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. posted on June 26, 2012 at 9:37am EDT

John Herrman BuzzFeed Staff posted about 10 months ago

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1. A modem

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IF2v32xCD0Y.

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.

Via: noisemademedoit.com

2. The Windows 95 startup sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=74d4GRvQcn8.

Original here.

3. The Windows XP startup sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ENNrg8eHRkE.

Original here.

4. The Windows XP error alert

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ya5dbu867iM.

Original here.

5. The Windows 7 startup sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DuBxoR1aBCw.

Original here.

6. The Mac OS boot sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=J51tPBfCVOU.

Original here.

7. The PS3 boot sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8JYeykOJsSs.

Original here.

8. The Xbox 360 boot sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b7q8bzi-VeY.

Original here.

9. The T-Mobile ringtone

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=M4H4pdlHgwA.

Original here.

10. The Nokia jingle

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ueWiw2ZwDk0.

Original here.

11. The iPhone ringtone

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zoV0BrSPTkA.

Original here.

12. The iPhone SMS sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EWDQ19SbIAE.

Original here.

13. DRRROOIIIDDDDD

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=07tmL9AR9qM.

Original here.

14. That tri-tone office phone ring

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1nn1TYTt2rI.

Original here.

15. The Intel jingle

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=U4_-k5XyWSI.

Original here.

16. You’ve got mail!

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=l2EfGbWKrCE.

Original here.

17. The THX Sound

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tqA1GHWpeHU.

Thanks for the THX suggestion, Chris!

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the THX one is terrifying ._.
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1. A modem

2. The Windows 95 startup sound

3. The Windows XP startup sound

4. The Windows XP error alert

5. The Windows 7 startup sound

6. The Mac OS boot sound

7. The PS3 boot sound

8. The Xbox 360 boot sound

9. The T-Mobile ringtone

10. The Nokia jingle

11. The iPhone ringtone

12. The iPhone SMS sound

13. DRRROOIIIDDDDD

14. That tri-tone office phone ring

15. The Intel jingle

16. You’ve got mail!

17. The THX Sound

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