Weird noises in iTunes 8

I recently upgraded to iTunes 8 and whenever I switch from "Genius" to "iTunes Store" in the sidebar and there is not music playing at the time, there is a thumping sound that plays through my speakers. Is it just an annoying sound effect that I can't figure out how to turn off or a glitch? This sound never occurs if I switch between playlists, only when I switch between items under the Library and Store, and of course, also Genius.

Tabtip32!!
*TabletInputService to be more exact, the hand writing input service for Windows. If I stop this service iTunes keeps quiet.*
Now, my iTunes only made the sound when it finished loading something from the internet (store, Genius, shopping cart etc.) It did not make a sound every time I clicked, so there may be more than one issue here. But I think the sounds we're all hearing, are all related to the new accessibility features of iTunes. For me it was activated by Tablet input being turned on, for others it may be something else, but I would look toward input or display services that iTunes misinterprets as being for the disabled (the blind).
The tablet still works for Photoshop (my need), as its drivers are still active, but not the system level writing recognition. Which is acceptable for me - though I prefer it on - but it's crappy for those actually using a tablet PC and iTunes.
I turned it off by right clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Manage'. From there I selected the services panel and found 'Tablet PC Input Service', right clicked that and got properties. From there I stopped the service and set it to only start manually.
This works for me (kinda), but iTunes really shouldn't be activating sound feedback designed for the visually impaired because the pen input service is started. Seems like a bug to me.
Anyway, thanks for the hints everybody.

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