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'''Electronic beeping''' is just what it sounds like, electronic beeping emitting from the machinery inside an android.
[[Image:Future FAIT BEEP.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Future F.A.I.T.|Candace]] beeps upon her activation]]


In gynoid related fiction and media, electronic beeping often denotes that the fembot is malfunctioning.
'''Electronic beeping''', or '''beeps''' or '''electronic sounds''', is a collective term for the sounds emitted by a fembot's electronic workings. These sound are usually very short and synthetic in nature. They may be intended to inform about the fembot's operation, as in the case of a [[activation|booting sound]], a [[malfunction|error alert]] or data being processed. Alternatively, these sounds may be used to [[data transfer|transmit data]] to other robots or computers in a fast and encrypted way.


This type of plot device is very effective in enhancing a good malfunction scene.  There may also be an audible beep when an android is activated, deactivated, or put in standby.
Aurally, these sounds may be represented by sound effects recorded from actual devices, like a computer's [[wikipedia:Power-on self-test|power-on self-test]], sampled from existing software such as the Microsoft Windows series of operating systems, or synthesized from scratch. These sounds may range from simple waveforms to more complex and deliberate sounds. Visually and textually, they may be represented by onomatopoeias, one of the most common being "beep"


==Notable examples of electronic beeping==
Electronic beeping distinct from [[whirring sounds]] in that it does not result from the fembot's movements or mechanical operation.
*Cherry 2000 from the movie of the same name
*Valerie 23 from the Outer Limits episode of the same name


=In fiction=
*In [[Stories/Robotman|Robotman]]'s story ''H is for Heuristic'', fembot Anya uses her speaker to transmit critical data to Robot Control's  Main Computer.
::"Maria," she said, "Please relay the following stream of data to the main computer. A tone of 440 Hz will represent the value 1. A tone of 310 Hz will represent the value 0."
::Then with her mouth closed, loud square waves came out of her speaker, changing at the fastest rate that could be detected by Maria's microphones and relayed to the Main Computer. The binary data she sang out this odd way was the complete record of emotional experiences that Tammy had transferred into her.
::::— ''[[H is for Heuristic/Chapter 96 - Mind Segment]]'' by Robotman


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*[http://www.fembotwiki.com/images/2/21/Robovixens_clip_-_I_am_a_funtime_girl%2C_programmed_for_pleasure.mp3 Clip from the 1988 porn film ''Robovixens'', featuring electronic beeping and robotic voice] (see [[Robovixens]])
*[https://www.fembotwiki.com/images/c/ca/Electronic_beeping_example.mp3 A fembot is activated and encounters an error, using Robotman's sound effects pack and default Microsoft Windows sounds]
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=External links=
*[http://www.gratuitousscience.com/?p=6541 "That Fembot Sound…"] on ''Gratuitous Science: The ramblings and rants of Robotman''
 
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 4 April 2020

Candace beeps upon her activation

Electronic beeping, or beeps or electronic sounds, is a collective term for the sounds emitted by a fembot's electronic workings. These sound are usually very short and synthetic in nature. They may be intended to inform about the fembot's operation, as in the case of a booting sound, a error alert or data being processed. Alternatively, these sounds may be used to transmit data to other robots or computers in a fast and encrypted way.

Aurally, these sounds may be represented by sound effects recorded from actual devices, like a computer's power-on self-test, sampled from existing software such as the Microsoft Windows series of operating systems, or synthesized from scratch. These sounds may range from simple waveforms to more complex and deliberate sounds. Visually and textually, they may be represented by onomatopoeias, one of the most common being "beep"

Electronic beeping distinct from whirring sounds in that it does not result from the fembot's movements or mechanical operation.

In fiction

  • In Robotman's story H is for Heuristic, fembot Anya uses her speaker to transmit critical data to Robot Control's Main Computer.
"Maria," she said, "Please relay the following stream of data to the main computer. A tone of 440 Hz will represent the value 1. A tone of 310 Hz will represent the value 0."
Then with her mouth closed, loud square waves came out of her speaker, changing at the fastest rate that could be detected by Maria's microphones and relayed to the Main Computer. The binary data she sang out this odd way was the complete record of emotional experiences that Tammy had transferred into her.
H is for Heuristic/Chapter 96 - Mind Segment by Robotman

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See all media tagged "Electronic beeping" on FembotWiki

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Fembot tropes
Hardware and software Access panelAssemblyDamageDisassemblyFaceoffRepairRobo-vision
Processes and actions ActivationData transferMalfunctionProgrammingRebootRechargeShut-down
Appearance and sound Blank stareElectronic beepingRobotic motionRobotic voiceWhirring sounds