I always thought the slight downpitch of the 2020 chime made it sound "aged", like a fine wine or seeing an old friend. Given how long the Mac chime has been around, it made sense to me.
Excellent content! Super interesting! But please drop the annoying and unnecessary glitch effect. Would love to see you re-do this video without glitches because the content really deserves re-watching.
Yup, please take this as constructive criticism; the video is awesome, the visual identity is great, but the glitchy VFX are distracting, and fall outside of the general theming.
Love the content, hate the video glitches. For someone who clearly understands a person’s sensitivity to sound influences, you clearly don’t grasp the issues of visual distractions. An occasional glitch might help your video lean toward a techno vibe, but the constant, irregular distortions makes one start anticipating when the next one is coming, and the next one, etc., completely taking one’s attention far away from your relaxing message. Great information, bad presentation. So bad that I couldn’t pay attention to the end. Please repost without the glitches. Thanks.
I've not come across this specific disability, does it have a name? I suggest closing your eyes, the visual channel doesn't make much difference to understanding the content. Simple. Your welcome.
@@Brian_Vallejo Having reread my comment, you're right. I would have never said it that way to his/her face. Thanks for awakening my awareness. Sincerely, Curtis.
Years ago back with early versions of Mac OS X when you first set up your computer or installed the OS there would be this rather cute jingle, it was iconic and sadly Apple no longer does this.
That 90s startup sound at 3:14 brings me so back to the Mac lab at my Arts college mid-decade - first time I actually put my hands on one of these. Short of a brief stint with PCs after that, all my computers from 1998 on have been Macs ever since. If I had regrets about it they would have had surfaced long ago
I forget which OS (early OS X) but that startup chord blew both 4.5s on my AR bookshelf speakers. In an update, Apple lowered the output level of the external speaker port during startup. Since then, no matter what volume I have my externals set to, the startup sound is easier on the ears. Also, I was told once that Jim Reeks' keyboard chord was replaced for a short time by a guitar slap of the same chord played by a famous jazz musician. I've never been able to confirm it, so it seems pretty unlikely.
@@kaitlyn__L I found it on a YT video called "All Macintosh Startup Sounds 1980-2022" at 0:50. A commenter said it was Stanley Jordon. From his Wikipedia page: "Jordan made the startup sound for the Macintosh computer models the Power Macintosh 6100, Power Macintosh 7100, and Power Macintosh 8100." I actually had a 6100, but it's been so long since I heard it. That's the one. You're right, the Twentieth Anniversary Mac had a special one, just not the one I was thinking of. Thanks for your help.
@@RetNemmoc555 excellent 👍 I knew early Power Macs had a special one too, but I thought that was the “first synth one” the video showed. Clearly these things got a little bit jumbled in the 13-15 years since I read and binged everything I could on it haha.
I love the Apple chime, and it's not that I'm familiar with it to begin with. Where I live (Greece), Apple products, besides the iPhone, were never all that popular up until the recent years - when Apple Silicon appeared. I've managed to source some old iMac G3s, and I can say the chime they came with was amazing back then and it's amazing now. The funny part is, when you start up the computer and hear the chime, it DOES renew the OS, because each time a silicon Mac reboots or does a cold boot, it repairs the core operating system from any corrupted files. So it does really signify renewal. Other than that, the newer M systems use so little power when sleeping or being idle, it really doesn't make any sense to cold-boot them. So you won't be hearing them too often.
I love (and miss) the original Quadra Jim Reekes sound over the now canonical startup sound. I've been wanting this video. That sound is forever associated in my brain with getting ready to make some wonderful things. Thanks for making this video. P.S. Glitchy effects are terrible people who already have vision issues, my eyes keep wanting to refocus.
In a computer lab in school the computers were turned on via a power switch at the front of the room which resulted in the bong sound played simultaneously over 25 MACs it was kind of glorious.
Thanks! That's actually a Mixed Signals original that we made and used in several video essays, but who knows maybe it'll form the basis of a real track or be released as is in some form in the new year - stay tuned!
please don't use that god awful distortion effect on footage, it doesn't make it 'analog' or 'vintage' it makes me want to smash the screen with a hammer, because it looks like the GPU failing. it's the same feeling as when motion designers imitate video buffering or choppy playback. it's infuriating, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. the video was great though.
And just because you can use a comma doesn't mean you should do that, either. 😉 But I agree with you on this fake graphic glitch! Time and a place, but why would anyone use that in a documentary except in a reenactment for it? UGHH!
I had a Mac Plus (which played the original Mac ‚bong’) and remember being really impressed with the ‚jeng!‘ of a Mac II when I first heard one boot. In 1987, it sounded pretty nice. (Also, love the video but please re-upload without the glitching - makes me want to gouge out my eyes. Thanks! 😂)
I would like to note the old Mac startup sound (the one after the tritone) chiff element was not from a pan flute, it came from a sound preset on the Korg Wavestation named Tambotack, and it was more a xylophone/marimba instrument.
Fair enough, I haven't heard the original preset, but Reekes in his interviews describes it as a pan flute sound and I'd probably argue it sounds more like an airy attack and not a click-y one like you'd get from a marimba for instance
My thought was really when i heard the original apple sound this is a very good informative video natural narrated voice good audio quality descent editing thanks for teaching me what i otherwise wouldn't have thought of
The best Mac Startup sound, IMHO… definitely the most dynamic and sensational sound was the Quadra sound… it was rich, percussive, and awesome. The Quadra sound was the one you said may have sounded a “little off”. I don’t get the “off” of it, but being a lifelong musician (my livelihood) it was, again, the best, most exciting Mac Startup Sound. The Quadra Sound ruled… and I have no clue why they got rid of it.
While I do like the sound, I disabled it many, many years ago on both my desktop and especially my laptop via 3rd party software. For the laptop, I felt it was an annoyance to others in a quiet setting. And then there are times that I'm intentionally restarting the computer multiple times for various reasons. And that's really why I looked for a way to disable it with 3rd party software. Somewhere along the line Apple added a setting to do this. So I haven't heard the current one till now, or maybe only once, even though I upgraded both my desktop and laptop this year. It was cool, however, to hear about the history of it.
I think the glitch effect is good when you use it to emphasize things that sound bad or dissonant. Alternatively, you can use it to transition from one main section of thought, into the next main thought. It’s a good effect, but only when used tastefully. Maybe try a fade in and out for the other stuff you have effects on.
An IBM was started by sticking your hand into darkness, switching a loud thwack, and lots of loud square wave beeping. Mac startup was gentile, like a nod to a friend. It knew what you wanted. The Mac computer case and speaker driver quality of the oldies affected the sound experience. Great speakers were not common. A commanding FULL sound from this little box was surprising.
8:19 The further pitch down might have been to make sure it sounded okay and not too harsh, even on the small, and relatively tinny, speakers of the mac Mini, which I am pretty sure have gotten even smaller on the 2024 mac Mini.
Instead of the constant distracting glitching, how about a 70's/80's BBC informational programming style? A soft, warm glow around objects and text to compliment the solid block graphic style.
this topic also made me think of the windows startup sounds from XP and Vista/7. i'm sure by now everyone knows these sounds and associates them with nostalgia, but it's just nostalgia as they're not around anymore
The Intel sogo has changed many more times and indeed din't have that original note when it was first used. NBC's chimes predate Apple by a few decades and I always thought that their G E C around middle C sounded nice. This came about as a signal to engineers at affiliate stations that the network program was ending but was so pleasant that it became their sogo and still is to this day. Also, I like the modern Wells Fargo sogo a lot too.
The earliest sonic branding I can think of is the one that I heard generally gets credit for kind of inventing the whole idea - "It's fun to put snap, crackle, pop into your morning!" (Did you hear it?). 🙂
I know its more of a tune and only applied to one version of MacOS, but I'd love to know more about the welcome music to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. My first laptop was an iBook G4, which I got when I was 13, and shipped with Mac OS X 10.3, which was good, but 10.4 was really where Mac OS X began to flex on Microsoft hard. When 10.4 came out, and the agonizingly slow DVD to HDD install completed, I watched my computer reboot with hope and anticipation. I only expected to see the login screen and begin trying new features. When all of the sudden, this intro video plays, with a soundtrack that did not have to go so hard. But man, did it get me pumped. I was already hyped up about my new operating system, but it somehow doubled my hype.
I love these kinds of videos - they're super informative on simple things you don't really give much thought to. My only query would be you said the current start up sound - or at least an iteration of it was decided by Steve Jobs to be 'The' start up sound. But Power Mac's from way earlier had this tone - so I'm not 100% sure that this statement is accurate.
In the 90s, I remember reading that Apple repair engineers could diagnose faults by listing to the startup sound. Maybe parts of the chord would be missing? I don't know. Perhaps it was a myth. Does anyone know more?
Great video, too bad that the historical part is a bit overlooked, the tritone sound was not the first startup sound, it was the one coming with the macintosh II lineup of apple computers. And there were a lot of other startup/fail mac sound through history. Maybe for another video ?
Interesting . I have had every Mac from the Quadra to present and the high and tri tones really rattle my Tinnitus . The current or full version does not have that effect . More so , I never noticed this before . So there . Thank you for a fascinating insight .
Excuse you, the classic Mac chime you used is not horrible. I would argue that only the first Mac chimes, the 128k & 512k models, would be considered "horrible". All of the ones after that which actually used more than a simple beep are all very pleasant
It's probably nostalgia more than anything else, but I really gel with the Windows ME startup sound. Later on the Ubuntu (6.10 - 18.04) startup sound has, as the philosopher Hannah Montana put it, the best of both worlds between windows and mac - natural, almost earthy sounds, but tuneful, it plays a song as it starts up - perfect for a GNU Linux distro that represents a rejection of the false dichotomy.
"Why is the Mac startup sound so successful," wonders the author. "What is the Mac startup sound," I wonder. I, who's never heard the Mac startup sound.
I remember back in the 2k's people would have their mac hooked up to a massive speaker system and the bootup bong would shake the whole house.
“The audience is listening” lol
@@ReidDesigns- THUD: The audience is now deaf....
Remember plugging in the headphone Jack with the speakers full blast on accident?
@@kitsunegiblaze8022 😂
@@SilverXTikal wake up the whole house with pron at 2 am 😂
I always thought the slight downpitch of the 2020 chime made it sound "aged", like a fine wine or seeing an old friend. Given how long the Mac chime has been around, it made sense to me.
Well, I call that hitting the hammer straight on head!
I really like this interpretation!
I like that idea.
I always felt it sounded more depressing as it evolved.
wasn't expecting you to get so deep into sound design theory, needless to say though I'm very pleased. great video
I love the video, but the slight jitter to text and images on screen is really distracting. Your live shots are the only things not shaking.
Indeed.
for real
Didn’t distract me, didn’t bother me, shouldn’t bother anyone.
You all need a find a hobby.
@@MarkGovern people can leave constructive critisism wihtout someone becoming defensive, especially defensive on someone elses behalf
Excellent content! Super interesting!
But please drop the annoying and unnecessary glitch effect. Would love to see you re-do this video without glitches because the content
really deserves re-watching.
Algorithm sent me here! Very educative about the classic startup sounds.
(Just not a fan of the glitches. Jitter's enough for the retro film feel. 😁)
What is with the glitch VFX? This is a great video. Leave that out.
Indeed.
yep, very distracting
his channel IS called mixed signals
Yep, it's terrible
Yup, please take this as constructive criticism; the video is awesome, the visual identity is great, but the glitchy VFX are distracting, and fall outside of the general theming.
I watched half of this and didn’t notice the glitch until I read the comments 😂
Its clear on an iphone or mac not on a android or windows.
@ I have an iPhone or Mac and just didn’t notice it until I read it bear
Neither one of these was the original Mac startup sound. The original one is a simple slightly long squarish beep.
Yup that “original” one was used in 2 or 3 models in the early 90s before being replaced by the modern sound
@@Underestimated37 I think It sounded like a re/D
You missed the "doink doink" from Law & Order.
I never thought of that sound as "doink doink" but now, that's how I'll always think of it lmao
It's more of a "GONG GONG".
BA BA BUMM BUMM BUMMMMM…
If you a IT or a tech geek with multiple new Mac’s, once you turn all of them on, it sounds like heaven!
it would be yummie
I love that Pixar even used it with WALL-E. Yes I know Jobs & Pixar, but it was a cool nod.
It’s one of my fave parts of the movie when he’s solar charging
Dude. Algorithm brought me here BUT the 'glitch' effect makes me want to leave. Your video is 100% perfection. Leave out the 'glitch' effect.
about to say the same. really distracting.
Yes, it adds nothing to the video
what glitch effect
It didnt distract me so much before I saw the comments. It just felt unnecessary and out of place for the video. Would be better without it for sure.
@@Tobby1923it starts at 1:44
I love this channel
I’m old enough to remember all the Apple startup sounds you played here
Please re-upload this without the weird glitch effects. Totally unnecessary and this is so well done otherwise!
Same thoughts
Agreed. Distracting
Love the content, hate the video glitches. For someone who clearly understands a person’s sensitivity to sound influences, you clearly don’t grasp the issues of visual distractions. An occasional glitch might help your video lean toward a techno vibe, but the constant, irregular distortions makes one start anticipating when the next one is coming, and the next one, etc., completely taking one’s attention far away from your relaxing message. Great information, bad presentation. So bad that I couldn’t pay attention to the end. Please repost without the glitches. Thanks.
You should demand your money back
I've not come across this specific disability, does it have a name? I suggest closing your eyes, the visual channel doesn't make much difference to understanding the content. Simple. Your welcome.
@@user-fed-yum It's called entitleitis. I've seen it before, it's not impossible to cure but it's rare that it ever completely goes away.
Valid criticism, but a shitty way of saying it.
@@Brian_Vallejo Having reread my comment, you're right. I would have never said it that way to his/her face. Thanks for awakening my awareness. Sincerely, Curtis.
Awesome video, loved it. The algorithm brought me here, I subscribed
Years ago back with early versions of Mac OS X when you first set up your computer or installed the OS there would be this rather cute jingle, it was iconic and sadly Apple no longer does this.
Great video! Real glad the algorithm is pushing new and good content
We're all here to witness this go to 100k, really pleasant explorative video!
Thank you! Here's hoping 🤞
Why are there glitch effects and a shakes on parts of the video?
Because we’re cool and retro
@@arbitersofsound it's too much and makes my eyes feel bad.
@@arbitersofsound: No, that's not either one, it's just fake and annoying.
@@HelloKittyFanMan Right? With all due respect.
@@arbitersofsoundstop it.
That 90s startup sound at 3:14 brings me so back to the Mac lab at my Arts college mid-decade - first time I actually put my hands on one of these. Short of a brief stint with PCs after that, all my computers from 1998 on have been Macs ever since. If I had regrets about it they would have had surfaced long ago
This should have 12,000,000 views by now. Amazing video.
I forget which OS (early OS X) but that startup chord blew both 4.5s on my AR bookshelf speakers. In an update, Apple lowered the output level of the external speaker port during startup. Since then, no matter what volume I have my externals set to, the startup sound is easier on the ears.
Also, I was told once that Jim Reeks' keyboard chord was replaced for a short time by a guitar slap of the same chord played by a famous jazz musician. I've never been able to confirm it, so it seems pretty unlikely.
There is a guitar slap version from, if memory serves, the Twentieth Anniversary Mac startup. It was very briefly used, but then replaced.
@@kaitlyn__L Ah, thanks, that sounds familiar.
@@kaitlyn__L I found it on a YT video called "All Macintosh Startup Sounds 1980-2022" at 0:50. A commenter said it was Stanley Jordon. From his Wikipedia page: "Jordan made the startup sound for the Macintosh computer models the Power Macintosh 6100, Power Macintosh 7100, and Power Macintosh 8100."
I actually had a 6100, but it's been so long since I heard it. That's the one. You're right, the Twentieth Anniversary Mac had a special one, just not the one I was thinking of. Thanks for your help.
@@RetNemmoc555 excellent 👍
I knew early Power Macs had a special one too, but I thought that was the “first synth one” the video showed. Clearly these things got a little bit jumbled in the 13-15 years since I read and binged everything I could on it haha.
I love the Apple chime, and it's not that I'm familiar with it to begin with. Where I live (Greece), Apple products, besides the iPhone, were never all that popular up until the recent years - when Apple Silicon appeared. I've managed to source some old iMac G3s, and I can say the chime they came with was amazing back then and it's amazing now.
The funny part is, when you start up the computer and hear the chime, it DOES renew the OS, because each time a silicon Mac reboots or does a cold boot, it repairs the core operating system from any corrupted files. So it does really signify renewal.
Other than that, the newer M systems use so little power when sleeping or being idle, it really doesn't make any sense to cold-boot them. So you won't be hearing them too often.
I love (and miss) the original Quadra Jim Reekes sound over the now canonical startup sound. I've been wanting this video. That sound is forever associated in my brain with getting ready to make some wonderful things. Thanks for making this video. P.S. Glitchy effects are terrible people who already have vision issues, my eyes keep wanting to refocus.
I did hear the Netflix sound comes from someone tapping their wedding ring on the back of a wardrobe.
Great video, but what’s the glitch thing all about? Not sure it really communicates anything worthwhile, just a bit of a distraction.
I grew up with a totally different sound. My dad had a Power Macintosh 8100 and that one had that guitar string as the boot chime. :)
Such a nice video! Well explained and organized :)
In a computer lab in school the computers were turned on via a power switch at the front of the room which resulted in the bong sound played simultaneously over 25 MACs it was kind of glorious.
Really interesting video, thanks for making this. What was the song you had playing in the background? Perfectly captured the mood of the story.
Thanks! That's actually a Mixed Signals original that we made and used in several video essays, but who knows maybe it'll form the basis of a real track or be released as is in some form in the new year - stay tuned!
please don't use that god awful distortion effect on footage, it doesn't make it 'analog' or 'vintage' it makes me want to smash the screen with a hammer, because it looks like the GPU failing. it's the same feeling as when motion designers imitate video buffering or choppy playback. it's infuriating, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
the video was great though.
Thanks for the feedback :D
We need to up our animation game....
And just because you can use a comma doesn't mean you should do that, either. 😉 But I agree with you on this fake graphic glitch! Time and a place, but why would anyone use that in a documentary except in a reenactment for it? UGHH!
@@HelloKittyFanMan The problem is that he's sometimes using commas where semicolons belong.
@@arbitersofsoundThe solution is to not animate.
@@TokyoXtreme: That's one too, yeah. But I was referring to the comma right after "can."
I had a Mac Plus (which played the original Mac ‚bong’) and remember being really impressed with the ‚jeng!‘ of a Mac II when I first heard one boot. In 1987, it sounded pretty nice. (Also, love the video but please re-upload without the glitching - makes me want to gouge out my eyes. Thanks! 😂)
I would like to note the old Mac startup sound (the one after the tritone) chiff element was not from a pan flute, it came from a sound preset on the Korg Wavestation named Tambotack, and it was more a xylophone/marimba instrument.
Fair enough, I haven't heard the original preset, but Reekes in his interviews describes it as a pan flute sound and I'd probably argue it sounds more like an airy attack and not a click-y one like you'd get from a marimba for instance
I know no one who uses a Mac, so this sound is completely new to me 😌It sounds quite airy
I use a Mac bro 😂😂
@misanirl Good for you, but I don't personally know you 👍 (which is my point... I personally do not know any Mac users🤷♂️)
@@Jeroen74 Too bad that you will also not get the little word joke in his answer. 😉
@@Fastvoice I have to admit I don't get the joke 🥹
@@Jeroen74 Just a slight variation of the Apple model "Mac Pro" (or the model series "MacBook Pro"). 😁
Excellent , keep it up! Great material!
Came for the content, stayed for the creators genius way of ensuring interaction 😂
Cool video, thanks. Happy Christmas!
My thought was really when i heard the original apple sound this is a very good informative video natural narrated voice good audio quality descent editing thanks for teaching me what i otherwise wouldn't have thought of
The best Mac Startup sound, IMHO… definitely the most dynamic and sensational sound was the Quadra sound… it was rich, percussive, and awesome.
The Quadra sound was the one you said may have sounded a “little off”. I don’t get the “off” of it, but being a lifelong musician (my livelihood) it was, again, the best, most exciting Mac Startup Sound.
The Quadra Sound ruled… and I have no clue why they got rid of it.
I never thought that there is so much story behind a couple of notes.
While I do like the sound, I disabled it many, many years ago on both my desktop and especially my laptop via 3rd party software. For the laptop, I felt it was an annoyance to others in a quiet setting. And then there are times that I'm intentionally restarting the computer multiple times for various reasons. And that's really why I looked for a way to disable it with 3rd party software.
Somewhere along the line Apple added a setting to do this. So I haven't heard the current one till now, or maybe only once, even though I upgraded both my desktop and laptop this year. It was cool, however, to hear about the history of it.
I think the glitch effect is good when you use it to emphasize things that sound bad or dissonant. Alternatively, you can use it to transition from one main section of thought, into the next main thought. It’s a good effect, but only when used tastefully.
Maybe try a fade in and out for the other stuff you have effects on.
Such a great video!
Thanks!
Great video, you deserve way more subs man! ❤
Apple 2e has my favorite startup sound of all computing device. Short and sweet, and pleasant to hear.
Loved this!
this is a future 100k+ view video, very well made
Great video! You just got a new subscriber!
The II series startup tone was great. Makes me miss my old IIsi.
An IBM was started by sticking your hand into darkness, switching a loud thwack, and lots of loud square wave beeping. Mac startup was gentile, like a nod to a friend. It knew what you wanted. The Mac computer case and speaker driver quality of the oldies affected the sound experience. Great speakers were not common. A commanding FULL sound from this little box was surprising.
Please stop the glitch effect. That and the constant shaking are not helping your videos. Its ok to be simple direct and elegant.
The 80s sound is in Runaway Rocketboy.
tutudutu tu tu vs BONGGGGG is truly the greatest battle
No way I got an Apple advert that did the chime when I clicked this video
8:19 The further pitch down might have been to make sure it sounded okay and not too harsh, even on the small, and relatively tinny, speakers of the mac Mini, which I am pretty sure have gotten even smaller on the 2024 mac Mini.
Instead of the constant distracting glitching, how about a 70's/80's BBC informational programming style? A soft, warm glow around objects and text to compliment the solid block graphic style.
Very good idea! Thanks for the feedback and for not being super angry about it :D
0:26 I don't remember that sound, I think it was pretty short lived. I do remember when the sound was just a square wave.
It was the startup sound on the II series, and then a variation of it was on the LC series.
Mac opening tune is the beginning of Nothing compares 2U by Sinead O’Connor. I sing it all the time when my mac is turning on.
this topic also made me think of the windows startup sounds from XP and Vista/7. i'm sure by now everyone knows these sounds and associates them with nostalgia, but it's just nostalgia as they're not around anymore
I always associated this sound to intro of "How soon is now" by the smiths (different key but similar vibe).. just needs a little bit of tremolo haha
The Intel sogo has changed many more times and indeed din't have that original note when it was first used. NBC's chimes predate Apple by a few decades and I always thought that their G E C around middle C sounded nice. This came about as a signal to engineers at affiliate stations that the network program was ending but was so pleasant that it became their sogo and still is to this day. Also, I like the modern Wells Fargo sogo a lot too.
Thanks I really enjoyed this
The earliest sonic branding I can think of is the one that I heard generally gets credit for kind of inventing the whole idea - "It's fun to put snap, crackle, pop into your morning!" (Did you hear it?). 🙂
Thankfully my 2014 makes this sound and is not one of the newer models with the chime removed
SEVERELY UNDERRATED
Very good content. Thank you!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
3:39 even with fair use that little use of the beatles could be a death sentence lol
I know its more of a tune and only applied to one version of MacOS, but I'd love to know more about the welcome music to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
My first laptop was an iBook G4, which I got when I was 13, and shipped with Mac OS X 10.3, which was good, but 10.4 was really where Mac OS X began to flex on Microsoft hard. When 10.4 came out, and the agonizingly slow DVD to HDD install completed, I watched my computer reboot with hope and anticipation. I only expected to see the login screen and begin trying new features. When all of the sudden, this intro video plays, with a soundtrack that did not have to go so hard. But man, did it get me pumped. I was already hyped up about my new operating system, but it somehow doubled my hype.
The 6/7/8100 guitar is still the best chime. Those models also have a literal crash sound effect.
what was the point of that glitch effect, entirely unnecessary and annoying
They also used variation of the sound in Apple TV+ original movies and shows intro
I love these kinds of videos - they're super informative on simple things you don't really give much thought to. My only query would be you said the current start up sound - or at least an iteration of it was decided by Steve Jobs to be 'The' start up sound. But Power Mac's from way earlier had this tone - so I'm not 100% sure that this statement is accurate.
Love the Mac chime
REMEMBER ME WHEN YOU GO VIRAL
The Mac startup sound has always reminded me of the start of one of Minecraft's background tracks. Can't find which one though.
Subwoofer lullaby
moog city 2?
Everytime i hear that sound, my brain immediately starts singing "Dark fantasy" CAN WE GET MUCH HIYAHH
Hahah I don’t have that association but you’re right it’s a similar vibe 😄
Didn’t notice the glitches until the comments
Windows XP sound + wallpaper. best PC OS ever.
Meanwhile, PCs start up with a 1-bit beep like it's still 1981.
It is a nice sound, isn't it?
And I am happy they kept it for so long. It really makes opening your macbook just feel right.
In the 90s, I remember reading that Apple repair engineers could diagnose faults by listing to the startup sound. Maybe parts of the chord would be missing? I don't know. Perhaps it was a myth. Does anyone know more?
I loved my Quadra... But the FIRST MAC sound was a BOOOOOP!
Great video, too bad that the historical part is a bit overlooked, the tritone sound was not the first startup sound, it was the one coming with the macintosh II lineup of apple computers. And there were a lot of other startup/fail mac sound through history. Maybe for another video ?
0:26 yes, that’s what the computers in primary school sounded like 😂
Riggs was grooving on Michael Bolton.
Interesting . I have had every Mac from the Quadra to present and the high and tri tones really rattle my Tinnitus . The current or full version does not have that effect . More so , I never noticed this before . So there . Thank you for a fascinating insight .
Me at 3AM to turn on my PowerMac G4 with my hands firmly over the speaker grills and it still boings at full volume
0:17 huhhhh😂😂😂😂
oh, he's got a Kandinsky painting back there
you forgot the old intro sound for HBO that starts with static sound🙃
Sounds like the beginning of Enya's song "Anyware Is"
Excuse you, the classic Mac chime you used is not horrible. I would argue that only the first Mac chimes, the 128k & 512k models, would be considered "horrible". All of the ones after that which actually used more than a simple beep are all very pleasant
It's probably nostalgia more than anything else, but I really gel with the Windows ME startup sound. Later on the Ubuntu (6.10 - 18.04) startup sound has, as the philosopher Hannah Montana put it, the best of both worlds between windows and mac - natural, almost earthy sounds, but tuneful, it plays a song as it starts up - perfect for a GNU Linux distro that represents a rejection of the false dichotomy.
0:26 you missed the tones from the original Mac, which was literally a beep. Not a Mac guy but the chime at 3:15 is my favourite
"Why is the Mac startup sound so successful," wonders the author.
"What is the Mac startup sound," I wonder. I, who's never heard the Mac startup sound.
Can you do a breakdown of the THX sound like this.
Lol did anyone else just get an Apple Mac ad that had the startup sound in it?