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Twenty Thousand Hertz is the highest frequency the human ear can hear. It's also the name of a podcast for anyone who's interested in why things sound the way they do.
Host Dallas Taylor's a sound designer and studio engineer who mixes TV shows, video games, and films. And each episode takes you "behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds", so its back catalog of 60-plus episodes covers topics like movie trailers, Siri, muzak, ASMR, and noise pollution.
We share a few examples, starting with one all about cartoon sound effects with the sound designer Heather Olsen ('Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!' written and produced by James Introcaso).
Then sonic branding is something we're exposed to on TV, radio and online on a daily basis: so how can you capture a business' whole identity in a sound that lasts just a few seconds? More than 20 years ago, Walter Werzowa came up with an iconic audio logo lasting 3 seconds for the computer chip and processor maker Intel. And it's still going strong ('Sonic Branding' written and produced by Kevin Edds).
Finally we share an episode that imagines sound in space, and what you might be able to hear on other planets ('The Space Remix' written and produced by Kevin Edds).
Dallas Taylor Photo: Stephen Voss http://www.stephenvoss.com/
