For many, the iconic Windows 95 startup sound is a nostalgic trip to the past. Now, it can also be used as a movie soundtrack, or for the practice of zen meditation. Listen to this new version of the Windows 95 startup sound slowed down by 4,000% (and many more slowed Windows sounds, for your benefit).
For some time, there has been a move to slow down operating system sounds to create unique works. Many users enjoy creating new works by slowing an audio, and for that they have several tools on the web. The final work can last just a few seconds, as well as extend it for several minutes giving it a new resonance. Such is the case of the Windows 95 startup sound slowed down by 4,000%, which goes from being a nostalgic sound to becoming a trance that can be easily used for the practice of zen meditation.
This work was created by sound artist Daniel Jones, who slowed down the original six-second Windows 95 startup sound to a duration of almost four minutes. The Windows 95 startup sound is called Kore and was created by composer Brian Eno, a pioneer of ambient music. Below we leave you more slowed Windows sounds so you can enjoy the differences in each one:
