[Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-30 Thread Cybolic
I think the new startup sound is nice, in composition, but I dislike the actual samples used, as they sound like they are taken directly from the Korg X5D synthesizer, which makes it sound rather homemade. Is it possible to remake the sound with different samples? Maybe this would "fix" this bug a

Re: [Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-18 Thread Matthew East
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Troy James Sobotka: {snip} Ok, the word "revert" seems to bother you. Let's rephrase. Please improve the Ubuntu startup sounds. The current ones do not represent an improvement from the previous ones, which had begun to be a way for users to ident

[Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-17 Thread Troy James Sobotka
"but the old sounds were much more relaxing, professional" "the previous sounds were really professional" It seems over the Edgy cycle this term 'professional' was bandied around as some catch phrase. This is especially interesting when considering the compositions of the various teams and the ed

[Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-17 Thread Samuel Horwitz
I actually kind of like the startup sounds..but I never heard the old ones before. Is there a place I could get them to hear what they sound like (the pre-Edgy ones)? Thanks! -- please revert startup sounds https://launchpad.net/bugs/72143 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-17 Thread Matthew East
> Currently, the modern world moves at the speed of thought -- it changes, > it morphs, it is nebulous. It is possible that an operating system that > strives to be contemporary and modern should _perhaps_ attempt to permit > such metamorphosis. I suppose whether you think the modern world moves

[Bug 72143] Re: please revert startup sounds

2006-11-17 Thread Troy James Sobotka
While one can discuss the merits of the sounds on aesthetic grounds, I would like to address the latter portion of your comment. Currently, the modern world moves at the speed of thought -- it changes, it morphs, it is nebulous. It is possible that an operating system that strives to be contempor