alarm sounds you hear in the movies?

i'm just wondering does anyone know what alarm sounds like the one you always here in the movies.

scrolling 6 tone like in "The Super"?   that would be a Directed piece like Viper..Kevin Gerry

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I've always wondered the same thing. Whenever a car alarm goes off in the movies or on TV, it almost never sounds like the real thing.........usually has a cooler sound to it. I know that old Code Alarms had a really cool sounding siren. Code is now owned by Audiovox, and their alarms are packaged with the standard-issue Audiovox siren.......you'd have to find an old one. The factory alarm siren that comes with Hyundais sounds really shrill and attention-getting, but it unfortunately is not very loud. Also, don't forget there are some sirens where you can modify the sound. If you take apart an Audiovox siren, there are six traces on the circuit board, representing the six different sounds the siren can play. If you scratch away some of the traces, those sounds will be eliminated.

Alpine ???

 sounds like an old Ungo Box.....Kevin Gerry

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Chris wrote: If you take apart an Audiovox siren, there are six traces on the circuit board, representing the six different sounds the siren can play. If you scratch away some of the traces, those sounds will be eliminated.

Didn't know about that, that's be good. I always wondered what the point of those multisound sirens were, since they all sound identical to one another anyway. The only advantage would have been to be able to customize it to one that you wanted, so as not to have the same tone as your neighbor's. I guess that could be a plus, if it gets him to take a look when your car is going off- :)

I believe they actually may use a home alarm siren which is that warbling tone in most cases. It's the movies and it may have just been added in the editing room. I've found most multi-tone alarms seem to sound similar to that though. DEI also has the ability to pick and choose which tones you want to omit, to personalize it so you recognize yours from some other car on the street. Kinda like changing your ringtone so you don't always reach for your cell when your in a crowd of people and someone else is more important than you. Steve G

alot of the manufacturers have multi tones. i have a clifford smart siren and can choose my tones with the wizzard software.. i thought th reason for the multitones was not for customization but for security as different sounds penetrate materiels differently. you might not hear tone one in your house but tone 2 might get your attention or 3 etc.Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill

Darren Power