Frank
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My first post on this forum. I haven't talked about classic cartoons in years in part because GAC forums went down. I'm here to talk about a subject nearly no one talks about, its about the sound effects that Terrytoons used from the 1930 all the ay until the studio petered out 1968-1971. There seems to be two eras of sound effects:
The first era of sound effects lasted from the 1930s at least until Gene Deitch arrived at the studio in the mid 1950s. Notable sound effects include the bass drum hit when a character bumped into something, another one was the sound of water spraying in many scenes, and there is another sound that is peculiar. I describe it as a high pitched metallic ratcheting sound, this sound effect was used occasionally when a character was pulling a lever, or a character sliding something. This sound effect was not only used by Terrytoons but also used by Paramount, particularly used Fleischer cartoons particularly when machinery was involved. The sound effect was still used by Famous Studios well into the 1950s but more sparingly.
The second era of sound effects lasted shortly after Gene Deitch revamped the studio. It's a little hard to describe them but they sound like they have a little echo to them as if they they're trying to sound more modern, they sound a bit like UPA/Jay Ward sound effects. I never really liked the newer sound effects but I know why they made them, partly to make the cartoons sound more modern and because they have a limited selection of sound effects. The old sound effects did creep up from time to time but they were used more sparingly especially in the last years of the studio.
When ever we talk about sound effects, we always talk about Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and to a lesser extent, Jay Ward, Disney, and MGM sound effects. I now that Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros., SFX are the most infamous but SFX from the east coast studios particularly Paramount and Terrytoons are basically forgotten partly because they haven't been used in decades. But I'd like to hear from fans of both studios and fans of cartoon sound effects. I've been interested in sound effects for a while now particularly the MGM and Disney sound effects.
The first era of sound effects lasted from the 1930s at least until Gene Deitch arrived at the studio in the mid 1950s. Notable sound effects include the bass drum hit when a character bumped into something, another one was the sound of water spraying in many scenes, and there is another sound that is peculiar. I describe it as a high pitched metallic ratcheting sound, this sound effect was used occasionally when a character was pulling a lever, or a character sliding something. This sound effect was not only used by Terrytoons but also used by Paramount, particularly used Fleischer cartoons particularly when machinery was involved. The sound effect was still used by Famous Studios well into the 1950s but more sparingly.
The second era of sound effects lasted shortly after Gene Deitch revamped the studio. It's a little hard to describe them but they sound like they have a little echo to them as if they they're trying to sound more modern, they sound a bit like UPA/Jay Ward sound effects. I never really liked the newer sound effects but I know why they made them, partly to make the cartoons sound more modern and because they have a limited selection of sound effects. The old sound effects did creep up from time to time but they were used more sparingly especially in the last years of the studio.
When ever we talk about sound effects, we always talk about Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and to a lesser extent, Jay Ward, Disney, and MGM sound effects. I now that Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros., SFX are the most infamous but SFX from the east coast studios particularly Paramount and Terrytoons are basically forgotten partly because they haven't been used in decades. But I'd like to hear from fans of both studios and fans of cartoon sound effects. I've been interested in sound effects for a while now particularly the MGM and Disney sound effects.