How to change the sounds your computer makes:

step 1) Choose your weapon.

Does your computer make lame noises? The same old, boring tadas and chimes? You can change all of that. First, find a new sound. You can click here to view our sound library's card catalog, or choose from one of our favorites:

a) Alice going through the looking glass.
b) Regurgitation.
c) The ghost in the machine.

The sound program activated by your browser will determine the way you are hearing the sound ... and the way in which you will save it. For instance, if you are running Windows and using Sound Recorder: click "file" and "save as" in the menu of Sound Recorder. Remember where you save it. You can check to see where it is by clicking on "file" and "open." Can you see it?

step 3. Search for your current sound files.

Somewhere on your computer are files that make all your sounds. If you don't know where they are, you can "search" for them. For instance, if you are running Windows: in File Manager, click "search" and then change the *.* to read *.wav in the box that appears. Then, press OK. The results should show any wave (wav) files you have on your computer. Pick any one. (I choose c:\windows\tada.wav)

step 4. Copy the old file.

If you ever want your old sound back you need to make a copy of it.
For instance, if you are running windows: go to Search Results list, highlight c:\windows\tada.wav, click "file," click "copy." and enter c:\windows\tadaold.wav in the box that appears. Then you can always go back and copy tadaold.wav on top of new tada.wav.

step 5. The fun part.

Rename the file you saved in step 2. For instance, if you are running windows: go to Search Results list, highlight the file you saved in step 2, click "file," click "save as," type c:\windows\tada.wav in the window that appears.

The next time your computer calls for one of those old, lame sounds see what happens ... *implike grin*

Other Cool Sound Sites

The Rock N' Roll Romper Room
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