Can machines come up with plausible sounds effects for video? Recently, MIT's artificial intelligence (CSAIL) lab created a sort of Turing test that fooled folks into thinking that machine-created ...

In the days before movies had soundtracks, it’s easy to assume that going to the cinema was a silent experiences. Not so. In fact, movie theaters were packed with innovations to create dramatic ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. So, after countless ...

Sound machines promise better sleep, but new research suggests they may quietly steal your REM and deep sleep.

There’s a reason casinos give the free buffets to regular slot players – the machines take their lunch money. A study conducted by Canadian researchers showed that people responding to the bells, ...

Few people can claim they created a music genre, but Michael Winslow, the “Man of 10,000 sound effects” is credited with developing beatboxing. This makes sense. Winslow is a human sound effects ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a warning on excessive noise and hearing loss in children, and how sound machines may be causing more harm than good. Millions of children are at risk for ...

Fred Newman may be a walking sound-effects machine, but he's been pretty quiet about the star-studded chapters of his life story. He's rarely, if ever, publicly shared anecdotes about his early ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Ahead, check out the best sleep sound machines your $$$ can buy, including travel-friendly models, ...

Quoting Wes Harrison, otherwise known as ``Mr. Sound Effects,'' isn't that easy. The grammatical concept of ``onomatopoeia'' -- the formation of words by imitating sounds'' -- comes to mind. But even ...