Beep
A beep is a sound that alerts a person to an event . It signals a certain message , usually an alarm , call signaling or a warning signal (e.g. the warning of an imminent blast ).
Signal tones can be emitted by instruments , people or by sound generators of a technical nature.
people
Instruments and apparatus
- Sirens
- Playback of sounds already generated, e.g. B. in telephones and computers
- Sound generating devices, e.g. B. the following tone horn or intermittent tones (such as the warning tones when reversing trucks or large machines, such as combine harvesters, beet harvesters, etc.)
- acoustic musical instruments such as signal trumpets , fanfares , drums or whistles
- Horns (especially on motor vehicles or in shipping, including the fog horn )
- Ringtones