The sound in my head was much better
Imitating a noise feels easy right up until the recording plays. Before that, the version in your head is convincing. The robot alarm has the right pitch. The cat sounds like a cat. You can even hear the rhythm of the old clip you are trying to copy. The microphone may have a different opinion. The robot becomes a bicycle horn. The cat sounds mildly offended. The clip is still recognizable, but only if you are being generous. I like that gap. A bad imitation is not always a failed attempt. Sometimes it is close enough to be satisfying. Sometimes it is much funnier than the sound you meant to make. Either way, playback removes the argument. That became Mimic Party Online , a small browser game about listening to a sound, trying to copy it, and hearing the recording before seeing the score. A sound plays once. You press record and make your version. When the take ends, it plays back. The score comes after that, which seems fair. A number makes more sense when you have just heard wh...