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Changing Startup Sound: Any Suggestions?
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xtremekinetix
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May 5, 2005, 10:22 PM
 
I re-installed Virtual PC the other day and upon booting XP, I thought about how much nicer the Windows startup sound is compared to the Mac one. (I read somewhere a few years ago that the Windows startup sound was created by Brian Eno.) I guess that is a matter of opinion, though.

At any rate, I searched this forum and VersionTracker.com for some way to change the sound to something that I liked better, but no luck. (I only found System preferences that would change the volume.)

Does anyone know how to hack this?
     
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May 5, 2005, 10:33 PM
 
last i knew...can't do it. its hard coded into the system.

mac sound > windows sound
     
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May 5, 2005, 10:59 PM
 
Originally Posted by xtremekinetix
I re-installed Virtual PC the other day and upon booting XP, I thought about how much nicer the Windows startup sound is compared to the Mac one. (I read somewhere a few years ago that the Windows startup sound was created by Brian Eno.) I guess that is a matter of opinion, though.

At any rate, I searched this forum and VersionTracker.com for some way to change the sound to something that I liked better, but no luck. (I only found System preferences that would change the volume.)

Does anyone know how to hack this?
The Mac startup sound is on the hardware, as where the Windows startup sound is in the software.
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xtremekinetix  (op)
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May 6, 2005, 06:16 PM
 
Bummer.
     
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May 11, 2005, 12:03 AM
 
Are you talking about Window's "Login sound"? That's not even the same thing. You mean the BONG that the Mac turns on, that is unchangable. It is there to signify that everything is okay. If you hear that, your Mac is happy.

Completely different things.
     
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May 11, 2005, 12:07 AM
 
Originally Posted by Jasoco
Are you talking about Window's "Login sound"? That's not even the same thing. You mean the BONG that the Mac turns on, that is unchangable. It is there to signify that everything is okay. If you hear that, your Mac is happy.

Completely different things.
actually that's not entirely true...my mac at work bongs all the time and only actually starts up 3 out of 4 bongs. it's not happy till you see a startup screen...Happy Mac or white w/grey apple
     
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May 12, 2005, 12:09 PM
 
while you can't change the "bong" you can add a post-login sound. I am sure there is terminal command for this but I am a hack so I like an interface.

http://homepage.mac.com/torgo/Mac%20Stuff/
     
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May 12, 2005, 09:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by eyevaan
while you can't change the "bong" you can add a post-login sound. I am sure there is terminal command for this but I am a hack so I like an interface.

http://homepage.mac.com/torgo/Mac%20Stuff/
The interface is System Preferences, Accounts, Login Items. Just drag a sound file in there and it will play at login.

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May 13, 2005, 09:13 AM
 
the things I don't learn while not reading the manuals...
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May 13, 2005, 09:23 AM
 
In OS9 days, I had the THX sound as the startup chime. I actually liked the OSX days without all of the sounds. I thought the Tiger empty trash sound sounds too Windowsish so I changed it on my PB17 to StrongBad saying DELETED.

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