This was a bit of a challenge to animate but I think it turned out pretty well in terms of our journey thus far, we're only 2 away from season finale! what could the last 2 episodes be? 👀 You can support me here ko-fi.com/retrovex Thank you to everyone who donated to this day! 6:20 means the world to me, I am sincerely thankful for everything, here is a credit list of everyone who was kind enough to support me throughout this journey thus far 💙 KZread donators: paulmcmc4005 n_o_n_a_m_e_5 DJDeonPearson MrCraigblaze isaacjpuntocom kilobytecache6192 Moritz W. Jkund17 Ko-fi donators: Shorty1k Grot Ben D Dan Hyprlab Jackworrall ClubEXPRESS Rosie PingerSurprise crazygamer464 SKYCORP duke_of_germany asapscrapme Kate Herron Blanclour Avatarofshodan Fox Chaotica

@FoxChaotica

16 күн бұрын

I wanna guess the last 2 episodes are either "windows 8 and windows 10", or "windows 10 and windows 11". My money's on the latter

@danjoredd

15 күн бұрын

Im with FoxChaotica. I think its gonna be Windows 8 or Windows 11. Windows 10 was good but it doesn't have much of an identity audio-wise

@kuremusakura4471

10 күн бұрын

PlayStation 2 ? :D

@firered88

7 күн бұрын

Maybe the Wii! I’ll bet $30 on this

Aero Forever!

@StarryInkArt

11 күн бұрын

Agreed! We should bring this style back! It was literally futuristic optimismcore!

I worked as a help desk technician in 2021 for an MSP, and I had to reformat several Windows 7 machines and install Windows 10. I remember looking at that operating system and all sorts of memories flooding my brain. I miss when Windows tried to make their OS feel futuristic and clean instead of an advertising billboard

@tech-bore8839

11 күн бұрын

Plus, the OS really felt friendly and inviting. Win10/11 looks cold, coloreless, and unfriendly. Hell even the logo lost it's iconic multiple colors. Same thing happened to the Office software.

Now this is beautiful, ah Windows 7 and XP... classic system of my childhood days.

Based sequel to Windows XP

@SproutyPottedPlant

17 күн бұрын

Cuebased sequel to Windows XP

I always look forward to these nostalgic soundscapes you make. They honestly wipe my brain clean and (funnily enough) bring me back to the present. Thank you!

The first time my family got a computer in the house, there was this wallpaper on the screen, an island with some trees on it and a boat at the side so this really triggers my nostalgia for that old time.

As a 32 year old that grew up with all systems from 95 I would've never thought that Vista/7 would be of anything nostalgic value but as soon as this video started I instantly travelled to 2011 when I had my first notebook with Windows 7. Back then it felt like amazing. I still have it working and I use it to connect with my old BMW. I just realised it has been 13 years and that I am getting old. I am grateful however for all those tech memories I could live and witness first-hand :) Thanks for bringing those good memories back!

So today I've got both the confirmation that I passed my exams AND this video. Way too perfect

@RetrovexAmbient

17 күн бұрын

Congrats!! :D and im glad you enjoy my vids !

@kuremusakura4471

17 күн бұрын

@@RetrovexAmbient You perfectly nailed the Frutiger Aurora aesthetic that made Vista so typical, and even managed to make it feel even more mysterious than what it already is srsly :')

back when windows was still comfy

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Лучшая музыка для работы головой:) Автору, почёт и уважение:)

Grew up going to the office job with my grandma listening to this sound every time we got settled in for the day, loved hearing it. All these years later, it still feels like home. 🥺 I miss those days, and I want an old box computer just to have for myself someday!

Windows 7 is nostalgia now? *crumbles into dust*

@Jugdjay

17 сағат бұрын

It got released in 2009. That's 15 years ago :)

I remember the demonstration disk for vista included in a promotional magazine. I remember it was sort of a good-old-times when computer magazines actually existed, and we were still optimistic about the future. Suppose we never upgraded? what would our lives be like?

Меня ужасно захватило это путишествие компьютера! Это так расслабляет🤤

Its funny to think that windows 7 has been unsupported for 4 years now and theres still people actively using it. 2000, XP, & 7 were my childhood :,)

Windows 7 is still and always my favorite operating system. I was expecting the next one to be longhorn/xp samsung... or Windows 8.. who knows.

Great memories my fren miss those times🥲

Fantastic, can't wait for the final 2 episodes!

I'm already hyped. The thumbnail is just Win7 however (Vista has the Frutiger Aurora aesthetic, which is a very specific part of Frutiger Aero)

Really looking forward to this

@RetrovexAmbient

19 күн бұрын

I hope i won't disappoint 💙

@darthhatchet

17 күн бұрын

​@RetrovexAmbient it's better than I imagined thank you for this 😊

This reminds me of certain parts of the soundtrack to the movie Gravity. The spacey visual theme kind of fits with it as well.

I like how you've stuck to the minimalism theme and not gone too overboard! I do wish there was a bit more dominant evidence of the startup sound though like in your earlier Windows work :)

I love your videos so much. They are so amazing for work focus and when I just need to shut my brain down and stop overthinking everything. This one has some excellent animation!!

@RetrovexAmbient

17 күн бұрын

thank you so much! it makes me immensely happy to hear you say that! 💙 I hope you'll like my future content

Pretty good but 1995 ambient is my fav. On loop every other day haha

@RetrovexAmbient

17 күн бұрын

it'll be hard to beat!!

@evmoFPV

3 күн бұрын

@@RetrovexAmbient Yeah my favorite too. That one really brings back the feels of what was going on in my teenage life at the time.

These works are so inspirational. thank you for all you do! I really appreciate your attention to detail in these all around.

@RetrovexAmbient

16 күн бұрын

Omg Kilobyte 😭 thank you! Again, i dont know how to thank you more youre always so generous 💙💙💙

I listened to the live premiere and I am listening to replay again right now!

Dude, I've been using your Nostalgic series vids as my live wallpapers at work everyday. They're the perfect combination of visual and sound for the vibes I need. Thank you for making them. And please don't ever stop. 😎

@RetrovexAmbient

17 күн бұрын

That sounds brilliant! hahah, i hope work is going well! 💙

@johnalvarez9278

17 күн бұрын

@@RetrovexAmbient Thanks lol. Work is busy but going very well. Are you open to taking requests for making more of these vids with different themes?

@RetrovexAmbient

17 күн бұрын

@@johnalvarez9278 I already have season 2 of nostalgic soundscapes planned out but always feel free to share ideas, I have 4 other ''Albums'' in works! and not just nostalgic :)

@johnalvarez9278

17 күн бұрын

@@RetrovexAmbient Awesome! Can't wait for those. The ideas are endless. From a nostalgic stand point, video games come to mind for me. I was thinking a Dreamcast themed ambient vid.

This one hits all the right feels, it's so nostalgic. The gentle tide and the ambient sky brings it together. I must officially award you and this ambient track the Golden Awards of Nostalgia. This is a 2007 / 10. 🏅🎖🥇

Vista and 7 I would say were my favorites. I had so many fond memories with those operating systems. XP as well as

Fun Fact: Windows 10 still has the Windows 7 start-up sound, but Microsoft turned the start-up sound off by default. To enable it, right-click the sound icon on the right of your taskbar and click the "Sounds" option. Then, a pop-up should appear with the sound settings. Click the "Play Windows Start-up sound" box and click "Apply" and exit. The sound should play the next time you turn on your computer :] Edit: If there's no sound icon, click the arrow (^) icon on the taskbar and you should see it there.

@MentalParadox

3 күн бұрын

How weird that they would turn this off by default. Do they just hate their OS'es having a personality these days? It's like the trend is to make everything samey and boring.

@TeslaTheGreat277

2 күн бұрын

@@MentalParadox That's exactly what I'm thinking. There's so much less personality these days.

Man I used 7 from its open beta to its last supported day. Windows has been downhill ever since. Another top tier ambient track by the way, I'm curious where you'll go from here.

aw man, I didnt get the notif for this one. Ive been following ur channel since the windows 2000 video! your stuff is rlly rlly good and really unique for alot of the ambience videos on here. Ur channel is a really big inspiration!

Are you ready, kids? Aye, aye, Captain! I can't hear you! AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, these trees are positioned the same way, as if we're about to sing the song about "who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! Nice job, R.A., and thanks for the sounds that help me sleep at night, in a Microsoft fashion.

I hope Longhorn isn't forgotten, because it would make a perfect candidate for this.

this is High School Nostalgia for me

Zen 🧘!!

These videos are so wonderful ♥🙏

Glad to see you're back! Hope your hearing issues have gotten better.

@RetrovexAmbient

16 күн бұрын

Im fully healed! Thank you for asking 💙

Amazing work Retro, well worth the wait!

Only good thing Microsoft ever did for Vista was default the insane resource heavy Aero settings, such a nostalgic perfect style for frutiger aero back then. Absolutely beautiful and still more beautiful than today's garbage corporate minimal style.

15:00 is giving me Ad Astra vibes

Явно не ожидал эмбьент про Windows 7, думал видео про XP было последним и немного расстроился. Автору респект, пересматриваю все твои видео, особенно видео про Windows 95!

Great stuff.

nice.

perfect

bro i love all your mixes, best in the game. I have a request: can we get some ps1 startup nostalgia?

You wonderful man 🙌🏼

Imagine Windows Vista and 7 dynamic themes for PS4 and PS5!

God damn bro 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I love it!

thats awesome

I've been waiting for this

i hope ambient community will help me grow on this platform

I am so unbelievably hyped (:

Beautiful work!

I did some more digging into classic Windows wallpapers, and turns out the wallpaper you're using here (the island, three palm trees, boat off to the left) is actually a Windows XP wallpaper, not Windows 7 or Vista. It's called "Azul", which judging from the name of the video, you probably know 😁 So it's a wallpaper from XP, with auroras from Vista. I think 7 deserves better 😄

Hey ! My name is Massimo and I really like your work and the effort you put in making this channel as lively as it is ! My question for you today is were you inspired by the the visual opening theme of Sponge Bob when we see the beach and the surface of the sea before going to bikini bottom underwater when you decided to make your visuals like this ? I do like the vibe and I was wondering what inspired the visuals of this video of yours. Thank you for everything ! Cool you are hahaha

Muito bom 💙

The first 8 minutes (in the light) appear to be Windows 7, while the much longer 53 minutes that follow are Vista. The music is also different. I really wish there was a proper, full version of the 7 part

yeeeeeessssssss

This might be my favorite one yet. Will this be released on Spotify so I can put it on loop while I got to sleep?

You can still run Windows 7 on a virtual machine if you accept the challenge it might be safer to do than running it locally unless you want to risk a dual boot.

Can you please put your ambient spin on all levels of Wave Race 64? Season 3!

Is it too soon to ask for a Win10 ambience? It might be not as good as the older systems, but with the eminent death of the win10 support i feel like we should look back and remember all the memories we had with that OS. (Although, it uses almost all sound effects from vista/win7)

@SquidgyPixel

5 күн бұрын

We've got till October 2025 with Windows 10, so we can still dig our heels a little bit longer to not go to the Always-Online Windows 11. Still a sad bummer that we all had to leave Windows 7 in 2020 (for those who go online), felt like the last good Microsoft OS, that wasn't data hungry, with its beautiful aesthetics. Only moved because of needing DX12 support. :(

I miss Win 7. Better than Win 10 at least.

I really think Vista and 7 should have been separate... sure, they may share some sounds, but aesthetically they're completely different. Vista had the aurora look, while 7 was peak aero

Windows Vista, please

Ye Olde Steam.

i know it is windows 8/8.1 and windows 10 and windows 11 has wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy way way way way to oversimplified sounds for it to be in the last 2 seasons

Retro? I'm on Windows 7 right now. Let 8/8.1/10/11 (and Vista :) ) go to hell :)