In 1995 he was using: Three DX7s, one TG77 and a Prophet VS, according to this Future Music interview. > In 2001, MS-hater post-rock band Trans Am released Let's Take The Fresh Step Together, which is the Microsoft Sound timestretched to 51 seconds. > Brian told XFM that he was paid $35,000 for the sound. Windows 95 sold 110 million copies in just two years. > Brian Eno has produced six U2 albums, which have sold 70 million copies worldwide. He once urinated in Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain'. I'm pretty sure that this is the one (it sounds Eno-ish with delayed pianos). >There are various different versions of 'The Microsoft Sound'. A tiny slice of that money went to Brian Eno, who recorded the startup sound on a handful of ageing synths in his studio. CommentsPost a CommentTINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 2: The Microsoft Sound Ten years ago, Microsoft spent $300m launching Windows 95 (just under $3 per copy sold).
