Crowd Noise: TASCAM Audio Recordings
Rob Burke writes: We recorded the first sound effects for the game during Frosh Week '96. While running around supporting Frosh Week as a Psychotage Frec, I was rocking a TASCAM audio recorder we'd rented. The end result was several hours of stock audio for the game.
Every bit of crowd noise and every cheer you hear in game was recorded on site at Frosh Week events like Thundermugs, the Highland Games, and the real Greasepole '96. It's a miracle the portable recorder survived the experience. And another miracle the folks at the rental place didn't ask about the purple.
Greasepole Crowd Noise
Great crowd noise. The crowd in the game was sampled and re-mixed from these longer clips.
Great crowd noise. The crowd in the game was sampled and re-mixed from these longer clips.
Familiar pitside cheers.
Familiar pitside cheers.
Familiar pitside cheers.
Toss the 114 Exam at the crowd and see what they have to say.
Mike Conrad (Sci '99) tore the tam down, and here's what ensued.
Mike Conrad (Sci '99) tore the tam down, and here's what ensued.
These guys just wouldn't shut up! I had so much footage of this Frosh group that I had to include them in the game. When the Frosh are nearing the tam, listen for these guys to pipe up.
Sci '00 is welcomed to Queen's Applied Science.
Ritual Sounds
IMPORTANT CAVEAT: Unlike the game, the sounds linked to this page are uncensored. They may not be suitable for some ears.
Go Nuts
Josh Suteir (Sci '99) turned down the blaring Frecmobile music so we could record pure jacket slamming. Love is what we feel for this clip.
The Frosh get a little Moshing lesson.
More Greasepole Crowd Noise
Familiar pitside cheers.
Familiar pitside cheers.
Familiar pitside cheers.
And finally, a familiar chant from frosh week.
The Commie Shoutout
Re-live our victory at the '96 Commie Shoutout. Is that 32 in a row now?
Re-live our victory at the '96 Commie Shoutout. Is that 32 in a row now?
Re-live our victory at the '96 Commie Shoutout. Is that 32 in a row now?
Out-Takes: CFRC Recording Session
On Halloween, 1997, Tuan Vu Bui (Sci '99) arranged for us to use the digital equipment at Queen's CFRC Radio studios to record additional voiceovers for the game. The [recording session](/assets/documents/Voice Talent Detailed Descriptions.rtf) was a blast (the document attached to that link shows the original handout we passed around at Ritual), and the stuff we got out of the session exceeded all of our expectations. We put together a Demo Track that played on the web site for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, many of the good ones had been lost, but we're sure you'll enjoy these.
The demo track that played on the web site.
Al "Pop Boy" Burchell walks into CFRC.
Some more SciCon advice.
Rob Burke, Craig Calvert and Derek Crawford invoke some Monty Python.
Sci '00 rocks, baby!
At the EngSoc meeting, the Frosh are offered Golden Bath Robes instead of GPA.
Marie-Claire Gagne (Sci '99) is first praised, then revealed to be Chief FREC!
Marie-Claire Gagne (Sci '99) is first praised, then revealed to be Chief FREC!
How cute are they, Frosh?
How cute are they, Frosh?
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
Robert walks up to a group of ArtScis and asks them to make some noise for him.
These were from a recording session with Al we did with a cheap microphone. Unfortunately the quality generally wasn't good enough for the game, but it was great stuff.
Recording session with Al using a cheap microphone.
Recording session with Al using a cheap microphone.
Recording session with Al using a cheap microphone.
Recording session with Al using a cheap microphone.
Greetings from da boyz. Lovely.
Greetings from da boyz. Lovely.
The Music of Sci '99
We couldn't help but test the limits of the TASCAM by recording the music of Sci '99.
Craig Calvert, Edgar Yajure, Kim Spencer, Blake LaChance and The Queen's Bands provided us with song. There's also something in there from the Grant Hall welcome!