Are there any other noises made by technology that mimic a past noise that was an intrinsic part of the action, like the subject noise?
Some pure electric cars also have gadgets installed to make noises so pedestrians can hear them coming; while in some cases these are more like a car horn or the “beep-beep-beep” of a truck or a forklift that’s backing up, in other cases they’re basically mimicking the sounds made by a more old-fashioned car (engine noises and so on).
Cell phones that ring like it is 1965? Or electronic doorbells that mimic gongs or chimes? White noise machines with rainfall on the roof. POS card readers that ring like a cash register opening when it is time to remove the card.
ETA: Outside alarms that mimic air horn / air raid sirens.
I believe in the past when you called someone and heard the brrrrrr (pause) brrrrr (pause)it was actually the on/off signal activating the bell or ringer on the physical phone of the person you were calling.
Today you still hear the brrrr (pause) brrrr (pause) but for all you know the person has a ring tone of Stairway to Heaven.
As I understand it the clicking sound made by cars’ turn signals is another example. In old cars the sound was made by a device called a thermal flasher, an electro-mechanical device that would physically turn the lights on an off as it heated up and cooled off, and it clicked as it did so. Nowadays the flashing is done electronically, and the clicking sound is added so you know you turn signal is on.
In fact my 2019 Mazda actually has an option to adjust the turn signal volume in the infotainment system, although it’s disabled in mine. I guess you have to get the top trim level if you want to change your turn signal volume.
ATM machines make an unnecessary counting-out-the-money noise purely to reassure customers that the machine is doing something.
Good one. I believe they mostly mimic pneumatic sirens.
By any chance can you download custom turn signal sounds?
The AI attendent can be heard ‘typing’ while looking up my account when I call Comcast.
Gambling machines have fake coin drop sounds. The wheels on a ‘mechanical’ slot machine are predetermined, too.
Most church bells around here are electronic speakers. Same with a lot of ‘pipe’ organs.
No, but that would be awesome! Although you know some immature jokers would just set their turn signals to fart noises if they could.
And I’m disappointed that I can’t adjust the turn signal volume in my car, because honestly I find the default too quiet, and I keep looking down at the dash to double check that the turn signal is actually on.
Good one. And there are also the “typing” sounds from most on screen smartphone/tablet keyboards.
I believe that London now requires EVs to make noise when they’re moving below a certain speed so as to alert blind pedestrians. The only thing is, they don’t specify what noise needs to be made, so each manufacturer will come up with their own. Or let the driver choose a noise. When EVs become more common, there’s going to be a real cacophony when cars start off after a red light.
As far as the OP, Harley Davidson electric motorcycles will/could make noise like their gas-burning forebears. Don’t know if they’ll vibrate like them too, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
I don’t know. Probably sometime soon. My 2018 sounds to me like fine teak sticks being clicked together. I don’t know why I think teak, but it sounds so pleasant!
This thread made me realize that I had no idea how cell phones and the like actually produce their various sounds, clicks, and vibrations, and so led me to [haptics](Do You Know How Haptics Work?. Haptics make our devices more… | by Calum McClelland | IoT For All | Medium vv). Some cool stuff out there.
Correction on this. I misunderstood some article I read on them. Instead they sound like: this
I built this Heathkit electronic metronome when I was a kid.
It used a wooden sounding board with a washer glued to it to produce its “tick.” The washer was attracted by an electromagnet.
Heath made a big deal of it’s “authentic sound,” and it did sound very nice…
Lots of cars are now pumping engine noise into the cabin via the speakers.
What do you mean ‘mmature’??? I’m a highly-trained Flatulist. (Studied at the playground of Syndal South Primary school during recess. I still practise most days, as well…)
I’d actually like some Murray Walker - perhaps ‘He’s going for the inside line!’ or the legendary ‘I’m not sure what’s happening here’.
Actually, my wife usually says that when I’m driving anyway.
Pfftt. The preferred term is “fartiste”.
My e-reader can make page turning sounds. Stupid.