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Sosumi is an alert sound introduced by Apple sound designer Jim Reekes in Apple Inc.'s Macintosh System 7 operating system in 1991. The name is derived from the phrase "so, sue me!" because of a long running court battle with Apple Corps, the similarly named music company, regarding the use of music in Apple Inc.'s computer products.
In the case of scripted comedies, most bleeping may be used for humorous purposes, and other sound effects may be substituted for the bleep tone for comical effect; examples of this include a slide whistle, a baby cooing, dolphin noises, or the "boing" of a spring.
British physicist R. V. Jones recorded two early examples of prank calls in his 1978 memoir Most Secret War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939–1945.The first was by Carl Bosch, a physicist and refugee from Nazi Germany, who in about 1933 persuaded a newspaper journalist that he could see his actions through the telephone (rather than, as was the case, from the window of his laboratory ...
When Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey tasked an internal team at the social media platform with developing an open and decentralized protocol in 2019, he envisioned a restart of sorts.
Colin 'Smiley' Petersen, best known as the original dummer of Bee Gees, has died. He was 78. The Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page announced his death on Monday, Nov. 18. The page did not ...
Wesley Bryon Harrison (January 31, 1925 - July 21, 2019), better known as Wes Harrison and nicknamed Mr. Sound Effects, was an American comedian and voice actor, notable for his ability to create realistic sound effects using only his voice and a Shure 530 Slendyne microphone. [1] Harrison had a comic style reminiscent of Red Skelton.
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Angelina Jolie’s personal experience helped her connect to the late opera singer Maria Callas, whom ...
BRAAAM is a loud, low sound typically produced using real or synthesized brass instruments.One of the best-known examples also involved a prepared piano.Seth Abramovitch of The Hollywood Reporter described the sound as "like a foghorn on steroids" which is "meant to impart a sense of apocalyptic momentousness". [3]