Playstation 3 Startup Sound Explained

The Playstation 3 was Sony's third console. It was released on November 11, 2006. This video explores the startup sequence of the console with an emphasis on the startup's audio: The sound of an orchestra tuning up before a performance.

A few notes:

1) The startup animations shown in this video are re-creations I made in Adobe After Effects. I was not able to get good video captures and opted for higher image quality at the expense of low accuracy. Although I was able to identify the files used to generate the startup animation, there was no way to play them using an emulator.

2) The re-creation of the startup sound in this video is only an approximation and is not intended to be an exact duplication of the original audio from any version of the console. Synthesizers can only approximate a live orchestra to a certain extent and it would take an ear far better than mine to figure out every nuance to replicate the audio perfectly.

0:00 Introduction
0:21 Release date, price, and features of the PS3
1:05 Technical specifications
2:00 A note about the PS3's aesthetics
2:12 The startup sound
2:45 Extracting the startup audio from the console's software
3:52 The startup animation breakdown
4:10 Technical details regarding the startup audio
4:59 Notes about the startup audio's content
6:00 Remake attempt on the startup audio
6:37 Why I never owned a PS3
7:02 Conclusion

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Attributions:

35mm film with AC3 Audio: By Rotareneg - en:Image:35mm_film_audio_macro.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1210853

PS3 Motherboard: By Voodooo83 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18267228

PS3 Rear Panel: By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11571651

RSX Chip: By Voodooo83 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18267356

Reddit "Shower Thoughts" on PS3 startup: https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/6iyq3w/the_startup_sound_for_the_ps3_is_an_orchestra/

Orchestra photo courtesty of PXfuel https://www.pxfuel.com/

Видео Playstation 3 Startup Sound Explained канала Troy McQuinn