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JL;DR SUMMARY The evolution of sound effects in Jewish music reveals a charming shift from inventive low-tech methods to modern digital solutions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish MusicYigal CalekDigital TechnologyNostalgiaMusical HistoryUncle MoishySound EffectsRecording TechniquesJep AlbumsInnovative Methods

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Israel
"Im still not sure why Shelly Lang put the classic Israeli folk song Yeish Lanu Tayish on his 1980 My Favorite Songs album, but I guess he knew it would be a hit, remade by Seymour Rokoff ah as Old McDovids Farm."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"And you actually sigh with relief when you hear the zoom of the planes engines suddenly righting themselves when all aboard thought they were about to meet their Maker on the way to The Atheist Convention in L.A."
New York, United States
"And if were talking about animal sounds, the very first New York School of Jewish Song album in the early 70s featured the finale Chad Gadya, in which the children were assigned various sound effects, such as the goat, the cat, the dog, the stick, the cow, the fire, and so forth."

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