Does anyone have a download available for all the SGI startup sounds in high quality (preferably in standard format)? Thanks in advance!
SGI Boot Tunes
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Does anybody have the boot sound from the Indigo2 R10000 Impact? I only could find the startup sound from the Original Indigo2.
The Iris 4D jingle is a little more...uh, vaguely omenous... than I was expecting. I'd almost expect the machine to start spouting out cryptic numbers.
Thanks, that helps at lot. The recording is a bit noisy but it is better than nothing.
I'm really curious to hear these, I have started collecting SGI sounds. However, the one boot sound from that collection that I can verify immediately is the Indy, and it is wrong (or my Indy is horribly broken). The version in that collection is noticeably sped up, and ergo higher pitched.
Here is my recording: https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IndyBoot.wav
You can see the speed difference in Audacity (my recording on the bottom).
I think this is a sample rate conversion issue. Changing the speed by a factor of 0.918 (also known as 44100/48000, two common sample rates which might have been confused) seems to correct the problem:
Does anybody know the original source of these files? I'm curious how this could have happened.
Here is my recording: https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IndyBoot.wav
You can see the speed difference in Audacity (my recording on the bottom).
I think this is a sample rate conversion issue. Changing the speed by a factor of 0.918 (also known as 44100/48000, two common sample rates which might have been confused) seems to correct the problem:
Does anybody know the original source of these files? I'm curious how this could have happened.
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I thought of that, but then why is there so much background noise and why do many of the clips seem to have very rolled-off lows? I would expect a ROM dump do be pristine, or at least to only contain high frequency noise.
It's possible that only indy_boot.aiff is a ROM dump, and nothing else is. It is a notably higher quality recording than the others (except the 4D).
On the other hand, both the indy_boot.aiff (high-quality) and indystart.wav (low-quality) are sped up like this, so maybe it is actually correct for that particular Indy. I wonder, did machines with the R5K have a faster version of the jingle than those with an R4XXX CPU? It's a different PROM, so it's not impossible. For comparison, mine is an R4400-[150].
It's possible that only indy_boot.aiff is a ROM dump, and nothing else is. It is a notably higher quality recording than the others (except the 4D).
On the other hand, both the indy_boot.aiff (high-quality) and indystart.wav (low-quality) are sped up like this, so maybe it is actually correct for that particular Indy. I wonder, did machines with the R5K have a faster version of the jingle than those with an R4XXX CPU? It's a different PROM, so it's not impossible. For comparison, mine is an R4400-[150].
Edit: With apologies, I no longer wish to have involvement with SGUG or SGI communities in general,
and have also chosen to remove all of my content. Many things have changed since I co-founded, named, and ultimately
then left SGUG. There are many good people around, to whom I apologize for frustrating by removing these things, and
also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
feel to anyone else regarding what was ultimately just a hobby. Unfortunately one of the latter now writes the rules
and so it is time for me to take my things and go.
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also many petty people that over the years whittled down both the enjoyment as well as sense of obligation I used to
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To me, it sounds like your recording is slower than it should be. I don't have my Indy on me, so I went to YouTube. In this video, the tune is seems to be more in line with the older recording than yours to my ears:
Agreed with LarBob: I've handled a fair amount of Indy hardware over the years, and it seems to me like nintendoeats' recording is being played back too slow and low-pitched compared to the real machine.
I re-recorded my Indy, this time through my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (the previous recording was through my AverMedia CD530 capture card).
https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IndyBoot_2i2.wav
Both recordings agree with each other, and to my ear do sound the same as the device itself (I would hope so, otherwise I have to throw out all my assumptions about my audio equipment
). However, I can also hear that the Indy in the video is clearly higher-pitched (and I assume therefore playing faster).
All I can say is, interesting. I don't know why mine would sound different. If it's a hardware fault, it's a weird and very specific one.
https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IndyBoot_2i2.wav
Both recordings agree with each other, and to my ear do sound the same as the device itself (I would hope so, otherwise I have to throw out all my assumptions about my audio equipment
). However, I can also hear that the Indy in the video is clearly higher-pitched (and I assume therefore playing faster).All I can say is, interesting. I don't know why mine would sound different. If it's a hardware fault, it's a weird and very specific one.
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That is weird. I've never heard an Indy that sounds like yours.I re-recorded my Indy, this time through my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (the previous recording was through my AverMedia CD530 capture card).
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Both recordings agree with each other, and to my ear do sound the same as the device itself (I would hope so, otherwise I have to throw out all my assumptions about my audio equipment
All I can say is, interesting. I don't know why mine would sound different. If it's a hardware fault, it's a weird and very specific one.
I'd guess that there is something wrong.
I just ran some desktop audio (played a WAV file) and it was fine. I expected that, but had to test anyway. Haven't got the slightest idea why mine is different.
I have an Indigo2 now! Boot tune recorded.
https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Indigo2Boot.wav
https://hallmonitor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Indigo2Boot.wav
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