So, laugh tracks are actually part of a process called ‘sweetening’ and have actually been used in television since as early as the 1940s. These tracks aren’t just laughter, they’re offering hollering ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

“Crumble,” like most of Laugh Track, is a rainy-day number propelled by The National’s solid rhythm section and widescreen orchestrations. Cash’s harmonies on the chorus, as well as her lead vocals on ...