Even if your phone is on silent, it may not silence all the sound effects on your phone. There are still typing sounds, email sounds, even text message sounds, for both sending and receiving.

He is known as the "Man of 10,000 sound effects." But Michael Winslow of "Police Academy" fame can't even begin to estimate the number of sounds he has created or mimicked over the years.

From the Mac startup chime to the dial-up modem handshake, the past few decades have generated some unforgettable sound ...