Ben Burtt's Sound Lab for "Forbidden Planet"

I’ve always been curious about that, thank you Ben.

Ben Burtt is an absolute sound genius

i have that same mixer. cool. i thought all the sfx was done using only a thermin. i stand corrected .:)

I remember when I was at school back in 2006 we were watching something Star Wars related and my teacher wanted the volume turned down and he told us his friend knew Ben Burtt and spoke to him and explained to us how lightsaber sound was created and laser blast sound. I’ll never forget the way he explained it to us he said something about waving something against a microphone and hitting something to create laser sound stays with me to this very day.

Wow. Amazing stuff!

I could listen to that all day...

Hi, anyone know the name of the gear he use please?

I'd love more info on the kind of hardware he's using. Are there specific types of filters or amplifiers used to make those kind of effects?

Very very cool!

a mastr at work in ananaloge worls.... with a digital sampler sitting almost out of sight .. and .. he's faking it...sorry

Simple but clever. Thank you for revealing the tricks of the trade. I'd wondered about this for decades.

binaural frequency, cool

Fantastic!

Sick set, dude

lol I think thats a radio shack mixer

Very cool. Some of that definitely got repeated for some sound effects on Star Trek TOS.

wow cool

Could you re-upload this with audible audio of Ben?
He's way too weak, while the sounds are LOUD.

Ironic that an "Academy" video focusing on one of the greatest sound designers, recreating other great sound artists, has poorly recorded audio.

This was amazing!!

swing and a miss, Ben...you're close, but no. that's not how they did it

This guy is a very cool cat!!!!!! Amazing stuff!!

Wow. Thank you so much for showing this. It is one thing to read about it. But to hear it makes it so much more amazing.

Krell magic

Why is it that these childhood "sounds" that sparked our early imaginings...are so vivid and comforting. Now to see the mechanics of those memories brought to bear...gives me even more admiration and awe of imaginative pioneers of the past. Oddly enough, these sounds are soooo cool...even in this era. Thanks so much for a look behind the wizards curtain...the kid in me was greatly satisfied.....More please!!!

I have to get some of this stuff

Fabulous..I even heard a sound from war of the worlds in there somewhere. Great .

1.25 war of the worlds. Fab

When audio gear had wooden siding :) [ some still does, but not much ]

Coolest ever!

Fabulous. The Barrons were true pioneers of sound. The forbidden Planet soundtrack is the most otherworldly creation ever. So inventive.

Great stuff.

This is a simplified demonstration; a worthy one, to show how much was possible with "primitive" equipment. It's ironic though that this was uploaded by the Oscars channel, since the Barrons were refused an Oscar for best musical score since they weren't members of the Musicians Guild: They were credited for "Electronic Tonalities" in the movie.

love it!!

Too cool! Love it

That was genius work !
We all appreciate the efforts into making that sound .

I don't get how that simple tone so quickly turns into that shimmering sound that the Martian tripods made in Pal's War of the Worlds..

i have that same model mixer sitting right next to me.he looked like he was having fun and he was playing a non traditional instrument. loved it

...hehehhhh....68 with quasar equipm ( + uher ) we called it mind expmt...tks super work...

I love how physical and analog it all is. Chaotic. Spontaneous. We've lost something moving to digital.

Amazing. I’ve been a professional drummer all my adult life so naturally I’m interested in this. And there was a point when I really tried to break into sound design and foley art. But it’s such a closed niche community in Hollywood so I couldn’t break into that circle. There are a LOT of film companies and crews but sound design is still a small industry. Besides, Ben Burtt set the bar and I would never have come close to him. Lol.

FANTASTIC!! Couild we get more of this music new???

There's a lot of old gear available for pennies, for those who want to give it a try :-)

Love it! Fantastic …Ben is the man! 👽

Amazing demo! Thanks!!

wow ! cool !

Video doesn't explain what equipment was used

Best DJ wordwide

Its Rod Flash!!

Radio Shack mixer....gotta love that!