Star Trek Computer Sound

For Star Trek fans around the world, the famous Star Trek computer sound effects heard throughout each show quickly became a trademark for the television and movie series.

Star Trek Computer Sound

In the original series, there were a wide variety of fantastic computer sounds that quickly became the signature sounds for The Original Series. Whenever Captain Kirk or any other member of the crew would interface with the ship, the ship's computer system would respond with various well known beeps, tones and alerts. Throughout the series, these unique computer sounds identified the show for fans. In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Star Trek computer sounds were even more distinct and present throughout the entire ship as the crew worked and lived aboard the Enterprise.

Whether it's the Original Series or The Next Generation, both Star Trek series had a significant following, and certain computer sound effects became synonymous with the show. In Star Trek: The Original Series, the most popular computer sounds included the following noises.

• The well known "Red Alert" siren
• The Intercom whistle effect
• The very popular transporter effects
• The lift doors that sounded almost like a broken laser gun
• The menacing echo of the photon torpedo

Throughout this early series, most of the special effects generated by the ship and the computer had a hollow echo that resonated with drama and kept fans enthralled throughout each episode.

Once Star Trek: The Next Generation came along, computer technology advanced significantly so that the computer sound effects for this series were much more polished and clean. The beeps and sounds were no longer filled with echo, instead they were very clear and distinct. In this series, the computer had a female digitized voice which interacted with the captain and crew much more elaborately than in the earlier series. Some of the most popular computer noises from this series included the following.

• A long list of comments
• The well known "hailing" frequency
• A more intricate transporter effect
• The photon torpedo remained very similar to the original
• A long series of distinct beeps, which most fans came to quickly recognize

Surprisingly, there were far fewer computer sound effects in the Star Trek: Voyager series than there were in the first two series, and none of the sound effects ever became quite as popular as those from the earlier shows.

If you're looking to download any of the special effects so that you can use them on your computer or mobile phone, any of the links below offer some great choices.

• Media College offers special effects from all three series.
• LoveToKnow offers a description of the sort of audio effects you find on Star Trek.
• TrekkieGuy provides visitors with a long list of not only sound effects but music as well.
• Entertonement offers about thirteen pages of sound bites from all series - an impressive, comprehensive collection.
• WavCentral also has a list of over 150 sound files to explore.

Whether you're a long time Trekkie or a fairly new Star Trek fan, there are lots of great uses for the computer sound effects you'll find at the links above. Whether you want to add them to your computer operating system for your own computer sounds, or you want to add them to your mobile phone, the Star Trek series offers some of the best computer noises and effects that you'll find anywhere.

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