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the sound of the knocker

By mrgone

11 years ago


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    #1 11 years ago
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    mrgone

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    US Casper, WY

    12y 119K 5,181 4 54

    i brought this up before but lets review for all the new members,
    my wife thinks im nuts that i still get excited when the replay knocker goes off.
    she always says "you won a free game on a game you play for free" i tell her its all part of the game and i am living my dream because when i was a kid only a zillionare could own their own pinball machine. i just love to hear the sound of the knocker going off.yes, even the stern chirp is cool although i prefer the mechanical knocker. what say you fellow pinheads.

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    #2 11 years ago
     
    CCD

    ReallifePin

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    US Salt Lake City, UT

    11y 61,550 716 6 23

    I still love hearing it when the scoring is messed up and I didn't earn it.

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    #3 11 years ago
     
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    ink_blot

    Inactive member

    11y 0 145 1 16

    I must say, I do really like the virtual knocker on stern games. It's got a nice LOUD clear sound. I like the old style knockers too, but they can sometimes sound quite muffled.

    More on topic though, I still get excited every time the knocker goes off on my Flash Gordon, so we're in the same boat.

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    #4 11 years ago
     
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    cireone

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    US Moreno Valley, CA

    12y 56,900 669 16 16

    OP
    Quoted from mrgone:

    when i was a kid only a zillionare could own their own pinball machine

    That made me smile.

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    #5 11 years ago
     
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    dementedwarlok

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    US Highland, IN

    11y 57,650 2,600 4 9

    I hate that stern chirp its sounds like a glitch knocker all the way! hate to wake up the kids though lol!

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    #6 11 years ago
     
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    cireone

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    US Moreno Valley, CA

    12y 56,900 669 16 16

    The stern chirp is garbage, it does sound like a glitch.

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    #7 11 years ago
     
    MJS

    dementedwarlok

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    US Highland, IN

    11y 57,650 2,600 4 9

    the first time I beat the factory score on my DR DUDE I got a 3 in a row knock it was awesome!!

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    #8 11 years ago
     
    DIL

    SKILL_SHOT

    Inactive member

    US Santa Rosa, CA

    11y 26,650 526 1

    I love knockers! do all stern's do that little dog yelp? I only got a match on a Family Guy.

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    #9 11 years ago
     
    MJS

    dementedwarlok

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    US Highland, IN

    11y 57,650 2,600 4 9

    yeah i played roller coaster tycoon, nascar, world champ poker, and they did that must be a newer model thing. sounds cheap to be honest

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    #10 11 years ago
     
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    ink_blot

    Inactive member

    11y 0 145 1 16

    Quoted from SKILL_SHOT:

    I love knockers! do all stern's do that little dog yelp? I only got a match on a Family Guy.

    If your dog ever makes a noise like that, take the poor thing round back and put him down.

    And yes. All the sterns sound like that.

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    #11 11 years ago
     
    NAM

    kwiKimart

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    US San Diego, CA

    12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

    I love the sound of the knocker. When I'm playing pins by myself and hear the knocker, I thrust just like the stormtrooper below...

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    #12 11 years ago
     
    MJS

    dementedwarlok

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    US Highland, IN

    11y 57,650 2,600 4 9

    Quoted from kwiKimart:

    I love the sound of the knocker. When I'm playing pins by myself and hear the knocker, I thrust just like the stormtrooper below...
    » YouTube video

    I am gonna do that new dance when the knocker goes off...... the harlem shake

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    #13 11 years ago
     
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    smokey_789

    Inactive member

    US Greenville, OH

    11y 50,150 1,642 11

    Yeah, I'm paranoid and jumpy anyway, and along with my vertigo, when that old school knocker hits I jump out of my skin! Gotta love the adrenaline rush!

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    #14 11 years ago
     
    CCC

    ccotenj

    Inactive member

    11y 77,150 7,231

    the knocker is the best sound in pinball, bar none...

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    #15 11 years ago
     
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    pinmanguy

    Inactive member

    AU Melbourne

    11y 45,400 1,538 24

    The stern knocker sound is horrible. Sounds like a car screeching or the machines broken. I've had people think they've broken a pin when they get it

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    #16 11 years ago
     
    TCD

    tdunbar

    Just 3D Mods

    12y 60,800 586 1

    Nothing better than Knock Three Times in Taf goes off 6 times to complete

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    #17 11 years ago
     
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    SilverUnicorn

    Pinside+ Frequent

    US Quakertown, PA

    12y 115K 6,692 21

    Quoted from ink_blot:

    I like the old style knockers too, but they can sometimes sound quite muffled.

    Play a Capcom Airborne. Scared the living crap out of me when the knockefr went off!

    Chris

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    #18 11 years ago
     
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    rockinganker

    Inactive member

    CA Chatham-kent, ON

    12y 31,150 415

    The Stern knocker is the worst sound ever. I would rather the machine cowboy punched my marbles while laughing at me than hear that God awful replay squeak.

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    #19 11 years ago
     
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    Homepin

    Inactive member

    Unknown

    13y 77,400 2,125 1

    The Stern knocker sounds like a glitch in an MP3 file - terrible and disgusting!

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    #20 11 years ago
     
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    ink_blot

    Inactive member

    11y 0 145 1 16

    Quoted from rockinganker:

    The Stern knocker is the worst sound ever. I would rather the machine cowboy punched my marbles while laughing at me than hear that God awful replay squeak.

    Modding community? Can we expect to see this anytime soon? It'd be a great feature for laughs at parties.

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    #21 11 years ago
     
    PZY

    pzy

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    12y 59,550 883

    I love when people are startled by the unexpected knocker sound.

    "WHAT WAS THAT?!"

    "Oh, you did good"

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    #22 11 years ago
     
    MJS

    mstire

    Pinside member

    US Twin Falls, ID

    12y 36,150 329 5

    Quoted from SKILL_SHOT:

    I love knockers!

    Yeh, knockers!

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    #23 11 years ago
     
    MOZ

    StevenP

    Inactive member

    14y 30,900 3,781

    Love the (real) knocker sound. On a GTB EM AAB game it can be killer. I have a Goldstrike and with the WOW lit, every lit drop target and lane gives an EB with a loud crack! Bang a few of those shots in a row and it is very satisfying.

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    #24 11 years ago
     
    MEL

    blondetall

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    11y 99,300 6,269

    How has this thread stayed on topic this long? lol

    I love Seance mode on TAF. "Knock 3 times." Gets me every time. JP is pretty loud, but the Pinball Magic we are picking up on Saturday for my mom has a stupidly loud knocker. My dad is partially deaf and they turn their volumes down for some reason, so that thing is going to scare the crap out of them for awhile.

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    #25 11 years ago
     
    RON

    RonB

    Inactive member

    11y 77,650 2,057

    Love it too. Wasn't loud enough for me on my LW3 (factory mount was cab. cross brace) so I moved it to the right side of cab, now it gives a very loud 'crack'!
    Now I have to do the same for my JP.
    Used to have a TAF and loved that 'Seance' mode.

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    #26 11 years ago
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    mrgone

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    US Casper, WY

    12y 119K 5,181 4 54

    Quoted from blondetall:

    How has this thread stayed on topic this long? lol

    ok,you asked for it.

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    #27 11 years ago
     
    DEL

    SealClubber

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    14y 127K 11,060 246

    That sound is the reason for playing pinball.

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    #28 11 years ago
     
    DJW

    MrWizzo

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    US Emerald Isle, NC

    12y 60,800 3,184 6

    Quoted from SealClubber:

    That sound is the reason for playing pinball.

    Yup!

    Dan

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    #29 11 years ago
     
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    ink_blot

    Inactive member

    11y 0 145 1 16

    Honestly, loud sounds in general tend to be very satisfying in pinball. From knockers, to the TZ jackpot sound, to the Addams Family multiball-start thunder. Loud booming noises are just awesome.

    I love making sure everyone can hear how well I'm doing.

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    #30 11 years ago
     
    DOD

    GL_Pinguy

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    US Ripon, WI

    12y 38,150 259 9

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    Quoted from mrgone:

    ok,you asked for it.

    I love that movie...and the knockers.

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    #31 11 years ago
     
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    ink_blot

    Inactive member

    11y 0 145 1 16

    Quoted from GL_Pinguy:

    I love that movie...and the knockers.

    Those are indeed some very nice knockers.

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    #32 11 years ago
     
    DOD

    GL_Pinguy

    Pinside+ Addict

    US Ripon, WI

    12y 38,150 259 9

    Young Frankenstein is on AMC at 12! I think it is going to be a late night for me.

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    #33 11 years ago
     
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    wayout440

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    US Berea, OH

    11y 113K 11,264 3 12

    My first repair was a Cyclone for a friend. I changed the replay award to "extra ball" from "credit". Well, Cylone turns off the knocker when you use that setting. My friend came to play and when passing the replay score yelled out "HEY, Where's the knock?!" I explained the setting and that the knocker did work.

    He said, "You don't understand. Long before the game went totally dead we had lost the displays and could not tell what our scores were. The knock was the only way we knew if we were doing well!"

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    #34 11 years ago
     
    MIC

    RipleYYY

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    14y 87,050 4,365 2 33

    as the mass, the knocker IS part of pinball !

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    #35 11 years ago
     
    TT2

    TinyToo

    Inactive member

    GB Portishead

    12y 41,150 185 5

    The knocker on the Centaur I bought had been completely removed, I put one back very quickly!

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    #36 11 years ago
     
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    mickthepin

    Inactive member

    AU Brisbane

    12y 64,400 2,333 2 25

    Ask not for whom the knocker tolls.........

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    #37 11 years ago
     
    TJA

    VegasAlleycat

    Pinside+ Frequent

    US Las Vegas, NV

    13y 82,050 1,026 14 24

    I love the knocker so much that I maxed the credits awarded in the settings for grand champion, 1st high score, etc. just so I can hear the multiple cracks after a great game even though my games are free. I have also converted all my current Sterns to real knockers as well.

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    #38 11 years ago
     
    CRG

    Toasterdog

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    US Clearwater, FL

    11y 95,550 3,646 2 46

    I prefer fake knockers so I guess Stern's aren't too bad afterall.

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    #39 11 years ago
     
    ROB

    RCA1

    Pinside+ Addict

    US St Joseph, MI

    11y 128K 8,679 28 11

    Knock! Knock!
    Love the knocker sound. Gotta fix the very weak one on my Time Warp and get it back up to full KNOCK.

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    #40 11 years ago
     
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    mickthepin

    Inactive member

    AU Brisbane

    12y 64,400 2,333 2 25

    Quoted from Toasterdog:

    I prefer fake knockers so I guess Stern's aren't too bad afterall.

    You prefer fake knockers.......both meaning suck. Fake tits or knockers are sub par

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    #41 11 years ago
     
    DAD

    TurboBengal

    Inactive member

    US Louisville, KY

    11y 56,400 495 4 134

    Love it! its always fun to see how many times you can make it go off in one game, if at all.

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    #42 11 years ago
     
    DIK

    davewtf

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    US Madison, WI

    12y 84,400 9,740 1 114

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