30K views · 550 reactions | Behind the scenes of Dumbo, Disney artists like Jimmy MacDonald recorded sounds using manual Foley techniques, performing various effects live to the animation using everyday objects and custom props. The unique, mechanical-sounding "all aboard" phrase from the Casey Jr. train was a pioneering use of an early device called the Sonovox, which modulated a whistle sound with a human voice actor's mouth movements. Credit: Disney | History In Pictures | Facebook

Step behind the scenes at Walt Disney Studios in 1941, a time when runaway creativity met analog ingenuity. In the absence of modern digital tools, sound effects wizards like Jimmy MacDonald crafted immersive audio using homemade machines; think wind- and rain-making contraptions, glass-jug motors, and even a bowed-frog ribbit device. They leaned on clever Foley techniques: scraping metal across glass for screeching brakes, orchestrating crashes with arranged props, and experimenting with vocal

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