Get All The Vintage Mac System Sounds On OS X With This Quick Tip. Look for the Sounds folder inside Library. Drag and drop the sounds you want inside that folder. Open System preferences and click on the Sound icon. Click on Sound Effects and you will see all the new sounds there, listed as Custom.
The new system sounds for OS X just aren’t as cool and quirky as they once were back in 80s. Remember the duck quack, and the monkey screech, and — oh yeah — that moo-ing sound? Genius!
Apple got rid of all those gems in OS X, but there’s actually a way to bring them back to your Mac if you’re feeling nostalgic. Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz breaks it down real quick and easy on how to get the vintage Mac sounds on your new Mac.
Here’s how to do it:
- First, get the old Mac vintage sounds here. The ZIP file will unpack in your Downloads folder.
- Once they are downloaded, click on the Go menu in Mountain Lion’s Finder holding the option key pressed. You will see the Library folder. Apple hid the Library folder because it thinks it confuses users, but you can easily access it in this way.
- Look for the Sounds folder inside Library.
- Drag and drop the sounds you want inside that folder.
- Open System preferences and click on the Sound icon.
- Click on Sound Effects and you will see all the new sounds there, listed as Custom.
Source: Gizmodo
An easy to configure sound theme that implements a collection of sounds specific to the Mac OSX platform on your Windows computer
Windows users have always sought various ways to enhance the operating system. Most of the tools touch on visual aspect of the product but the best tweaking tools incorporate options for altering the sound, too.
In the case of Mac OSX Sounds the customization is exclusively for the audio part of the operating system and, as the name suggests, it is designed to replace the sounds in Windows with those available for Mac systems.
No visuals, just audio
There is no interface available because the product is just a bundle of audio files that can replace the default sounds in Microsoft’s OS for some of the actions.
The packaged is wrapped as a SOUNDPACK file, which can be opened using the SoundPackager from Stardock Corporation. This tool can also be used to apply the audio changes but they are also loaded automatically in Window’ Sound applet accessible from the Control Panel.
Mac OSX Sounds is a small collection that comprises a set of 23 files, each describing a different action.
There are sharp, metallic sounds for minimizing application windows, for alerting of critical battery levels, disconnecting devices or receiving a new email message.
Additional files can replace the sounds of the system logging on or off or add new ones for maximizing application windows, popping up a menu or for informing of device failure.
The collection is pretty interesting and some users might find it useful, although if you are accustomed to the default, more quiet implementation in Windows you may not find the audio alerts too appealing, especially for simple actions such as minimizing or maximizing application windows.
Conclusion
It is worth changing the sound scheme in Windows even if on a temporary basis. Even if not all the files are linked to actions some of them are pretty nice and refreshing.
Filed under
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mac OSX Sounds was reviewed by Ionut Ilascu4.0/5
top alternatives FREE
top alternatives PAID
This enables Disqus, Inc. to process some of your data. Disqus privacy policyMac OSX Sounds 1.0
add to watchlistsend us an update- file size:
- 1.6 MB
- runs on:
- Windows All
- main category:
- Desktop Enhancements
1 screenshot:
- developer: