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Topic: Optical Sound
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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 707
From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016
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posted June 06, 2017 12:14 PM
I am not sure if it is just me, but I can't seem to find any topics here linked to the mechanics and reproduction of Optical sound on super 8 movies.
Only recently have I purchased my first few optical prints, projecting on a GS1200. The sound is generally clear, but there are other "clicks" "crackles" and "buzzes" that also seem to be present and I am not sure if it the film, the projector, or both, or what I can do about it which is where I would really appreciate everyone's input,please?
Is optical sound like a vinyl record in so far as it picks up pops,crackles and clicks with age? Would this also be dirt related on the soundtrack? I must confess that I have yet to clean them, so that may eradicate some of the problems. I usually use the concoction from Phil at CHC which is excellent with magnetic sound films. Is it okay for optical,too?
Then there is the periodic buzzing.What would cause this? Would it have anything to do with an incorrect alignment of the bulb in relation to the light sensor, or am I talking nonsense? The only other theory I could come up with is that somehow the soundtrack is so old it has deteriorated and hence the buzz.
I hasten to add that the projector is fine with magnetic sound. The three prints I have projected are.... Blame It On Rio (pretty good), Little Shop of Horrors (slight buzzing here and there) and my most recent purchase, The African Queen (very crackly and plenty of sporadic buzzing).
Any help or advice on this subject would be very welcome,thank you!
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Osi Osgood
Film God
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 09, 2017 12:19 PM
also, fading of the optical track can cause a loss of optical sound output, so any debris (duct ect) will come out more in those cases.
I have a print of "Hot Millions" (early optical sound feature release, 1968), and oddly, the color is only slightly faded, where the track is almost pink, so the sound output is very quiet on that one.
Still I always loved Peter Ustinov!
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