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Just curious, which music would you use? This happens to be important to me, so some analysis would be appreciated. EDIT: Assume only a visual feed was avail

Just curious, which music would you use? This happens to be important to me, so some analysis would be appreciated. EDIT: Assume only a visual feed was available, no audio.

natch 13y ago
I would frankly like to hear the sounds of a spewing, gushing, burning volcano, even if it's underneath the (also very fun to listen to) sound of the drone itself and all the wind noise. It doesn't seem like a huge leap in intuition to realize that this would be exciting to hear even if the environment is noisy.
- eterm 13y ago
  Every sound you've ever heard on a nature program is fake, that is to say it's mixed in after from other sources.
  - cooper12 13y ago
    >Every sound you've ever heard That's a really broad claim. DO you have a source for this statement?
    - sbirchall 13y ago
      yeah I wouldn't say _Every_ but a very large majority most certainly are. I used to delight in ruining people's enjoyment of nature documentaries by pointing out that anything walking on snow is the sound of custard powder being crunched and twisted in a rubber glove! Yeah: I'm a bastard ;)
      - tunap 13y ago
        I like the growl that is administered to every video cat larger than a fat tabby. IF I ever hear that sound IRL, I won't be thinking cougar or bobcat, rather how to deter the jaguar from crushing my skull.
        sbirchall 13y ago
        There is a soundbite used to dub over the top of replays in Premiership football as broadcast on terrestrial TV here in the UK. Once you notice it's exactly the same sound every time it's something you can never not notice and it's infuriating! There are a few whoops and screams in it that get me every time and make me cringe. In this vein there's an amazing line from Man on The Moon when Kaufman refuses to let canned laughter be dubbed over his show: "That's dead people laughing! You know all those people they recorded are dead by now, right!?"
      - Stratoscope 13y ago
        I think you would enjoy this wonderful old Jam Handy video called Back of the Mike: https://archive.org/details/Backofth1938 https://archive.org/details/Backofth1938
- wintersFright 13y ago
  using the original sound source wouldn't work with the slomo effect he used.
- Florin_Andrei 13y ago
  Drones are very noisy. Unless you take special precautions, the sound from the camera is going to be mostly rotor buzz.
  - natch 13y ago
    Which as I mentioned is a really cool sound that I would like to hear.
twic 13y ago
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777565.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777565.stm !
Killah911 13y ago
Anything that doesn't drown out the visual experience would be nice.
hfsktr 13y ago
I know I am not them but since you seem to want some data^H^H^H^H opinions. I would exclude any songs with words. Probably something slower like Moonlight Sonata but I could see something like 1812 Overture being good (cannon shots and volcanoes). I get that techno is supposed to make you feel pumped and all but it distracted me way too much. Now had it been say Firestarter or something at least mildly related maybe but I like that song already. I don't mind it when I'm watching something like a compilation of stunts or whatever.
baddox 13y ago
I would prefer that people uploaded their videos with no music, for two reasons. First, music is a very personal and subjective thing. There's a vanishingly small chance of a video having a song that causes me to discover a new artist that I enjoy, and a large chance I will be annoyed and immediately mute the video. Second, and more importantly, using copyrighted music makes the video much more likely to be inaccessible on YouTube on mobile devices and tablets. For drone videos in particular, of which I watch a lot, I vastly prefer just using the audio straight from the camera. Personally, I cut 12 decibels or so, to avoid rupturing the eardrums of viewers with headphones.
sk5t 13y ago
This video of a booster rocket has excellent, mostly-natural sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c It came to mind due to the airborne / hostile environment combination...
lucasnemeth 13y ago
suggestions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jwv2QMtAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jwv2QMtAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYgm5MML58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYgm5MML58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOat_xsGUOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOat_xsGUOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHdNub6Agk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHdNub6Agk

Just curious, which music would you use? This happens to be important to me, so some analysis would be appreciated. EDIT: Assume only a visual feed was available, no audio.

natch 13y ago

I would frankly like to hear the sounds of a spewing, gushing, burning volcano, even if it's underneath the (also very fun to listen to) sound of the drone itself and all the wind noise. It doesn't seem like a huge leap in intuition to realize that this would be exciting to hear even if the environment is noisy.

eterm 13y ago
Every sound you've ever heard on a nature program is fake, that is to say it's mixed in after from other sources.
- cooper12 13y ago
  >Every sound you've ever heard That's a really broad claim. DO you have a source for this statement?
  - sbirchall 13y ago
    yeah I wouldn't say _Every_ but a very large majority most certainly are. I used to delight in ruining people's enjoyment of nature documentaries by pointing out that anything walking on snow is the sound of custard powder being crunched and twisted in a rubber glove! Yeah: I'm a bastard ;)
    - tunap 13y ago
      I like the growl that is administered to every video cat larger than a fat tabby. IF I ever hear that sound IRL, I won't be thinking cougar or bobcat, rather how to deter the jaguar from crushing my skull.
      - sbirchall 13y ago
        There is a soundbite used to dub over the top of replays in Premiership football as broadcast on terrestrial TV here in the UK. Once you notice it's exactly the same sound every time it's something you can never not notice and it's infuriating! There are a few whoops and screams in it that get me every time and make me cringe. In this vein there's an amazing line from Man on The Moon when Kaufman refuses to let canned laughter be dubbed over his show: "That's dead people laughing! You know all those people they recorded are dead by now, right!?"
    - Stratoscope 13y ago
      I think you would enjoy this wonderful old Jam Handy video called Back of the Mike: https://archive.org/details/Backofth1938 https://archive.org/details/Backofth1938
wintersFright 13y ago
using the original sound source wouldn't work with the slomo effect he used.
Florin_Andrei 13y ago
Drones are very noisy. Unless you take special precautions, the sound from the camera is going to be mostly rotor buzz.
- natch 13y ago
  Which as I mentioned is a really cool sound that I would like to hear.

twic 13y ago

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777565.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777565.stm !

Killah911 13y ago

Anything that doesn't drown out the visual experience would be nice.

hfsktr 13y ago

I know I am not them but since you seem to want some data^H^H^H^H opinions. I would exclude any songs with words. Probably something slower like Moonlight Sonata but I could see something like 1812 Overture being good (cannon shots and volcanoes). I get that techno is supposed to make you feel pumped and all but it distracted me way too much. Now had it been say Firestarter or something at least mildly related maybe but I like that song already. I don't mind it when I'm watching something like a compilation of stunts or whatever.

baddox 13y ago

I would prefer that people uploaded their videos with no music, for two reasons. First, music is a very personal and subjective thing. There's a vanishingly small chance of a video having a song that causes me to discover a new artist that I enjoy, and a large chance I will be annoyed and immediately mute the video. Second, and more importantly, using copyrighted music makes the video much more likely to be inaccessible on YouTube on mobile devices and tablets. For drone videos in particular, of which I watch a lot, I vastly prefer just using the audio straight from the camera. Personally, I cut 12 decibels or so, to avoid rupturing the eardrums of viewers with headphones.

sk5t 13y ago

This video of a booster rocket has excellent, mostly-natural sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c It came to mind due to the airborne / hostile environment combination...

lucasnemeth 13y ago

suggestions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jwv2QMtAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_jwv2QMtAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYgm5MML58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYgm5MML58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOat_xsGUOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOat_xsGUOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHdNub6Agk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHdNub6Agk