Hanz
Anonieme Analogist
Via een enorme omweg (rare platenhoezen -> obscure jaren '60 muziek -> deze pagina ) kwam ik een paar Sonovox opnamen tegen.
Nog nooit van gehoord, maar het klinkt alsvolgt - als een soort Vocoder dus. Maar 't werkt blijkbaar anders:
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Zelfs nog een plaatje:
Iemand hier ooit van gehoord? Is dat nou wat anders dan zo'n gitaar talk box uit de jaren '70?
Nog nooit van gehoord, maar het klinkt alsvolgt - als een soort Vocoder dus. Maar 't werkt blijkbaar anders:
The Sonovox is basically a couple of small speakers placed on either side of the throat, just under the jaw line. You could send sound, such as a trumpet, organ, or flute from the console into the sono units causing them to vibrate. When the audio is sent to the speakers, the operator would mouth the required lyrics in sync, making it sound like the the instruments could sing. The eerie voice effects the Sonovox produced were used in the 1941 Disney film Dumbo and a handful of children's records which are displayed below. The Sonovox was later often used in jingle packages that were purchased by radio stations.
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The sonovox itself was invented by a man named Gilbert Wright. It was used during the 1940s in movies, commercials, and even by a few recording artists such as guitarist Alvino Rey.
Bill Meeks, founder of PAMS (the company who made WABC's jingles during the 60s and part of the 70s) worked out a deal with Wright whereby PAMS would be the exclusive licensee of the Sonovox process for radio ID jingles. The first package PAMS did using the Sonovox was called "Sonosational" (Series 18 ). It was originally done for (then) top-40 KFWB Los Angeles. The idea was that various solo instruments such as flute, guitar, trombone or sax would seem to be "singing" the station logo.
Zelfs nog een plaatje:
Iemand hier ooit van gehoord? Is dat nou wat anders dan zo'n gitaar talk box uit de jaren '70?
Maar ik heb nog een paar kleine speakertjes ergens liggen dus...