14 replies to this topic

[bagmeist]

Why is it in soaps on the tv ie Eastenders, Corrie, Hollyoaks etc have fruit machines in pubs they are usually in test mode. Or if a character in the soap is playing one they use the cheesiest 80's sound effects to emulate them? Can anyone help? Do the producers need some more up to date sound effects?

[todd1970]

Aye..I find that quite amusing actually they are playing..Barcrest "Bully for you"

And the noises are from Cloud999 or sum shit.

[skabaz]

afaik its all down to copyright regarding the sound.

baz

[bagmeist]

I see. Well I think id rather have cloud 9 sound effects than bar x's.

[Deano]

i remember listening to sound effects of Line up when someone was playing Crash,Bang Wallop on Eastenders...Very comical lol:bigeyes04:

[luckylee]

I remember watching an episode of only fools and horses, and in the background there was a guy playing space invaders and it was dubbed over with fruity sounds even a payout lol!

bbc cheapskates!

[cardie]

in shameless i think there playing barcrests smash martians in thwe horizan cabinate and i can here project coin sounds haha

[brian.ha]

i have not noticed this before in soaps i will have to keep an eye on it now

[mazooma]

I think it's to do with the fact than when the show is recorded there is no background noise, and the sounds are added later. Apparently it's the same with the police sirens in The Bill. When they record the video of the cars racing down the roads lights blazing, they are silent. The sound is added later.

Hence modern looking machines, blip and bloops from 777 sunset boulevard.

[Nudgeman]

In the Inbetweeners, they actually had the real Vortex sounds, the guy had a few quid in the bank. They added on some Las Vegas style payout 'noise' for ages to make it sound like a jackpot, not a fiver. Impressively realistic for a TV program.

[hornynick]

havent watched EE since, but bout a month ago they had an impulse machine in the vic, when i asked on players heaven they sad it must have been an old failed tester. My Q is what was the machine and has any1 seen/played it?

[CrAzYbAr]

I watched The Inbetweeners, it's a new comedy on E4, in the first episode it has a guy playing a Vortex with all the original sounds. I imagine when somebody 'wins' the just do a hopper dump?

I think on the vortex, when you see the guy just get the board you hear the correct noises when the Hilo belt is moving.
That and in Shaun of the Dead it's the other way round! Correct sounds but no machine haha