Xbox Startup Sound

Published: Nov. 12, 2018, 11 a.m.

The Xbox startup sound is an audio logo that\u2019s become synonymous with the game console. But its origins are rooted in solving a logistical problem; how to entertain gamers while they wait for their machines to finish booting up. Featuring Sound Designer and Composer Brian Schmidt and Sound Designer, Composer and Berklee Professor, Michael Sweet.\xa0\nTwenty Thousand Hertz is hosted by Dallas Taylor and produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound.\xa0\nBecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate.\xa0\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/xboxstartupsound\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices