Nitrocosm | XBox Startup Sound Explained @Nitrocosm | Uploaded February 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In this video, I break down the original XBox startup sound with the use of some helpful information from the person who created it!

Brian Schmidt, the creator of the original XBox startup sound: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_L._Schmidt

His article explaining what he did to create the startup sound:
gamasutra.com/blogs/BrianSchmidt/20111117/90625/Designing_the_Boot_Sound_for_the_Original_Xbox.php

00:00 Introduction
00:15 Release date and competing consoles
00:42 Sales
00:55 Operating system
01:05 Some popular games for the system
01:15 Technical specifications
02:39 The BIOS firmware
03:27 Brian Schmidt, the original creator
03:55 Overview on how the sound is generated
05:02 Details of the startup sequence
05:26 Note about the boot animation remake
05:36 Randomness of the original startup animation
05:48 Breakdown of the startup sound elements
06:35 Comment on the efficiency of the boot sequence
06:56 Re-creating the startup sound for analysis
10:03 Comparison of re-created sound and original
10:28 Getting ahead of the nitpicks on the re-creation
10:41 Recap of the melody notes at the end of the startup
10:55 The 3D model used for the boot animation remake
11:40 Conclusion

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ATTRIBUTIONS:

XBox console photos: By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11333075

Brian Schmidt photo: By Bschmidt1962 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81593723