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Idea #9458: Create new sounds for Ubuntu

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #5389: Ubuntu theme song.
Written by Gargoyle the 4 Jun 08 at 01:41. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Current sounds are too obsolete and boring, it's high time to modernize of all sounds.
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j0shdt wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 03:49
Yeah. Good sounds will make ubuntu more professional.

fukid wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 07:09
the sound in KDE4 is great, but the sound in gnome ......

on5sl (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 07:38
I only can agree with this...
Or maybe some sound sets, so that you can choose...

glotz wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 08:42
Who uses those sounds anyways?

Gargoyle wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 13:10
I'm using UbuntuStudio (version based on Ubuntu 7.04) sounds ;)

Eldmannen wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 14:32
Sounds are so annoying.
I always disable the sounds.

The only sound that is acceptable is a startup sound if its not too long.

yztlyrn wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 18:47
This goes hand in hand with the "Startup-Splash" requests. Common users expect a rich graphical/audio experence from the moment they turn on their PC to the moment it shuts off. Microsoft and Apple are good examples of this. However, I don't consider it imitating anyone as you are giving the user what he believes makes the system professional and complete. We do want the average user to experence the goodness of Ubuntu don't we? If we do we must accommodate these ideals.

+1

Popoi wrote on the 5 Jun 08 at 19:09
Yeah, the current sounds are too poor and boring...

TWO wrote on the 6 Jun 08 at 00:31
+1

Couldn't agree more! Get rid of the drums for the start up sound and have something a little less embarrassing. For the moment, I've changed my login sound to the logout one, because I can't stand it!

Take a leaf out of KDE's book! Their system sounds are much better.

Whilst they're at it, make it so that .ogg files can be used for system sounds under GNOME. That way, I can use Kubuntu sounds amongst others or even better, why not standardise the sounds between the flavours of Ubuntu?

I'm a bit sad, but I like the sounds. I miss all the bleeps that came with Kubuntu...

uaneme wrote on the 6 Jun 08 at 08:34
Not sure, the lion in all MGM pictures is the same thing.

Next new sound will be cool to one person and boring to someone else.

Multiple soundpacks might be a solution, but i'd say stick with the current sounds on every new install.

Sounds like Ubuntu to me...

diablo75 wrote on the 6 Jun 08 at 15:39
I'd agree personally, but I know of Windows users who have heard the default login sound (with the snaping fingers and angels going ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh). They told me to copy it off to their PC because they liked it so much.

But seriously, the sounds haven't changed since I started using Ubuntu 7.04, and they've gotten a bit boring. Perhaps something with a didgeridoo? :P


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