Playstation 2 Startup Sound Explained

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  • @Nitrocosm
    @Nitrocosm  3 роки тому +906

    There is some debate about the Playstation 2's support of high definition graphics (as mentioned at 0:53 in the video). By high definition, I mean at least 720p resolution rendered natively. The hardware supports higher resolution output (and progressive scan) via the component output. The Linux kit for the console supports 1280x1024 resolution, for instance, and the graphics hardware can output at 1920x1080 over component cables.
    Only a handful of games support 1080i output (Gran Turismo 4 and Tourist Trophy, for example) but this output is natively rendered at 480i and then upscaled to 1080i. To my limited knowledge, there are no games for the PS2 that support a minimum native resolution of 720p. Therefore, if 1080i output (regardless of scaling) qualifies the PS2 as an HD-ready console, then it is. I tend to consider native graphics resolution of at least 720p (with no upscaling) the benchmark for HD, however, and that is the basis for my statement in the video. The PS2 hardware is designed to play games at 480i and the processing power isn't quite optimal for HD graphics rendering... but that is a subjective opinion on my part.
    There is a software modification available for the console, however, that apparently updates the graphics drivers and permits native HD graphics! I have not tried it but this video covers the topic: ua-cam.com/video/g_wa57J8vbg/v-deo.html (Subscribe to @MetalJesusRocks if you haven't already) If anyone has tried this modification and enabled true HD output on the console, please let me know! Additionally, if anyone knows for certain that any PS2 games exist that support at least 720p output without upscaling, I'd certainly like to know as well. From what research I've done, I have not found any.

    • @blitz9312
      @blitz9312 3 роки тому +7

      Not only that but on opl you can get 1080p

    • @Nikku4211
      @Nikku4211 3 роки тому +15

      GSM doesn't change the render resolution at all, though.
      When you set it to output at 1080i/p, all it does is upscale the graphics. It doesn't make anything more detailed, it just makes the pixels sharper and clearer, and in some games, gets rid of interlacing artefacts.
      I don't even use GSM a lot because it gives me an annoying border around the game's screen.

    • @Ironboiibruuhhh
      @Ironboiibruuhhh 3 роки тому +3

      Epic

    • @Nikku4211
      @Nikku4211 3 роки тому +3

      @@DrowseProductions And where does 480p (not i) fall? Enhanced Definition? Wouldn't 680p at least fall in the same category?

    • @gator_productions
      @gator_productions 3 роки тому +4

      Don't use the standard rca cord use s video or component

  • @eonshade6297
    @eonshade6297 4 роки тому +3230

    2:20 that sounds so.. soothing

    • @Shaquasar
      @Shaquasar 4 роки тому +88

      It really is like a nice aria and the one right after that

    • @HahaFunn1Naem
      @HahaFunn1Naem 4 роки тому +79

      The feeling of life.

    • @mpmp7468
      @mpmp7468 4 роки тому +46

      what the name of this type of music ????

    • @eonshade6297
      @eonshade6297 4 роки тому +67

      @@mpmp7468 I am not sure as this is just a sound effect but this one probably uses synths, strings and some sort of "atmosphere" sfx

    • @olimarfunk
      @olimarfunk 4 роки тому +31

      @@mpmp7468 ethereal

  • @Stereo6400
    @Stereo6400 4 роки тому +2446

    “Emotion engine”
    how did Sony know that they were gonna make millions of people cry with nostalgia in the future?

    • @RMSLusitania
      @RMSLusitania 4 роки тому +36

      Nokia, Xbox and Nintendo too

    • @JinnaiT
      @JinnaiT 4 роки тому +54

      only slightly related but, the sound and video card in macintoshes from around the same time was called the "personality card"

    • @wisgarus
      @wisgarus 3 роки тому +9

      M.Grey
      White thing? What?

    • @blarghinatelazer9394
      @blarghinatelazer9394 3 роки тому +3

      @@MGrey-qb5xz Bruh

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz 3 роки тому

      @@blarghinatelazer9394 are you a kid?

  • @unknozmic7065
    @unknozmic7065 4 роки тому +1924

    2:20 Its like walking into a cave full of beautiful gems and jewls glowing brightly

    • @chrisrockett5897
      @chrisrockett5897 3 роки тому +58

      Best description.

    • @falsehoods8074
      @falsehoods8074 3 роки тому +42

      Caves and Cliffs Update cave music petition?
      Not like those clattering sounds that make it seem you’re going to be destroyed by a skeleton, but like the actual in game music

    • @mattd3826
      @mattd3826 3 роки тому +7

      Like walking into Blackreach for the very first time

    • @shaheerrauf933
      @shaheerrauf933 3 роки тому +13

      That is exactly what I though when I heard it. It reminded me of the ice age 2 game on ps2 when in the icy caves and stuff.

    • @C.A._Old
      @C.A._Old 3 роки тому +3

      omg.

  • @Tommy-pv1vh
    @Tommy-pv1vh 4 роки тому +5385

    The ps2 is also a good DVD player

    • @devantethedcguyreactstoo252
      @devantethedcguyreactstoo252 4 роки тому +219

      For 2001 lol

    • @chiptunegalaxy160
      @chiptunegalaxy160 4 роки тому +169

      You could also play a PSX games on it)))

    • @Exzticy
      @Exzticy 4 роки тому +388

      The PS2 was also a good video game machine.

    • @devantethedcguyreactstoo252
      @devantethedcguyreactstoo252 4 роки тому +17

      John outstanding

    • @ebookjapan8054
      @ebookjapan8054 4 роки тому +204

      DVD player built in was a huge sales driver back then, standalone drivers weren't cheap quite yet for most people. OG Xbox had it as well but you were forced to buy a separate accessory to even use the feature.

  • @thekoolkoopa4549
    @thekoolkoopa4549 4 роки тому +3191

    "The Ps2 has a more softer, relaxing sound."
    Wait 'till you turn the tv volume up to 100 and turn the ps2 on

    • @JohnWhite-uo3tf
      @JohnWhite-uo3tf 4 роки тому +180

      Nah volume 5 is already loud enough

    • @easyhq4475
      @easyhq4475 3 роки тому +192

      Am i the only one who was scared shitless by that sound when playing in the dark?

    • @KylerFlame
      @KylerFlame 3 роки тому +34

      @@easyhq4475 no

    • @Chris14_
      @Chris14_ 3 роки тому +65

      @@JohnWhite-uo3tf you can actually hear it at volume 0

    • @CJ9007
      @CJ9007 3 роки тому +21

      It will make you jump

  • @AutisticYooHooFan
    @AutisticYooHooFan 4 роки тому +729

    2:20 Best sound for PS2
    Makes me remember playing the PS2 when I was little.

    • @tranewreck123
      @tranewreck123 3 роки тому +22

      man same. so many great games and never needed online.

  • @CrankyieLP
    @CrankyieLP 4 роки тому +508

    After the startup sequence, on the screen with the "browser" and "system config" options, you can hear something that sounds like waves hitting a beach. As a child, i always thought that someone from sony stood on a beach for a few minutes and recorded this. The fact that i now realize, it's just some few seconds of white noise... my young self's world view would be destroyed... let's hope he never finds out :D

    • @enoztheprotogenshadeyboii7074
      @enoztheprotogenshadeyboii7074 4 роки тому +30

      Really? Because with headphones, I can hear wind hitting a microphone

    • @999a0s
      @999a0s 3 роки тому +46

      it's not white noise though. there's one white noise sample, but there's 3 or 4 different samples of actual waves. your dude from sony really went out there and recorded the beach.

  • @enoztheprotogenshadeyboii7074
    @enoztheprotogenshadeyboii7074 4 роки тому +847

    Luckily, I still own a PS2, so I can experience that nostalgia whenever I want

  • @theshyguy1580
    @theshyguy1580 3 роки тому +305

    The Sound design team who made this startup sound has no idea how many childhood memories they made.

  • @mayo-3788
    @mayo-3788 4 роки тому +1202

    1:50 Playstation 2 invented cave sounds

    • @Peterkragger
      @Peterkragger 4 роки тому +37

      PS1 already did it with Personfied Fear

    • @mlggodzilla1567
      @mlggodzilla1567 4 роки тому +12

      @@Peterkragger fearful harmony is scarier

    • @strangecpu7609
      @strangecpu7609 4 роки тому +9

      I think Sony employee's put a microphone in their mouths to make those sounds

    • @bngmapping
      @bngmapping 4 роки тому +12

      *Minecraft new cave sound, cave.ogg 20 in minecraft 1.17, 2021*

    • @cruisetheautisticboy994
      @cruisetheautisticboy994 4 роки тому +5

      Sounds like you are in space.

  • @NepNepYT
    @NepNepYT 4 роки тому +953

    I would like the ps2 start up sound as an option for the ps5..

    • @Miunim
      @Miunim 4 роки тому +58

      It's also on ps4

    • @Miunim
      @Miunim 4 роки тому +14

      @The Phase yeah that's the point

    • @carter_RU
      @carter_RU 3 роки тому +17

      Wish they had something were you can choose what option you want your sound to be when you startup your PS5 in settings I would put it on PS4 since it gave me many memories

    • @rustykid1285
      @rustykid1285 3 роки тому +1

      U got your wish

    • @rustykid1285
      @rustykid1285 3 роки тому +3

      @Smollie Gaming and vlogs you got your wish

  • @furious237
    @furious237 4 роки тому +1429

    2:47 YOINK

  • @gaggioaxel
    @gaggioaxel 3 роки тому +711

    “Relaxing sound”
    What kind of tvs did you have? Mine when turned on had always volume set at 80 and when turned on at 1am it dropped harder than the slap of my mother hand over my face.

    • @li_tsz_fung
      @li_tsz_fung 3 роки тому +24

      Yeah, that's true. Some engineers just decided to make default volume as 80%.
      Hate it.

    • @C.A._Old
      @C.A._Old 3 роки тому +2

      omg.

    • @thehappysquid1552
      @thehappysquid1552 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @dmer-zy3rb
      @dmer-zy3rb 3 роки тому +7

      a tv turned to 80 at every start? i have never in my life seen something like that lol

    • @rainbowthrustars
      @rainbowthrustars 3 роки тому +3

      haha, well it was loud but I do agree with the videomaker its still a more soothing sound in a way. The base of the sound of the PS1 had me jump a few times haha.

  • @robertdavis32
    @robertdavis32 4 роки тому +340

    2:20-2:37 sounds like music you’d hear in a persons dream sequence or a Solar System presentation

  • @owens.
    @owens. 3 роки тому +60

    The PS2’s sound design just describes our childhood just right. It’s relaxing and uneasy at the same time.

  • @heggy_69
    @heggy_69 3 роки тому +33

    The individual layers work together so amazingly that it's crazy. Whoever made this up did a great job

  • @BelieveIt1051
    @BelieveIt1051 3 роки тому +59

    Something I noticed about the startup, the background changes based on the memory card data. The first startup is blank with only basic visual effects. As you save more memory on the cards, there are white cubes added to the startup background that animate as you enter the system or game.

    • @min07_live
      @min07_live Рік тому +1

      Yeah, these are the towers.

  • @UtopianGarden
    @UtopianGarden 4 роки тому +265

    3:40 the PlayStation 2 has a much softer, relaxing start up sound
    The PlayStation 2: DOOOOOOOOMMMM
    The PlayStation 2 red screen: **sounds from hell**

    • @dante5247
      @dante5247 3 роки тому +7

      Imagine ps2 start up on electric guitar lol

    • @CreativeWM_Personal
      @CreativeWM_Personal 3 роки тому +4

      Kids that got that one Preview DVD from a UK playstation mag (PSW I think): Oh shit the disc isn't working
      *Proceeds to restart the console 500 times hoping the disc read error screen doesn't pop up
      *Reads the mag to figure out whats happening
      *Discovers that it all part of the DVDs boot up sequence designed to mess with young kids in the UK

    • @LouisBee
      @LouisBee 3 роки тому +1

      @@CreativeWM_Personal That boot used to fuck with me so much - especially when the DVD notification says "thinking" in the corner

    • @Highrollinhunter
      @Highrollinhunter 3 роки тому +1

      PS1 fearful harmony is scary af

  • @MadameSomnambule
    @MadameSomnambule 4 роки тому +149

    One of the prettiest bios tunes I've ever heard next to the ps1 bios.

    • @HammyHavoc
      @HammyHavoc 3 роки тому +1

      You can thank Ryuichi Sakamoto for the Dreamcast's.

  • @asakapala12345678
    @asakapala12345678 3 роки тому +147

    The sound of it is actually comes from a piano on impact when dropped off on a significant amount of height.

    • @henriettabacteria8459
      @henriettabacteria8459 3 роки тому +33

      I just came from that video as well lol 😂

    • @squin9954
      @squin9954 3 роки тому +6

      A piano falling off a roof

    • @anonymousalias.5059
      @anonymousalias.5059 3 роки тому +27

      I found out that video was fake😭 worst day of my life

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 3 роки тому +19

      Sorry to be that guy but if you pushed a piano off a roof it would not make any perfect pitches like that video. It would be more of a jumbled mess of out of tune keys and clanging metal. How do I know? I've actually seen one get dropped, and it doesn't sound like that trust me. It's actually pretty jarring

    • @fugginburd
      @fugginburd 3 роки тому +9

      @@the-engneer no it sounds like the ps2 start up sound

  • @hariv5664
    @hariv5664 4 роки тому +58

    The best console ever created... still playing my PS2 since 10 years.. 💕

  • @imstillw8ing
    @imstillw8ing 3 роки тому +69

    2:02 that is definitely someone taking a hit off a water bong

  • @pooler57
    @pooler57 3 роки тому +105

    2:49 Most relaxing sound

  • @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029
    @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029 3 роки тому +46

    The Playstation 2 is still a good machine.
    Seeing as it was/is still the best selling games console of all time, it seams almost criminal that Playstation 3 and 4,and now the Playstation 5 are not bothered about backwards compatibility.

    • @Volition_To_The_Max
      @Volition_To_The_Max 2 роки тому +2

      The PS3 was backwards compatible with PS2 games, the Phat at least. And at least the PS3 Slim and Super Slim has around 400 different PS2 Classics available for download, all PS3 models play PS One discs too

  • @KarlOsuchowski
    @KarlOsuchowski 3 роки тому +9

    You made a 5-minute video to explain an 8-second sound, but there’s a lot of depth to the analysis. Very interesting and digestible. Thanks for making this!!

  • @mcribisback7105
    @mcribisback7105 4 роки тому +51

    Ps2=peak of humanity

  • @InsanityPrevails
    @InsanityPrevails 3 роки тому +17

    2:31 reminds me of Silent Hill for some reason...
    And 2:20 is just the definition of hauntingly beautiful and nostalgic.
    Thank you for separating those sounds. I had never heard them like this, and I'm really glad I got the chance to do so.

    • @EggiTheShadow
      @EggiTheShadow 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah the high notes in the middle of that sample are very similar to the silent hill soundtrack/ambient noise when harry is talking to the police officer at the start of the game. And around the end of the sample at 2:20 the high notes actually reminds me of the summer forest song in spyro 2 for the ps1. The sounds are actually very ps1like hahaha

    • @InsanityPrevails
      @InsanityPrevails 3 роки тому

      @@EggiTheShadow It makes sense then! Thank you ^-^

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 3 роки тому +1

      I thought the exact same

  • @joemonteirosportsshorts3343
    @joemonteirosportsshorts3343 3 роки тому +40

    2:31 we all dreaded hearing this sound when we were kids

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan 2 роки тому

      But not for me. I love it! Ah, it gives me the most genuine nostalgia ever...

  • @AssortedJade
    @AssortedJade 4 роки тому +9

    Man it's so good to hear those sounds isolated for the first time ever, like scratching an itch you never knew you had.

  • @theart_10
    @theart_10 4 роки тому +30

    I wish they could’ve brought back their good old sound vibes when you start up your PS on PS5

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  4 роки тому +10

      I'd like to see a 30th anniversary special HD remake of the PS1 startup for the PS5 or maybe the PS6 - whenever that is released. Was actually thinking of making a mock-up of that.

  • @manesculuca128
    @manesculuca128 4 роки тому +66

    Sony tried to build more than a simple gaming console when they made the PS2 and the emotion engine proves it!

  • @barrysteakfriessimp_real
    @barrysteakfriessimp_real 3 роки тому +12

    ive always loved the ps2 startup sound. it feels otherworldly and i miss that with modern consoles.

  • @danieldunkum8394
    @danieldunkum8394 3 роки тому +4

    Can I just say, I absolutely LOVE how you organize your videos. They’re both informative, AND you section them off in such a way that it makes it easy to follow and even easier to go back to something if you need more explanation or a refresher.

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks! They are sectioned in a similar way when editing in Premiere. I usually build the projects as multiple sequence timelines so Premiere doesn't crash as often.

  • @eukyre
    @eukyre 4 роки тому +123

    "The PS2 also has a much softer sound"
    PS2 Boot Sound: am i a joke to you

  • @jeffm6651
    @jeffm6651 4 роки тому +10

    Brings back so many memories. I really hope the PS5's intro and ambience has that same dreamy nostalgic vaporwave tone to it.

  • @aidancommenting
    @aidancommenting 4 роки тому +25

    2:38 is so satisfying for me, don't know why. I've always loved the PS2 just for its user interface, especially the ambient ocean vibes it gives when you leave it running
    Edit: "much softer, relaxing sound" drops piano from significant height

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  3 роки тому +5

      There's no better way to relax than to rent a construction crane and buy an old, broken piano on a Saturday afternoon.

    • @anerythm2794
      @anerythm2794 3 роки тому +2

      It's like spacey and ocean alike for me, like an ocean in space

  • @varkstuff
    @varkstuff 4 роки тому +7

    Great video! I've wondered literally since I was a kid why this sound often played at slightly different pitches or durations. Looks like they basically gave the BIOS the elements to tweak and generate this sound on-the-fly at each boot. I think that's the coolest part of all!

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  4 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @duduza1
    @duduza1 4 роки тому +196

    2:20 i cried

  • @fathergabrielstokes4706
    @fathergabrielstokes4706 3 роки тому +3

    2:20 and the perfect, nostalgic, and beautiful cubes made me feel so alive

  • @the_mariocrafter
    @the_mariocrafter 4 роки тому +106

    2:20 The PS2 when the owner comes home with a PS3 box.

    • @the_viper115
      @the_viper115 3 роки тому +4

      More like PS5

    • @gloomiy
      @gloomiy 3 роки тому +11

      @@the_viper115 no, it doesnt go ps2 ps5 dipshit

    • @Arkuzian
      @Arkuzian 3 роки тому +13

      @@gloomiy who pissed in your coffee?

    • @fzcbh4698
      @fzcbh4698 3 роки тому +3

      Was that Toy Story reference? xD

    • @kapitan19969838
      @kapitan19969838 3 роки тому

      @@gloomiy Who took the jam outta Your doughnut?

  • @trimlipbly
    @trimlipbly 3 роки тому +6

    This legend not only helped me find out where this came from, but also is still hearting comments that are only a day old after a year!

  • @ScarletStarManor
    @ScarletStarManor 3 роки тому +32

    Sony: "We're going to hell"
    Employee: "Why?"
    Sony: "To get the best possible sounds for our best console to date."

  • @pizzanut180
    @pizzanut180 3 роки тому +17

    2:20 *That's some synthwave right there*

  • @ndr_924
    @ndr_924 5 років тому +18

    Thanks for this video! Super interesting and so cool that you share the raw audio clips :)
    Keep it up!

  • @brback5591
    @brback5591 3 роки тому +1

    The entire console's bios make you feel it's alive,and the raid makes you feel like you made it angry

  • @JWinterFoxYT
    @JWinterFoxYT 3 роки тому +20

    Friend: What is the sound of the PS2 startup?
    Me: *a stormy night with synthwave music*

  • @K_esco
    @K_esco 3 роки тому +4

    32 yrs old, still get chills from the ps2 start up.

  • @mr.kolosta
    @mr.kolosta 4 роки тому +48

    2:20 Haven

  • @RetroGaming-gp2ef
    @RetroGaming-gp2ef 2 роки тому +1

    Literally one of the best game/dvd player

  • @tjsase
    @tjsase 3 роки тому +9

    3:27 Ok so I just upgraded my earbuds and listening to this part, I realized that the PS2 has a HEARTBEAT. It's echoey and quiet, but if you have good bass response you'll hear it.

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  3 роки тому +3

      Whoa, I think your PS2 might be possessed! Kidding aside, I'll give mine a listen. My ears are not what they used to be...

    • @winexperiments
      @winexperiments Рік тому +1

      @tjsase It's the sound at 2:06!

  • @breecheeze
    @breecheeze 5 років тому +17

    Cool video! Hope to see more in the future :)
    Very interesting about how the sounds are layered and such

  • @heavygamingtf2
    @heavygamingtf2 4 роки тому +38

    2:20 *_A_* *_E_* *_S_* *_T_* *_H_* *_E_* *_T_* *_I_* *_C_* *_A_* *_L_* *_I_* *_N_* *_T_* *_E_* *_N_* *_S_* *_I_* *_F_* *_I_* *_E_* *_S_*

  • @irradiated6126
    @irradiated6126 3 роки тому

    that loading screen with the dots was always mesmerizing

  • @isdateman
    @isdateman 3 роки тому +13

    2:20 This should be the PS5 startup sound

  • @mr.dantastic5073
    @mr.dantastic5073 3 роки тому +2

    that soft wooshing always reminded me of the ocean, it was so calming

  • @yo_boi_whiskey
    @yo_boi_whiskey 4 роки тому +7

    Man hearing that sound brings back memories

  • @u.kw1461
    @u.kw1461 3 роки тому +2

    This was extremely informative. Ps2 was iconic back then

  • @masontyler292
    @masontyler292 3 роки тому +3

    The PS2 BIOS sounds are literally the most nostalgic sounds in the world to me (next to maybe the Kingdom Hearts or Brawl menu sounds) and hearing them isolated like this blew my mind.

  • @jasonbell558
    @jasonbell558 2 роки тому +2

    I love all of these sounds especially the Red screen of death that's epic

  • @johnkensington5449
    @johnkensington5449 3 роки тому +3

    I never felt relaxed listening to the startup sound, it always put me on edge and gave me the same visceral reaction of hearing nails scratching on chalkboard

  • @Turboduckng
    @Turboduckng 3 роки тому +1

    The looping whoosh sounds like relaxing water in the sea/beach

  • @obsidianzarok2361
    @obsidianzarok2361 3 роки тому +3

    2:19 that is just lovely to hear on it's own

  • @Droidekadotexe
    @Droidekadotexe 3 роки тому

    So you're telling me that I've been engrained to enjoy what is basically just white noise since the earliest years of my childhood?
    sweet.

  • @nobyra
    @nobyra 3 роки тому +4

    the ps2 startup sound is so ethereal, calming and mysterious
    Also the startup: 2:15

  • @MightyEightMusic
    @MightyEightMusic 3 роки тому +2

    Interesting, I didn’t realize the start up sounds were layered sound effects the way it’s played makes it seem like it’s one giant sound effect

  • @novostranger
    @novostranger 4 роки тому +83

    Explain the PS3 intro audio

    • @Bobbyandmog
      @Bobbyandmog 4 роки тому +13

      I think they didn't use The thing that the PS1 And 2 Did When The PS3 Came Out

    • @UKEDNHAT7
      @UKEDNHAT7 4 роки тому +14

      It's just an orchestra or a single violin

    • @samo4955
      @samo4955 4 роки тому +3

      In ps3 and ps4 they didn’t mixed the sounds like ps1 and ps2

    • @Hysteria98
      @Hysteria98 3 роки тому +5

      It's the same opening cue to an orchestral performance when they tune their instruments. Watch any on YT

    • @somethingoriginal1707
      @somethingoriginal1707 3 роки тому +5

      It's probably just an orchestra sample with no additional effects. Memory was plentiful enough so they could justify putting a whole sample into the BIOS instead of processing the sounds in real time

  • @Squidhead
    @Squidhead 3 роки тому +1

    I strangely always thought about the PS2 intro and Kingdom Hearts 1 weirdly connected when I was a kid. Like when Sora sees himself fall from the sky only to plunge deep into the water is exactly how the PS2 startup sound makes me feel.

  • @astral2048
    @astral2048 3 роки тому +3

    Bruh what an under-appreciated channel

  • @lanceleone2704
    @lanceleone2704 3 роки тому +2

    More than 20 platforms later, the PS2 is still my alltime favorite console! And what a fascinating thing to learn about it! Thank you!

  • @Goodfortexas
    @Goodfortexas 5 років тому +49

    Are the ambient sounds that play in the 'background sound' of the OS (i.e. the water wave sounds) part of the BIOS sound files?

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  5 років тому +15

      Yep! All of it is part of the bios.

    • @Goodfortexas
      @Goodfortexas 5 років тому +5

      Thanks for the reply. Fascinating! Is it possible for one to download these sound files anywhere?

    • @MawoDuffer
      @MawoDuffer 3 роки тому +4

      I think all the sounds that go pshhhhhhshshsh are layered to make ocean waves sound

  • @marshallartsconner3762
    @marshallartsconner3762 3 роки тому +2

    2:20 and 2:31 are the most relaxing sounds ever

  • @MateusAuri
    @MateusAuri 3 роки тому +5

    Those synth samples are so damn beautiful!

  • @ghfjfghjasdfasdf
    @ghfjfghjasdfasdf 3 роки тому +1

    Probably one of my favorite console startup sounds of all time.

  • @nanako2924
    @nanako2924 3 роки тому +4

    It's a recording of a piano falling. All the chords snapping and what not cause that sound.

  • @AmgSilent21
    @AmgSilent21 3 роки тому +2

    never thought i would need this as a video

  • @KuroHebi
    @KuroHebi 3 роки тому +3

    The PS2 will always remain the best console to have ever existed, in my heart at the very least.

  • @DavidHunter
    @DavidHunter Рік тому +1

    I’m convinced the startup sounds and subsequent beach waves background sound were inspired by the 1997 film Contact (one of my favs), specifically the scene on the alien “beach”.

  • @electroniquetv2882
    @electroniquetv2882 4 роки тому +12

    Super intestristing! do same for PS3 Startup sounds from old bios and new bios

  • @CaptJABRONIE
    @CaptJABRONIE 3 роки тому +1

    I was hoping this would be an origin of the noise type of video when I clicked. But this is also fascinating

    • @Nitrocosm
      @Nitrocosm  3 роки тому

      While that might otherwise be an interesting video to make, I'm fairly sure all of the samples in the startup were custom-created with a synthesizer.

  • @kellerweskier7214
    @kellerweskier7214 3 роки тому

    something iv noticed, is that specific games REALLY fit the consol's sounds. like, PS1, Metal Gear Solid 1. you get the PS1 boot screens, then the dive into the game, then the MGS1 boot tunes, the Konami tune (also known as the PoliceNaughts tune), then followed in by The Best is Yet To Come.
    PS2? idk why. but. Kingdom Hearts 1 fits it well with its watery tones and beach swishing, that to the beginning of KH1 as well.

  • @TheeGreatX
    @TheeGreatX 4 роки тому +3

    Xenosaga....one of the most incredible series i have ever played!

  • @FishikK
    @FishikK 2 роки тому +1

    Let's not forget the gate to hell when corrupted disc is in the console.

  • @Nikku4211
    @Nikku4211 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for this video. I'm actually trying to recreate these sounds on the SNES' SPC700, which was also designed by Sony.

  • @RsRj-qd2cg
    @RsRj-qd2cg 3 роки тому +2

    The five greatest sounds ever created by man are the PS2 Startup, Dreamcast Startup, Windows 98 Startup, PS1 Startup, and PS2 post-startup.

  • @thirteenly13
    @thirteenly13 4 роки тому +5

    2:48 Me: GRANDMA HELP, MY PS2 IS RAGING AT ME
    **grandma comes** Grandma: OK I WILL DESTROY IT

  • @dreat5665
    @dreat5665 2 роки тому +2

    i'm still looking for some ambient music that sound like the startup sound

  • @vibrantdragon3123
    @vibrantdragon3123 4 роки тому +15

    Does anyone know a synthesizer that can make these kinds of sounds?
    2:21
    2:32
    2:44

    • @RaoufBeats
      @RaoufBeats 3 роки тому +4

      I have the same question. Please let me know if you find the answer to that!

    • @nyxta
      @nyxta 3 роки тому +1

      @@RaoufBeats +1

  • @voice_of_g
    @voice_of_g 3 роки тому +2

    2:43 that sound sample is still used in the ps4 😍

  • @punchthegoose
    @punchthegoose 3 роки тому +5

    playing all of those sounds separately sounds so terrifying, like something i shouldnt be hearing

  • @zeghetti595
    @zeghetti595 3 роки тому

    Can you also explain why the startup sound is like a eerie noise, like it makes me feel scared, yet happy

  • @LiftingPhilosophy
    @LiftingPhilosophy 4 роки тому +8

    It sounds so ethereal. Where did they sample this from?

  • @HeyPatch
    @HeyPatch 3 роки тому +2

    I remember hearing a story about the background audio of the original Xbox’s menu, that if you let it just play for ages it would randomly cut in some creepy almost vocal sounds. Anyone ever experienced this?

  • @djmhyde
    @djmhyde 4 роки тому +2

    i think that the sound od PS2 intro was just a single audio file until one day my PS2 glitched while starting up and the sound become weird and some partes of the song played distorted and other didn't played at all while others played normally....... was pretty mindblowing to me at the time

  • @ThegalaxyfireCJ
    @ThegalaxyfireCJ 4 роки тому +14

    NOBODY :
    The guys who threw a piano off a roof : Am i joke to you

    • @SecretMarsupial
      @SecretMarsupial 3 роки тому

      So THIS is what happens when casuals try to make memes.

  • @ruincam
    @ruincam 3 роки тому

    the whole whooshing loop that plays at the browser and system configuration screen makes me feel like i am on an endless beach in the middle of nowhere, nobody around, just walking for miles and miles as the whooshing of the waves continues playing with not a single soul in sight.

  • @polygon7745
    @polygon7745 4 роки тому +7

    Do you think you can do PSP?
    im also looking for a clean Rip Download of the PSP Startup and Boot up.
    thats if you want.

  • @GouAndSotsuWereMistakes
    @GouAndSotsuWereMistakes 3 роки тому +2

    I just love how I feel like I'm in space listening to these sounds.

  • @FallacyUnknown
    @FallacyUnknown 4 роки тому +13

    Did they go to the beach to record some of the sounds ?

  • @allissondiego1989
    @allissondiego1989 3 роки тому +1

    One of the most (if not the most) iconic intros ever