Original Senior C (927) - Bells Soundtrack

Bells Soundtrack: Original Senior C (927)

The Bells version of design soundtracks calls upon the vibrancy of bells hanging in a steeple. Each design activity is mapped to a bell of a specific tone on the pentatonic scale, with Problem Definition (PD) having the highest pitch. The percussive envelope of a ringing bell accentuates the onset of each new design activity and thus emphasizes importance of transitions in the design process.

Unfortunately, the strength of the Bells is also their downfall. Because of the quick decay of the percussive sound, large blocks of activities were forced to behave differently. Rather than ring for every note in the string, the software looks ahead and only rings every five events. This is heard as a steady ringing for long, solid blocks of time versus the chaotic one that occurs normally.

As with all design soundtracks, each activity is piped to either the right or left ear. This separation is noted in the sound samples table to the right.