What is it about Theme Park sound?

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It occurs to me that recorded character voices and other voiceover work you
hear at theme parks, Disney in particular - announcements, recorded
character patter inside shows, etc. has a unique resonance to it. Hard to
put a finger on it, but it seems to me that it sounds different than
recordings you hear anywhere else - movies, outdoor amplified radio
broadcasts etc.

Has anyone here done these kind of recordings and/or have any insight as to
what it is I'm hearing?

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I'm pretty sure if it was Disney,
it's becase they did it a the cheapest place.
Sorry I can't be of more help,
Tom


"Doc" <docsavage20@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It occurs to me that recorded character voices and other voiceover work
you
> hear at theme parks, Disney in particular - announcements, recorded
> character patter inside shows, etc. has a unique resonance to it. Hard to
> put a finger on it, but it seems to me that it sounds different than
> recordings you hear anywhere else - movies, outdoor amplified radio
> broadcasts etc.
>
> Has anyone here done these kind of recordings and/or have any insight as
to
> what it is I'm hearing?
>
>

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"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley7@xprt.net> wrote in message
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> Some of the difference may be the design of the speaker systems.
> I've heard that some of the "upper floors" of the storefront buildings
> along the streets are actually gigantic speaker cabs. I've heard some
> extraordinarly impressive playback of music in several Disney
> parks (Anaheim & MGM in Orlando specifically) with a full
> low-end that I've never heard anywhere else outdoors.

I'd definitely say that a very non-scientific seat-of-the-pants description
would be what I'd call hyper punchy/brilliant/crisp. There's just an extreme
"presence" that I don't hear in other recordings. It seems that it has a lot
to do with creating the "Disney Atmosphere".

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"Tommy B" <mrtomm@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I'm pretty sure if it was Disney,
> it's becase they did it a the cheapest place.
> Sorry I can't be of more help,

It was my understanding that they do a lot of their own recording, that they
have studios on premises.

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On 29 Sep 2004 07:32:57 -0700, miked@wrmusic.com (sodderboy) wrote:

>I always figured that it was because there are thousands of speakers
>around the park, so no single speaker is very loud. Sound is not loud
>enough to bounce off walls eliminating any reverb ambience. They then
>balance the system to give it a subtle engulfing effect.

Also the case inside the large building/exhibits. I suspect some of
the sound quality also comes from complex phasing coming from all
those speakers at different distances.

> Especially
>leaving the "Seas" exibit at Epcot. There is some Eno-esque sound
>blob where you leave that comes from nowhere, but is everywhere.
>This is also becoming the case in airports where there are more
>speakers installed, each at a lower volume.
>mike

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