Astrometrics Mission

[Kansas_Jones 0]

A co-worker of mine is on the hunt for Trek sound bytes for use in a power point office presentation.

 

Specifically, the Astrometric Lab sound bytes featured in VOY or Nemesis, and primarily, the sound when the view was shifting between the grids and visuals.

 

As the third resident office Trekkie, I was asked to aid with said search, and I promptly replied I'll get the STSF posse right on it. Since it is a bit of an obscure sound byte, if anyone is into this sort of thing and does know of a site that has this particular byte, please let me know.

 

Thanks,

 

- Kansas >^..^<

[Samantha_Kent 0]

I may be able to help you out, as I have a program that allows me to record sounds as they play through my speakers; if you can point out to me a couple episodes where the sound you're looking for is used, I might be able to pick 'em up on YouTube or somewhere else and catch the sound that way...

[Kansas_Jones 0]

I may be able to help you out, as I have a program that allows me to record sounds as they play through my speakers; if you can point out to me a couple episodes where the sound you're looking for is used, I might be able to pick 'em up on YouTube or somewhere else and catch the sound that way...

 

I can't be any more specific other then what my co-worker told me - apparently VOY was pretty much the first series to use the Astrometric lab, and then Nemesis cashed in on the concept. Let me see if I can get specific episodes or what not.

 

Thanks for trying to help out Sam.

[Cptn_LoAmi 0]

apparently VOY was pretty much the first series to use the Astrometric lab

Yup. On TNG, the equivalent was stellar cartography, which was far less developed that Voyager's astrometrics. I don't think DS9 had an equivalent.

[Samantha_Kent 0]

Ok, well, I have done some searching of the depressingly limited number of Star Trek: Voyager clips available online and while my store is not yet exhausted, I have so far recorded this:

 

http://www.specksynder.com/librivox/timber...trometrics1.mp3

 

I have no idea if this is *the* astrometrics sound your friend is looking for, but it is certainly *a* sound made by the astrometrics lab while shifting visuals, so I'm hoping it might be. Let me know; if it isn't, I'll keep looking.

[Kansas_Jones 0]

Ok, well, I have done some searching of the depressingly limited number of Star Trek: Voyager clips available online and while my store is not yet exhausted, I have so far recorded this:

 

http://www.specksynder.com/librivox/timber...trometrics1.mp3

 

I have no idea if this is *the* astrometrics sound your friend is looking for, but it is certainly *a* sound made by the astrometrics lab while shifting visuals, so I'm hoping it might be. Let me know; if it isn't, I'll keep looking.

 

I'll have to double check on a home PC as the office network won't let me access the above site. I second that: there really isn't a whole lot of VOY clips out there.

 

Capt. Lo: Then again, what do we expect with Cardassian station design. :-P

[Grom 0]

I'll have to double check on a home PC as the office network won't let me access the above site. I second that: there really isn't a whole lot of VOY clips out there.

 

::grumble:: Maybe that's because, until very recently, seasons of VOY were retailing over $90.

[Samantha_Kent 0]

I'll have to double check on a home PC as the office network won't let me access the above site.

 

::wonders why your office thinks my webspace is dangerous:: :rolleyes:

[will_marx 0]

::wonders why your office thinks my webspace is dangerous:: :rolleyes:

 

It's just not your office. STSF is blocked on most government/DOD computer systems as a "gaming site".

[Samantha_Kent 0]

But my webspace isn't related to STSF. O.o

[Kansas_Jones 0]

To further add to the unable to access mystery: I tried connecting to your space Sam through my home PC, and ran into some issues. At first all I got was dead space/slow connection. Then, the only thing that popped up on the screen was a gray/white audio interface, on a white background. I clicked on the Play, the interface showed the clip playing, and I didn't hear a thing.

 

I really could not get the site or what have you to come up or work. Thanks again for the effort Sam. ;-)

 

To echo Grom, yep, VOY was so insanely priced (most I saw was $160.00), it's no wonder the sound bytes aren't out there on the 'Net for access. The prices have now been dropped dramatically (someone in CBS marketing or what have you got a clue I'd guess. Just because the Star Trek sci fi property isn't in weekly TV production anymore, doesn't mean the existing DVDs of the past shows produced should be priced so no one will buy them). For example, Barnes and Noble sells the discs for $41.00 bucks (membership) now.

[Samantha_Kent 0]

Well, the audio interface is what you should have gotten; it's just an mp3 file. The only explanation I can think of for why you couldn't hear it is that I hadn't amplified the file enough, so let me try this again:

 

http://www.specksynder.com/librivox/timber...trometrics1.mp3

 

EDIT: Hmmm...ewww...I forgot that re-exporting mp3s multiple times causes quality degradation. Please stand by. :rolleyes:

Edited September 12, 2008 by Samantha_Kent

[Samantha_Kent 0]

Ok -- try this link:

 

http://www.specksynder.com/librivox/timber...trometrics1.wav

[Kansas_Jones 0]

w00t! We are good to go - the link worked. I'm not one hundred percent sure that that is the sound my co-worker is JoNz-ing for, so I will direct them to this topic and they can further investigate.

 

Thanks Sam!

[Abe Kas 0]

You might want to check this site out too. Humor adds to presentations too.

 

http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/pakleds/