It’s crazy to hear the pure recording of the songs, they sound so different when not coming through the unit and they do actually sound a lot better and to me they actually kinda sound like a old style 8-bit video game Especially the song at 11:30
There also appears to be 3 different sound fonts with the boxes, There’s one that focuses more on the bass clef notes and parts, one that focuses more on the treble clef notes and parts, and one that has all the parts and equal volume and pitch, I believe you have the bass clef sound font
That makes sense because you can really hear the bass now that I've connected an audio cable to the unit. I actually had to turn the bass all the way down on my outdoor speaker because it was a bit overpowering, and even then it's still quite strong. The 2021 Mr. Christmas unit from Best Buy is different from last year's version. It has settings for "Siberian" and "Traditional", but doesn't have an "All Songs" setting like the 2020 version has. Some of the songs on the Traditional setting are also different. IMO the 2020 version is better. BTW I uploaded this year's Christmas light show already. th-cam.com/video/mzQ_PnbVKLI/w-d-xo.html
@@martinafan64 yea mine either has the treble clef sound font or all sounds sound font because mine sounds like this video here: th-cam.com/video/82iEVxUwEjE/w-d-xo.html
@@martinafan64 It's funny too because the built-in speakers for these at least for my July 2019/1440w unit (same as yours) lacks a lot of bass compared to the ones sold 10-15 years ago (back when they rebadged as GE and used the treble clef sound font). PS: I think the unit in the photo is the one sold around 15 years ago because the one I have lacks the silver front knobs.
@@trainscoastersandmoretcm3255 Wow, I like that treble clef sound font much better! I wouldn't want the "Amazing Grace" song though because it reminds me too much of a funeral.
@@vina5428 Too bad they changed to a lower-quality speaker over the years. I hope someday they manufacture them with better speakers, or at least make them with a 3.5 mm audio jack so you can use a separate speaker and/or FM transmitter. There's a HUGE different in sound quality using a good speaker. Yep, the 2020 & 2021 units that I have also don't have silver knobs. The pic I used in the video is from this year's listing of Mr. Christmas from Best Buy, so they're obviously using a pic of an older model.
I have the Mr Christmas Musical laser light show and some of the songs it has are also on this. The songs that are on the laser projector are also redone and sound alot better, probably the best rendition of those songs
my 2007 Ge/ Mr Christmas box has a volume knob problem ( or thats what i think) so i have a fealing we may lose it, but i to have done the fm transmiter swap and it sounds amazing just a little bit of static here and there.🙂
Glad u were successful in hacking your Mr. Christmas box! I was paranoid and thought I might ruin it so I ordered another Mr. Christmas unit last year before I tried the hack in case I damaged my original. These are getting harder to find, so always good to have a backup unit!
Update: 1. Yes I’m still messing with these things in June 🤣 2. I just got an original 2007 GE version, and it has a bigger speaker than the newer one and actually has bass! Like a lot of it too, ill link a video below this comment so if you watch it with some good headphones or some speakers with a good amount of bass, you’ll be able to hear it
That's really cool, looking forward to hearing that 2007 version! Unfortunately I may have to "go dark" this year. Having too many problems with my lower back and shoulders. I've already had physical therapy on one shoulder and will need it on the other soon. Switched to Mr. Christmas a few yrs ago because it's a much easier/faster setup compared to my Light-O-Rama setup, but I may have to skip doing an outdoor display this Christmas.
@@victorpedroso360 Thanks Victor! I think working out and lifting weights since I was a teenager are mostly to blame for my back & shoulder problems now. Plus I'm getting old. Father Time is undefeated lol!
Yep, probably because the built-in speaker sounds terrible. The FM transmitter is great for people who want to stay warm in their cars while hearing the music for the light show. So far I've just told a few neighbors, friends, & coworkers which FM frequency I'm using, but I'm thinking of putting a "Tune to 96.5 FM" sign on our lawn.
@@victorpedroso360 WOW!!! Any chance that your display is a contestant on The Great Christmas Light Fight? If not, it should be! I'd love to set up a big display like yours, but I'm limited due to cold/snowy weather. You can see some snow in this year's video, and we're getting possibly 8" of snow this weekend. th-cam.com/video/mzQ_PnbVKLI/w-d-xo.html
I’m definitely gonna do something like this when the speaker in mine goes out (which we all know they will) so then I’ll get a recording just like you did and I’ll hook up a jbl outdoor speaker to it
Agreed. Now say if that was the first sound chip, and that came before the older one and the older was considered the newer one then we'd like them both. But unfortunately the fact that this is a newer sound makes it terrible sounding.
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2:43 Sounds like Super Mario 64 music
It’s crazy to hear the pure recording of the songs, they sound so different when not coming through the unit and they do actually sound a lot better and to me they actually kinda sound like a old style 8-bit video game
Especially the song at 11:30
Sounds a little more 16 bit in my opinion, but I can see where you are coming from.
They mostly use an SNES soundchip
There also appears to be 3 different sound fonts with the boxes, There’s one that focuses more on the bass clef notes and parts, one that focuses more on the treble clef notes and parts, and one that has all the parts and equal volume and pitch, I believe you have the bass clef sound font
That makes sense because you can really hear the bass now that I've connected an audio cable to the unit. I actually had to turn the bass all the way down on my outdoor speaker because it was a bit overpowering, and even then it's still quite strong. The 2021 Mr. Christmas unit from Best Buy is different from last year's version. It has settings for "Siberian" and "Traditional", but doesn't have an "All Songs" setting like the 2020 version has. Some of the songs on the Traditional setting are also different. IMO the 2020 version is better. BTW I uploaded this year's Christmas light show already. th-cam.com/video/mzQ_PnbVKLI/w-d-xo.html
@@martinafan64 yea mine either has the treble clef sound font or all sounds sound font because mine sounds like this video here: th-cam.com/video/82iEVxUwEjE/w-d-xo.html
@@martinafan64 It's funny too because the built-in speakers for these at least for my July 2019/1440w unit (same as yours) lacks a lot of bass compared to the ones sold 10-15 years ago (back when they rebadged as GE and used the treble clef sound font).
PS: I think the unit in the photo is the one sold around 15 years ago because the one I have lacks the silver front knobs.
@@trainscoastersandmoretcm3255 Wow, I like that treble clef sound font much better! I wouldn't want the "Amazing Grace" song though because it reminds me too much of a funeral.
@@vina5428 Too bad they changed to a lower-quality speaker over the years. I hope someday they manufacture them with better speakers, or at least make them with a 3.5 mm audio jack so you can use a separate speaker and/or FM transmitter. There's a HUGE different in sound quality using a good speaker. Yep, the 2020 & 2021 units that I have also don't have silver knobs. The pic I used in the video is from this year's listing of Mr. Christmas from Best Buy, so they're obviously using a pic of an older model.
I have one that my families used for the longest time until the sounds stopped working,been trying to find another one
I have the Mr Christmas Musical laser light show and some of the songs it has are also on this. The songs that are on the laser projector are also redone and sound alot better, probably the best rendition of those songs
I love this
my 2007 Ge/ Mr Christmas box has a volume knob problem ( or thats what i think) so i have a fealing we may lose it, but i to have done the fm transmiter swap and it sounds amazing just a little bit of static here and there.🙂
Glad u were successful in hacking your Mr. Christmas box! I was paranoid and thought I might ruin it so I ordered another Mr. Christmas unit last year before I tried the hack in case I damaged my original. These are getting harder to find, so always good to have a backup unit!
Update:
1. Yes I’m still messing with these things in June 🤣
2. I just got an original 2007 GE version, and it has a bigger speaker than the newer one and actually has bass! Like a lot of it too, ill link a video below this comment so if you watch it with some good headphones or some speakers with a good amount of bass, you’ll be able to hear it
th-cam.com/video/RT8nFHFMhEw/w-d-xo.html
That's really cool, looking forward to hearing that 2007 version! Unfortunately I may have to "go dark" this year. Having too many problems with my lower back and shoulders. I've already had physical therapy on one shoulder and will need it on the other soon. Switched to Mr. Christmas a few yrs ago because it's a much easier/faster setup compared to my Light-O-Rama setup, but I may have to skip doing an outdoor display this Christmas.
@@martinafan64 sorry to hear about injury!!
@@victorpedroso360 Thanks Victor! I think working out and lifting weights since I was a teenager are mostly to blame for my back & shoulder problems now. Plus I'm getting old. Father Time is undefeated lol!
I get the impression this a common modification with these units, others have done it also and they've connected FM transmitters to their units also.
Yep, probably because the built-in speaker sounds terrible. The FM transmitter is great for people who want to stay warm in their cars while hearing the music for the light show. So far I've just told a few neighbors, friends, & coworkers which FM frequency I'm using, but I'm thinking of putting a "Tune to 96.5 FM" sign on our lawn.
@@martinafan64 That'll get the crowds coming.
Amazing job!!
@@martinafan64 th-cam.com/video/hjS1YapIb8s/w-d-xo.html
@@victorpedroso360 WOW!!! Any chance that your display is a contestant on The Great Christmas Light Fight? If not, it should be! I'd love to set up a big display like yours, but I'm limited due to cold/snowy weather. You can see some snow in this year's video, and we're getting possibly 8" of snow this weekend. th-cam.com/video/mzQ_PnbVKLI/w-d-xo.html
I’m definitely gonna do something like this when the speaker in mine goes out (which we all know they will) so then I’ll get a recording just like you did and I’ll hook up a jbl outdoor speaker to it
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I need these midis.
6:53
Really wish they made a box that I could play my own music out of
17:20
It sounds kinda Audio rip
This sound chip is a mess and a big downgrade from the original 2007.
Agreed. Now say if that was the first sound chip, and that came before the older one and the older was considered the newer one then we'd like them both. But unfortunately the fact that this is a newer sound makes it terrible sounding.
I plan to audio rip the original. I agree that the audio on this model is not good. It sounds cheap. The 67791 model is far superior.
I have one that my families used for the longest time until the sounds stopped working,been trying to find another one
There's plenty on ebay