Time Machine: Effect sound missing

Hi,
I actually lost the ''space sound'' effects of the Time Machine application. I hear nothing when:
I switch from Mac osx to Time Machine.
I browse my restore data.
thanks for helping me

Ha! Ha! Maybe it was H_ector's brother making that +space sound+ behind H_ector whenever he click on the Time Machine icon! Except he wasn't around the last time TM was activated. Actually, I wouldn't blame someone if they started to make +space sounds+ just from watching the TM blackhole effect!
Regardless, no +space sound+ here, either. And I cranked up the volume, too! The only sound I heard was my Time Capsule wake up.
Wait a minute... I'm willing to bet H_ector's external HDD is making a +space sound+ each time TM is opened.
H_ector, what do you think? If I'm right, I should get a star!

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