Windows Vista recording session

January 4, 2006 By

Robert Fripp, famous guitarist, was on Microsoft’s campus a few weeks ago recording the sounds for Windows Vista. Charles Torre got an invite into the studio to record and watch.

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  • http://www.gapingvoid.com/ hugh macleod

    Robert Fripp is God. He did a great collab with Brian Eno about 30 years ago… I think Brian Eno wrote that wee jingle that plays every time you start windows…?

    OK, so I see a connection….

  • http://www.gapingvoid.com hugh macleod

    Robert Fripp is God. He did a great collab with Brian Eno about 30 years ago… I think Brian Eno wrote that wee jingle that plays every time you start windows…?

    OK, so I see a connection….

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  • Fernando Cima

    WOW! Definitive reason to move to Vista! When will these sounds be included in the build?

  • Fernando Cima

    WOW! Definitive reason to move to Vista! When will these sounds be included in the build?

  • CC

    A Vista Robert Fripp Sessions CD…very, very nice!
    Kudos to whoever brought Mr. Fripp in!

  • CC

    A Vista Robert Fripp Sessions CD…very, very nice!
    Kudos to whoever brought Mr. Fripp in!

  • on

    Yeah, Fripp is God :)
    I think it was Steve Ball’s idea. He is the guy working on the Audio Stack of Vista with Larry Osterman. He also very strong relation to Mr. Fripp:
    http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/SteveBall

  • on

    Yeah, Fripp is God :)
    I think it was Steve Ball’s idea. He is the guy working on the Audio Stack of Vista with Larry Osterman. He also very strong relation to Mr. Fripp:
    http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/SteveBall

  • Tetra

    “I think Brian Eno wrote that wee jingle that plays every time you start windows”

    He did indeed record the start-up sound. Ironically enough, Eno is also a lifetime Mac user.

  • Tetra

    “I think Brian Eno wrote that wee jingle that plays every time you start windows”

    He did indeed record the start-up sound. Ironically enough, Eno is also a lifetime Mac user.

  • http://www.junebughunter.net/ Tyler Love

    Ok I’ll admit this is kind of cool but just because I like Robert Fripp, still won’t make me switch to a PC though…:P

  • http://www.junebughunter.net Tyler Love

    Ok I’ll admit this is kind of cool but just because I like Robert Fripp, still won’t make me switch to a PC though…:P

  • http://www.passingnotes.com/ dave

    hope it’s something like the CGT pink floyd cover…could launch with the “there’ll be no more ahhh-ahhh-ahhhh” and then vista loads to a splash screen…thanks, you can use that idea for free.

  • http://www.passingnotes.com dave

    hope it’s something like the CGT pink floyd cover…could launch with the “there’ll be no more ahhh-ahhh-ahhhh” and then vista loads to a splash screen…thanks, you can use that idea for free.

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  • Richard Andrew

    Thank God they asked Robert Fripp and not some 21st century schitzoid man. Its encouraging to see someone of Fripp’s ‘class’ / genre working to this end. Moreover, what a great video (despite the lack of light). Thanks for the treat.

  • Richard Andrew

    Thank God they asked Robert Fripp and not some 21st century schitzoid man. Its encouraging to see someone of Fripp’s ‘class’ / genre working to this end. Moreover, what a great video (despite the lack of light). Thanks for the treat.

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