One of his beeps, originally called “Xylophone,” needed a new name. This was to fend off lawyers representing The Beatles, who were angry Apple had ventured into music despite Steve Jobs promising the record label Apple that his Apple Computer would stay away from music.Īs a part of the lawsuit, Reekes was tasked with renaming any sound effect that had a musical-sounding name. One of Reekes’ early tasks at Apple was to rename various sound effects that had a musical name. Reekes left Apple in the 1990s, but you’ll probably recognize some of his sound effects… A fun piece from CNBC this morning highlights Jim Reekes, a former Apple employee who created numerous sound effects for the Mac during his time at Apple.
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