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* [[Fanfic/WithStringsAttached *ping*]] (sometimes *Ping* or *PING!*)
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* The sound of [[FridayTheThirteenth Jason Vorhees]]' rattling breath.

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* The sound of [[FridayTheThirteenth [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason Vorhees]]' rattling breath.
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* [[PopUpVideo]] Bwup! Bwup! Bwup! BWUPBWUPBWUPBWUPBWUP!

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* [[PopUpVideo]] [[PopUpVideo Bwup! Bwup! Bwup! BWUPBWUPBWUPBWUPBWUP!BWUPBWUPBWUPBWUPBWUP!]]
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* [[PopUpVideo]] Bwup! Bwup! Bwup! BWUPBWUPBWUPBWUPBWUP!
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* The ''LawAndOrder'' franchise sound. Even ''TheLoveGuru'' lampshades it when greeting [[LawAndOrderSVU Mariska]] [[TheCameo Hargitay]].
* ''{{Ultraman}}'s'' [[TransformationSequence Henshin]] and [[CriticalAnnoyance Color Timer]].
* Intel's five-note theme.
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* The sound the TARDIS makes materialising and dematerialising in ''DoctorWho''. Which is rendered in comics as *Vworp Vworp*

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* The sound the TARDIS makes materialising and dematerialising in ''DoctorWho''.''Series/DoctorWho''. Which is rendered in comics as *Vworp Vworp*

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* ''QuakeIIIArena'''s railgun shots.

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* ''QuakeIIIArena'''s ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'''s railgun shots.
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* The classic Doom games have several examples, including the Cacodemon death and Arch-Vile alert sound effects. Perhaps the most notable is the "alien speech" that is spoken by the end boss of Doom 2, which was actually a recording of John Romero's voice reading the line "To win the game, you must defeat me, John Romero" played backwards and with extra effects added.
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*** Except by SEGA, who, in the trailer for Sonic Unleashed, had the sounds backwards. I am not... [[GannonBanned kidding]].

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*** Except by SEGA, who, in the trailer for Sonic Unleashed, had the sounds backwards. I am not... [[GannonBanned kidding]].kidding.
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* For ''{{Babylon 5}}'', the inclining and declining electronic whine of the Earther's plasma pistols powering up or down.
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-->'''The Doctor: You know, the... [wheezes three times to imitate]
-->'''River''': It's not supposed to make that noise. *You* leave the brakes on.

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-->'''The Doctor: Doctor''': You know, the... [wheezes three times to imitate]
-->'''River''': It's not supposed to make that noise. *You* ''You'' leave the brakes on.



* Also from comics, Thwip, the sound of SpiderMan's web shooters.

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* Also from comics, Thwip, the sound of SpiderMan's {{Spider-Man}}'s web shooters.



** Much technology in ''[[WallE WALL·E]]'' (including the eponymous robot) uses Apple sound effects.

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** Much technology in ''[[WallE WALL·E]]'' ''{{WALL-E}}'' (including the eponymous robot) uses Apple sound effects.
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* The standard "whoosh" of a boss being defeated in most ''RPGMaker'' games.

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* ''[[TwentyFour 24]]'''s CTU ringtone.

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* ''[[TwentyFour 24]]'''s CTU ringtone. ringtone.
** Not to mention the clock going into and out of commercials, and ending most episodes.
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** Lampshaded in ''The Time of Angels''.
-->'''The Doctor''': But... it didn't make the noise.
-->'''River''': What noise?
-->'''The Doctor: You know, the... [wheezes three times to imitate]
-->'''River''': It's not supposed to make that noise. *You* leave the brakes on.
-->'''The Doctor''': Yeah, well, it's a brilliant noise. I love that noise.
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* [[SinisterScrapingSound Clank, clank, thunk, scrape]]. [[SilentHill Pyramid Head]] [[MemeticMolester has come to rape!]]
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* ''{{Quake}} III'''s railgun shots.

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* ''{{Quake}} III'''s ''QuakeIIIArena'''s railgun shots.
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* {{Xena}}'s "Aiyiyiyiyiyiyi" battle cry.
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** From the same series, Darth Vader's breathing.

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** From the same series, Darth Vader's breathing.[[VaderBreath breathing]].
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* In ''{{Touhou}}'', [[ILoveNuclearPower Utsuho's]] warning klaxon she declares her spellcards with.
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* ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob:'' When [[RunningGag a spaceship or other large object crashes into Bob's roof,]] the result is ''almost'' always the word "BOOM" in a particular block lettering, usually with the letters arranged vertically. Voluptua's [[VoluntaryShapeShifting transformations]] get a "FLASH!" in a swoopy serif lettering, and [[WaveMotionGun borfomite beams]] get a "KWA-BOOM!" in the same serif style. [[spoiler: When a borfomite beam strikes Bob's roof, the letters KWA are in the serif lettering, and the BOOM is in the block lettering.]]
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* OrSoIHeard, any game made by {{SquareEnix}} uses the same tones for its menu selection (the metallic sounding ''tic'' when scrolling, and the ''poik'' when you select something).
* [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} The sound of]] [[{{Yu-Gi-OhGX}} losing or gaining]] [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh5Ds}} Life Points]] hasn't changed much in the course of its 10 year run.
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Two words. That are not one word. That are "Strong" and "Bad".


* [[HomestarRunner Strongbad]]'s Chair Scoot.

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* [[HomestarRunner Strongbad]]'s Strong Bad]]'s Chair Scoot.

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** the Nokia jingle (adapted from a little known classical guitar composition)

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** the Nokia jingle (adapted from a little known classical guitar composition)composition).
* [[BuckRogers Bidibidibidibidibidi]].
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** A TIE Fighter's engines as it zooms past. Perhaps a little less iconic to the general public, but any StarWars fan will recognize it instantly.
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* Anyone who's played The Legend of Zelda before should know of the rather famous "puzzle solved" jingle, which is used in every single official game.
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* Anyone who's played The Legend of Zelda before should know of the rather famous "puzzle solved" jingle, which is used in every single official game.
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** The familiar "glug glug glug" sound doubles as both the "power down" sound as well as teraveling through pipes.

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** The familiar "glug glug glug" sound doubles as both the "power down" sound as well as teraveling traveling through pipes.

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*The sound when {{Transformers}} transform.

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*The sound when {{Transformers}} transform.transform, albeit not in every series).
** In [[TransformersGenerationOne G1]], the shot sound effects used for the two enemy factions, but also Megatron's fusion cannon.
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* Samantha's "tinka tinka tee" when she wiggles her nose in {{Bewitched}}, along with Endora dis/appearing, the latter of which has also been used for other magic related events.
* Jeannie's "wish granting,etc" sound effect in IDreamOfJeannie.
* While RubySpears used many of (eventual) sister company HannaBarbera's sound effects (and some of their own which themselves are "signature"), one very noticible series of sound effects comes from ThundarrTheBarbarian, namely the "Sun Sword" sound effects, which include activating it, deactivating it, and swinging it (the latter was occasionally used for Dirk the Daring swinging his sword in the DragonsLair TV series).
* T-Mobile's signature 4 note ringtone.
** the Nokia jingle (adapted from a little known classical guitar composition)
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** The familiar "glug glug glug" sound doubles as both the "power down" sound as well as teraveling through pipes.


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*** The Cyclon shot sound effects were later used for the Joes' shots in the original GIJoe series.

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