Change of Bell tone on NEL

last SG · 2010-05-08T09:08:34+00:00

Eh does anybody here knows the name of the woman who voiced the MRT announcements on the NEL ah? I only know the one juanita melson on the NSL/EWL but her vo...

SMRT 32373238 SG

Hi guys this is a little redundant, but being someone with sensitive ears, I'd like to ask if anybody has noticed a flattened bell tone when NEL trains pull into some stations?

I only frequent between SER and DBG so I don't have the time to notice other stations. This is the usual bell chime, in the key of G major broken chord (G D B G D for those who can read notes)

Particularly when trains pull into Little India and Potong Pasir for both directions, the bell chime sounds lower! A semitone down to be exact: (F# C# A# F# C#).

For those with musically inclined ears, do have a listen! I can't figure out why these stations have a lower bell chime than usual!

Bus and Train LoVuR SG

It's not called bell tone , it's called chime.

I also noticed it , they are played at Chinatown , Little India , Potong Pasir , Hougang stations. One more thing is that the chime is played every three stations , NE4 , NE7 , NE10 , NE14 (not counting NE11). After this low chime , they will play a "Please do not lean against the doors." annoucement.

wenjie639 SG

When the "Please do not lean against the doors" is about to play, they will play the chime.

Samuel Lee SG

Hi guys this is a little redundant, but being someone with sensitive ears, I'd like to ask if anybody has noticed a flattened bell tone when NEL trains pull into some stations?

I only frequent between SER and DBG so I don't have the time to notice other stations. This is the usual bell chime, in the key of G major broken chord (G D B G D for those who can read notes)

Particularly when trains pull into Little India and Potong Pasir for both directions, the bell chime sounds lower! A semitone down to be exact: (F# C# A# F# C#).

For those with musically inclined ears, do have a listen! I can't figure out why these stations have a lower bell chime than usual!

Wow, you must be one taking music course one.

Dejomel SG

I pass Potong Pasir MRT Station everyday coming home from school, and I agree with you, though I have never heard it while passing Little India before.

Though I am more concerned that when passing by Woodleigh Station, without fail, there will be an EXCESSIVELY LOUD and annoying chime to remind us about the prohibition of eating and drinking on the train or something of that sort.

Veyron16.4 SG

I heard the flattened tone at Chinatown

SMRT 32373238 SG

Wow, you must be one taking music course one.

Well sorta... Sorry guys for the error... So is there any particular reason for its lower tuning?

Scania96 SG

It's not called bell tone , it's called chime.

Actually it is suspicious looking person or article not eating and drinking.

SBS7322B SG

Well sorta... Sorry guys for the error... So is there any particular reason for its lower tuning?

Speaker being worn out. by the way, the notes you said earlier is in B flat concert key or in C key?

sgbuses SG

Maybe when the announcement is re-recorded, they couldn't find the original bell/synt!

smrt3099 SG

Im personally quite irritated with too many announcements

LTnF1fan SG

It sounds very untuned. I'd prefer the previous one.

SBS 8888 D SG

SBST NEL announcements seems quite irritating to me......

SMRT 32373238 SG

Speaker being worn out. by the way, the notes you said earlier is in B flat concert key or in C key?

How can the speaker be worn out for only 3 stations? Haha C key of course... You're a clarinetist?

It sounds very untuned. I'd prefer the previous one.

Can't be untuned as they most likely use a MIDI sound rather than get a real instrument or bell to play those notes. =)

SBS7485P SG

Hougang has it.

Fryderyk HPH SG

SMRT 32373238, are you a pianist by any chance or have perfect pitch?

From what I hear(I have perfect pitch), it is 7/8 of a semitone, not a full semitone... A bit "off" from F-sharp though...

SBS7322B SG

How can the speaker be worn out for only 3 stations? Haha C key of course... You're a clarinetist?

Can't be untuned as they most likely use a MIDI sound rather than get a real instrument or bell to play those notes. =)

Trumpet. But it's also in B flat. Ok I go see about it.

Fryderyk HPH SG

I doubt it is in MIDI formatt.
Most likely something else, but not MIDI.

MIDI gives that monotone sound which the notes are not.
Suspect they are in .avi formatt.

SMRT 32373238 SG

SMRT 32373238, are you a pianist by any chance or have perfect pitch?

From what I hear(I have perfect pitch), it is 7/8 of a semitone, not a full semitone... A bit "off" from F-sharp though...

Hey Fryderyk, yea I'm a pianist, but I'm not perfect pitch... U got the term wrong there... You can't say 7/8 of a semitone as 'semitone' is used to describe 1 single step between 2 notes... That would mean that the notes are all out-of-tune from each other!

Hmmmm I can't judge what is 7/8 though... according to orchestra tuning of 440Hz or concert band tuning of 442Hz? Its relative haha

I've heard real-sounding MIDI though... There exist some patches of MIDI sound that actually sound kinda real... the format depends on what the sound is recording/converted to... I used to compose in MIDI format and convert it to mp3 =)

You musician too?

Fryderyk HPH SG

No no.

The entire soundtrack for that matter, is 7/8 of a semitone flat. The entire thing.
All notes. So that terminology is correct.

Yes I'm a pianist.
It's hard to say exactly that is the Hz, but I can safely say it is around 7/8 of a semitone flat. Got to be just a few Hz.

I do composing on GarageBand(I use a )... Can definitely tell the diff between MIDI and even MP3/4/avi. Pretty sure it is not in MIDI formatt, neither was it converted.
I dare say I have pretty sharp ears