As the Holiday Season approaches, it's nice to add a bit of spirit and some decorations, even when it comes to your Mac! The "Holiday Beeps Volume 1" is a set of several high-quality stereo sounds that make excellent Holiday System Alert Beeps. Each sound is unique in style and has a seasonal sound to it. The Holiday Beeps Volume 1 is part of the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of sounds and is available in both 16-bit/44kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions.
8-bit Holiday Beeps Vol. 2
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With the Holidays just around the corner, why not add a Holiday touch to your Macintosh? Enhance your computing experience with a bit of sound with the "Holiday Beeps Vol. 2" set of high-quality, stereo sounds with a Holiday atmosphere. There are several sounds included of various styles and effects for you to use as alert beeps. The Holiday Beeps Volume 2 is part of the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of sounds and is available in both 16-bit/44kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions.
Angel Of Christmas StartUp
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"Angel Of Christmas" StartUp Sound (Stereo Version) During the Holiday season, why not add a spirited touch to your Mac? The "Angel Of Christmas" sound is a glorious way to intro a computing session. It begins with a calming chorus of voices that crescendo in harmony as deep, rumbling symphonic drums roll to a climactic point as subtle bells ring throughout the finish. The "Angel Of Christmas" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of freeware sounds.
AppleSOS Joke 1.2 Beta
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A sound that is a humorous look at the cut-backs in Apple's Tech Support. It is a beta because I have found a new format that will improve the quality of all of the Wacked Sounds of the past, present, and future without increasing file size if no one has any trouble playing this test version of the new format.
"Carol Of the Bells" StartUp
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The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is an enchanting, fully-orchestrated rendition of the classic Holiday carol. It begins with the spiritual ringing of hand bells throughout the first few measures of the song and is concluded with explosive orchestra bursts. Its quality and short length make it ideal for use as a StartUp Sound during the Holiday Season. The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of freeware sounds.
"Classic Manger" StartUp
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The "Classic Manger" StartUp Sound is a soothing intro to your Mac for the Holiday season based on the last line of the carol "Away In A Manger." It is orchestrated by an eloquently-plucked classical guitar that is backed by a virtual chorus that crescendos perfectly at the conclusion of the sound. The "Classic Manger" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of freeware sounds. It is available in both stereo and mono versions.
Classical Guitar Sampler
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A few days ago I had the need for some classical music to add to a video project I'm working on. In the spirit of do-it-yourself, I picked up my classical guitar and created an audio cassette of several public domain classical melodies that I could use for whatever video or multimedia projects I happen to be working on. In the spirit of sharing, I'm making these melodies available for anyone else to use in their video or multimedia projects.
Classical Kaleidoscope Sounds
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You can customize the look of your Mac with Kaleidescope...now you can customize the sound, as well! The "Classical" sounds for Greg Landweber's Kaleidescope is an applet that will automatically replace the "window shade" sounds with new, symphonic strokes of a cello. The sounds are short, but unique, and contain sounds for both the "close window" and "open window" functions.
Darksounds
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This is just a small collection of system beeps for those loving the good old days of goth music. The copyright is of the relevant artists. The sounds are freeware, I would just appreciate to have comments emailed. Enjoy -- Vanth "...there are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio than are dreamt of in thyne philosophy..."
"Demon Growl" Alert Beep 8-bit
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The Demon Growl Alert is a sound file that can be used as a system beep on any Macintosh computer. It is a short, 2 second sound that is a deep, rolling growl of what sounds like a demon or creature of some sort in stereo. This file is available in both 16-bit/44.1kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions. This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper installation.
Great Korean Beep
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This is a great alert beep, that I recorded in my Hapkido (a Korean martial art) class. It is my master (sa-bum-nim) saying "Attention" in Korean. It's just the right length for an alert sound, not being much longer than a regular beep. Enjoy.
Halloween StartUp Sound
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The "Halloween StartUp Sound" is seasonal sound file that can be used to play automatically when your extensions have loaded. It begins with the ominous creaking of an old door that swings from left speaker to right as suddenly a female scream is heard. Steam bursts from all over as a deep, haunting voice slowly mumbles "Welcome..." and breaks into an evil laugh as owls "whooo" in the distance from all directions....
Holiday "Sleigh Ride" StartUp
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The "Sleigh Ride" sound adds a bit of Holiday style to your Macintosh with its climatic, symphonic intro to the popular Christmas carol. It bursts into action with timpani rumbling, lead by a grand piano as a symphony of strings roles through crescendoing scales. The sound reaches a sudden, climatic finish with the crash of percussion and the piano for a nice intro for the Holidays. The "Sleigh Ride" StartUp is available in both stereo and mono versions.
Holiday System Clock Sounds
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Now that the Holidays are upon us, it's time to add a Christmas touch to your Mac! The "Holiday System Clock" sounds are a set of 4 high-quality stereo sounds that can play on your Mac at 1/4 Past, 1/2 Past, 1/4 'Til, and Top Of the Hour, without the use of extra software. If you have System 7.5 or above, or the shareware "SuperClock" control panel, these sounds are great for customizing your Mac for the Holidays. This set is available in both 16-bit/44kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions.
Homebrew Sounds
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My brother and I made these sounds several years ago and they are still good. They are e-mail ware, meaning I'm happy to let you use them if you write me a quick note. This is just to let me gauge interest, so even if you have nothing to say, PLEASE WRITE one little sentance. It will only take a minute. Thanks.
"Jingle-Bell" StartUp
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The "Jingle-Bell" sound is from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series," and is great for StartUp during the Holidays. It is a high-quality sample of the last line of the classic carol, "Jingle Bells." Its style is similar to that of a climactic grand finale to a Holiday Symphony, and is full of boomy percussion, lively strings, and punchy brass. The "Jingle-Bell" StartUp is available in both stereo and mono. Instructions are included with the file for proper installation.
"Joy To the World" StartUp
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The "Joy To the World" sound begins with the climatic scaling of a full orchestra backed with booming kettle drums and then climaxes into the first stanza of "Joy To The World," complete with strings, brass, and percussion...it sounds like a complete symphony right inside your Mac! The "Joy To the World" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of freeware sounds and is available in stereo and mono versions. Instructions are included with the file for proper installation.
Kelly's Duets 1.0
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This hypercard stack plays 24 tunes in 2-part harmony with a choice of 9 ins trument sets. The average user can just enjoy the music, while stack writers can use this stack to learn how to write more than just monophonic music scripts. Some of the tunes are: Brahms' Lullaby, Home On The Range, Sweet Molly Malone, and The Glendy Burk Charles I. Kelly (Nagoya, Japan)
Paul's Soundtrio 1.0
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Here are 2 sounds (Happyhour and Sweetime) you can use on your Mac for every time an hour passes on your system clock. The other sound (Makencopies) is for when the printer has finished printing. First unstuff "soundtrio.sit," then simply place all the sound files into your system suitcase, which is in your system folder, and you'll be able to highlight one of them as your hourly sound using the Date & Time Control Panel.
Rabid Dog Alert Beep
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Install this system 7 sound file in with your existing sounds in your sound suitcase located within your system folder (in hard drive). This RABID DOG alert beep was painstakingly crafted by the talents of our local sound sculptor B.A.Jacobson and his rabid dog Timmy. No human or animal was hurt during the production of this alert beep. ENJOY! Another fine SCRUB WORKS product. scrub@focus.baynet.net
Raoul Sound
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A short sound of a kid. Either you like it or hate it! :-) Usable as system alert sound... Have fun.
Sexy America Online 3.0 Sounds
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Customize your America Online application with this auto sound-replacer that installs an attractive female voice that will address you while on-line. This set of sounds has been used on a major television show and has won the "MMS File of the Month" award. It includes 7 stereo sounds that will enhance the audio portion of the on-line environment. This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper installation.
Technica Kaleidoscope Sounds
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"Technica Kaleidoscope Sounds" You can customize the look of your Mac with Kaleidoscope...now you can customize the sound, as well! The "Technica" sounds for Greg Landweber's Kaleidoscope is an applet that will automatically replace the "window shade" sounds with new, technical, gadget sounds.
Wacked Sounds Vol. 1.0
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Here is the original Volume of some sounds I made for no reason but to amuse people. My first reaction immediately after uploading Volume 1 was embarrassment... I wasn't sure if my humor was to be appreciated. However, they have been on shareware.com's top 30 charts for 18 weeks until now... and I just found out that Info Mac removed it! So, I'm putting it back.
Wacked Sounds Vol. 4.1
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These sounds are, of course, Freeware, because... well, they are sounds for crissakes. However, they are not public domain. Which means that they are copyrighted to me. If anyone, say... just as an example of course... enters a contest and wins computer hardware claiming they created one of my sounds, it will become a legal issue (okay, yes, it has happened). Please read the terms at the bottom. Anyways, here is Volume 4 of some sounds I made for no reason but to amuse people.
X-mas Files
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X-mas Files is a weird Christmas sound I created. It combines the haunting theme from the X-files TV show, with Christmas music and sounds.