Q: The attic in our 4-year-old house creaks, and when it’s windy we hear cracking noises as well. The sounds are loud, waking us up. The builder sent a fellow to add 2-by-4s to some of the trusses. It ...

The sounds of wind, crackling fire and sword fights are among the sound effects produced for a new fictional radio play inspired by real news events. Director Zack Myers, playwright Anna Victoria and ...

When you need a squeak or a creak, suddenly every hinge and wheel was recently oiled and all the mice are hiding. So where do you go when you need that perfect squeak for that perfect effect? Now you ...

Nicole Hildebrand-Edgar receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Have you noticed that your teenager’s voice sounds unnaturally low and gravelly, like a door on rusty ...

For many, fall and winter heating also means creaky pipes under your floorboards. Turns out that you don't have to be a home improvement whiz to identify and fix the problem. The video above from the ...

We take a closer look at the subtle ways horror movies use sound to make your mind play tricks on you. We visited Alchemy Post Sound, the Foley studio behind "The Invisible Man" and other horror ...

FARGO - There's a rather annoying vocal trend that's been creeping - or creaking rather - into conversations. It's known as "vocal fry," "creaky voice," "Kardashian style," and in a more official ...