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The secretive inventor of the infamous laugh track machine
Working for CBS and later on his own in the 40s and 50s, sound engineer Charley Douglass perfected the laugh track technique, which was then called sweetening. His secret weapon was the laff box, a machine that you could use like a typewriter to produce the type and sequence of laughter you needed for a particular situation.
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Always wondered how this was done. interesting!
If I'd invented such an annoying gizmo,I'd keep my identity a secret as well.