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Back in the Studio with Rush!

Stern Pinball·video·4m 0s·analyzed·Jan 4, 2022
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TL;DR

Behind-the-scenes voice recording for Stern's Rush pinball machine with band member involvement.

Summary

Stern Pinball studio session featuring voice-over work for the upcoming Rush pinball machine. A voice actor discusses recording 309 lines of callouts three times each, with commentary on the creative process, taunt mechanics, and interaction with Rush band member Alex Lifson who also provided voice work for the game.

Key Claims

  • The voice actor recorded 309 lines of callouts, each done 3-4 times, completing roughly 15 minutes of work per batch

    high confidence · Direct statement from voice actor: 'I've done 309 lines times three because I do three or four takes in fifteen minutes'

  • Alex Lifson from Rush provided voice work for the Rush pinball machine

    high confidence · Direct reference to 'Alex do his part' and closing statement 'And that's a wrap on Alex Lifson for the Rush pinball machine'

  • The game includes taunt mechanics where the machine taunts players during gameplay

    high confidence · Voice actor states: 'I particularly love it when a pinball machine taunts you' with example callouts like 'You missed, hoser!'

  • Playfield artwork was not yet finalized during voice recording sessions

    high confidence · Voice actor notes: 'So this doesn't have the playfield artwork' when discussing target callouts

Notable Quotes

  • “People hit pinballs, pretend the ball is a long-awaited friend that owes you money.”

    Voice actor (opening narration) @ Opening — Humorous framing of pinball gameplay mechanics

  • “I've done 309 lines times three because I do three or four takes in fifteen minutes. That's how fast I work.”

    Voice actor @ Mid-session — Quantifies the scale of voice recording work for the game

  • “I particularly love it when a pinball machine taunts you. Yeah, and a lot of good players do, yeah.”

    Voice actor @ Mid-session — Identifies taunt mechanics as a key game feature

  • “It was weird listening to Alex do his part saying the word Getty—like, saying my name. He hasn't called me by my actual name in like 50 years because we have so many nicknames for each other that we use regularly.”

    Voice actor (Getty) @ Mid-session — Personal insight into the collaborative creative process and band dynamic

  • “Best director I've ever worked with in my life for pinball.”

    Voice actor @ Late session — Praise for the pinball director/producer Ed, establishes professional quality standards

Entities

RushgameStern PinballcompanyAlex LifsonpersonGettypersonEdperson

Signals

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    community_signal: Stern Pinball producing behind-the-scenes studio content showing creative process and production transparency

    high · Official video release showing voice recording sessions, production methodology, and director/talent interactions

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Taunt mechanics positioned as important gameplay feature with personality and player engagement focus

    high · Voice actor emphasizes that 'a lot of good players' appreciate taunting; game includes contextual trash talk callouts ('You missed, hoser!' etc.)

  • ?

    announcement: Official Stern Pinball studio content revealing Rush pinball machine in active production with voice recording underway

    high · Formal studio session video from Stern Pinball official channel documenting voice-over work with band member Alex Lifson

  • ?

    licensing_signal: Rush band member (Alex Lifson) actively involved in voice work and creative direction for pinball machine, indicating deep IP partnership

    high · Direct participation of Rush member in voice recording with personal anecdotes about creative collaboration

Transcript

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0:06
welcome back to 21.12 fm your home for odd time signatures and unreasonably long instrumental tracks and we're back hey look at that a perfect silver sphere [Music] in the arcade halls people hit pinballs pretend the ball is a long-awaited friend that owes you money
0:35
the professors on the drum kit so here i am doing my voice over for a rush pinball game uh i do this you know a few times a week do touch that dial i have a little uh list of voices and i check them off and today i picked uh pinball voice my wife said you know you might want to take your radio voice as well and i thought you know what i'll add a little bit there'll be a few lines like that but uh i'm sure i can i can fit them in as well you know we're all big kidders so i look at this as a kind of same idea just have fun with it birkenstocks are the most comfortable shoes because you're on your feet all day there's no rest for the voice over artist when you're in the studio and you're doing powerful lines over and over again five hundred thousand six hundred thousand so as a rule it's to do do it three times unless two or three times just just so we have different energies to the read more is better okay so i've done 309 lines times three because i do three or four takes in in 15 minutes that's how fast i work is this voice really enough for you is this voice friendly enough for you this just boys friendly enough for you
2:10
i particularly love it when a bimbo machine taunts you yeah and a lot of good players do yeah so it's a big part of the game like when when you're being taunted you missed hoser hey getty you owe me a quarter with interest that's almost two quarters he never calls me again
2:34
hey alex the time machine is ready it was weird listening to alex do his part saying the word getty like saying my name he hasn't called me by my actual name in like 50 years because we have so many nicknames for each other that we use regularly so to hear him say getty blah blah blah like who's he talking to
3:01
here we go so this this doesn't have the playfield artwork there's times you'll say you know shoot rush to do this or whatever those targets are going to represent the letters r-u-s-h when you're saying shoot the scoop that's the scoop i'm amazed at how much ed knows about all this stuff have you seen his collection i would like to see it with ed best director i've ever worked with in my life for pinball big points if you nail the drum solo let's see those air drums and that's a wrap on alex lyson for the rush pinball machine he set the bar high yet okay i'll see if i can lower it
3:44
you know i do my bit for the pinball industry all rush all the time [Music] it's 100 rush eh