Izen Ears Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 http://www.pcf45.com/sealords/cuadai/wanderingsoul.html This is for real! Imagine being the engineer and trying to figure out the most disturbing sounds to freak out the enemy... I'd have liked to have been involved. I wonder if these guys went on to distiguished careers in experimental noise music? Dan Izen From the website: "Listen to the eerie sounds of "The Wandering Soul" - also known as "Ghost Tape Number 10" - that was broadcast by loudspeakers installed on Swifts and other units during "Chieu Hoi" and Psychological Warfare missions to "taunt" the enemy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobD Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 At least 20+ musicians immediately come to mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 http://www.pcf45.com/sealords/cuadai/wanderingsoul.html This is for real! Imagine being the engineer and trying to figure out the most disturbing sounds to freak out the enemy... I'd have liked to have been involved. I wonder if these guys went on to distiguished careers in experimental noise music? Dan Izen From the website: "Listen to the eerie sounds of "The Wandering Soul" - also known as "Ghost Tape Number 10" - that was broadcast by loudspeakers installed on Swifts and other units during "Chieu Hoi" and Psychological Warfare missions to "taunt" the enemy." Izen, for sure they did this. check out Apocalypse Now. BTW- some one posted, about using high powered sound waves against the enemy. does anyone remember that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Do you mean "The Brown Sound" ? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshap Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I visited the web site and listened to the "Wandering Soul" recording.... It was pretty dark sounding... If I heard that recording while in the jungle, at night, under fire or the conditions of war, I would have become pretty spooked.... Thanks for the post - pshap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 BTW- some one posted, about using high powered sound waves against the enemy. does anyone remember that? I did a job with the military, and we talked about this technology. I believe it was focused low frequency that would knock you down. Non-lethal and mostly used in riot control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 That stuff is crazy weird, Dan. I knew about the tactic but never heard the actual audio. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel McIntosh Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Link to an abstract of a web documentary on these developing weapons. These appear to be much more sinister than the psy-ops weapons of the past: http://dictionaryofwar.org/node/418 The group is called Battery Operated, and they "researched and developed projects around the social uses of functional sound and video..." http://www.batteryoperated.net/spirawl check out the Historical Data link News reports have been appearing for several years about these weapons emerging, and there is speculation that these are being tested as "non-lethal" crowd control in Iraq for eventual use in domestic law enforcement: http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/07/opinion/op-arkin7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I believe it was focused low frequency that would knock you down. Non-lethal and mostly used in riot control. Many films have this feature already... -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 In Los Angeles County the Sheriff's Department revealed that they have been using a technology for "hearing" gunfire. It's a computer based system that has microphones placed strategically throught the County, read neighborhoods with a lot of shootings reported in, and these microphones hear gunshots and on the computer screen the closest address of the incident appears. The computer screen looks like a map and so when the shots are "heard" there is a red marker that appears with the address of the location. The Sheriff's Department revealed this on New Year's Eve, in an attempt to halt the firing of guns into the air in "celebration" of the incoming year. The LAPD said that it was so financially strapped that it could not afford this technology at this time. Very Interesting, RVD RVD, I helped the sheriffs Dept's. "audio consultant" on this matter ( just a few phone calls back and forth) and you would be surprised the Mic's of choice. ( I am sworn to secrecy, security issue etc.) good luck this year fella's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I did a job with the military, and we talked about this technology. I believe it was focused low frequency that would knock you down. Non-lethal and mostly used in riot control. Michael, I remember the original posts some time ago, but they "kicked it up a notch" even to a degree of short term partial paralyses and nausea/migraines. enough time to knock out the opposing side and perpetrate the enemy line etc. damn, there was a great article in the paper a month ago, I put it to the side, figuring I would read it later, but the paper was thrown out by my wife or daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izen Ears Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wow! Thanks for the links Mr. McIntosh, this is amazing stuff. Makes me think if there could be weapons that attack the ears, there's got to be weapons that can destroy sight too? A flash bomb or something. Oh yes, they called that Blair Witch. I wonder what they call these sound weapons, is it something cool like "Sonic 58 blaster" or "S-blaster" or even "Big Silent Boom 7000" (shortened to BSB7k). Or how about just the Quaker. Dan Izen btw Anyone else happen to listen to music that resembles that Ghost Tape Number 10? I love that experimental noisy stuff. It actually reminds me of this awesome Japanese experimental musician named Daisuke Tobari. Merzbow anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry long Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Dan, I just sent my dad the link hope it doesn't freak him out, he was special forces Signal Corp, he told me about these huge speaker trucks that they would blare into the jungle. Cool stuff. BTW my dad is my hero he helped me so much to understand recording especially digital although he was working on PCM in the 60's in the Army, same principles, more RAM. LL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythom Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The "Ride of the Valkyries" sequence in Apocalypse Now, where the Wagner piece is played through speakers on the Huey helicopters as they strafe the Vietnamese village, is John Milius (the screenwriter) and Francis Coppola riffing on this idea. Just before the music is switched on you hear the Robert Duvall character (Colonel Kilgore) saying "PsyWarOp... Make It LOUD" and " It scares the hell out of the slopes." Slopes is a racist term for asians. Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 The "Ride of the Valkyries" sequence in Apocalypse Now, where the Wagner piece is played through speakers on the Huey helicopters as they strafe the Vietnamese village, is John Milius (the screenwriter) and Francis Coppola riffing on this idea. Just before the music is switched on you hear the Robert Duvall character (Colonel Kilgore) saying "PsyWarOp... Make It LOUD" and " It scares the hell out of the slopes." Slopes is a racist term for asians. Randy Randy, damn. I could have sworn I read a article about music blasting from the helicopters? there is francis using audio to enhance a scene again. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) what are the police using in Ferguson MO, usa ? " using long-range acoustic weapons meant to cause ear-splitting pain...The trend grew nationwide after 9/11, when police work expanded from community policing to include homeland security, but it is overkill to use armored personnel carriers, long-range acoustic weapons and other military weapons on civilians in the USA,, " http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/14/ferguson-militarized-police/14064675/?csp=eMail_DailyBriefing_49686139 What weapons are police using in Ferguson - The Washington Post.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/08/14/from-mayberry-to-ferguson-the-rise-of-the-modern-cop/ maybe you'll see it better on this page: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/14/military-veterans-see-deeply-flawed-police-response-in-ferguson/ CBS St. Louis affiliate KMOV-TV reports police also used sound-blasting technology to disperse the crowds. Edited August 18, 2014 by studiomprd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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