Repair & Improve Any Prop Sound

In this video I repair the sound on a store bought prop and I show you how to improve the sound of any prop.
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[@elizabethjesse2425]

That was amazing,I thought it would be so much more complicated, can't wait to try it out

[@miltonrivera914]

Finally someone know what they are doing! I have learned so much in such a short period of time! Only 301 days until Halloween!

[@TheMakersCave]

There's more to come!! Thanks for watching.

[@vendright]

Steve's the man!

[@TheMakersCave]

Thank You!

[@HobbyLinkInternational]

Great job on the repairs. Always learning something from you.

[@TheMakersCave]

Thank you!!

[@louisracick2406]

Great video I will be upgrading my speakers.

[@TheMakersCave]

Tapping into the speaker wires of a prop to send the sound to computer speakers almost makes a completely new prop. It makes the sound cleaner and clearer. I've had several props where it was hard to understand what they were saying and once I used external amplified speakers it was crisp and clear. Also, thanks for watching, I really appreciate.

[@daveaitken]

Thanks for the detail video. Steve you show great tools that make your build last and work well.

[@TheMakersCave]

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.

[@davewilliams6694]

Thanks for the video Steve, you make this stuff look so easy and I've been able to learn some new skills watching your videos. But now I have a question.. the computer speakers you used here look like they are AC powered..... how would you keep them weather proof in a outdoor prop, or would hiding them inside the prop be enough to protect the speakers and guests?

[@TheMakersCave]

The answer to that is easy, there are several answers. Keep them covered with $ store tupperware. I use outside garden speakers. During springime/summer a lot of store have them on sale and some are even shaped like rocks, the perfect disguise.

[@hectordiaz5992]

Thank you so much for the audio problem. I have a question? I have the Harvester of soul taker and the arms will not move, I do hear the motor but nothings moves. Please help, thank you so much

[@TheMakersCave]

Hi! When the motor is running does it sound like it's under any strain or do you hear any clicks or grinding?

[@moonowl4912]

Hi Steve, I have a headless horseman I bought at HomeDepot a few years ago. . Home Accents Holiday. MPN. 5124513. When you walk by he’s supposed talk . He lights up but you can’t hear sound anymore. I’m thinking the sound box is bad as opposed to just a speaker. How do I find a sound box. I’m having a hard time finding animatronic replacement parts.

[@TheMakersCave]

Sadly, that's the problem with these props, parts are hard to find, and it seems that the sound portion of the main boards are the first thing to go. I have quite a few in my shop for repair where the customers says the parts all work, there's just no sound. I would probably use a sound card that is activated in when the prop starts. But you'd have to find a wire to tie into to tell when the prop is activated, that's the tricky part.

[@rayseidel7567]

I have a possessed pumpkin from Halloween spirit that the speaker stopped working. It’s just static pops. Any thoughts on that? It doesn’t look like I can just swap a speaker cause there’s so many more intricate things attached to it and soldered.

[@TheMakersCave]

Hi! Thanks for watching. Are you talking about the 7ft animatronic pumpkin? If you are is it just the sound that is out or does it still move and light up?

[@The_Animatronic_Guy]

this is impressive.. how many props have you done this on? have you tried it on props from all companies?

[@TheMakersCave]

I’ve done it with all my Spirit props, a couple Home Depot and Lowe’s props. It the first modification I do.

[@The_Animatronic_Guy]

@@TheMakersCavedo you have videos of them? just like a short demo of how they sound?

[@TheMakersCave]

I had a Loes prop still in the box. I did the same thing. Went into the main board, cut the connections for the speaker, added the plugs. Here's a short video of the result. Be sure to listen to wind in the background, you can clearly hear it in the amped version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eai7i2aNbdiHn8U

[@lordmegatron6370]

So what if the speaker is 8 ohms and 10 watts does it have to be exact?

[@TheMakersCave]

If those are the specs of speaker that you are replacing you want to last least match them, so you'd want a speaker that can handle at least 10 Watts. You can always get a speaker that can handle more than 10 Watts and still be Ok, just don't go crazy or you might not hear a lot as the board may not be able to drive the higher wattage speaker. The 8 ohms is pretty common so I would stick with that.

[@lordmegatron6370]

How would I upgrade a two wire motion sensor when others have three or more wires?

[@TheMakersCave]

@@lordmegatron6370 I can't really answer that without know what kind of 2-wire sensor you have. If you can, send me some pictures and I would love to help. [e-mail] or a model number/make of the 2-wire sensor

[@lordmegatron6370]

It’s from a gemmy item so there is no item or model number all I know is that it has light sensitivity but it barely works

[@TheMakersCave]

@@lordmegatron6370 Yep, those sensor usually don't work to well. Just to make sure, there are only two wire coming from the sensor?