Changing the startup sound of Windows 95 to a length of 4000% to a mysterious sound that could be used for meditation in an ambient style

ByRasmus Olsen

Even music or sound effects that you are used to normally, there are things that you may notice unexpected changes by applying drastic processing that is not ordinary. Collaged the sound of electric piano and stringsWindows 95 startup soundIf you process the length of the sound source to 4000% (40 times), it becomes a mysterious sound that makes you feel the magnificent universe and invites you to the world of meditation.

The Windows 95 Startup Sound Slowed 4000% Sounds Chill AF - Motherboard
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This work was created by sound artist Daniel Jones. Actual "work" is Kore, the start sound which was about 6 seconds formerly has been extended to about 4 minutes, and it has turned into a sound full of ambient feeling.

Windows 95 Startup Sound (Slowed 4000%) - YouTube


By the way, the original Windows 95 startup sound is Kore, the composer isBrian Eno, the pioneer of ambient music. It is quite strange that this sound changes to a magnificent ambient sound, but if you extend the original data 40 times as it is, the sound will be too low and you will not be able to listen properly. In order to finish it into an actual work, editing to change the length while maintaining the pitch should have been done, but details are unknown.

Windows 95 startup sound - YouTube


In addition to this, Mr. Jones also announces works based on the start sound such as Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP (below) at SoundCloud.


In a little strange place, there are works that collaborated Eric Satie's famous song "Gymnopedie" into ambient music.