I recorded some sounds with simple sounds in OS 8, and I was wondering if there's a way to turn that into the format used in EV/O(/N?) plug-ins, hopefully without any expensive software.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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I am using OS9 which does not use simplesound but this might work for getting your sound out so that you can edit it with a free/shareware sound editing program.

ALWAYS WORK WITH A COPY OF YOUR SYSTEM!!!!
Using ResEdit, open the file in your system folder called "System." Find the "snd" resource (fastest by typing snd) and open it. Inside you should find all the alert sounds you have (delete any you don't like :)) Copy the sound you saved. Paste it into something like the scrapebook or your sound editing program. Make sure that it is at 11.125khz (not sure about the .125) EV will sound 'different' if the khz is not at the right setting.
If the sound is not in the System file, try opening up SimpleSound with ResEdit and doing the same thing.

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iS THERE ANY SHAREWARE/FREEWARE PROGRAMS THAT YOU COULD CREATE AND OR EDIT SOUNDS FOR EV?

(quote)Originally posted by NNNormal:
**Using ResEdit, open the file in your system folder called "System." Find the "snd" resource (fastest by typing snd) and open it. Inside you should find all the alert sounds you have (delete any you don't like:)

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Shade, I dunno what format EV/O/N will use, but I do know of a program that will convert/creat most osund file formats. "Ultra Recorder": it can be found at (url="http://"http://www.download.com")www.download.com(/url)

I use it frequentaly for Avara, like I said, though, dunno if it wil work for EV. Good luck!

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Originally posted by Vader:
**Shade, I dunno what format EV/O/N will use, but I do know of a program that will convert/creat most osund file formats. "Ultra Recorder": it can be found at www.download.com

I use it frequentaly for Avara, like I said, though, dunno if it wil work for EV. Good luck!
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Well, whether it works or not, thanks for the link.. I've downloaded it already, but it's late, so I'll wait till tomorrow to try it.

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Originally posted by ShadeOfBlue:
Hrm, I saved the sound as a seperate file onto the HD, instead of as an alert sound. I suppose I could try re-recording the sounds and try that method, but I don't like the sound of hax0ring around with the system folder..:)

it works in basically the same way. i've never gotten them from the system folder (i, like you, am quite reluctant to screw around in anything but a copy of my system folder, and copies take up a lot of space), but you can use the same procedure to get them from the sound file. just open the sound file in resedit and copy the appropriate snd resource. works the other way, too: make a new sound file, and paste some other snd resource over the one it uses and now you've got a sound file you can use like a normal one (i used to have the override intro theme as my startup sound, but i got sick of it taking that much longer to boot)

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To extract alert sounds from the system file, go to the system folder and double click it. The system file is a suitcase, and when you open it it lists the keyboard mappings and alert sounds. Simply drag and drop. It behaves like a normal folder, so be careful to make sure you are copying, not moving, if you want to retain the sound as an alert sound.

As for a convertor app, I suggest SoundApp. Search for it, but I dont have a URL handy...

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Originally posted by blackhole:
**As for a convertor app, I suggest SoundApp. Search for it, but I dont have a URL handy...
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Voila!
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Originally posted by NNNormal:
**ALWAYS WORK WITH A COPY OF YOUR SYSTEM!!!!
Using ResEdit, open the file in your system folder called "System." Find the "snd" resource (fastest by typing snd) and open it. Inside you should find all the alert sounds you have (delete any you don't like :)) Copy the sound you saved. Paste it into something like the scrapebook or your sound editing program. Make sure that it is at 11.125khz (not sure about the .125) EV will sound 'different' if the khz is not at the right setting.
If the sound is not in the System file, try opening up SimpleSound with ResEdit and doing the same thing.
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That's kinda like cracking an egg with a wrecking ball...;)

Anyways shade, simple sound does save in a system sound file, which is useable with EV/O/N. Do like blackhole said, open the sstem folder and find the System folder with a suitcase icon. If the sound you recorded works as an alert sound, then you can just find it in there (assuming you saved it there) and drag/drop. system sound files (the ones that play when you click on it) will open in resedit and will be in a format useable in EV/O/N...

If that's not the case, get SoundApp...=P

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