Meet the man behind some of Apple's most famous soundsJim Reekes made two of Apple's most famous sounds.
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CNBC Make It recently highlighted Jim Reekes, a former sound designer from Apple.
Reekes talks about creating the macOS startup and iPhone camera sound.
You've probably never heard of the name Jim Reekes, but you have definitely heard some of the sounds he has designed over this career.
In a video recently posted to YouTube, CNBC Make It caught up with Reekes and talked about some of the famous sounds the designer created for the Mac and iPhone.
When Apple was sued by the Beatles' lawyers after getting into the music business with iTunes (something Apple promised never to do), the company had to rename a bunch of sounds in the Mac to avoid further suits. Reekes talks about how one sound, called Sosumi, was created due to a lawsuit.
"I actually said i'm going to call it let it beep. Of course, you can't do anything like that, but i thought yeah it was "So Sue Me." And then i thought, that's actuall...
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Meet the man behind some of Apple's most famous sounds
