RideAddict Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 It's a disaster and it's getting worse year on year! Jesus H Christ, someone sort it. No more chart music except for events. Please. Just the original tunes in their correct places, and at the right pitch. What is so hard about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 The chart music (being played at entrance / dome and lost city) is now called "The Noise" and is all professionally mixed together with Thorpe adverts in there etc sounds quite good, although I do wish it wasnt in Lost City. Phill Pritchard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 The zone isn't meant to be playing chart music on Vortex/Lost City area.. it's just still broken it seems. As far as I'm aware, the operators have to start announcements to play music.. so I presume Vortex op was just ignoring the PA system unless it was messed. Are you sure, As the post from Thorpe Park in the questions topic suggests otherwise. http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9800-lost-city-soundtrack/#entry141916 I wouldn't mind betting we start to see this played in even more places around the park seeing as it seems they are turning it into more of a radio station with the announcements/voiceovers. Shame if that is the case as Thorpe have always been one of the best in the UK when it came to themed Park music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 There was no Amity radio station playing near tidal either, the speakers were not doing anything. Nice blown speaker near the Calypso BBQ Rumba audio was nice and loud in fact you could hear it clearly in the Nemesis queue line Nemesis seems to be all sorted which is a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Are you sure, As the post from Thorpe Park in the questions topic suggests otherwise. http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9800-lost-city-soundtrack/#entry141916 I wouldn't mind betting we start to see this played in even more places around the park seeing as it seems they are turning it into more of a radio station with the announcements/voiceovers. Shame if that is the case as Thorpe have always been one of the best in the UK when it came to themed Park music. Listening to answers of a PR person (who will only ever put thorpe in a good light) isn't the best example. Pretty obvious from the complete lack of responding to the actual question. Was hoping that this would be sorted, as they've spent a lot of money on a new Project Link.. might not be totally finished yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I was in a pub today and Remember Me by Johnny Leyton was played. I was instantly reminded of Amity Cove and how marvelously it echoes through there and suits the area. EdwinOkli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 People will be glad to know Stealth, Tidal and Saw had their music back after nothing on AP day. Lost City is playing its normal music, The Noise (thorpes chart radio station style thing) plays at admissions, dome and the beach BigBobJones and Marhelorpe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Good news. Saw was silent (queueline) on all my visits last year and about time that lost city was sorted out. Has Colossus' high pitch been sorted as that was still high pitched on AP day apparently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappomatic Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 All music on park switched off later in the afternoon as they were shooting for the One Direction 3D film. It was quite weird walking around an open but quiet and deserted park! Also has the Canada Creek playlist changed? Seemed a bit more like what they used to play until a couple of seasons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Lost City is playing its normal music, The Noise (thorpes chart radio station style thing) plays at admissions, dome and the beach Hi-pitch or normal? How did it ever get on hi-pitch, did someome make a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hi-pitch or normal? How did it ever get on hi-pitch, did someome make a mistake? Don't know how it happened, but some staff member must've raised the pitch of some area's audio by a semitone or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 It's sped up for some reason. When audio speeds up the pitch usually increases. But what caused it to speed up in the first place I have no idea, it depends what the audio is playing from. It should have been fixed as soon as the problem began, but no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Questions about park music: Is park music run centrally from one part of the park? Is it auto-cued or synced with trains arriving and departing, or does the ride operator hit a button? Is it played on a CD, computer, DJ-style deck or buttons integrated into the ride operators controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 The operator presses a button for ride announcements/music. Thats what the second flatter control panel is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Questions about park music: Is park music run centrally from one part of the park? Is it auto-cued or synced with trains arriving and departing, or does the ride operator hit a button? Is it played on a CD, computer, DJ-style deck or buttons integrated into the ride operators controls? Yes, it's controlled from somewhere in the dome, the speakers in ride queue lines are fed from a source located near or at the ride - but can be turned off centrally at the dome or overridden (so u can basically change the CD of the stealth music to one with a different playlist on loop) - but this again can be overridden at the dome so every speaker (most) on the park can play the same thing {e.g. end of the day music} - as a side note, if the end of the day music is playing and the operator presses one of the ride announcements it will override this then revert back to the end of day theme. Stealth, Nemesis Inferno, The Swarm, and Saw: The Ride have some form of auto start announcements (Heads back : 3,2,1 go go go starts automatically, dispatch theme on nemmy, swarm noise as train leaves & Billy puppet/jigsaw on lift) <list not exhaustive> Each ride has its own pa control with the required tracks on it; they are in an amplifier system. Every ride console has an announcement control PA unit, which if operated will override any music playing in that ride area and play that announcement then revert to the original music. Each ride pa is divided into zones, each announcement is programmed to play in certain zones (playing the announcement that the car will start moving on saw will only play where speakers are on the brake/trim sections/station); in addition the operator can select the zones of a ride that their manual pa announcements can be heard from or they can select 'All Zones' which will be done in the event of a shutdown - also, pressing the pre - recorded shutdown announcements will play in all zones. This is what the PA boxes look like (yes it's from AT, but they are pretty much the same) http://old.towerstimes.co.uk/history/behind/rita%20(7).jpg Edit: Here's the panel from rush - they all look like that. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/NEILFEVER78/Rush200876copy.jpg Edited March 15, 2013 by anon Inferno, pluk and Phill Pritchard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marhelorpe Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 When you say "Lost City is playing it's normal music" isn't that Colossus' old station music from 2006, or just general Chart Music? If it has changed back to Colossus' old station music (better known as Lost City's theme) fanstastic! Haven't heard it for quite a while until now! Also relating to Lost City, was Vortex playing it's own theme music? Or was it tied in with the rest of Lost City's music? Because on Annual Pass day, Vortex and Lost City were tied in with the Chart Music being played in the Dome, bridge, entrance and Neptune's Beach. And because from several visits last year and some in 2011, Vortex only played Lost City's music and not it's brilliant theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 I cannot answer that, but I imagine so. The issues with audio last year were apparently an upgrade to Project Link (the system which links up all the audio and runs it under the dome, as mentioned above).. which didn't do anything but mess things up. It killed the zones (Lost City disappearing), and it sped up tracks. The installation of project link killed things like inferno. This year they bought a brand new system, which seemingly is slowly being put into place now. Hence inferno, and now Lost City. Imagine they're slowly working around the park finishing it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fish Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 When you say "Lost City is playing it's normal music" isn't that Colossus' old station music from 2006, or just general Chart Music? If it has changed back to Colossus' old station music (better known as Lost City's theme) fanstastic! Haven't heard it for quite a while until now! Also relating to Lost City, was Vortex playing it's own theme music? Or was it tied in with the rest of Lost City's music? Because on Annual Pass day, Vortex and Lost City were tied in with the Chart Music being played in the Dome, bridge, entrance and Neptune's Beach. And because from several visits last year and some in 2011, Vortex only played Lost City's music and not it's brilliant theme. Vortex is playing its own music, and it sounds like the park music is back to normal speed Marhelorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Pritchard Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 This may come as a bit of a surprise considering how I have been dead against chart music playing throughout the park in the past, but I personally think "The Noise" is a definite improvement over the way that the chart music has been used in the last few years.With its mix of new music, DJ announcements (albeit pre-recorded) and park adverts it slightly reminds me of the good old Thorpe Park Radio days! Matt 236 and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I was thinking the same actually when using the loos in the Dome! I quite like it... sounds professional too! Phill Pritchard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlonderSouth Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I couldn't help but feel on Sunday that the Lost City music was a bit faster and higher pitched? The Nemesis Inferno station music is awful. But the queue music isn't too bad. I like that the Noise sounds a bit more professional but considering the amount of time we spent doing nothing, they repeat a lot of songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 The Nemesis Inferno station music is awful. But the queue music isn't too bad. Do you mean the 2007/2013 station music or the despatch theme? With its mix of new music, DJ announcements (albeit pre-recorded) and park adverts it slightly reminds me of the good old Thorpe Park Radio days! I miss the old WWTP jingles - except for when I play them on my computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I miss the old WWTP jingles - except for when I play them on my computer! WWTP is still there as far as I know at Tidal Wave and Stealth. Its only the areas that play chart music (beach/dome/entrance) that have adopted the new radio station called "The Noise". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Coaster Man Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Do you mean the 2007/2013 station music or the despatch theme? The Tribal sounding music is playing in the station. It's not the worst music in the park ahem...Storm Surge...ahem. RideAddict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 WWTP is still there as far as I know at Tidal Wave and Stealth. Its only the areas that play chart music (beach/dome/entrance) that have adopted the new radio station called "The Noise". Yes, I meant the old jingles. They were modified slightly a few years ago in between the music tracks and now sound tacky. It's the "piano swipe" jingle I mean. Here's a clip of the old one: http://www.tussaudsmedia.co.uk/teaser/audio/thorpe/wwtp/WWTP%20-%20Jingle.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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