The old photon torpedoes

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2003-05-07 05:14pm

The photon torpedoes used in the early TNG had a much better coolness factor in to it compare to photons used in DS9 or VOY. I just watched "Q-Who" (I haven't seen it for years) and hearing the background music and those torpedoes roars as they are being fired made me go almost 'WOW'.

One of the best episodes of Trek.

Riker: Arm the photon torpedoes!

Worf: Torpedoes armed!

Picard: Fire the photons.

And did you guys noticed the red glowing on the torps almost has the shape of red X.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-05-07 05:57pm

Like we need another reason to say 'Voyager sucks'

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-05-08 12:56am

Yeah, seriously. I hate the new "hissing" sound effects.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-05-08 02:31pm

I prefer the original series Photon Torp sound effect. Now that sounded like a weapon os mass distruction.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-05-08 07:02pm

What was that sound, exactly?

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2003-05-08 07:05pm

More like a CACHOUM than anything else.

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2003-05-08 07:05pm

The best photorp sound was in the TOS movies. Listen to the launch sound in ST6. Now THAT's a torpedo launch.

The Voyager sound may be wimpy, but the TNG sound was pretty wimpy too. There's no sense of physical presence or movement. It actually sounds like a synthesized computer tone being played through a scratchy loudspeaker.

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2003-05-08 07:13pm

Do quantom torps sound different than regular torps?

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-05-08 07:27pm

Slightly, IIRC, its sort of a 'chum' noise...

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-05-08 08:32pm

ST6 torpedos (after the homing torpedo) sounded closer to the "screaming hiss" sounds as seen in First Contact than anything else.

IIRC the ST3 torpedos sounded really cool.

Worlds Spanner · Post by **Worlds Spanner** » 2003-05-09 08:39pm

AdmiralKanos wrote:It actually sounds like a synthesized computer tone being played through a scratchy loudspeaker.

It probably was.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-05-09 09:15pm

The ST6 torpedo noise freaking rocked. However I can understand a slight change for TNG with the larger torpedo volume fire. The problem came with DS9 and Voyager and was continued with Nemesis. Unless its a Quantum torpedo, any other torpedo is given a pathetic sound.