The infamous sound effect used by Gundam and many other movies, songs, and anime is this humble instrument.
Even if you’re not a Gundam fan, you’ve probably heard that sound used elsewhere in film, TV, music, especially stuff which was created in the ’70s and ’80s like funk music.
But when Twitter user Sonya (@Sonya_Sharashka) recently stumbled upon its true identity, of a lesser known instrument called a flexatone, everyone took notice.