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I know that this wasn't the point of the article, but please don't ever do this.

> Why do web applications have no sound? Why can't we make boring internal tools come to life with sound, in the same way that UI on a Nintendo Switch pops and clicks and whistles?

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Sound can work well on the web[1], as long as it isn't over the top, there's no reason it couldn't be used more.

I've been considering adding some sounds[2] to the project I'm working on.

1: https://www.joshwcomeau.com/react/announcing-use-sound-react... 2: https://github.com/snd-lib/snd-lib

If you add sounds to anything on the web, please, please, make a top-level, easily identifiable mute button.

And mute the sound by default!

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