<P> The mixed re-recording was created by students who played the sound of the word `` laurel '' ( a laurel wreath ) , while re-recording the playback amid background noise in the room . The audio clip of the main word `` laurel '' originated in 2007 from a recording of Jay Aubrey Jones , an opera singer , who spoke the word `` laurel '' as one of 200,000 reference pronunciations produced and published by vocabulary.com in 2007 . The clip was made at Jones ' home using a laptop and microphone , with surrounding foam to help soundproof the recording . </P>
<P> The mixed re-recording was created by students who played the sound of the word `` laurel '' ( a laurel wreath ) , while re-recording the playback amid background noise in the room . The audio clip of the main word `` laurel '' originated in 2007 from a recording of Jay Aubrey Jones , an opera singer , who spoke the word `` laurel '' as one of 200,000 reference pronunciations produced and published by vocabulary.com in 2007 . The clip was made at Jones ' home using a laptop and microphone , with surrounding foam to help soundproof the recording . </P>
where did the laurel yanni clip come from
where did the laurel yanni clip come from
students who played the sound of the word `` laurel '' ( a laurel wreath ) , while re-recording the playback amid background noise in the room
students who played the sound of the word `` laurel '' ( a laurel wreath ) , while re-recording the playback amid background noise in the room