QotD: Alert
Posted September 11th, 2003 @ 08:06am by Erik J. Barzeski
Question: For the Mac users out there, what is your alert sound?
My Answer: Mine is currently "Tink" and has been for over a year. Perhaps I'll change it today, but "Tink" has always been a favorite. It's short and therefore not very annoying.
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Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 8:47am #
Sosumi. As far as I can tell, it is the only original alert sound still in OS X (I forget if simple beep is still there).
I used to use Quack, until they removed it in 8.1 (or 8.6, I forget).
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 10:40am #
Sosumi, of course!!
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 11:12am #
Pop... I had sosumi for a while until one day after playing my music for a bit heard a very loud and annoying "BEEEPP". Pop is quick and quiet, even when my volume level is at it's fullest.
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 11:36am #
I'm using that white screen flash and no sound. I'm more the visual guy 🙂
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 2:25pm #
QOTD: Alert
For the Mac users out there, what is your alert sound? Um, I actually don't know. Let me check. I have it set to "Glass". The real reason I don't know is not because I don't ever do anything wrong (if only), but because I have visual flash turned on...
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 3:27pm #
I use Purr... Not as annoying as the Sosumi I used in the past, imho.
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 3:51pm #
I was on Purr, but also used Sosumi. Today I'm changing to a classic: the elusive Wild Eep, who, if not for those who still love and pamper it, would certainly be extinct :).
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 4:17pm #
good question - I used purr. now I tested all the others again and decided for pop. cool.
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 4:27pm #
Good Bye Quickie
Just tried to sleep a little, to pre-compensate for the lack of sleep I'm going to have tonight. It didn't work, sadly, as it was just to early to...
Posted 11 Sep 2003 at 9:00pm #
Question of the Day: Alert
For the Mac users out there, what is your alert sound? Pre-Mac OS 9, I always used Sosumi (as did so many others, I think). With the advent of Mac OS 9, I switched to Submarine because I liked how...
Posted 12 Sep 2003 at 3:31am #
I switched to Bottle about a month ago after Funk developed an weird buzz undertone that rebooting didn't fix. Bottle is muted enough not to bother my wife when she's in the same room, tho' I may switch to Pop so I don't miss alerts as often when my iBook volume iBook is lower.
Posted 12 Sep 2003 at 9:06am #
Would it be possible to post these sounds? I use a XP at work and keep earphones plugged in because most of the noises are annoying. I'd like to hear what Mac OS has.
(At home I use FreeBSD which doesn't make any noises at all (so I can play my Ogg Vorbis files in peace)).
Posted 12 Sep 2003 at 10:15am #
Funk
Posted 12 Sep 2003 at 10:31pm #
I use basso for the moment...
Posted 13 Sep 2003 at 10:56am #
Dooh.wav