Electronic Squelch is a type of electronic
beat originating from
Chicago in the 1980s and describable as a combination of "squeak" and "oonts", similar to the sound made by disproportionately
amplifying the
start/"attack" and/or
attenuating the
"hold" and "release" of the sound made by forcefully pushing a flexible object (such as a finger or cleaning cloth) across and against a smooth inflexible surface (such as glass). This type of sound occurs often in
rave,
trance,
techno, and especially
house music.