The Shepherd Tone

[Mave]

Didn't really know what this was until today;

A noise composed of sine waves that gives the illusion of constantly ascending or descending in pitch

Examples

• In Super Mario 64, a modified Shepard tone is incorporated into the music of the endless staircase to provide an unsettling feeling.
• In The Dark Knight and the follow up The Dark Knight Rises a Shepard tone was used to create the sound of the 'Batpod' - a motorcycle that the filmmakers didn't want to change gear and tone abruptly but to constantly ascend.

Video (10 hours of non-stop descending tone)

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This sound is making me so uncomfortable.

 

[Stybar]

My brain! My brain ahs stpoped wrikong hle-

SYSTEM ERROR

 

[Mauri]

This Super Mario 64 one is quite spooky

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[Mave]

This Super Mario 64 one is quite spooky

Gave me goosebumps.

 

[Panki]

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Not so infinite anymore, eh?

 

[Mave]

^ That's an awesome glitch.