Short beep sounds like this became a staple of online editing because they mimic the alerts built into phones, games and computers. With no confirmed original source, the bip is used generically rather than tied to one show or character. Editors swap it with a censor beep for bleeped lines or a ding sound effect for a softer notification feel, depending on the tone. Its rise follows short-form video, where a half-second cue has to signal success, error or surprise before the viewer scrolls away.