WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO BEFORE COMMENTING!!! Man you guys are ticking me off with all the comments of questions I clearly answered in the video. For that group of people who still doesn't read the description before commenting: The audio from 0:10 to 0:26 had to be muted due to a copyright issue. A music group owns that track supposedly.
@@Astronexian some music group made this thing called "psychoville skit" which was basically chicago siren audio with some police radio sounds dubbed over it, and then they copyrighted it. A lot of people are upset at this, and maybe its gonna get taken down sooner or later
@@loganwhitworth644 exactly. This music group (forgot the name lol) took the audio of someone else's video, overplayed police radio chatter, called it a song, and got to copyright it so now they own the track
Finally someone makes a video about this because people got really pissed off because they thought Chicago Sirens copied that to scare people when siren head was first a thing. Now those people can see that it's the other way around. Thank You Very Much For Clearing This Up!
@Jack-o Le Kaiser they are pretty similar, but they aren't the same. His is a different siren (similar to the one in my profile pic), but if you look closely, there are a few differences
Thank you for explaining. Me and one of my friend’s theories was that the sound waves bouncing off all the buildings was causing the eerie sound. Glad I know the true reason now
I as a chicagoan, have actually never heard these sirens before. I only ever hear the 2001 sirens. I guess those creepy ones are only in certain parts of the city, probably near the Loop district, since the original video was taken in the South Loop neighborhood. It's also worth noting that the city of Chicago tests its sirens every first Tuesday of every month. Just so any new visitors and residents won't get scared!
Yes, the modulator sirens are concentrated in the loop and the downtown area, in the outskirts of the city in the neighborhoods, the majority of the sirens are the 2001 type
THANK YOU for making this video. This should really clear up some misconceptions about siren head and the chicago alternate wail audio. I hope all the people who believe in the misconceptions see this and watch the full video.
The "Chicago siren" sound has actually been around for quite a while too. It was programmed into the Federal Signal Corporation's "SiraTone" siren controllers, which were first produced in 1981.
If kids didn’t say siren head on every siren video then siren head will not get that much hate but good explaining for those kids that say siren head a lot
Yes, you are partially correct. Siren head plays a series of different sounds, such as EAS tones, Chicago's sirens, and a few other types of sirens. It varies from time to time
And the usa alert it on my tv I actually live in Lynn but do siren head play the USA alert its unknown but now its known Am just going to weee wooooooo like siren head 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
Probably won't stop them, I keep a close watch over my comments sections and remove comments I don't like, I'm all for freedom of speech but when you're an ATI fanboy who decides to call a Sentry 14V the "gayest siren on earth" your comments gets removed
It's so weird to me that people would think a city would copy a horror game based on art. For me it was obvious that it was the other way around, and I think it's absolutely amazing because the Chicago siren is so fucking cool to listen to, especially because it adds so much scariness to the game. Which I don't understand is a company owning that sound, unless it's the siren manufacturer (which I kinda doubt?) lmao thanks for the video it was very informative! have a nice day y'all uwu
@Storytimekellan3 that's... kinda the entire purpose of this video. I explained that it isn't siren head thats making the creepy sounds (even though siren head doesn't exist in the first place)
2001 Siren: A cute siren that sounds like a trumpet Modulator siren: A weird-looking siren that sounds like the Chicago tornado siren. DSA Siren: Twin sirens that sound like two sirens mixed together (they’re two sirens that play at once).
@@thespiritstingray9359 Lets hope the kiddies don't think that when they hear the DSAs and Modulators they don't say "OmG iTs tHe bRoKen ToRnAdO sIrEn, gEt aWaY sInCe sIrEn HeAd Is CoMiNg!!11". This really cleared up stuff about that rotten speaker thing with a humanoid body.
When I heard that sound in person it game my whole body chills and I was out on my deck frozen in fear, my body would not move, that was definitely the scariest experience of my life. To make it 10 times worse I was home alone as a 12 year old at the time.
The original video is beyond gold. I never knew this was from a modulator. I think that at one point we all thought that it was an EOWS 612. Good video man.
Wow, that was so great and informative! I got into EAS scenarios recently, and always wondered why sirens aren't universal across the country so they could be more recognizeable to the normal person so they can take action quickly. Everybody knows what to do when the "duck squawk" and "two tone" EAS alerts come onto their phones and televisions because they sound the same all across the country, and have for decades.
Great explanation bro! Only one correction: The 2001s sound in fast wail when the MODs and DSAs sound in alternate wail. However, last month, all of the tornado sirens in Chicago went off in attack instead of alternate wail during a warning for some reason.
@Aiden Taylor after reading tons of comments spamming about something called siren head and how it was thought to be in chicago, I did some research and therefore felt the need to reference it in this video
Someone had to get this out there. And the 2001 did fast wail for tornado warning along with the modulators/diss doing alternate wail. As of may 2019, they changed them to sound regular wail/attack, well at least on the south and north side
@@thespiritstingray9359 if your saying that they sounded creepy because “aging” that is not the case. The modulators and DSA’s are speaker array sirens, and can make up to like a dozen different tones.
@@jaymesmerritt5145 maybe if you'd watch the whole video and actually pay attention you'd realize that I didn't say that at all. I'm well aware of the fact that they are programmed to sound in alternate wail and various other signals. I explained how the sirens worked already. I also meant that the sirens STOPPED sounding in alternate wail either for their age (very unlikely) or because it scared people too much
Man its so terrifying to me, I live in germany and we have no natrual desasters (Unless you live near shore but even then you get like mild floodings at best) and I doubt i will ever whitness a tornado (In germany at least). We actualy had a siren test a year (or less idk) ago and literaly none of our sirens work because we just never need/use them, apparently they havent been checked up on after the berlin wall fell lmfao
I have a special place in my heart for the STL-10. Set it off hundreds of times… never realized how unique it was in my area until I saw the map you provided. Very cool siren map! Thank you!!! Is there a map like this for Iowa by chance?
Does anybody remember on tornado testing tuesdays, they used to play this pretty song of 5 different ambient tones? It sounded pretty similar to the music in the beginning of ex machina. I’m kind of beginning to tweak out a little bit because I can’t seem to find it anywhere to prove it was a real thing lol.
Ok 2 things: First, NONE of the 2001 siren family are capable of producing any sort of hi-lo signals because none of them were ever fitted with solenoids, and none are dual toned. Second, the thunderbolt series is a completely different siren than the 2001 series. The 2001s and thunderbolts are not part of the same series. The thunderbolt 1003 is ignored in this video because there are no thunderbolt sirens operated by the city of Chicago
Yes he would have been cuter if he did not have that rotting flesh and that mouth. When I first heard of siren head I thought siren head helped people from tornadoes by sounding that siren...
i hope this reduces the amount of little siren kiddies who think they know everything about sirens and keep saying OmG iTs SiReN hEaD i mean we all started out as a kiddie like that but evan if u are one im pretty sure people saying OMG ITS SIWEN HEAD can get really annoying
Unfortunately none but one of them seem to operate. There's one that sporadically rotates every once in a while, which might mean its active, as none of the other chicago thunderbolts rotate at all. You might also be thinking of Evanstons system, which their thunderbolts were part of the Chicago CD system. Those were all removed and replaced earlier this year
I knew about this long before Siren Head was even a thing- but I still wondered, what exact siren is it, why is it running alternate wail, and is it still there?
The exact siren doing this isn't just one individual one, but many. The federal signal modulators and DSAs in downtown chicago are responsible for running the alternate wail. It may have been a programming issue or it may have been done intentionally to allow people to tell the difference between ambient city noises or emergency vehicle sirens, or the actual outdoor warning sirens. All of Chicago's modulators and DSA sirens are still there, but they no longer run the alternate wail.
The title and cover photo are very easy clickbait so that should get some viewers. Plus the whole siren head shebang is popular right now so it should get some views
In some cases, the Alternate Wail signal can be made on some older Federal Signal Sirens. However, because they create sound like the FS 2001 Siren, it sounds off... Great Video, I didn't know people thought Chicago added the Wail to scare everyone😂
Was it ever explained why Chicago did an alternate wail? Working under the assumption that they were going off for a tornado, why weren't they doing the alert siren instead?
That question I cannot answer for sure. My guess as to why they did alternate wail instead of alert is because the city wanted people to be able to tell between the sirens and ambient city noise
When outside the city in the suburbs, you can find other sirens like thunderbolts, t-128s, rm130s, whelens, cyclones, banshees, sth10s, and p series sirens
Thats cool. Its sad that they're being phased out though. I do travel to see sirens in the suburbs of Chicago sometimes to see them operate on test days, and I've been to a few thunderbolts, p-15s, and p-50s
@@thespiritstingray9359 there used to be a p50 by our house, but they replaced it with a t135 ac/dc in 2017 due to the p50 not having a back up battery, but hot damn were those monsters were loud
Siren head is a fictional monster created in 2018 by Trevor Henderson. Siren head hunts humans by luring them out into the woods via a variety of strange noises, but most commonly United States Emergency Alert System message tones or sirens performing the alternate wail signal. Siren head was designed to stand at roughly 40 feet tall, and it usually stays in heavily wooded areas such as dense forests where it can disguise itself among the trees. From there, it plays its sounds, waiting for a curious human to walk by it and when an unfortunate victim walks by, the siren head snatches them up and consumes them. Siren head has a humanoid shape, with all 4 limbs and a human shaped thorax made of a skeleton covered in mummified skin. In place of a human head/skull however, there is a shaft and 2 horn structures with teeth inside them, presumably to allow for the consumption of humans (thats what the story is according to Trevor Henderson). If this scares you, remember that siren head is a fictional creature, therefore it does not actually exist... Or at least it hasn't been proven to exist (Just kidding, no legitimate reports of any sightings exist as of today)
Those "kids" made you more relevant than you ever have been or ever will be, even if only for a very brief period of time. Though, I do find it hilarious how egotistical so many of you siren fanboys are in these comments. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by the obscene amount of ego in these comments by losers like you, obsessing over sirens to the point of making a channel dedicated to it clearly demonstrates stunted mental development.
Description: "***EDIT: The sound between 0:10 and 0:26 Has been muted due to a copyright claim. Supposedly a music group owns that sound track now, and I cannot use it in the video. Sorry in advance. A link to the original video has been provided below.***" What kind of dumb person would copyright claim the sound of a FEDERAL SIGNAL siren???!? It's not even an original work. Unless Federal Signal themselves claimed the audio, no one should have the ability to claim the sound.
@@thespiritstingray9359 Yep, I understand that. I'm betting it's probably the music group that used the alternate wail sound in one of their songs. That music group should technically pay respects to Federal Signal for inventing Alternate Wail.
Theyre all presumed to be inactive. There were some from Chicago's system in Evanston (they were thunderbolts, installed by the city of Chicago for evanston) that made it all the way to 2020. I was able to film 4 of them operating. Now they have been removed and replaced, and all that's left is a few of the old ones from Chicago. There is one thunderbolt that MAY be active, but there is no legitimate recordings of it operating
I lived in a small town in Ohio. When I was 4 years old thare was a tornado warning. I remember looking of my grandmother's front porch and hearing the sound get increasingly louder than quieter. I never that much of it recently untill my friend showed me a video of siren head then it all came back. I started doing research and i remember seeing Thunderbolt and EOWS sirens scared around. I stumbled across a video of a EOWS 612 recored by youtuber siren1000t in Lovina MI. So the siren in question is a EOWS 612. I went to the park near my grandmother's house where I herd the siren in found a American Signal T128 in its place. I would honestly like to own a EOWS siren.
Thats cool. As for owning an EOWS siren, it might be possible to obtain one at some point. Im not 100% sure, but I think west shore services in Allendale, MI might have an EOWS 612 there. I'll have to look again at recent pictures to confirm this
@@thespiritstingray9359 Are you sure the siren in Chicago is a modulator. Because in the video it kind of sounds like the siren is rotating. I'm new to this so I might have no idea what im talking about.
@@Aa-zp5kn yes it is a modulator. I included a picture of a chicago modulator (2 of them, actually) in the video. Plus, ive been to chicago numerous times, and I've seen most of Chicago's sirens
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WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO BEFORE COMMENTING!!! Man you guys are ticking me off with all the comments of questions I clearly answered in the video.
For that group of people who still doesn't read the description before commenting:
The audio from 0:10 to 0:26 had to be muted due to a copyright issue. A music group owns that track supposedly.
@@Astronexian some music group made this thing called "psychoville skit" which was basically chicago siren audio with some police radio sounds dubbed over it, and then they copyrighted it. A lot of people are upset at this, and maybe its gonna get taken down sooner or later
Owg
Good information @@thespiritstingray9359
this is the stupidest thing ever! how can you copyright a civil defence siren?! honestly! some people..
@@loganwhitworth644 exactly. This music group (forgot the name lol) took the audio of someone else's video, overplayed police radio chatter, called it a song, and got to copyright it so now they own the track
Finally someone makes a video about this because people got really pissed off because they thought Chicago Sirens copied that to scare people when siren head was first a thing. Now those people can see that it's the other way around. Thank You Very Much For Clearing This Up!
No problem. Its better that everyone knows
TheSpiritStingray no kidding, bye check you insta. He’s arguing with me again
@@EastDetroitMusic-Sirens3000A yep. He's gotta stop
TheSpiritStingray agreed
@Jack-o Le Kaiser they are pretty similar, but they aren't the same. His is a different siren (similar to the one in my profile pic), but if you look closely, there are a few differences
"a tornado siren is a large siren"
*You don't say?*
The tornado hears the sirens and is like “Fuck no, I’m out. *retracts into the sky*”
"Nah man fuck this, imma head out"
Fax
ahaha
"Fuck this, I'm going to Detroit."
The tornado: ok I’m down in Chicago
Eows 612: does hi lo attack
The tornado: oh hell freaking no I’m going to Florida
Thank you for explaining. Me and one of my friend’s theories was that the sound waves bouncing off all the buildings was causing the eerie sound. Glad I know the true reason now
You are half true. The echoes enhance the creepiness!
@@doohickey-enjoyer Really? I don’t notice a eerie sound in other big cities, though. Chicago’s are the only ones that sound like that
@@TJB270 he's just talking about the echos bouncing off the buildings, other sirens will rarely have this "broken" sound
1940: Oh no a bomb is going to drop!
2020: OH NO ITS COMING!
AND BY ITS COMING I MEAN SIREN HEAD
-_-
1940; oh wait were safe atomic bombs don't exist 1945; WERE ALL GOING TO DIE
@@jasonTnieves Russia Didn't get the bomb until 1950's thats when Russia became a Extremely serious threat.
the coronavirus
I as a chicagoan, have actually never heard these sirens before. I only ever hear the 2001 sirens. I guess those creepy ones are only in certain parts of the city, probably near the Loop district, since the original video was taken in the South Loop neighborhood.
It's also worth noting that the city of Chicago tests its sirens every first Tuesday of every month. Just so any new visitors and residents won't get scared!
Yes, the modulator sirens are concentrated in the loop and the downtown area, in the outskirts of the city in the neighborhoods, the majority of the sirens are the 2001 type
The modulators are in downtown. The 2001s and DSAs are outside the downtown area
Finally, someone made a video on it!
Yep! Felt like the right time to do so I figured I'd do it
Ikr
I know! I’ve never heard them in person, but their sirens are cool to listen to from some of the other videos I’ve seen.
Hi again random siren geek
@@mithhday hi?
This guy has teached me more about tornados and their sirens then my science teacher
Comments like these make my day, glad you learned something
*taught
Not teached
@@alexandramartinez1975 This is not ELAR.
@@alexandramartinez1975 Teached is actually a word. You can search it up.
than*
I didn’t know that even kids actually thought siren head was real I just thought oh cool design
Im a kid and didnt think it was real
THANK YOU for making this video. This should really clear up some misconceptions about siren head and the chicago alternate wail audio. I hope all the people who believe in the misconceptions see this and watch the full video.
The "Chicago siren" sound has actually been around for quite a while too. It was programmed into the Federal Signal Corporation's "SiraTone" siren controllers, which were first produced in 1981.
No really? I definitely didn't explain this in the video already!
If kids didn’t say siren head on every siren video then siren head will not get that much hate but good explaining for those kids that say siren head a lot
Correct me if im wrong but I thought siren head played EAS tones through his horns
Yes, you are partially correct. Siren head plays a series of different sounds, such as EAS tones, Chicago's sirens, and a few other types of sirens. It varies from time to time
And the usa alert it on my tv I actually live in Lynn but do siren head play the USA alert its unknown but now its known
Am just going to weee wooooooo like siren head 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
@@stormshadow319 you make no sense
5:41
@@sirenjunkie2148 They high
hopefully this reduces the amount of kiddies commenting on my 612 alternate wail video saying oMg itS SirEn HeAD
Wow well this siren ain,t near me hahahahahaha
Unfortunately, it won't stop it completely :/
True there annoying
Probably won't stop them, I keep a close watch over my comments sections and remove comments I don't like, I'm all for freedom of speech but when you're an ATI fanboy who decides to call a Sentry 14V the "gayest siren on earth" your comments gets removed
@@vacexpert2020 yeah sentry sirens are badass
It's so weird to me that people would think a city would copy a horror game based on art. For me it was obvious that it was the other way around, and I think it's absolutely amazing because the Chicago siren is so fucking cool to listen to, especially because it adds so much scariness to the game.
Which I don't understand is a company owning that sound, unless it's the siren manufacturer (which I kinda doubt?) lmao
thanks for the video it was very informative! have a nice day y'all uwu
I'm glad you explained this. Now people will finally realize the Chicago Modulators weren't broken!
I'm glad I did as well. It's helped a few people learn and that's what I wanted it to do so thats nice
Apparently not because they just keep saying "Oh SiReN hEad Realllllll
@@Hurricane314 lol
Excellent video! Thank you so much for including the siren map!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I'm lucky I live in a city that does not have creepy-ass tornado sounds like that
me to mines has whelen WPS 3000's
We dont even have any tornado sirens at my area
I'm unlucky to live in a city that doesn't have tornado sirens at all. The Chicago ones would be nice here.
Only in Chicago
I love that alternate wail signal.
Me too.
I remember listening to the siren BEFORE the Siren Head meme came along
Your an absolute mad lad lol. But seriously thank you, someone had to do it.
Yessir, thanks!
I sent the scary one to my classmate then I told him it was the Chicago siren he said it was siren head 🤦🏽
Have him watch this video, it might help him understand lol. It happens, friends aren't so smart sometimes
@Storytimekellan3 that's... kinda the entire purpose of this video. I explained that it isn't siren head thats making the creepy sounds (even though siren head doesn't exist in the first place)
@@thespiritstingray9359 I live in Lansing so I have one rn
He's dumb 😂
Chicago is known for Al Capone, Deep dish pizza and now Siren Head😵
2001 Siren: A cute siren that sounds like a trumpet
Modulator siren: A weird-looking siren that sounds like the Chicago tornado siren.
DSA Siren: Twin sirens that sound like two sirens mixed together (they’re two sirens that play at once).
Man I remember this video. I love how it teaches the basics in outdoor warning sirens.
About time someone did a video about this.
Heck yeah! I was waiting for someone to do it, then I realized I existed so... ta da!
@@thespiritstingray9359 Lets hope the kiddies don't think that when they hear the DSAs and Modulators they don't say "OmG iTs tHe bRoKen ToRnAdO sIrEn, gEt aWaY sInCe sIrEn HeAd Is CoMiNg!!11". This really cleared up stuff about that rotten speaker thing with a humanoid body.
@@nolongerused0000 I made sure to address the broken siren theory and the siren head stuff, so maybe they will learn
@@thespiritstingray9359 I really hope they do
Nobody:
Younger children in siren videos:
sIrEn hEaD!!!
That is one of the main reasons I made this video, to help people understand and to stop or decrease the amount of times that happens
@@thespiritstingray9359 thank you
IKR
not for childrens
Me young child actually knowing the name: am I a little joke to you
When I heard that sound in person it game my whole body chills and I was out on my deck frozen in fear, my body would not move, that was definitely the scariest experience of my life. To make it 10 times worse I was home alone as a 12 year old at the time.
The original video is beyond gold. I never knew this was from a modulator. I think that at one point we all thought that it was an EOWS 612. Good video man.
Wow, that was so great and informative! I got into EAS scenarios recently, and always wondered why sirens aren't universal across the country so they could be more recognizeable to the normal person so they can take action quickly. Everybody knows what to do when the "duck squawk" and "two tone" EAS alerts come onto their phones and televisions because they sound the same all across the country, and have for decades.
8:30 I’ve still heard that siren and i’m in the burbs of Chicagoland.
Same
Great explanation bro! Only one correction: The 2001s sound in fast wail when the MODs and DSAs sound in alternate wail. However, last month, all of the tornado sirens in Chicago went off in attack instead of alternate wail during a warning for some reason.
Mentioned that at 8:24. I'm gonna see if they're really broken or if that was done intentionally or whatever the deal is. Thanks!
@@thespiritstingray9359 Would love to know. Hopefully it doesn't signal the death of alternate wail in Chicago.
Thanks for making this video to clear it to me!
1940-2015: oh no oh no oh no no no no no a tornado
2020-2021: Siren head ..
My favorites are the alternate wails thank you for explaining this
Also I have a question where did you get those examples of all the kinds of sirens are they an edit or they from like a website
4:16 for me that’s my tornado siren it’s really loud cuz it’s right next to my house rip my ears
Nobody:
Chicago Sirens (DSA/MODULATOR/2001): *Sounds*
Kiddies Be Like: omg i hear siren head
That shiters are annoying af
That’s what I’m saying
Thank goodness you made this. I will send this to anyone who says:
sIrEn HeAd!!!11!1!!
those little kiddies are so damn annoying.
Very much agreed, those kids are annoying as hell. Glad you liked it!
Kiddies makes mah head explode
I actually think the alternate-wail sounds pretty cool. I like it.
It does sound nice in some situations... though if it's an emergency then it's not exactly what I would call nice
Alt Wail pretty underrated, but ruined by Siren Kiddies who like Siren Head.
Agreed
5:57 I need Prozak after hearing this one!!!
This is amazing, love this!
Thanks! Glad you like it
@Aiden Taylor after reading tons of comments spamming about something called siren head and how it was thought to be in chicago, I did some research and therefore felt the need to reference it in this video
Love ur vids man!
Same
video: explaining siren head
most kids in the comments: S I R E N H E A D
Never have I seen a comment that depicts the comment section so accurately
@@thespiritstingray9359 is sien head real
@@Kpopeditzz4ever no, it is a fictional creature created by Trevor Henderson in 2018
@@thespiritstingray9359 uhhh im siren heads frend doe
@@hortasiscool8098 siren head doesn't exist in real life. However, if it exists in your mind and consider it your friend, then that's cool I guess
Someone had to get this out there. And the 2001 did fast wail for tornado warning along with the modulators/diss doing alternate wail. As of may 2019, they changed them to sound regular wail/attack, well at least on the south and north side
Yeah, I think it got too many people confused or scared, or the sirens are just beginning to show their age
@@thespiritstingray9359 if your saying that they sounded creepy because “aging” that is not the case. The modulators and DSA’s are speaker array sirens, and can make up to like a dozen different tones.
@@jaymesmerritt5145 maybe if you'd watch the whole video and actually pay attention you'd realize that I didn't say that at all. I'm well aware of the fact that they are programmed to sound in alternate wail and various other signals. I explained how the sirens worked already. I also meant that the sirens STOPPED sounding in alternate wail either for their age (very unlikely) or because it scared people too much
@@jaymesmerritt5145 Watch the whole vid and understand bud!
Man its so terrifying to me, I live in germany and we have no natrual desasters (Unless you live near shore but even then you get like mild floodings at best) and I doubt i will ever whitness a tornado (In germany at least).
We actualy had a siren test a year (or less idk) ago and literaly none of our sirens work because we just never need/use them, apparently they havent been checked up on after the berlin wall fell lmfao
This video was very informative, thanks
Glad you found it informative, thanks for the feedback!
@@thespiritstingray9359 np
I have a special place in my heart for the STL-10. Set it off hundreds of times… never realized how unique it was in my area until I saw the map you provided. Very cool siren map! Thank you!!! Is there a map like this for Iowa by chance?
I watch that video like three times and it gives me the chills so much thank you so much for a love btw
Does anybody remember on tornado testing tuesdays, they used to play this pretty song of 5 different ambient tones? It sounded pretty similar to the music in the beginning of ex machina. I’m kind of beginning to tweak out a little bit because I can’t seem to find it anywhere to prove it was a real thing lol.
Where was this located? I'll look into it
5:03 (ambulance intensified)
I love your videos
Thank you! Glad you like them
Actually theres one 2001 siren that can make the alternate wail its the Thunderbolt 1003
Ok 2 things:
First, NONE of the 2001 siren family are capable of producing any sort of hi-lo signals because none of them were ever fitted with solenoids, and none are dual toned.
Second, the thunderbolt series is a completely different siren than the 2001 series. The 2001s and thunderbolts are not part of the same series. The thunderbolt 1003 is ignored in this video because there are no thunderbolt sirens operated by the city of Chicago
Siren head looks cute in the thumbnail😊😊
I guess you could say that. Just bear in mind, that thing is 40 feet tall
Yes he would have been cuter if he did not have that rotting flesh and that mouth. When I first heard of siren head I thought siren head helped people from tornadoes by sounding that siren...
True
I know right?
SirenHead be like: I didn't know I came from Chicago *pikachu face*
i hope this reduces the amount of little siren kiddies who think they know everything about sirens and keep saying OmG iTs SiReN hEaD i mean we all started out as a kiddie like that but evan if u are one im pretty sure people saying OMG ITS SIWEN HEAD can get really annoying
5:43 is siren head on drugs
6:50 is siren head but he forgot how to siren
Maybe siren head was fighting the tornado lol
I live in a boardering west county of Chicago and now I'll definitely check the new ones out some time.
If I recall correctly Chicago still has some operation tbolts. I could be wrong.
Unfortunately none but one of them seem to operate. There's one that sporadically rotates every once in a while, which might mean its active, as none of the other chicago thunderbolts rotate at all. You might also be thinking of Evanstons system, which their thunderbolts were part of the Chicago CD system. Those were all removed and replaced earlier this year
@@thespiritstingray9359 where is the one that rotates sometimes?
@@kansasstatealerting2874 2622 North Pulaski Road, Chicago IL. (41.929139,-87.727932)
@@thespiritstingray9359 Thanks
@@thespiritstingray9359 in a certain street view the siren doesn’t seem to be there
Never mind it is
Thank you for clarifying this! I've always been curious about the Chicago tornado sirens.
I knew about this long before Siren Head was even a thing- but I still wondered, what exact siren is it, why is it running alternate wail, and is it still there?
The exact siren doing this isn't just one individual one, but many. The federal signal modulators and DSAs in downtown chicago are responsible for running the alternate wail. It may have been a programming issue or it may have been done intentionally to allow people to tell the difference between ambient city noises or emergency vehicle sirens, or the actual outdoor warning sirens. All of Chicago's modulators and DSA sirens are still there, but they no longer run the alternate wail.
Thanks for the video. I keep seeing comments on some siren UA-cam videos on the alternate wail and kids commenting 'OMG!!! SiReN HeAd'
Thank you for making this, he tries to scare people with the Chicago wail
If siren head was real Trevor Henderson said he does a lot of sounds like white noise however none ever said about the alternate wail
I hope people see this video
The title and cover photo are very easy clickbait so that should get some viewers. Plus the whole siren head shebang is popular right now so it should get some views
So do I. I will share it round.
5:53 alternate-wail signal sounds more creepy with reverb)))
I bet the only thing scarier for a Chicago resident would be realizing you're a Chicago resident.
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In some cases, the Alternate Wail signal can be made on some older Federal Signal Sirens. However, because they create sound like the FS 2001 Siren, it sounds off... Great Video, I didn't know people thought Chicago added the Wail to scare everyone😂
Was it ever explained why Chicago did an alternate wail? Working under the assumption that they were going off for a tornado, why weren't they doing the alert siren instead?
That question I cannot answer for sure. My guess as to why they did alternate wail instead of alert is because the city wanted people to be able to tell between the sirens and ambient city noise
Thank you for making this.
thank God somebody made a fucking video clarifying this I'm so tired of people asking what siren head is and why every siren sounds like him
Same here bro. Glad I could help
When I was in Hawaii, they use those sirens for Tsunamis.
I am pretty sure they use Modulators
@@doohickey-enjoyer yes they do
Mods and tbolts
@@BRISTOLFORCE2009 yep
They also use EOWS
When outside the city in the suburbs, you can find other sirens like thunderbolts, t-128s, rm130s, whelens, cyclones, banshees, sth10s, and p series sirens
Thats cool. Its sad that they're being phased out though. I do travel to see sirens in the suburbs of Chicago sometimes to see them operate on test days, and I've been to a few thunderbolts, p-15s, and p-50s
@@thespiritstingray9359 there used to be a p50 by our house, but they replaced it with a t135 ac/dc in 2017 due to the p50 not having a back up battery, but hot damn were those monsters were loud
I have heard an alternate wail siren in the area of Selkirk NY in the recent months. Scared the heck out of me at night
Now I gotta learn more about siren head!
Siren head is a fictional monster created in 2018 by Trevor Henderson. Siren head hunts humans by luring them out into the woods via a variety of strange noises, but most commonly United States Emergency Alert System message tones or sirens performing the alternate wail signal.
Siren head was designed to stand at roughly 40 feet tall, and it usually stays in heavily wooded areas such as dense forests where it can disguise itself among the trees. From there, it plays its sounds, waiting for a curious human to walk by it and when an unfortunate victim walks by, the siren head snatches them up and consumes them.
Siren head has a humanoid shape, with all 4 limbs and a human shaped thorax made of a skeleton covered in mummified skin. In place of a human head/skull however, there is a shaft and 2 horn structures with teeth inside them, presumably to allow for the consumption of humans (thats what the story is according to Trevor Henderson).
If this scares you, remember that siren head is a fictional creature, therefore it does not actually exist...
Or at least it hasn't been proven to exist
(Just kidding, no legitimate reports of any sightings exist as of today)
@@thespiritstingray9359 Key word:Yet. Sorry for this comment. It would be scary to hear about a sighting of Siren Head
Thank you. Now i shouldnt get hundreds of kids commenting siren head on my videos.
Glad I saved you from your phone exploding lol
@@thespiritstingray9359 I turned off my notifications because i was already getting millions of notifications already lmao.
Those "kids" made you more relevant than you ever have been or ever will be, even if only for a very brief period of time. Though, I do find it hilarious how egotistical so many of you siren fanboys are in these comments.
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by the obscene amount of ego in these comments by losers like you, obsessing over sirens to the point of making a channel dedicated to it clearly demonstrates stunted mental development.
can we get a DL link for that alt wail demo audio file/generator? id love to have that for loudspeaker testing! :D
Yay thank you you save civil defence community tysm
I love those Alternating wail electronic sirens/modulating siren.
I may be alone but I never thought those sirens sounded creepy I just thought they sounded ridiculous
You aren't alone, I share the same opinion.
It's fun to prank people in the street with playing that sound.
You know, we're all lucky siren head chose the chicago siren, what would've been more terrifying is him rickrolling us
good sharing!
Thanks!
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"***EDIT: The sound between 0:10 and 0:26 Has been muted due to a copyright claim. Supposedly a music group owns that sound track now, and I cannot use it in the video. Sorry in advance. A link to the original video has been provided below.***"
What kind of dumb person would copyright claim the sound of a FEDERAL SIGNAL siren???!? It's not even an original work. Unless Federal Signal themselves claimed the audio, no one should have the ability to claim the sound.
It was a music group, not federal signal. I may end up reporting them and seeing where it can get me
@@thespiritstingray9359 Yep, I understand that. I'm betting it's probably the music group that used the alternate wail sound in one of their songs.
That music group should technically pay respects to Federal Signal for inventing Alternate Wail.
I am among Siren fans
8:49 actually some of the sirens from the Cold War era are still up, most inactive, but some are still active
Theyre all presumed to be inactive. There were some from Chicago's system in Evanston (they were thunderbolts, installed by the city of Chicago for evanston) that made it all the way to 2020. I was able to film 4 of them operating. Now they have been removed and replaced, and all that's left is a few of the old ones from Chicago. There is one thunderbolt that MAY be active, but there is no legitimate recordings of it operating
There is an active thunderbolt 1003 according to the siren map, but then again it got some things wrong. I think it’s active
kiddies needs to stop saying siren head when they watch a video about tornado sirens
Kids
>:(i like siren head
@@hortasiscool8098 ok
@@hortasiscool8098 kid
@@hortasiscool8098 get out
good video man, also i think its cool how you sound like AntsCanada, you and him have really good accent/voice or whatever
Thanks! Glad you liked it
In Manhattan Illinois we have 2 2001 130’s and a 4 group of the on a church
Cool!
why does this guy have like no subs?!?!
800+ subs is quite the handful, so I wouldn't say no subscribers
Company: Copyrights chicagos siren
Also them: *_oh yeah, this is big brain time_*
Chicago siren is very chilling.
I live in Chicago, I hear this sometimes XD
What was your reaction
@@icebearfam1940 at first I was scared but now its kinda normal
@@IsaacNg28 ok
cap
In Chicago You don't have to be scared of tornedos becouse Siren sounds will scare the shit out of already.
Now that I think of it, there haven't been any tornadoes in the downtown area so...
I lived in a small town in Ohio. When I was 4 years old thare was a tornado warning. I remember looking of my grandmother's front porch and hearing the sound get increasingly louder than quieter. I never that much of it recently untill my friend showed me a video of siren head then it all came back. I started doing research and i remember seeing Thunderbolt and EOWS sirens scared around. I stumbled across a video of a EOWS 612 recored by youtuber siren1000t in Lovina MI. So the siren in question is a EOWS 612. I went to the park near my grandmother's house where I herd the siren in found a American Signal T128 in its place. I would honestly like to own a EOWS siren.
Thats cool. As for owning an EOWS siren, it might be possible to obtain one at some point. Im not 100% sure, but I think west shore services in Allendale, MI might have an EOWS 612 there. I'll have to look again at recent pictures to confirm this
@@thespiritstingray9359 Are you sure the siren in Chicago is a modulator. Because in the video it kind of sounds like the siren is rotating. I'm new to this so I might have no idea what im talking about.
@@Aa-zp5kn yes it is a modulator. I included a picture of a chicago modulator (2 of them, actually) in the video. Plus, ive been to chicago numerous times, and I've seen most of Chicago's sirens
@@thespiritstingray9359 Okay. Thank you.
Here in Milford CT we have Whelen WPS2805 sirens used for flash flood warnings. They sound off a wail tone followed by a pre recorded voice message
Sweet
I love your channel keep up the good work
Thank you!
Their sirens are both cool and creepy simultaneously.
Lol
I 100% agree. Even though I hear sirens often, their sound still scares me to some extent
Where did you get the pure signal for the sound at 5:41? I want that for my wake up alarm.