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Question: Which weird instrument on Amarok sounds best? :: Total Votes:43 Poll choices Votes Statistics Toy dog 3  [6.98%] Glass of water 10  [23.26%] The Hoover 5  [11.63%] Shoes 12  [27.91%] Face slap 4  [9.30%] Aeromodellers toolbox contents 4  [9.30%] Referees whistle 1  [2.33%] Spoons 1  [2.33%] Other.... 3  [6.98%] Guests cannot vote

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The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Aug. 08 2005, 09:08 Or you could just say that having 'not much synth really' was the best sounding weird thing said on the instruments list!   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Aug. 08 2005, 10:32 "Lion" is my favorite section, and I believe it has the toy dog, so I voted for the dog. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Aug. 08 2005, 22:31 Mike in a "out demon out" moment while punching the punch ball. -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Aug. 20 2005, 10:47 After listening very carefully I have decided on other -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Aug. 21 2005, 01:45 Glass of water is my favourite out of the options on the poll, but my actual favouite is 'long thin hanging metallic tubes', better known as tubular bells of course. I think they sound as good on Amarok as they have ever done. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Aug. 25 2005, 16:57 I love the twangy bits on Amarok! I love the doo doo doo dooo doo doooo doooo doooo doo on low pitched electric guitar too!   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Aug. 25 2005, 17:00 How about the "whale song" guitar that appears on Africa I ? -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Aug. 25 2005, 17:03 yes I believe the effect is used more than once, it's great!!   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Sep. 08 2005, 02:05 Well I would have to say the aeromodellers toolbox because on my first listen when I looked through the list of 'instruments', that was the one I waited for the most thinking 'what the hell does an aeromodellers tool box sound like?' No denying which it is! -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 08 2005, 16:19 I like a lot the Hoover-Scot-Hoover sequence, i.e. the water-drinking-teeth-brushing-yawning-glass-smashing scene , so my vote goes to the glass. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Sep. 08 2005, 16:29 A narrow lead for shoes, glass of water the current favourite, aeromodellers toolbox and the hoover are neck and neck..... sounds like a horserace if you ask me hehehe   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Sep. 21 2005, 16:33 haha, great poll this  Voted for faceslap, although I recently found out what sound my own face makes when being slapped!  But I'm alright now!   And greetings to your girlfriend -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

LivingForever Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: Oct. 2003 Posted: Nov. 01 2005, 07:41 The toothbrush, definitely! -------------- http://giggingforever.blogspot.co.uk Back to top

El Bosnia Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Nov. 02 2005, 11:57 Quote (Ugo @ Sep. 08 2005, 16:19) the water-drinking-teeth-brushing-yawning-glass-smashing scene , so my vote goes to the glass. Yeah! That sequence is awesome! I voted for the glass.   -------------- "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering" "Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny" Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Aug. 18 2007, 14:19 I've never had a 'toy dog'. What sort of sound does it make? If it's one of those pulltoy things, I imagine it makes a 'clickity-click' sound? -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 18 2007, 17:34 I went for the glass.  Never realised drinking water, brushing your teeth and smashing things could be used to such great musical effect!   Then again I'dve said most of the "instruments" could never be used in any sort of musical capacity.  But for once I was really glad to be proved wrong! I nearly went for the face slap actually.  Though I've always wondered who the poor sod was that was actually on the receiving end.  Cause it sounds like it really hurts!   Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Aug. 19 2007, 03:23 Quote (Ebony @ Aug. 18 2007, 17:34) I nearly went for the face slap actually. Though I've always wondered who the poor sod was that was actually on the receiving end.  Cause it sounds like it really hurts!   Me too. The mind boggles over the possibilities. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 19 2007, 20:57 @ Sweatpea: a toy dog is, I think, a battery-powered dog that moves around, wags its tail and barks. @ Ebony: I guess it was Mike who slapped his own face. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 20 2007, 11:20 Quote (Ugo @ Aug. 20 2007, 01:57) I guess it was Mike who slapped his own face. Is that possible?  I mean, I know you can slap your own face if you really want to, but for the slap in question I didn't think you'd be able get enough swing on your arm to connect with your face at the force required to produce such a loud sound. But if that was the case - ouch!   Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 20 2007, 15:42 @ Onion: the loudness of any recorded sound depends on various factors, e.g. how close is the microphone used to record it, how it's processed during the mixing, how the edit was made [there are lots and lots of edits in Amarok, you know! ] and so on. And anyway, it's perfectly possible to slap your own face and produce a fairly loud noise. Believe me. Sure, if that was the case - ouch indeed!! -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

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