As a child, I often woke to the sound of my mother typing. I’d hear a spatter of sound, a pause, a tentative tap or two, some silence, then more taps. With the staccato music of the typewriter coming ...

“To the surprise of Times journalists, a tall speaker on a stand has been erected in the newsroom to pump out typewriter sounds, to increase energy levels and help reporters to hit deadlines. The ...

Among the old-timey sounds you’ll hear at the Los Angeles County Fair: the shrieks of people on thrill rides, calliope-style carnival music, the cluck-cluck of hens. Add an unexpected one: the ...