h a l f b a k e r yIt's the thought that counts.
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
The sound of a car door closing is very distinctive and totally unique to each vehicle. It's also a fixed entity until now, because "What Is The Sound Of One Door Closing" enables you to select a different sound at any time of your choosing. Here's how it works:
Contained within the door is a powerful
speaker, amplifier and library of sounds. These are linked to an app that enables you to select the sound you want from a substantial collection. When you close the door the sound is delivered, at sufficient volume to supplant the existing closure noise.
For example:
Rolls Royce owners may like to enjoy the rusty creak and tinny clunk of a 2CV while the family saloon driver might relish the heavy clank of an armoured car door from time to time.
You can also choose the door closing sound to trigger an extended sequence of noises, such as when Tippi Hedren closes the door on her car as the crows begin their first attack in Hitchcock's timeless classic The Birds. In this case the door sound continues as the crows thud against the windows, roof and door panels.
Deluxe version also delivers a puff of the smell appropriate to your car door sound to further add to the experience.
note - I was going to post a Museum Of Car Doors With Sounds, but that localises the idea to a fixed place.
[link]
|
| |
One schoolbus special, please, medium loud |
|
| |
Panzer VI commander's hatch will do nicely. |
|
| |
We need the Inuktitut voice command to activate the atim-utapanashku: 'Kuist, kuist!!" (sounds like 'Whisht, whisht"). Could also be made available in Kalaallisut and Yupik for international markets. |
|
| |
//Panzer VI commander's hatch will do nicely// I'm
surprised you don't want the sound of Hitler's
private train carriage door. It's on special offer,
along with the sound of the bomb bay doors
shutting on the Superfortress after the first atomic
bomb was dropped. |
|
| |
<Anecdote>
My Dad is a car geek. Many years ago (late '90s), a friend
of mine pulled up at our house in his classic Mini. Before
he had even turned off the engine, my Dad popped the
bonnet, fiddled with something in the engine bay, then
shut the lid again; about 3-4 seconds. By this time, my
friend had stopped the engine, and opened the drivers
door to get out.
And the horn went off.
In almost no time at all, my Dad had connected the horn
to the door switch (possibly via the headlights). It was
then that I realised that my Dad doesn't just know cars,
he KNOWS cars.
</anecdote>
As for the idea, how to you get rid of the real car-door
sound, for the "new" sound to replace? (Otherwise, the
volume required will be uncomfortably loud...) |
|
| |
It's an impact/"impulse", not a continuous waveform. I'm not
sure that can be cancelled, the way a soundwave can be... |
|
| |
It's possibly a soliton (q.v.) |
|
| |
It kind of scares me that I have a visual now of our poor
[xenzag] getting his ear caught while slamming the car door. I
remember how much a finger hurt, an ear, oh my heavens. |
|
| |
//As an aside, THIS kind of thing is why I visit Halfbakery. Even more than the witty repartee, I enjoy the endless stream of random puzzles and questions.// |
|
| |
// more than the witty repartee // |
|
| |
You'd like it better if you had the means to join in... |
|
| |
I'll take a Death Star Iris Door if you don't mind,
please? |
|
| |
Or maybe one that goes "Wrrrr..... Thank You!" in
some irritatingly self-satisfied manner. |
|
| |
I understood that engineering a silent or at least very quiet car door closure was trivial, but rejected by marketing who wanted their models to have a "signature" sound. So this is very plausible and could well catch on. Look at how electric cars have speakers to make a "broom broom" noise. See also the idea about custom electric car noises somewhere on this august website. |
|
| |
A multi-bolt safe with a short gear travel or
something organically bio-mechanical, a sucky squishy knuckle pop, would be my choices until I got bored. |
|
| |
Never bother to shout at a donkey - you'll just end up a little hoarse ... |
|
| |