Alex Albrecht's Laugh

[jmmccann]

Longtime fan and viewer here. From TechTV to The Broken, Systm (when Kevin was still a part of it) and now diggnation from Episode 1.

What the heck is up with Alex's laugh? It seems that whenever he laughs you hear a rattle or chortling in his throat. Is this something new? I don't remember this in the very early episodes of diggnation. A result of too much alcohol? Anyone have any idea?

Am I the only one who has noticed this?

Jeff

[bayareaking510]

I've been watching diggnation on the day it releases for over a year and I've never noticed it.

[lstone]

Yes I notice it too. I used to think it was his laptop hard drive spinning up or something haha

[nextgenxbox]

It's just the mic that may pick up "odd" sounds.

[ariastar]

Wow, of all things to pick on. Just about every laugh sounds odd if you break it down like this.

[jmmccann]

Definitely not picking on Alex's laugh. Just an observation. I noticed every episode and I hadn't heard anyone else point it out. People point everything else out, like their haircuts, gotees, clothes, surroundings, etc. I don't see this being anything different.

It's definitely not a mic thing, because I work in a pro-audio environment and I've never heard a mic make that kind of noise picking up someone's laugh. I think it's a rattling in his throat. Everyone has those little curiousities about them.

Jeff.

[dune73]

a while back i made a series of recording from diggnation of alex's strange sound effect when he changes to a new story, was apparently from a simpsons episode he saw, or summut like that !

check out the recordings at;

http://www.fluxbox.co.uk/2007/08/17/alex-albrecht-sms-sound-set/

[heyseuss]

Definitely not picking on Alex's laugh. Just an observation. I noticed every episode and I hadn't heard anyone else point it out. People point everything else out, like their haircuts, gotees, clothes, surroundings, etc. I don't see this being anything different.

It's definitely not a mic thing, because I work in a pro-audio environment and I've never heard a mic make that kind of noise picking up someone's laugh. I think it's a rattling in his throat. Everyone has those little curiousities about them.

Jeff.

It's 100% a mic thing. You wouldn't notice it in the room.

[jmmccann]

Check out the final few seconds of "Groupfully" the latest episode of Totally Rad Show and you will hear Alex's rattle laugh. It happens two or three times in a few seconds. Different show, completely different environment, same sound.

I think this disproves the mic theory.

Check it out.

J.

[ryudo]

Why even care?

[heyseuss]

Check out the final few seconds of "Groupfully" the latest episode of Totally Rad Show and you will hear Alex's rattle laugh. It happens two or three times in a few seconds. Different show, completely different environment, same sound.

I think this disproves the mic theory.

Check it out.

J.

If you can hear it, then it's a MIC - duuuhhhhhhh

[heretic80]

I can hear it, and I've always wondered what the heck it was. I figured it was just some sort of a weird throat rattle thing.
Doesnt seem like a mic thing to me.

Pointless topic, but interesting, nonetheless.

[radzack]

not to be a d-bag my friend. But who DOES care?

[jivetrky]

I've heard a person make that noise when laughing before. I've even done it a few times before. It's not a mic issue, it's just the something in his throat or something that makes that noise when he laughs hard. I think it's either like his vocal cords, epiglotis, or uvula. Something like that and it just clicks/vibrates when he exhales very strongly while laughing.