Hi Chris,
I was sort of on the right track, you are referring to "System Alert Sound"
files...
You do realise you can change a default sound file... there are 14 sound files
in OS X...
Alert Sounds on iOS 7 are not the same format as Alert Sounds on your OS X
System.
On your Mac:
A) You want to create & add a 'Custom Alert Sound" file to your "System Alert
Sounds"
As I mentioned previously in my email below:
The Basic alert sound files are contained in a Sounds folder inside the System
> Library folder of the disk.
They are in AIFF format with sample rates of 44,100 or 22,050 and time duration
of less than a second.
Create custom alert sounds for your Mac:
Mac OS X demands that all alert sounds be AIFF (the uncompressed Audio
Interchange File Format).
This means you’ll need to convert your audio files through another application
before they can be used by the system.
You can convert your sound files with iTunes:
1. First, drag the Audio Files into iTunes to add them to your Library.
2. Choose iTunes > Preferences.
3. Under General, you will see a section for “When you insert a CD.”
Adjacent to it is a button called Import Settings, and clicking it allows you
to change the app’s audio conversion method.
4. Choose AIFF Encoder from the first pop-up menu, click OK, and then click OK
once more to return to your library.
5. Find the newly-added audio file
6. Choose Advanced > Create AIFF Version.
The AIFF duplicates of your files will appear in seconds, and will be
identifiable by their somewhat larger file size.
Drag these files to the Desktop. (Once there, you’ll see that the files have an
.aiff extension.)
Depending on the time duration of your original 'Sound Effects' files you might
need to shorten the time duration.
You can change the time duration on the audio file in iTunes.
Adding sounds to your system
Home Library Sounds Folder
1. Go to the Finder (if you’re not already there) Hold down the Option key
while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu.
2. Double-click your Library folder, and once inside, find and open the folder
called Sounds.
3. Drag and drop the audio files into this folder; once there, they’ll be
available to all applications that use alert sounds.
The one caveat with this approach is that the custom alert sounds are only
available within your own user account.
Library Sounds Folder
If you share your Mac with family members and want the sounds to be available
within their user accounts:
1. Create a NEW Sounds folder in the Main Hard Drive window’s Library folder.
2.Then Drag the custom sound files into Macintosh HD > Library -> Sounds.
Any sound files you put there now appear in every account holder’s list of
alert sounds.
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B) Alert Sounds on iOS 7 are not the same format as Alert Sounds on your OS X
System.
Custom Ringtone & Custom Alert Tone originate from .m4r sound files and when
added to iTunes will all appear in "Tones".
You might be wondering what the difference is between an Alert Tone and a
Ringtone.
The only real difference is the duration of the sound – a single, short sound
is usually appropriate for an Alert Tone – for example, a short two-note sound
to indicate an incoming message.
For incoming voice call Ringtones, longer sounds of up to thirty seconds are
generally used. After this period of time, the call is transferred to voicemail.
Remember that even though there are two categories of tones, you are free to
assign either Alert Tones or Ringtones interchangeably to every kind of system
event.
To Create an Alert Tone for iOS is the same as Creating a Ringtone for iOS (but
set a shorter sound duration 0:01 - 0:05 for Alert tone)
1. Select the song you want to use as a ringtone in iTunes
2. Right click (Control-Click) on the song
Select “Get Info”
3. Click the “Options” tab
4. Check both the “Start Time” and “End Time” boxes
Start Time 0:00
Stop Time 0:40
5. Specify what time interval you’d like to use as your ringtone clip (Make
sure your ringtone is 40 seconds or less / or Tone 0:01-0:05)
6. Click “OK”
Make sure the song you want is still highlighted
7. Right-Click or Control-Click on the song you have just edited
8. Select “Create AAC Version” or “Create Apple Lossless Version” (Make sure
your iTunes “Import Settings” are set to “AAC” or “Apple Lossless” and not
“MP3″)
9. A duplicate copy of your song will appear in iTunes - this new song will
have the same filename but shorter “Time”
Go back to the original song and uncheck those “Start Time” and “End Time”
boxes
10. Drag the duplicate song to your Desktop
11. Once the duplicate song is copied to your Desktop, delete the duplicate
file in iTunes
12. On your Desktop, rename the file with the “.m4r” file extension - Use the
new extension
This turns your song file into an iPhone ringtone file
13. Your “songname.m4a” file should now be named “songname.m4r”
14. Drag the newly renamed .m4r (songname.m4r) file back into iTunes
15. Drag the file over the “Library” column and release when “Library” becomes
highlighted
16. You have to delete the duplicate song file (Step 11) otherwise iTunes won’t
import your new .m4r file
17. You should see your new ringtone under “Ringtones” in iTunes
18. Sync your iPhone to get your new iPhone ringtone / alert tone!
If you need more details (with pictures) post back for my Tutorial "How To
Create A Custom Ringtone (Updated for iOS 7).pdf".
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
On 25 Jul 2014, at 6:37 am, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ronni
>
> Yes my apologies on the lack of detail, my brain is fried after quite a
> stressful day.
>
> They are small Waveform audio files of various sound effects I found in old
> software when I was cleaning up my mac!
>
> I was thinking of including a couple of them on my iphone (and mac) to use as
> extra choices for the various functions the phone (and mac applications )do,
> like receiving a text or sending an email?
>
> Many thanks again
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 24/07/2014, at 2:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> I don't understand your question. What format are the files in, and what do
>> you want to use them for?
>>
>> Are you referring to the "System alert sound files" that are contained in a
>> Sounds folder inside the System > Library.
>> They are in AIFF format with sample rates of 44,100 or 22,050 and time
>> duration of less than a second.
>> Dropping a suitable file into the folder, then restarting System
>> Preferences, will make the new sound available in the list as "Built-in".
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>>
>> On 24 Jul 2014, at 1:46 pm, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi muggers
>>>
>>> I have found some small sound effects files on my Mac that I would like to
>>> use both on my phone and also my mac and am wondering how on earth do I go
>>> about it, if it is at all possible to do!?
>>>
>>> Can someone please advise me on this?
>>>
>>> Many thanks and best regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Christopher L.K. Burton
>>> Director
>>> Western Whale Research
>>> PO Box 1076
>>> Dunsborough WA 6281
>>> Mobile: 0419 199 120
>>> Email: [email protected]
>>> www.souwest.org
>>
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