Sound Effects

[SeattlePioneer]

One session of the Cubmaster training I took was presented by a talented Cubmaster who demononstrated his recorded sound effects, music, singing, skits and such that he used during pack meetings.

 

I don't have his talent, but I shopped around for methods I could use to introduce sound effects and music.

 

At a thrift shop I bought a tape cassette deck that allows me to record and play tape cassettes --about $6.00. These are constantly available for sale in my thrift shop experience.

 

I also bought a radio with speakers I can use as an audio amplifier for the cassette deck. Another $6 or so.

 

From Radio Shack I bought a plug set that has the size plug that fits into the headset jack for my computer and has RCA plugs that fit the audio input for the cassette player.

 

I also got another set of plugs with RCA jacks on both ends that connect the cassette deck to the audio amplifier.

 

 

I've found there are ALL KINDS of sound effects and music available on the internet, and I record that from my computer to tape casettes, which I label for the content.

 

I can then cue up what I want to play at pack meetings and have it ready to play on command from the cassette player through the audio amplifier and speakers.

 

As an example, I recorded artillery gunfire, and then a bugler playing "To the Colors." I play this good 'n loud at the beginning of the den meeting, and the gunfire tends to get everyone's attention! To the colors is then played and we transition into the flag ceremony.

 

 

That provides some excitement at pretty low cost.