- Facebook, Google Microsoft and other technology companies employ sound designers who specialize in developing distinct sounds that meet product needs and reflect well on their brands.
- During the Covid pandemic, emails and meetings have proliferated, and so their corresponding sounds have been going off more often.
- Sound designers listen extensively to sounds before deploying them in products, but they can still be jarring to some people.
Source: How software got so noisy, and why it’s probably going to stay that way