You're probably aware — by way of my personal blog — that I am a rock and pop accordion player. It's more than just a muscial instrument to me: it's proven to be a great conversation-starter in all sorts of situations, including tech conferences. One of my favourite memories of those heady days of the Bubble was when I ended up leading a parade of geeks with my accordion up Broadway to the Slashdot/VA Linux funding party, singing The Clash's Should I Stay or Should I Go all along the way. I've come to refer to it as “social hardware”.
It looks as though I can try a new accordion party trick at the next Microsoft event (assuming I ever get invited to them again): playing Windows XP alerts on the accordion. MusicThing has an article with a video of a guy named “TheCanCollector123” who shows how to play XP's musical alerts on a piano keyboard. You'll hear your favourite hits, such as:
- Chime
- MSN message received
- AIM message received
- GoogleTalk message received
- Tada
I suppose I could one-up him by demonstrating how to play Vista sounds on a piano keyboard…
One reply on “Playing Windows XP Alerts on the Piano”
Hey, since your talented in so many areas, do you happen to play the piano? I’m really wanting to learn, but don’t know where to start. Any tips or advice?