Snick sound plays every 30 sec or so

I just instaled Mavericks on my MBP, 2009, 8GB RAM. (yay) But now I'm getting this weird (and annoying) "snick" sound playing every few seconds (from 0:30 to 1:40). I'm not sure where it's coming from (which app/utility is causing this), or how to turn it off.
As a first step, it might be useful to record it so I can play it for others, who might recognize it. How do I record what's playing on the audio?
Thanks for your help,
- AAA

I just timed the last two beeps - exactly 5 min apart.

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