Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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The Windsor Hum: Canada’s Most Mysterious Sound
There’s a hum emanating from an island in Detroit that is so loud it disturbs the residents of Windsor, ON. The hum has caused so much discomfort and annoyance that a film crew decided to investigate the cause.
10 min
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How 8-Bit sounds became iconic
8-bit audio defined countless childhoods. How did early sound artists and composers create such iconic sounds using the most primitive game technology?
12 min
228
The NBC Chimes: How three notes made history
The now iconic NBC Chimes were originally created to solve a small problem. Where did these three notes come from?
12 min
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Becoming the voice of Siri… by accident?
Who is the person behind the voice of Siri? ...and how was the world's first virtual personal assistant developed?
11 min