Hi Sam 2013/9/11 Sam Hulick <s...@samhulick.com>
> I see the login process, sound wise, as being a one-two punch. When > lightdm presents the login screen, I think it would be nice to have a very > short (1-2 seconds) musical bit that is pleasing, but somewhat unresolved, > coaxing the user to log in. Once they log in, the musical piece would pick > up from where it left off, ending with resolve (2-5 seconds). Style wise, > there are different options I won't get into right now (orchestral, synth, > a mix of both, etc). I will say that there are a couple approaches we could > go with the startup sounds: 1) something melodic and memorable (hummable), > at the risk of wearing out its welcome due to repetition (people disabling > it), BUT more identifiable as "the Ubuntu sound"; 2) something more > ambient/amorphous that focuses more on mood/feel, not melody, which may > stand the test of time better but not be easily recalled and not seen as a > strong brand sound. As you say, the risk is to boring people with a melodic startup sound. I'm more with the second way, an ambiant/amorphous sound. You know a sound could perfectly represent brand (think about THX sound) but to me is more sound designing than writing music (maybe because I study sound design at school). Something amorphous could be great with the ambiant/amorphous default ubuntu wallpaper. Something evolving like the livewallpaper of Ubuntu Phone. That's could be great is a startup sound which always have the same base, very recognizable, but with a very fine variation each time, because humanity is always humanity, but there's evolution in there. I don't know if my explanation is clear for you but that's how I imagine the Ubuntu Sound Best Regards Vincent JOBARD http://aliaz.com/winael
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