Google Crafts Soothing, Playful Sounds for Pixel Devices Using AI and Iterative Design
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Google uses principles like "simple," "human," and "playful" to guide Pixel device sound and haptics design. The goal is to offset visual information burden.
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The new "Gems" ringtone and notification sound collection was created using generative AI tool Google MusicFX to inspire creativity.
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Sounds are designed to work across noisy environments and hardware constraints like different Pixel form factors.
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The "Your New Adventure" ringtone went through an iterative design process to get the tempo transition right.
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Sound designers provide musical/aesthetic descriptions of clips, then a separate team names them based on those descriptions.