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In 1878 Edison noted that, when played backwards, "the song is still melodious in many cases, and some of the strains are sweet and novel, but altogether different from the song reproduced in the right way"
Originally posted by Thurisaz
Anyone know why and where this orginated?
[edit on 7-6-2010 by Thurisaz]
Originally posted by Voyager1
If backwards masking really exists, its not enough just to copy the word backwards, you would have to reverse the sound of each syllable. IMHO
Originally posted by Voyager1
There is a difference in the pronounciation in words when you write them backwards verses speak them backwards.
dick becomes- kid
mile becomes - lime
time becomes mite or might
cup becomes puck
car becomes rock
church stays church pronounced backwards
building becomes gneed-lib
If backwards masking really exists, its not enough just to copy the word backwards, you would have to reverse the sound of each syllable. IMHO
That's how certain scenes in Twin Peaks were filmed... the actors learned their lines backwards phonetically, and moved backwards, then the tape was reversed so we could understand what they were saying while it sounded really weird.
Originally posted by TheAssociate
For one project, in hopes of getting a weird sounding alien voice, I recorded the vocal track, reversed it, practiced saying it as it sounded after being reversed, recorded myself saying it "backwards" and then digitally reversed that, so that it was actually backwards speak in reverse.
The results were mixed.
Originally posted by Voyager1
You could actually create an entire new langauge out of backwards masking but what good would that do?
- Wikipedia
In the ritual, the incantations in the background are part of a Romanian Orthodox Divine Liturgy recorded in a church in Baia Mare, played backwards. The piece, named "Masked Ball", is an adaptation by Jocelyn Pook of her "Backwards Priests." When contacting Pook in regard to providing music for the film, Kubrick asked if she had anything else like Backwards Priests - "you know, weird."
Originally posted by Thurisaz
reply to post by Acharya