Strange sounds from my new iMac

I have these strange sounds going out of my iMac, it's from various apps,
How can I monitor where the sounds come from and for what reason?
I've looked in system preferences -> sound
but nothing were relevant there.
Thanks!

itaykez wrote:
That's exactly my problem. i don't know which app does it.
I can't record it because it's too fast. sounds like wissshhhhhhh and woooaaaaappppp. very quickly come and disappear..
sorry for the poor data but it's the best i can do.
it's brand new but i won't replace it due to a minor bug that obviously can be fixed thanks to guys / girls like U!
No matter how minor it is, you should NOT be troubleshooting a Mac that has a window of 14 days of the purchase date no questions asked return and/or replacement date warranty.  What you are saying is you have no problem spending $2000+ on a buggy Mac.
To each its own. 

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