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Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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Sound Is a Multicentry Experience

Microsof team wanted to approach their notification sounds in a more holistic way. They say the idea of sound helps orchestrate a multicentry experience. Best case, you almost don't hear the sound, but your brain registers what the sound was trying to communicate. I think failure is, wow, i really liked those beeps. Success is like, did a sound play? No, no, but i know that i got a new no ation. Even though they didn't use the start up sound ind windows eight,. All the time they spent refining it had paid off.

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