You stand a long distance from a wall, clap, and listen for the echo. The distance travelled is twice the distance from you to the wall (because the sound has to travel to the wall and back).

In 2024, the Strumbellas toured and released Part Time Believer, their fifth album, sharpening their rootsy, clap-fuelled sound on tracks such as "Great Unknown." Ritchie said that song shows how ...

What does that mean for the snap sound effect? It’s gone, replaced by something similar that we here at Polygon are referring to as the “Switch 2 clap.” You can hear it multiple times in the ...