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Lightsaber Activation (Jedi ignition)

The iconic snap-hiss of a lightsaber igniting: Ben Burtt's layered motors-and-feedback design, the sound of a Jedi choosing a side.

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spec44.1 kHz16-bit PCM467.9 KB0:02LockChime.wav

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spec sheet

duration2.7 s

file size467.9 KB

downloads700

details

formatWAV / PCM

sample rate44.1 kHz

bit depth16-bit

Volume normalized

submitted byBen Burtt / Lucasfilm

compatible models

Works on every Tesla

Drop Boombox/LockChime.wav on your USB stick, plug into the front USB data port, lock the car. Done in 2 minutes.

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Copy to USB

Copy LockChime.wav onto a FAT32 or exFAT USB drive at Boombox/LockChime.wav.

Plug into your Tesla

Plug the drive into a front USB data port, then open Toybox → Boombox → Lock Sound.

Lock the car

Pick your sound and lock the car to hear it.

submitted by Ben Burtt / Lucasfilm

source Source: Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977, 20th Century Fox). Sound designer Ben Burtt created the lightsaber by layering the hum of idle 35mm film projectors with the buzz of a CRT TV near a microphone. The resulting sound won a Special Achievement Oscar. Use case: your Tesla just ignited a Jedi weapon. Trivia: Burtt discovered the TV feedback effect by accident when walking past a TV with his microphone — the same serendipity that defined many of cinema's most iconic sound designs.