Remaking The Portal Gun Sound From Scratch

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2019
  • One of my fav sounds ever, the portal gun. Enjoy!
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    All the clips in this video are protected from copyright law under fair use for educational purposes.
    Credits:
    Kingdom hearts
    Dark souls
    Super Mario 64
    Pokemon Red / Blue
    Skyrim
    Metal Gear
    "Somm" - wine movie
    Credit to SalyaRobin for gameplay videos
    • Portal (No Commentary)...
    • NEW Modern Warfare MUL...
    • Star Wars: The Force A...
    • BOSS TR-2 Tremolo Pedal
    Gameplay Footage from:
    - Portal
    - Modern Warfare (Alpha)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 384

  • @MarshallMcGee
    @MarshallMcGee  4 роки тому +178

    Thanks for watching guys if you end up joining the 15 dollar patreon tier this month for the video, please let me know if you like the long lesson format! It's only the second one I've done and I want to be sure they're good / worth your money. So please feel free to shoot me a twitter DM with feedback or email me or whatever and tell me what I could do better. Thanks!
    - MM

    • @manofmaxico2596
      @manofmaxico2596 4 роки тому +3

      I love this channel. There are enough graphic designers, but not a lot of sound designers. Keep it up man!

    • @craigowen511
      @craigowen511 4 роки тому

      Please make a video for the muted low pass shield effects on this video ua-cam.com/video/V2B6de1Geks/v-deo.html. Thanks for the great hints and tips!

  • @benjaminnewington9099
    @benjaminnewington9099 4 роки тому +808

    Minecraft walking on grass and nether portal are super iconic sounds

    • @igi1225
      @igi1225 4 роки тому +30

      skeleton walking and zombie idle as well

    • @Frozenm16
      @Frozenm16 4 роки тому +65

      A lot of sounds from Minecraft are iconic.

    • @her0880
      @her0880 4 роки тому +23

      The cave sounds are the ones that deserve the most recognition

    • @verahnaist9082
      @verahnaist9082 4 роки тому +14

      Nah, creeper hiss is most iconic.

    • @InviZ.
      @InviZ. 4 роки тому +4

      Breaking wood/stone/dirt/glass as well

  • @superonni3073
    @superonni3073 4 роки тому +702

    “The last game you played sounded amazing”
    I JUST PLAYED PORTAL 2

    • @db5094
      @db5094 4 роки тому +5

      hey me 2

    • @overlordcringe2715
      @overlordcringe2715 4 роки тому +7

      And for me, Minecraft

    • @quasi0
      @quasi0 4 роки тому +1

      Borderlands 3 for me

    • @blubasnurk4241
      @blubasnurk4241 4 роки тому

      Oh yeah... _you_

    • @ahmed4363
      @ahmed4363 4 роки тому

      I played portal 2 and before it portal 1 lol wot
      And before it minecraft

  • @z0bi_
    @z0bi_ 4 роки тому +428

    You should do a series where you just have a picture of an Item/Object in a game you don't know
    and have to do guess work to how it sounds based purely on looks
    and then later compare your sound to the one in the game.

  • @rodrigovda
    @rodrigovda 4 роки тому +119

    PlayStation (1 and 2) starting sounds. Both the powerup followed by the sound for the console's logo.

    • @Petar321_GT
      @Petar321_GT 4 роки тому

      +1

    • @MarkW1991
      @MarkW1991 4 роки тому

      The first one used "Distorted Reality" samples, that library is iconic all around.

    • @DavidS-mi8nh
      @DavidS-mi8nh 3 роки тому

      2 is easy just put a wooden bar on all keys and shut the lid

  • @RubyPiec
    @RubyPiec 4 роки тому +152

    My unforgettable sound effects a-
    *creepy minecraft cave sounds*
    So, that's the answer.

  • @MADNESSCOMBAT10
    @MADNESSCOMBAT10 4 роки тому +75

    My iconic/unforgettable sound effect is the Femur Breaker sound from SCP: Containment Breach

    • @snuggys56
      @snuggys56 4 роки тому +7

      good luck hiring a voice actor to say “hello, is anyone out there, please let me go”

    •  4 роки тому +1

      I love the sculpture encounter sound

    • @deanthebakedbean5159
      @deanthebakedbean5159 4 роки тому +4

      _drill noises_
      *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH*

    • @MADNESSCOMBAT10
      @MADNESSCOMBAT10 4 роки тому +4

      *heavy breathing*
      WHYYYY AAH HA

    • @deanthebakedbean5159
      @deanthebakedbean5159 4 роки тому

      John Quigg you forgot the heavy breathing in between
      Ive only found out about scp since the end of july/start of august

  • @chocofrolik834
    @chocofrolik834 4 роки тому +24

    Any sound from half life 1 and 2 , portal 1 and 2 and scp unity and cb will be be on my unforgettable list

  • @DGroovin
    @DGroovin 4 роки тому +64

    one of my favorite channels covering one of my favorite games! So excited for this one!

  • @abisz007007
    @abisz007007 4 роки тому +21

    Its stupid how excited I get by a new Marshall McGee video. Watching it immediately on mobile. And with proper headphones on PC later. I LOVE your videos

  • @Oceanman42
    @Oceanman42 4 роки тому +164

    You've done stuff like punch and guns and voices, and it might be boring but I was wondering if you would ever go into something like footstep sounds or just foley sounds in general

    • @dreamcoresequoia7830
      @dreamcoresequoia7830 4 роки тому +3

      you know, the absolute best footstep sound design ive ever witnessed is from the game called arx fatalis. its old but gold, especially the sound design

    • @player6769
      @player6769 4 роки тому +3

      Breath of the Wild had some unreal foley too

  • @clueless4096
    @clueless4096 4 роки тому +2

    My unforgettable sound is the VATS sound. The distinct BEEP BEEP BEEP tells me i'm about to fuck some shit up.

  • @GammelSami
    @GammelSami 4 роки тому +3

    I'll always remember the sound of falling down the facility in Portal 2 after weaking up GLaDOS. Very unique.

  • @Bread._
    @Bread._ 4 роки тому

    Your channel honestly has so much good insight into the creative process beyond just sound design, it's great. I particularly liked the bit about getting solid samples so you can't just blame the sounds later, that idea can be applied elsewhere for sure. Thanks for the content.

  • @keddiels9843
    @keddiels9843 4 роки тому +7

    Didn't expect it to sound so similar, good job :)

  • @sulphurous2656
    @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +3

    The sounds for the orange portal always remind me of fresh apple juice for some reason. The 'splash' sound is what I love about this one.

  • @dissonanceparadiddle
    @dissonanceparadiddle 4 роки тому +21

    I love all the arm Cannon sounds from the Metroid prime trilogy

    • @Cooldude112233445570
      @Cooldude112233445570 4 роки тому +3

      Big same! :D I think a lot of the sounds came out of libraries, but the implementation feels so seamless and natural that they really feel like they came from the Metroid universe. Real sonic sorcery at work!

    • @dissonanceparadiddle
      @dissonanceparadiddle 4 роки тому +1

      @@Cooldude112233445570 I've heard the power beam charge up sound mixed into the hulk buster armor's repulser charge

    • @Cooldude112233445570
      @Cooldude112233445570 4 роки тому +1

      @@dissonanceparadiddle Oh yo, I didn't catch that! :o Gotta go check that out now

    • @dissonanceparadiddle
      @dissonanceparadiddle 4 роки тому +1

      @@Cooldude112233445570 it's at least very similar

    • @Cooldude112233445570
      @Cooldude112233445570 4 роки тому +1

      @@dissonanceparadiddle I think it might be the ice beam charge, but it definitely was Metroid Prime. :o

  • @timmyg8206
    @timmyg8206 4 роки тому +3

    This is easily the coolest channel that youtube has recommended to me in a long time. Please keep doing these videos!
    They're soo helpful for a film student like me trying to specialise in sound design. So many brilliant ideas.

  • @qaaris4280
    @qaaris4280 4 роки тому +2

    To me, it sounds like a kick drum hit, but there's a loose piece on the drum's shell, and that gives a warbling kind of effect.

  • @miss.brun0
    @miss.brun0 4 роки тому

    The most under-fucking-appreciated channel on UA-cam. Your videos have more quality, care, and skill than most channels with 5+ million subscribers. Bravo, my good sir. Keep up the fantastic work.

  • @chrissyoons
    @chrissyoons 4 роки тому +37

    you deserve more popularity then you have right now to be honest.

  • @planetdesign4681
    @planetdesign4681 4 роки тому +5

    Me: oh cool a video about making portal sounds
    Video: *Laser Slinky*

  • @CosmiKazie
    @CosmiKazie 4 роки тому +4

    The TARDIS materializing noise is very iconic to me... and just about everyone else in the UK

    • @CosmiKazie
      @CosmiKazie 2 роки тому

      gonna be honest i dont even remember writing this comment

  • @TankyFrank
    @TankyFrank 4 роки тому

    My goodness I'm loving these videos! It's a such a build up for me I can barley wait to hear the end results!

  • @nightlightsounds3549
    @nightlightsounds3549 3 роки тому

    Wow this is super awesome! replicating certain sounds really helps you understand how sounds are made in general. I got pretty satisfied with the results of making my own portal gun.. even though it doesn't sound even close to awesome original
    love your stuff man!

  • @ddevin
    @ddevin 4 роки тому +2

    My iconic sound would have to be the Minecraft alpha damage sound.

  • @yosquispie159
    @yosquispie159 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for making this! I’m interested in game development but had no idea what I could do for sounds. But seeing u turn these everyday noises into sci fi is encouraging

  • @TheG_Boy
    @TheG_Boy 4 роки тому +2

    As someone who is passionate about sound design I shall subscribe to you

  • @the117doctor
    @the117doctor 4 роки тому +1

    In the describing the sound, I sort of got like a deep wooden thud followed by a white noise oscillating sound without the high end. Also, when it comes to instantly recognizable sounds, welcome to Brawlhalla! comes to mind

  • @krekcabnow2910
    @krekcabnow2910 4 роки тому +1

    I think the most significant addition I would have to that list is a recording I took a little while ago from turning a stove on. Like a ticking.

  • @lukson981
    @lukson981 4 роки тому +2

    Great video as always. Honestly this is one of my favorite channels on youtube

  • @adrianmyers7927
    @adrianmyers7927 4 роки тому +2

    The Kingdom Hearts sound effects really got me excited at the beginning.

  • @MrGBZ
    @MrGBZ 4 роки тому +1

    Love the new visuals! Thanks for keeping the show running!

  • @Loopy1330
    @Loopy1330 4 роки тому +2

    Kelly Bailey is still one of my favorite sound designers and soundtrack composers, having done the all sounds music on Portal 1 and all of the Half-Life games to date (except the music in the Half-Life expansions made by Gearbox). He was excellent at all of the sound design that he did, a whole episode could be made on Bailey alone.

  • @mixup2216
    @mixup2216 4 роки тому +1

    I want expecting this to turn out as good as it did. Usually trying to recreate something so iconic leaves an uncanny feel but you made it sound really similar. Props

  • @TinyPieGuy1
    @TinyPieGuy1 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing channel! This males me want to take up sound design along side what I want to learn when it comes to making video games! Keep up the great work!

  • @DownloadedPixelz
    @DownloadedPixelz 4 роки тому

    I really love videos on sound design. Great video!

  • @skolirramr2403
    @skolirramr2403 4 роки тому +1

    Almost all of Skyrim spell sounds are super unique and instantly recognizable as well. I consider that game to be one of the best in terms of memorable sound design. There's a video that interviews Mark Lampert and his process in making the sound of Skyrim. I use that for reference a lot.

  • @maldivirdragonwitch
    @maldivirdragonwitch 4 роки тому +7

    I can't hear the difference first time around!! You did an effin' great job!

  • @Deriviado
    @Deriviado 4 роки тому +1

    keep the magnificent work up, always looking forward to your videos!

  • @justanotherpxrson
    @justanotherpxrson 4 роки тому +1

    this is incredible. not just because of what you did, but the insight you gave in this video alone... great work my friend.

  • @oreltomm4502
    @oreltomm4502 4 роки тому +6

    The feedback sound of a the resolved puzzle from Zelda. tidududu dududu~

  • @YoDiamonds
    @YoDiamonds 4 роки тому +1

    This content is amazing man!

  • @soundsbydane361
    @soundsbydane361 4 роки тому +1

    This is awesome! Great job Marshall!

  • @TomWrightSound
    @TomWrightSound 4 роки тому +2

    Spaceships, guns, guitars... dialogue. Lmao, that got me

  • @Tomyb15
    @Tomyb15 4 роки тому +1

    I'm still not fully convinced you didn't just stick the original sound at the end clip. That sounded pretty much exactly the same to me! You are amazing.

  • @BrunoHanstenreiter
    @BrunoHanstenreiter 4 роки тому +1

    Marshall, i know you're a busy guy, but, please, post more videos! i love SO MUCH to watch your work. this channel is the reason i begin to work with sound design !

  • @Foregoner
    @Foregoner 4 роки тому +4

    I would love to recreate "Shockwave" from the game INSIDE

  • @evanwang328
    @evanwang328 4 роки тому +16

    My iconic sound effect:
    *wood clacking sounds"
    BUMBUM
    YOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU

    • @scrithen2836
      @scrithen2836 4 роки тому

      Soulja Boy I tell em?

    • @evanwang328
      @evanwang328 4 роки тому

      @@scrithen2836 soulja boy's you is also iconic

  • @deceit3786
    @deceit3786 4 роки тому +3

    my pc trying to boot up is my fav sound

  • @reesalvin6539
    @reesalvin6539 4 роки тому +1

    Your version was fantastic! Wouldn’t have noticed if it were swapped! Great job!

  • @mentalpatriot636
    @mentalpatriot636 4 роки тому +2

    I'll always remember all of the sounds on the source engine

  • @Encursed
    @Encursed 4 роки тому +3

    I thought this was a programming tutorial, still pleasently surprised.

  • @SchrodingersDinger
    @SchrodingersDinger 4 роки тому

    The enemy sounds from the first Doom games are iconic imo. I wanted to say that so are the sounds from the newer games, but honestly I think the sound design is so good all-around on them that nothing particularly stands out as iconic to me.

  • @gabegabe4318
    @gabegabe4318 4 роки тому +1

    I get sooo excited every time I see a new video pop up !!!

  • @bondisimo3713
    @bondisimo3713 4 роки тому +2

    What a refreshing video. I though that there are no more interesting content creators on youtube. Congrats!

  • @willalbinclark
    @willalbinclark 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video man

  • @PlushySquare
    @PlushySquare 4 роки тому +1

    Didn't know what i was getting into in the end i loved it

  • @ben-was-taken
    @ben-was-taken 4 роки тому +1

    This is such a good video, I love this style of content. Keep it up

  • @OiBeefcake
    @OiBeefcake 4 роки тому

    Unforgettable sound - The ps1/ps2 startup screens.

  • @deadlyslayer2509
    @deadlyslayer2509 4 роки тому +1

    This was weird how close it was and how much it sounded nearly the same to me because of the wobble que

  • @valchavam7201
    @valchavam7201 4 роки тому +1

    I would add the Halo CE shield recharge sound to the list of instantly recognisable sounds. *BWOOOOOOOOOO--WOOOOOOO*

    • @j_cza
      @j_cza 4 роки тому

      Omg yessss

  • @kaiju2127
    @kaiju2127 4 роки тому +1

    I love your channel! It inspires me for my sound design, you also give usefull tips

  • @dewhiterabbit1337
    @dewhiterabbit1337 4 роки тому +3

    I skipped forward to the sound clip part, thinking you're were just showing the original before yours but then I realized it was actually your sound clip and I literally was like "Can you actually fool a Portal fan to this?"

  • @playdoob
    @playdoob 4 роки тому +1

    Another excellent video, my dude.

  • @oskari3659
    @oskari3659 4 роки тому +5

    I would love to hear more examples of you utilizing math in sound design

  • @NonisLuck
    @NonisLuck 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, very cool. I never thought about some of these things, specially the comparison between visual art and sound design. It has expanded my mind a little to realize that audio designers DO have their own unique style, the same way a visual artist does. Kudos, compadre. .

  • @MisterKidX
    @MisterKidX 4 роки тому +1

    What a friggin' genius.

  • @johann9335
    @johann9335 4 роки тому +2

    I really enjoy watching your videos! You should definetly try to post more often :)

  • @ScottGameSounds
    @ScottGameSounds 4 роки тому +1

    Crash Bandicoot's whirlwind attack sound. Actually there's loads of iconic sounds from crash lol

  • @Valenspire
    @Valenspire 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, that's pretty close, well done!

  • @hiiambarney4489
    @hiiambarney4489 4 роки тому +1

    It never occured to me that the wobbly "springy"( as i wrote it down ) in the original could be a graphene pen scribbling on a piece of paper until now.

  • @mrkoix2398
    @mrkoix2398 4 роки тому +41

    Half-Life 2 is a great topic!

  • @KentoNishi
    @KentoNishi 4 роки тому +2

    We do what we must, because, we can.

  • @RustyCurtainsSound
    @RustyCurtainsSound 4 роки тому

    Damn notification bell that doesn't notificate me when your vids are out. I'm glad i came to see if you had new vids, they're great !

  • @marcocampobello7981
    @marcocampobello7981 4 роки тому +2

    i fucking love you and your channel.

  • @HashtagPULSE
    @HashtagPULSE 4 роки тому +1

    One thing that I find super useful in sci-fi sounds is making a layer called "air" and have it just being white noise with a highpass around 10k-20khz. Then modulate the volume, panning and whatever to match the other layers. I find that really solidifies a lot of the sounds by adding some sizzle.
    But that's just what I'd do; I like sizzle. Looking at your air-conditioner-sound preferences, you seem to prefer warmer sounds, I'm the opposite. Awesome work!

  • @sulphurous2656
    @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +2

    Real Sound Designers use their mouth to replicate sound effects they love.

  • @Sky30w0
    @Sky30w0 4 місяці тому

    the wind layer is ridiculously accurate

  • @reesalvin6539
    @reesalvin6539 4 роки тому +1

    This is legitimately some of the most interesting content on youtube :)

  • @elijahkoenig729
    @elijahkoenig729 4 роки тому +3

    I thought the gun sounded like that moment in 7th grade when someone kicked a ball to your face.

    • @lagbit1789
      @lagbit1789 4 роки тому

      r/oddlyspecific

    • @xxalex423xx
      @xxalex423xx 4 роки тому +1

      @@lagbit1789 arr slash funi redit

    • @snuggys56
      @snuggys56 4 роки тому

      xxalex423xx thanks for doing that for me

    • @xxalex423xx
      @xxalex423xx 4 роки тому

      @@snuggys56 welcome

  • @andrewdmitriev8128
    @andrewdmitriev8128 4 роки тому +2

    the desk slam from ace attorney games

  • @funnygmemes
    @funnygmemes 2 роки тому

    It's almost like a wavy thud almost splash like sound.

  • @squibbb5480
    @squibbb5480 4 роки тому +1

    bro the Half Life 1 crowbar is really memorable to me

  • @FanboyKisser
    @FanboyKisser 4 роки тому +1

    Vibrating plate of metal

  • @migueldc6845
    @migueldc6845 Рік тому +1

    To me the 'wiggly' part of the portal gun sounded like someone scribbling a pencil on a piece of paper!

  • @Djoki1
    @Djoki1 4 роки тому +6

    There is this thing called "the killer queen noise" and i still think that is the coolest sound ever from, you guessed it, *_j o j o_*

  • @PalaceDude
    @PalaceDude 4 роки тому +1

    Got a lot of unforgettable sounds of my own, but right now I can think of is the explosion sound effect in Half Life 2 (like grenades or Helicopters falling down) It's so damn unforgettable, and somehow satisfying (I think it's the same as those in the Portal Games)

  • @sumbuddy4088
    @sumbuddy4088 4 роки тому +3

    Spy uncloaking. Any heavy main will get ptsd from hearing it anywhere.

    • @snuggys56
      @snuggys56 4 роки тому

      Sum Buddy Pyro shooting his flamethrower. Any spy main will get ptsd from hearing it anywherez

  • @freezeYT-
    @freezeYT- 4 роки тому +1

    This guy deserves more subs

  • @lilacocto9103
    @lilacocto9103 4 роки тому +9

    Could you make a video on the sound design of the Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator?(Gravity Gun for short)

  • @AerophiIe
    @AerophiIe 4 роки тому +1

    Loved this.

  • @purrspctiv
    @purrspctiv 4 роки тому +1

    Weird how none of the layers sounded extremely close to the original sound but when you put the three together they sounded far more convincing

  • @Imaproshaman7
    @Imaproshaman7 4 роки тому +1

    That was super interesting!

  • @vonke
    @vonke 4 роки тому +1

    woah thats actually awesome

  • @Slinkai
    @Slinkai 4 роки тому +1

    Damn you deserve more subs

  • @jasper.creations
    @jasper.creations 4 роки тому +2

    I think my unforgettable sound is the paintbrush sound from Roblox. I was so young when I played Roblox and for some reason, that's one of the main sounds I remember. (besides the o o f)
    I keep hearing it in new media and all I think about is turning the side of my house "magenta red" or whatever those silly names were.

    • @xxalex423xx
      @xxalex423xx 4 роки тому

      the one i remember is the little bloop when you randomly fell down

  • @ephraimtimmerman4476
    @ephraimtimmerman4476 4 роки тому +2

    I thought about the scratching of a pen on a notepad.

  • @RadiantCorium
    @RadiantCorium 4 роки тому

    the valve theme when you start up one of their games is pretty iconic

  • @eljestLiv
    @eljestLiv 4 роки тому +1

    i LOVE this sound