Comments on: How many Softies does it take to make a sound? http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: il blog di mytech » Blog Archive » “Venti persone per quattro note”: come nasce uno “Startup Sound” http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-80836 il blog di mytech » Blog Archive » “Venti persone per quattro note”: come nasce uno “Startup Sound” Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:34:28 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-80836 [...] post del blogger Long Zheng datato 18 gennaio 2007, in cui tra l’altro si confrontava il lavoro del team con quello di un [...] [...] post del blogger Long Zheng datato 18 gennaio 2007, in cui tra l’altro si confrontava il lavoro del team con quello di un [...]

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-39375 Long Zheng Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:33:50 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-39375 @Pete Savage: Actually it hasn't, I can see it in my Wordpress admin panel but it's not showing up here. EDIT: Wordpress bug. @Pete Savage: Actually it hasn’t, I can see it in my WordPress admin panel but it’s not showing up here.

EDIT: WordPress bug.

]]> By: Pete Savage http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-39374 Pete Savage Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:21:42 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-39374 Why has my comment been deleted? ;) Why has my comment been deleted? ;)

]]> By: Views on Windows Vista : To "Steve Jobs" or not to "Steve Jobs" that is the question http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-30116 Views on Windows Vista : To "Steve Jobs" or not to "Steve Jobs" that is the question Fri, 25 May 2007 08:51:00 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-30116 [...] it.  That's why Microsoft need the beta cycles and the feedback from the likes of Robert and Long so they can make the changes to Network and Sharing Center (as an [...] [...] it.  That’s why Microsoft need the beta cycles and the feedback from the likes of Robert and Long so they can make the changes to Network and Sharing Center (as an [...]

]]> By: Nicola Battista http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-25193 Nicola Battista Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:25:38 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-25193 hey Long, first of all I am writing a short article on this subject (startup sounds/short sounds used to promote a brand)... I quoted your January blog post and was also mentioning the Fast Company article. It will appear tomorrow on http://blog.mytech.it. One little note: I used to change the startup sound in Win95... never tried to do that on later versions so not sure you still can do it. But I remember days in which my Win95 started with a Prince drum loop I had sampled out the "Batman" soundtrack cd. ;) regards, Nicola Battista http://www.musicblob.it http://www.kutmusic.com hey Long,
first of all I am writing a short article on this subject (startup sounds/short sounds used to promote a brand)… I quoted your January blog post and was also mentioning the Fast Company article.

It will appear tomorrow on http://blog.mytech.it.

One little note: I used to change the startup sound in Win95… never tried to do that on later versions so not sure you still can do it. But I remember days in which my Win95 started with a Prince drum loop I had sampled out the “Batman” soundtrack cd. ;)

regards,
Nicola Battista
http://www.musicblob.it
http://www.kutmusic.com

]]> By: Windows Vista sounds design (part 2) - istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-21676 Windows Vista sounds design (part 2) - istartedsomething Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:00:26 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-21676 [...] following a story by Fast Company about the creation of twenty people and eight notes, I began to curiously question the value and effort put into creating the Windows Vista startup sound we all know by now. I began [...] [...] following a story by Fast Company about the creation of twenty people and eight notes, I began to curiously question the value and effort put into creating the Windows Vista startup sound we all know by now. I began [...]

]]> By: Pete Savage http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-19477 Pete Savage Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:24:23 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-19477 First, thanks Tony and Alan for springing to my defense, Secondly @Steve I'd like to just post a summary of how the process for creating the Ubuntu sounds went. Firstly, the sounds had not changed in over a year and a half, and I decided that for fun, I'd come up with some new sounds, mainly for my own personal use. After posting some of these to some friends, they suggested I actually start getting some feedback on the sounds and possibly include them in the next version of Ubuntu. I created 10-11 sounds, and posted a link to them on the Ubuntu-Art mailing list. Mark Shuttleworth, posted this reply to the list with his comments on the samples. Now whilst I'm not saying Mark is the all authoritive voice on operating system startup sounds (sorry mark), I am saying that the sounds were created largely to satisfy his vision and the community. Yes, to you they sound like I made them in my bedroom, twas my study actually. But in fact I did use Open Source software for the entire process, you may like to read http://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/?p=166 Just an FYI. There have been others who have expressed a dislike of the sounds https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-sounds/+bug/72143 I did my best, and most people I speak to like them, http://www.netsplit.com/blog/articles/2006/11/02/the-edgy-dance I'll leave it there. Thanks for the comment, if I get round to doing the next sounds for feisty, I'll be sure to try just that little bit harder. Pete Savage First, thanks Tony and Alan for springing to my defense,

Secondly @Steve
I’d like to just post a summary of how the process for creating the Ubuntu sounds went. Firstly, the sounds had not changed in over a year and a half, and I decided that for fun, I’d come up with some new sounds, mainly for my own personal use.

After posting some of these to some friends, they suggested I actually start getting some feedback on the sounds and possibly include them in the next version of Ubuntu. I created 10-11 sounds, and posted a link to them on the Ubuntu-Art mailing list.

Mark Shuttleworth, posted this reply to the list with his comments on the samples. Now whilst I’m not saying Mark is the all authoritive voice on operating system startup sounds (sorry mark), I am saying that the sounds were created largely to satisfy his vision and the community.

Yes, to you they sound like I made them in my bedroom, twas my study actually. But in fact I did use Open Source software for the entire process, you may like to read http://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/?p=166 Just an FYI.

There have been others who have expressed a dislike of the sounds https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-sounds/+bug/72143

I did my best, and most people I speak to like them, http://www.netsplit.com/blog/articles/2006/11/02/the-edgy-dance

I’ll leave it there. Thanks for the comment, if I get round to doing the next sounds for feisty, I’ll be sure to try just that little bit harder.

Pete Savage

]]> By: Larry Osterman http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18938 Larry Osterman Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:06:34 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18938 Long: I have absolutely no clue. Long: I have absolutely no clue.

]]> By: Tony Whitmore http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18915 Tony Whitmore Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:18:56 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18915 @Steve FWIW, Pete used Ubuntu to create the sounds. Pete has a degree in acoustic engineering, so has spent quite a bit of times in studios. So three of your (rather ranty) points are incorrect. You can read about the creation process on Pete's website: http://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/?p=134. One of the nice things about the FLOSS development process is the ability to get involved and influence the software. If you have constructive comments about the sounds, you can leave them here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuSounds @Steve

FWIW, Pete used Ubuntu to create the sounds. Pete has a degree in acoustic engineering, so has spent quite a bit of times in studios. So three of your (rather ranty) points are incorrect. You can read about the creation process on Pete’s website: http://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/?p=134.

One of the nice things about the FLOSS development process is the ability to get involved and influence the software. If you have constructive comments about the sounds, you can leave them here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuSounds

]]> By: Alan Pope http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18906 Alan Pope Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:59:12 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070118/microsoft-startup-sound/#comment-18906 @Steve Personally I quite like the Ubuntu sounds, but they aren't something that drives my selection of a desktop (or indeed server operating system). I don't believe any OS is perfect either, but for me Ubuntu comes a lot closer than Windows (Vista, XP or any other legacy version). It also saddens me that you feel it appropriate to be quite so disparaging to someone (Pete) who has given up (a large amount of) his own time to make the sounds in Ubuntu, whether you like them or not. He is a hard worker when it comes to Ubuntu and doesn't deserve that kind of flak. @Steve

Personally I quite like the Ubuntu sounds, but they aren’t something that drives my selection of a desktop (or indeed server operating system). I don’t believe any OS is perfect either, but for me Ubuntu comes a lot closer than Windows (Vista, XP or any other legacy version).

It also saddens me that you feel it appropriate to be quite so disparaging to someone (Pete) who has given up (a large amount of) his own time to make the sounds in Ubuntu, whether you like them or not. He is a hard worker when it comes to Ubuntu and doesn’t deserve that kind of flak.

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