What does that mean for the snap sound effect? It’s gone, replaced by something similar that we here at Polygon are referring to as the “Switch 2 clap.” You can hear it multiple times in the ...

What does a pilot really think when you applaud after a plane touches down? While flight passengers might attempt to show gratitude for a safe landing, some say this act could offend or come ...

"If you have had a particularly rocky flight and difficult landing, maybe a slight clap or thanks to the pilot as you leave, but no regular flight … should result in clapping. Let’s leave that ...

As such, instead of sliding in on rails, they get shoved in sideways and it makes the clap noise. It’s a very small change, but it is one of many ways that Nintendo is trying to differentiate ...

A truly great pair of noise-canceling headphones will do more than just play your favorite tunes without any interference from your surroundings. They should sound good, sit comfortably on your ...

This time around, the eight-time Juno Award winner, known for such originals as “Could I Be Your Girl,” “Insensitive” and “The Sound of,” is covering mostly songs from the ‘90s.

An upmarket Hampshire tennis club is set to be issued with a noise ban by a city council after neighbours complained over the 'gunshot' noise of balls being hit and 'constant' swearing from members.

Both units look like they shouldn't be able to kick out much sound – so I was genuinely amazed by the scale of good-quality audio they produce together. It's just a 2.1 system, with four drivers ...

Country music superstar Keith Urban had the right idea. Nick Krewen is a Toronto-based freelance contributor for the Star. Reach him via email: [email protected].

A UK high school has been unable to use its new $860,000 sports field — because the noise from referees’ whistles upsets the neighbors. Cornwallis Academy in Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone ...

Imagine you've created an amazing new platform for audio, and you want the world to use it. And imagine that you've also got the world's eyes on you because you're launching one of the world's ...

And as early as his very first feature, the 1977 midnight movie “Eraserhead,” sound played a huge role in achieving those unsettling effects — Lynch and the sound designer Alan R.