#How to make a lightsaber sound effect movie#
Interestingly enough, as he notes, “a sound person doesn’t normally want buzz or hum.” But in this case, they were exactly what he was looking for! It was a buzz and a hum that made the sound of the most iconic movie weapon... I think that’s really unique and awesome. So, Burtt recorded that buzz and mixed it with the hum of the film projector motor. Kylo Rens lightsaber crystal, which is cracked, causes his lightsaber to make a crackling sound when he activates it. But certain crystals make a difference as well. The lightsaber of a lightsider has more of a choom sound effect. And I said ‘that’s a great buzz, that sounds dangerous.’” When a darksider activates their lightsaber, it makes more of a sharp sound. But now these lightsaber toys will do that for you and more. Even Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor admitted in an interview on The Graham Norton Show that it was difficult in the beginning to not make the sounds. If you want to know what it feels like to hold a Lightsaber, this project is the closest you can get today. After clicking on a point, you can hold down the ctrl key use arrow keys to move it 1 pixel at a time. Fluid sound effects generated in real time. Right click (or ctrl+click) to remove them. From the menu select Effects > Laser Glow. “When I walked past the television set in my apartment, it picked up the hum from the picture directly into the broken wire, that made a buzz. It’s no secret that very few can resist making the iconic humming sound effects when playing with a lightsaber. Open the vido or picture you want to edit. One famous example of that is the lightsaber sound effect created by Ben. And believe it or not, a piece of broken gear helped him find it. in the editing room to sket the needed text and make sure the idea works. However, he needed to add another element to this unusual weapon. “I thought ‘that’s probably what a lightsaber would sound like.’” Effects: Force Effects: Saber Blade Colour Changer: Changable Soundfonts: Waving sound: Straight wave sound effect. Blade Color Selection Unlike many lightsabers that come with just one color and force you to pick one our sabers come with 12 difference colors so you can pick the one you. “In the booth where we projected the films, those projectors made a hum.” It wasn’t when they were running, but when they were idle when they would make “this magical, mysterious humming sound,” as Burtt describes it. Quickly press the button and the lightsaber blade will momentarily change to pulsating white color as if being struck by the blaster and will play a matching sound effect. He recalls that he saw some of Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art when he heard the sound of the lightsaber in his mind.
Of course, the lightsaber was among that stuff. After all, it’s never too late to share some nerdy stuff, right?Īs you can imagine, Ben Burtt had tons of challenges ahead of him as he had to create sounds of things like spaceships, light blasters, and cool stuff that doesn’t actually exist.
The video is a bit old, but it came to our attention recently.