ross painting a seismic charge made my day

[@variant.edition]

You and me both

[@JACK-uh7th]

wait what where did you find it

[@JACK-uh7th]

ohhh never mind

[@rogue2728]

fr

[@WilliamCrowell]

that part was awesome

[@cadesauce]

This hits different after today’s Mandalorian

[@f1shyd4fault94]

True

[@jlinkous05]

This Is The Way to make sound effects.

[@StrangerBlocks]

KZbin recommendations know what they doing

[@deepfryerhouse6885]

@@StrangerBlocks seriously

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

I'm going to hit you different if you all don't stop using that strange phrase

[@long_chin_man]

seismic charge: "pip WWAAAOOOWWMMM" *everyone liked that*

[@obama5980]

Who needs women when u have this

[@rogue2728]

💯

[@lukeellis758]

It's sad to think the people boba and mango dropped a systemic charge onto didn't get to hear it :(

[@russelljohnson1030]

@@lukeellis758 you mean mando you said mango

[@morganf7310]

The seismic charge is one of my favorite sounds from Star Wars I don’t know what it is but god I love it so much.

[@BigShrimpin_]

*schloop* Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@NotPalpyRNG]

I think Im the only who doesnt hear it as satisfying. My top noise is Slave 1 turret 😂

[@alexgonzales248]

It's the delay after the charge explodes that really drives it home

[@thezestychunk5575]

Morgan Fielding and then newest one came out with the force lighting sound

[@gammon1183]

@@NotPalpyRNG spoken like a true Mandalorian

[@MisterHughes]

Jango: "I'm assuming the bass was coming from your star-fighter then?" Larry Kenobi: "You should hear it at full blast, I was holding back."

[@Joe_Cribben]

Jango: “you challenge me?”

[@MisterHughes]

@@Joe_Cribben "After this we'll get some oice cream."

[@heintz256]

I understood that reference!

[@DavidDoesFilms]

“Wow. Da Dip”

[@SexierMink1699]

@@DavidDoesFilms Good choice

[@leonderprofie123]

Holy shit, that's the best rating on a KZbin Video I've ever seen.

[@luki2149]

Galileel Du hier :D lool

[@kaossi]

Hab ich mir auch gedacht haha

[@real_Fabiot]

Oh , hallola !

[@natalija570]

:Ul

[@emberdrops3892]

Du? Hier? LAAL

[@XDlosDominicans]

Your version has that extra "punchiness" at the initial explosion and more "twangy-ness" at the tail. I can feel the Star Wars PTSD creeping in...

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

Battlefront 2017 had really bad, empty, hollow sound design

[@GreatAdmiral]

Im pretty certain that the second part is a sample of a didgeridoo, it almost sounds the same as the war of worlds tripod sounds.

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

Could be a big vibrating metal pipe. That would also explain the tons of reverb.

[@repletereplete8002]

@@obi-wankenobi9871 I think you're probably onto something knowing Burtt's history of hitting metallic objects for Star Wars SFX.

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

@@obi-wankenobi9871 Yeah, I was thinking a high tension wire being struck/plucked, but the metal pipe sounds like it'd fit the bill. He could also be covering one of the ends and then lifting his hand/object off to give it a "wah" like frequency modulation effect.

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

@@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE I though about the wire as well. Something like a electric Bass guitarr string, but without an amp.

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

@@obi-wankenobi9871 Yeah... this is the largest high tension wire being hit I could find, definitely sounds like if you slowed it down it'd be close to the right sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYO6cmx7iq6neZY

The quality of these videos is unbelievable. It must take a lot of time to make one. Here.. take my appreciation

[@autofire55555]

_Hears transient._ THAT WAS A DOOR!?

[@ToyKeeper]

With a tool like Ableton and some skill, it's possible to turn virtually any sound into virtually any other sound.

[@thekillerbunny]

"Before giving into the temptation of getting better equipment, try the best you can with what you have. Because chances are that with a little creativity, it's all you need." Great advice. Really enjoying your content as an evolving music producer.

[@daniellujan9129]

Omg that sounds so good man

[@jaytealstone1687]

If they need to comment, "But there's no noise in space!" they're probably a 12-year-old kid who just learned that.

[@johnswanger8474]

Or a Star Trek fan. I get it from them all the time.

[@jaytealstone1687]

@@johnswanger8474 Gosh those Star Trek fans are just the worst, huh! ... *begins to sweat*

[@johnswanger8474]

@@jaytealstone1687 lol! No! 😄 Not at all. I think the two are distinctly different, really and comparisons always kinda bothered me. Science based fiction, and science based fantasy. To me, it's the difference between kids, spaceships, and aliens in ENDER'S GAME vs kids, spaceships, and aliens in MACROSS (Robotech) anime/manga. Same science-themes, totally different approach. I mean, one begins "Space... real space, for the Navy vessel to explore" and the other begins "Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away".

[@thenetgamer2]

There would be sound if there was a medium for it to travel through. It wouldn't be too far to say that if the charge was made of heavily compressed gas, it could, theoretically make a sound.

[@johnswanger8474]

@@thenetgamer2 highly compressed gas would become liquid. Rapid decompression during detonation in the vacuum of space would result in the liquid gas freezing. I think. *edit- and if there *was* a sound wave formed, it would only be heard from within the explosion radius. Poor microphone!😬

[@ScenicFlyer4]

Am I the only one that thinks that 3:27 sounds like a sniper and a shell casing hitting the ground?

[@Jpmotor13]

𐂂𓅷𓃱𓄁𓅿𓆏??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ethangeis1246]

nope.

[@jamsjams1111]

I hear it a bit, i hear more of a reload

[@renascitur7051]

I hear a reload

[@supa_Mcnugget]

Nope I thought that too except a reload

[@GoldenGodlyGrunt]

Yours has a way better thump, and sounds more like an explosion. I love it

[@armorspell2353]

If that audio was in the game I wouldn't have even complained honestly, sounds pretty spot on.

[@JohnnyForehead]

I placed my ear up against my sisters ear and I'm telling you you can hear sounds in space.

[@Haggysack2k8]

That's... That is just so random. And savage. I like it, even if i can't relate to that. Got a brother, who is *THE* bro.

[@dominicfitch7951]

How in the hell don't you have more subscribers, 1 you're videos have great production value, 2 the content is awesome - I'm not even a sound guy - I work primarily as a Games artist/designer yet I find your videos really interesting and I've started to pay more attention to sound design in my own work. A game can have solid gameplay mechanics, great visuals but with shitty sounds and a half arsed soundtrack the engagement drops off fast. Thanks for creating these awesome vids and I excitedly await your next upload.

[@Arcticwhir]

Share it any of your favorite videos of his, i shared his halo video.

[@LimPu]

See this guys? This is the comment people should be writing all the time!

[@Triffgits]

"with just an iphone microphone AND A LAPTOP" "hey today we're going to make a steak with just a fork and A COMPLETE, FURNISHED KITCHEN WITH STOCKED PANTRY"

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

No, it’s more like “let’s prepare the most amazing meal anyone ever in the universe has ever seen with my dead dog and a stove.”

[@Fragnar13]

Yeh it's a lil clickbaity tbh

[@TheAspiringLawgiver]

@@Fragnar13 capturing good quality audio is key in making good quality sounds. If the recording sucks, it's going to suck and no amount of tweaking with a PC is going to work.a

[@Eaode]

are you trying to cater to the demographic of.... [looks at smudged writing on palm] "aspiring sound designers that don't have computers"?

[@Triffgits]

@@TheAspiringLawgiver bullshit, you can hear the interference and feedback on every sample used. It is not a good microphone, it's not even a decent microphone. The result is nice but don't pretend like the iPhone did fuckall that any other dirt-cheap button mic couldn't. This is ALL post.

[@aidanallen1976]

He puts so much effort into these videos. He even explains what each thing he uses does, by giving an example on his own voice. Those small details really go the extra mile.

[@Gigely_Strudels]

I think your version is better

[@tommygunengineer9184]

Literally, though!

[@AnthonyGR32]

Seriously...? It's good with what he had, but clearly not better...

[@harrylane4]

SW sounds are a classic, but I like the punch that his version has. It holds a lot more physical impact, instead of the more energy-feeling of the original

[@AussieRoberts]

In what fucking world

[@kapitankapital6580]

agreed

[@Hyper_Vyle]

The seismic charge is the reason there should be sound in space

[@skolirramr2403]

Yaaas Thank you so much. Your videos are amazing and inspiring every time. I always look forward to your content. I hope to be as good a sound designer as you are some day.

[@MarshallMcGee]

You will be for sure. Keep at it!

[@ne3333t]

2:48 This part... I have no words to describe XD

[@VitoMusic88]

I freaking love your videos! Perfect balance of humor and no-nonsense tutorials. Keep it up!

[@goofytycooner5519]

y'all know EXACTLY why this was recommended to you in 2020

[@banananaz4007]

Really cool process of you making this. Ben Burtt is a genius, cause it's one thing to recreate a sound, but it's another to create it in the first place.

[@CapitanTavish]

3:51 the exact moment you realize he did it

[@can__top2]

Ableton 10? I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@MarshallMcGee]

*holds mouse with pinky raised*

[@shep2149]

my earliest memory of a sound that really changed me, ty for this

[@universal_wisdom3416]

the high end laptop part must’ve been forgotten in the Title.

[@SemiMono]

High end is optional. I used to make FX sounds with a netbook.

[@Adventure_fuel]

Universal _Wisdom universal wisdom universal dud

[@universal_wisdom3416]

Rebirth Resurrection Love my fans.

[@nscolieri]

@@SemiMono how did you go about that? ableton uses so much cpu... having some trouble with layered effects even with my macbook!

[@SemiMono]

@@nscolieri hehe, I used audacity. I never said it was a NICE setup. ;)

[@jray4081]

Dude, I was watching this video while daydreaming and when you plaued both the original effect and yours back to back I didn't hear any difference, it is so well made that if your not paying too much attention to the differences between the 2 effects, there actually indistinguishable from each other. Good job!

[@Vesohag]

Dude!! Since I saw that movie in theaters ( I was like 12-13) I always thought it was such a great sound and that Burtt probably used a guitar to make the tail sound X) You did it amazing and your channel is fantastic!

[@SuperSportsBro]

I remember this sound in the cinema as the defining moment that opened my eyes to how super awesome sounds can be in movies and games. Thanks so much for making a video about that sound! Looking forward to more videos!

[@tlotpwist3417]

Cant think of any license with as memorable sound design as SW

[@xCami]

You increase my love for sound in every video! Keep up the amazing job cuz I can't wait to hear more like this in the future!

[@larramenpa]

I love the edit !!! So dynamic and made me laugh when applying those sound effects to your voice for teaching purpose !

[@NatesFilmTutorials]

5:00 So true! This can be said about alot of different things

[@SeanofAllTrades]

This series keeps getting better. Really loving it. Thank you

[@xian3000]

Who's here after Mandalorian Chapter 15??

[@joshp3994]

I yelled out "NO WAY!" when that seismic charge left the ship. Might've freaked out the neighbors a bit.

[@HistoryandReviews]

@@joshp3994 nerd

[@iwasbroco6126]

You made it sound very good dude! Nice work!

[@ThatRazzy]

Your videos are so underrated. Extremely well produced. Looking forward to the next one :)

[@JaredRehnquist]

This is one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in a while! It’s fascinating that you can recreate one of the most unique sounds from Star Wars using only things that you find around your own home. Can’t wait to see more videos like this in the future!

[@MarshallMcGee]

Thanks brosky

[@martinch7347]

Great video ! Keep up the good work !

[@TinyFord1]

“Only an iPhone microphone and a computer with effects from an expensive program, and a door, and a guitar, and saturation, and overdrive, and a bunch of layers, and chorus effect and feedback loop, and finally assembly”

[@Halefall]

Yup, I love sound design, and I love this channel. you have a really high production value!

[@Encysted]

I love the editing and the humor and the actual, useful information.

[@junis_am6125]

Your videos are great. Entertaining and informative, Im looking forward to future episodes.

[@FrostyShock349]

sounds like a mid tuned bass with only one string that's been slapped hard and then processed , love how you made your seismic charge sound

[@ayelmao1224]

So, you’re telling me I can recreate this by djenting?

[@bynomial3542]

I'm glad to find out many years after the fact, that I'm not the only one who was enthralled by the seismic charge sound

[@daviddebonomalta]

Man, your videos are always excellent. Keep it up!

[@belacy87]

This sound was one of the redeeming qualities of ep2. Thanks for delving into this!

[@PreDanyello_0]

Your version reminds me of a real explosion, whereas the other sounds like a big expensive speaker bursting yeet

[@carsonloots]

This video is incredible dude. This is why I love sound design and audio production. It is absolutely incredible what you can make with the simplest sounds.

[@ticalculator1656]

I hope they bring back the seismic charge in the mandalorian

[@fernandateenangels]

👀

[@richfirehawk1023]

Somehow u called it

[@philippeise5806]

You earned yourself a sub, I loved this fast no-bullshit approach. Others would have easily made a 15 minute vid out of this, you just kept it nice and easy. Also loved the effects on your voice over so you could really hear what those effects do.

[@JoshuaCBasug]

Hey Marshall! I have a suggestion you could have used for the tail :) It's similar to how you used the guitar. There was a video on youtube regarding the sound design for the weird whale spaceship in one of the Marvel Avengers movies. In that video they used a down tuned guitar with moderate distortion or overdrive and then hit the strings with a screwdriver. The metallic properties of the screwdriver helped form some really cool harmonics with the strings itself, also I'd like to point out that string gauges also play a big role in how 'thicc' your sound will be, as such, thicker gauges = thicker sound. Also running the sample through a granular synthesizer can give you interesting sounds too! I've used it in a couple of student projects and I was really pleased with the results :)

[@thehandlesticks66]

I was searching through my abyss of a subscription list looking for things to axe, and I'm so glad I stopped by to watch this. Awesome video.

[@frederrek1234]

nice use of the new ableton stuff. great video :)

[@Thalassicus01]

I like your sense of humor. Honestly, your work has really high production values, and deserves more views. It's a shame sound design has always been less popular than art design. Regardless, this is really helpful stuff!

[@adribier]

Sound design looks like such a creative job. You guys don't get enough credit.

[@SoulBane]

fantastic video. you make the world of sound design, something usually seen with a professional studio as a backdrop and featuring bizzare set pieces, seem something very accessible and fun. i might start playing around with it myself actually!

[@MarshallMcGee]

You perfectly encapsulated in your comment why I started the show. I hope you do start playing with sound! Send me your work!

[@StarlancerAstro]

Larry Kenobi says "That beat! I'm done..." He know where that beat comes from

[@stevenmerrell5565]

I wouldn't say that the seismic charge is one of the most Iconic starwars sounds, but it is one of my favorite sounds. I really enjoyed this video, thanks for the encouragement too!

[@chrisgarcia9251]

POV: you’re here after watching The Mandalorian S2E7 when the seismic charge finally made its return to the big screen

[@Gamecube_Ulipse]

HOW DID YOU KNOW

[@Xxbte96xX]

That was actually really good. Like I wouldn't really know the difference between the two if I didn't hear them side by side.

[@Siranonim]

> "With only an iphone mic" > proceeds to use a bunch of effects in ableton Nevertheless, that was pretty neat

[@SpicyLatino]

Ever heard of sound design?

[@Siranonim]

@@SpicyLatino Yeah, but the title is clearly false

[@Eaode]

there's.... free audio editing software... Marshall has even said specifically that he avoids talking about the specific software he uses because he doesn't feel like it's important and there are tons out there some of which are free to use

[@dennisbrown2106]

Siranonim no it’s not he only used an iPhone mic to record. You must not be knowledgeable in the process of recording

[@Siranonim]

@@dennisbrown2106 Lmao, what part of "Making The Seismic Charge Sound With ONLY An iPhone Mic" says that he will use ANYTHING OTHER than an iPhone mic? It has nothing to do with whether I'm knowledgeable or not although, personally I've had a big interest in everything music and audio engineering related for like a whole past decade.

[@kamdenparkin9784]

I like your version a lot better, honestly. It has a lot more powerful "punch" at the explosion but it had a lot more audible wobbly tail at the end. I think vibrations are a huge element in the sound. Great job

[@peatymasta]

Man your videos are great. Keep it up

[@nox_chan]

I will never forget being in the theater at 10 years old and hearing the surround sound engulf my little ears

[@NoThankYouToo]

There IS sound in space. There’s just no medium in which it can travel.

[@vintagev8muscle721]

G.T.O. The Public Beta Test > So all farts in space are SBD then? 🤣

[@christianh4723]

Yes and no... the *vibrations* that would produce sound if they had a transmission medium exist in space.

[@ravenmischke8905]

I don't mean this as a jab, but I have always been under the impression that sound by its very definition is vibrations travelling through a medium. By what definition of sounds do you claim "there IS sound in space"?

[@asterisk3281]

The most distinctive part I'd argue is actually how when it detonates (during the "silence" part) it blocks out other sounds in the movie and the in-game appearances

[@galacticboy2009]

Actually, there are sounds in space my dude, when it comes to explosions. Those explosions throw gas and particles in every direction, which would then hit the walls of the ship you're in, (as long as you aren't so far away that the gasses and particles don't reach you) which would then vibrate the air in your capsule, which you'd then hear. Sorry you just can't win at this xD

[@whut9245]

Particles hitting the ship you are in is not how sound is produced. Sound is produced by air particles contracting and condensing when pushed by particles of high kinetic energy. Particles hitting a ship in the mostly vacuum of space wouldn't produce any sound and the amount of particles hitting your ship wouldn't even have an effect due to how fast they displayed milliseconds after the explosion

[@SeraphimFelis]

@@whut9245 "Particles hitting a ship in the mostly vacuum of space wouldn't produce any sound" Yea they would, the impact would create vibrations in the hull. The faster the impact the louder the sound.

[@boryswwa]

Here You are guys. I will settle Your argument once and for all with this nice vid :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ommwnZ2pfdWMiM0 Thank the guy who made the vid, not me :P

[@jupacka]

I know this is 5 years old now but I just stumbled across it and you earned yourself a new sub bc I think you presented your work in a way that was actually really easy to understand and learn from, can't wait to go thru ur back-catalogue :)

[@calunchained]

I'd be interested in seeing a video comparing sound design across the different Smash games, maybe UI or items in game, because the game can get hectic and people often don't pay attention to the sounds.

[@calunchained]

Btw your videos are really good, I've watched all of them and the effort that goes into them doesn't go amiss, trust me, I've been a subscriber since like the 4th one

[@MKMousanz]

Holy shieeeet! Bro This is amazing! I'm literally faboying over this video. Love your stuff!

[@flashbeaster]

in star wars the knights of the old republic the sound was mastered to a perfection. Sonic grenades 😍😍

[@maximpikalev9538]

i remember these bombs, they completely blew my mind as a child. just the concept of something being completely silent before an awesome sound was just... so new

[@StaticPhotons]

Your vids are always great for inspiration and useful tips!

[@Spartaner627]

this is one of those instances where I am really happy youtube recommended me something strange that I wouldn't have found otherwise. great video, great execution with showing what the effects do to the narrative voice for someone with not much knowledge in sound stuff like me. you found a new sub, mate.

[@Matreeso]

I thought he was actually gonna make a sound that can do damage oh how dumb am I

[@xcryosonx]

Sick video Marshall, really impressed with your result as well! Keep up the amazing content. ^_^

[@NotSoMelancholy]

I feel like with a better explosion sound that thing would be on par with the original. The tail is fantastic. The suction is s good as it's gonna get with what you used and that was great!

[@thomasforbes784]

This was better than I expected a sound video to be. Good Job!

[@Movie_Games]

Just to address the no sound in space. I thought the ships in star wars simulate the sounds going on so the pilot can fly better?

[@Logsthecomposer]

The end result sounds awesome! I've been wondering how to record and create sounds, so I'm glad I found your channel. Looking forward to more videos!

[@Schimml0rd]

idk why this was in my recommended but holy smokes am i glad :D soundboard Mac Gyver :D

[@losalfajoresok]

Love that sound and your recreation. Awesome stuff, really.

[@HDInstrumental1]

I like the thermal imploder from SWBF 2015. Much better in my opinion.

[@dogboyralph01]

i just have to close my eyes and i'm transported. good job. they need more talented people like u man

[@Clarinet.dommy1]

Who’s here from The Mandalorian wanting to make the sound😂

[@TheDynamicDuo11]

Me XD

[@triune_blades]

This was awesome to see how much work goes into creating a "simple" sound. Great job! Subbed!

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

That Bob Ross clip may be the most legendary image I've ever seen.

[@anthonydiaco139]

I think this guy made the sound for Star Wars.

[@samgentle]

To me the twang sounds a bit like when you time stretch a sound too much and it gets that weird metallic echo.

[@MizManFryingP]

This is insanely good! Great video yet again Marshall! :D

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

It sounds like he dropped a microphone into a piano

[@KYREKING]

Bro, thats amazing!

[@zerrierslizer1]

you lucky bastard. i only have ableton 9 live suite. :( wish i had 10 :( but me broke af.

[@GCKoerner]

Amazing! I love the original sound so much and you did an awesome job