Andy Hofle has going what he calls the Arcade Ambiance Project. Basically he drags audio recording equipment around to arcades, finds classic games, and gets to recording them. Later he mixes these sounds, including stuff like coin door returns, to make audio tracks that sound like an arcade would have during it glory days. There are a few tracks available on the his website and worth checking out if you’re a fan of the once lively arcade scene.
See the Arcade Ambiance Project here: http://arcade.hofle.com/
UPDATE: Apparently Avril Lavigne has take notice of the project herself. Her new video uses a sample from Andy’s 1983 track at the opening of her video. See it, ugh, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M095u4YQfGY
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