What kind of music was "sewn up" in popular OS: Windows case
Situation: 2003 is the year. Someone from your family is talking on the phone, which takes the line to which the modem is connected. Waiting for your turn and the opportunity to go online, you decide once again to delve into the library of free music, which the developers have put together with Windows. At that time, she was in the Music Samples folder.
Today we decided to remember that it was possible to listen in different versions of Windows.
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Music appeared in Windows 3.1, introduced in the 90s. Around this time, the first MIDI-enabled sound cards came onto the market. Also began to appear software to work with this format - for example, Steinberg Cubase and Finale .
Two tracks are excerpts of classical works by Bach and Vivaldi - " Brandenburg Concerts " and "The Seasons ". Two more works demonstrated Passport Designs MIDI sequencer capabilities - PASSPORT.MID and CANYON.MID.
The author of the first is unknown for sure , but the second was made by the jazz musician George Stone as the composer. But he did not anticipate that the music will be distributed along with Windows (he wrote it to advertise a sequencer on the MAC). Passport Designs experienced financial difficulties and sold the rights to the Microsoft composition without the knowledge of Stone. George did not receive money from this transaction, but his work has gained wide acceptance.
There are lots of CANYON.MID covers on YouTube. The composition was even performed at one of the MAGFest festivals devoted to computer games and music in them.
Here CLOUDS.MID was added to the previous nine tracks. It was conceived as “Easter eggs”, therefore it was not in the MEDIA directory. To listen to the song, it was necessary to perform a number of manipulations with folders. Instructions are in the blog of the composer CLOUDS - Brian Orr (Brian Orr), who at that time was an intern at Microsoft.
In addition to the new MIDI song, two music videos appeared in Windows 95. The event was timed to release the free version of the Video For Windows player that comes with the operating system. The first video is the clip of the American singer Edie Brickell for the song "Good Times" .
The second is the video for the song “Buddy Holly” from the Weezer album. Stylized as a scene from the sitcom " Happy Days " clip won four MTV awards , including the title of "Best Alternative Clip." Today the song Buddy Holly is considered one of the most recognizable compositions of the 90s, and covers are still being performed on it.
In Windows 98, all MIDI tracks were replaced with three new files. As representatives of Microsoft told , few musical instruments were involved in them.
New tunes were called FLOURISH.MID, TOWN.MID and ONESTOP.MID. The authorship of the first two tracks is attributed to Neuton Grieg (Nathan Grigg), today known for his soundtracks for the FEAR and Middle-Earth series of games. The third song was written by David Yackley (David Yackley), and the glory of one of the worst music MIDI-files of Microsoft was fixed to it.
In the IT community, Windows ME does not have the best reputation, but this OS is known for the track “ Beautiful Way ” from the American multi-instrumentalist Beck Hansen . The composition was part of the Midnite Vultures album, which was highly appreciated both by critics and fans of the musician.
The new track demonstrated the capabilities of the ASF multimedia format containing streaming audio and video. Typically, these files had the extension .asf, but if the container contained only music, it was designated as .wma. It was in this format that compositions were presented in Windows XP.
Photo by Simon Goldin CC BY-SA / Windows XP's “Serenity” photo taken in 2006
Windows XP came out just a year after Windows ME and became the first operating system in which the well-known Sample Music directory appeared. It contained songs from the last album of the rock group Talking Heads , as well as the scherzo from the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven and a light jazz number called “ Highway Blues ” by Mark Sils.
In Windows Vista, the number of music tracks that came with the system reached eleven. Among them were the works of Italian percussion duet Aisha Duo . The selection includes two songs from their album Quiet Songs. Also in the folder with the samples lay the music of the Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza “ Mutia Bobiera ” and the composition “ MAO's Blues ” by the New York pianist Aaron Goldberg.
Senegalese guitarist Habib Koite provided two songs from his debut album , in which he combined western guitar music and traditional music of the Mali peoples. Also in Vista, one could come across works by American percussionist Kursha Kal, who is considered to be the pioneer of the dance genre Asian Underground . Now you can listen to his songs on Bandcamp .
Diluted ethnic music and jazz songs The Posies. The band just released their first album in eight years. Probably, the team wanted to use the output of the new operating system as an opportunity to remind myself.
In Windows 7, Claude Debussy’s “ Girl with Flaxen Hair ” composition, Bob Acre’s “ Sleep Away ” and the electronic track from Mr. Scruff , British Downtempo Executive.
Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft stopped including music from selected artists along with operating systems and the folder with “samples” disappeared from the operating system. This is partly due to the fact that Microsoft launched its digital music store Groove Music . Anyway, an entire era has gone along with the contents of the Sample Music folder.
In “Audiomania” is the traditional summer sale Hot AUDIOSALE 2019 . Until the end of June, headphones, portable speakers, floor acoustics and tube amplifiers can be taken at a discount of up to 70% .
This is a good opportunity to get a gift for your family or to take a device that you have been looking for for a long time.
What else to read in our "World Hi-Fi":
What was on the first iPod: twenty albums that Steve Jobs chose in 2001
Why music is no longer recorded as before?
Innovation SSI-2001: the story of one of the rarest sound cards for the IBM PC (and its replicas)
Enthusiast recreated the sound card Sound Blaster 1.0 - talk about the project
Today we decided to remember that it was possible to listen in different versions of Windows.
Photo This Guy Unspalsh
')
Windows 3.1
Music appeared in Windows 3.1, introduced in the 90s. Around this time, the first MIDI-enabled sound cards came onto the market. Also began to appear software to work with this format - for example, Steinberg Cubase and Finale .
Windows 3.1 included nine MIDI songs that were in the C: \ WINDOWS \ MEDIA folder. You can listen to them all on Archive.org .
Two tracks are excerpts of classical works by Bach and Vivaldi - " Brandenburg Concerts " and "The Seasons ". Two more works demonstrated Passport Designs MIDI sequencer capabilities - PASSPORT.MID and CANYON.MID.
The author of the first is unknown for sure , but the second was made by the jazz musician George Stone as the composer. But he did not anticipate that the music will be distributed along with Windows (he wrote it to advertise a sequencer on the MAC). Passport Designs experienced financial difficulties and sold the rights to the Microsoft composition without the knowledge of Stone. George did not receive money from this transaction, but his work has gained wide acceptance.
There are lots of CANYON.MID covers on YouTube. The composition was even performed at one of the MAGFest festivals devoted to computer games and music in them.
Windows 95
Here CLOUDS.MID was added to the previous nine tracks. It was conceived as “Easter eggs”, therefore it was not in the MEDIA directory. To listen to the song, it was necessary to perform a number of manipulations with folders. Instructions are in the blog of the composer CLOUDS - Brian Orr (Brian Orr), who at that time was an intern at Microsoft.
In addition to the new MIDI song, two music videos appeared in Windows 95. The event was timed to release the free version of the Video For Windows player that comes with the operating system. The first video is the clip of the American singer Edie Brickell for the song "Good Times" .
The second is the video for the song “Buddy Holly” from the Weezer album. Stylized as a scene from the sitcom " Happy Days " clip won four MTV awards , including the title of "Best Alternative Clip." Today the song Buddy Holly is considered one of the most recognizable compositions of the 90s, and covers are still being performed on it.
Windows 98
In Windows 98, all MIDI tracks were replaced with three new files. As representatives of Microsoft told , few musical instruments were involved in them.
These three tunes were often used by Microsoft technical support specialists as tools for diagnosing problems with multimedia extensions. With their help checked the performance of sound drivers.
New tunes were called FLOURISH.MID, TOWN.MID and ONESTOP.MID. The authorship of the first two tracks is attributed to Neuton Grieg (Nathan Grigg), today known for his soundtracks for the FEAR and Middle-Earth series of games. The third song was written by David Yackley (David Yackley), and the glory of one of the worst music MIDI-files of Microsoft was fixed to it.
Windows ME and XP
In the IT community, Windows ME does not have the best reputation, but this OS is known for the track “ Beautiful Way ” from the American multi-instrumentalist Beck Hansen . The composition was part of the Midnite Vultures album, which was highly appreciated both by critics and fans of the musician.
The new track demonstrated the capabilities of the ASF multimedia format containing streaming audio and video. Typically, these files had the extension .asf, but if the container contained only music, it was designated as .wma. It was in this format that compositions were presented in Windows XP.
Photo by Simon Goldin CC BY-SA / Windows XP's “Serenity” photo taken in 2006
Windows XP came out just a year after Windows ME and became the first operating system in which the well-known Sample Music directory appeared. It contained songs from the last album of the rock group Talking Heads , as well as the scherzo from the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven and a light jazz number called “ Highway Blues ” by Mark Sils.
Windows vista
In Windows Vista, the number of music tracks that came with the system reached eleven. Among them were the works of Italian percussion duet Aisha Duo . The selection includes two songs from their album Quiet Songs. Also in the folder with the samples lay the music of the Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza “ Mutia Bobiera ” and the composition “ MAO's Blues ” by the New York pianist Aaron Goldberg.
Senegalese guitarist Habib Koite provided two songs from his debut album , in which he combined western guitar music and traditional music of the Mali peoples. Also in Vista, one could come across works by American percussionist Kursha Kal, who is considered to be the pioneer of the dance genre Asian Underground . Now you can listen to his songs on Bandcamp .
Diluted ethnic music and jazz songs The Posies. The band just released their first album in eight years. Probably, the team wanted to use the output of the new operating system as an opportunity to remind myself.
Windows 7 and on
In Windows 7, Claude Debussy’s “ Girl with Flaxen Hair ” composition, Bob Acre’s “ Sleep Away ” and the electronic track from Mr. Scruff , British Downtempo Executive.
Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft stopped including music from selected artists along with operating systems and the folder with “samples” disappeared from the operating system. This is partly due to the fact that Microsoft launched its digital music store Groove Music . Anyway, an entire era has gone along with the contents of the Sample Music folder.
In “Audiomania” is the traditional summer sale Hot AUDIOSALE 2019 . Until the end of June, headphones, portable speakers, floor acoustics and tube amplifiers can be taken at a discount of up to 70% . This is a good opportunity to get a gift for your family or to take a device that you have been looking for for a long time.
What else to read in our "World Hi-Fi":
What was on the first iPod: twenty albums that Steve Jobs chose in 2001 Why music is no longer recorded as before? Innovation SSI-2001: the story of one of the rarest sound cards for the IBM PC (and its replicas) Enthusiast recreated the sound card Sound Blaster 1.0 - talk about the project Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/456848/
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