Technology Sounds Beautiful When You Slow It Down
What happens when you slow down some of the most recognizable tech sounds to 1/8th their normal speed? Beauty! And horror. You're going to want to put on your headphones.
1. A modem
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This is the sound, found here, that inspired this post. All the sounds below were stretched with the Mac port of Paul's Extreme Sound stretch.
2. The Windows 95 startup sound
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Original here.
3. The Windows XP startup sound
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Original here.
4. The Windows XP error alert
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Original here.
5. The Windows 7 startup sound
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Original here.
6. The Mac OS boot sound
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Original here.
7. The PS3 boot sound
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Original here.
8. The Xbox 360 boot sound
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Original here.
9. The T-Mobile ringtone
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Original here.
10. The Nokia jingle
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Original here.
11. The iPhone ringtone
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Original here.
12. The iPhone SMS sound
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Original here.
13. DRRROOIIIDDDDD
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Original here.
14. That tri-tone office phone ring
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Original here.
15. The Intel jingle
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Original here.
16. You've got mail!
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Original here.
17. The THX Sound
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Thanks for the THX suggestion, Chris!
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