“Sosumi”, “Sonar”, “Submerge” or the Mac’s famous startup sound: many of the system sounds that Apple devices make have achieved cult status – or at least a high level of recognition. But how are these sounds produced and what ideas do the creators put into them? In addition to the historical sounds, some of which have been used for decades, Apple regularly develops the sounds further. English language podcast twenty thousand hertzwhich is dedicated to the stories behind “the world’s most famous and interesting sounds,” now provides an answer. In a two-part podcast (episode 1, episode 2) With a total running time of one hour, staff from the Apple design team, among others, give their points of view.
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From tri-tones to feeling
It is reported as follows billy sorrentinowho is the design leader responsible for user experience and core interactions, talks about the background of the latest notification sounds used by Apple. Also on the podcast are Apple sound designer Hugo Verweij and media producer Kelly Jacklin, who worked on the iPhone’s famous “tri-tone”.
Interestingly, the podcast series is not only about sounds. In the second episode you can also hear how Apple uses haptic elements through the Haptic Engine to alert users. Haptics is essentially a “separate tool” for the team. There are also DJs and producers flying lotus to talk. The series also discusses the sound of the Apple Watch and the sounds used in the sound user interface of the AirPods Pro.
Dozens of episodes about the sound that surrounds us
Twenty Thousand Hertz has been impacted before The sound of the London UndergroundFor Netflix Sound Before every movie and series McDonald’s audio logo and to windows log-on sound published. The archive, which includes dozens of episodes, goes back to 2016, when the podcast began with a Episode about Siri, Apple’s voice assistant,
However, Apple does not always manage to make an impression with its sound. Recently there was criticism of the changed standard tone for HomeKit notifications, which immediately disappeared and still does not work change with simple measures Let us go.
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