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Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 02:03:34 PM
I have just been screwing around with windows some more and I have found a way to change the startup sound in windows xp.  I have a part of the land before time audio track.  It's the sound when Littlefoot first finds the great valley.  I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in changing their startup sound to part of a LBT song or soundtrack.  The startup sound is the sound that your computer makes when it has the blue screen and it says "welcome".  It's sort of annoying.  I prefer the land before time james horner track instead.  Anyone interested?
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: Ratiasu on June 29, 2007, 02:15:48 PM
I've already done that with other sounds, but I think the only sound thing you can put in place of the sounds are .wav files. Plus, if you had a music track, it would continue until it coursed through the entire song.
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 02:43:09 PM
That's why ya split it and convert it.  My startup sound is only 39 seconds and it's LBT.
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 02:44:22 PM
I can easily convert mp3 to wav.  Then ya just split it down to a few seconds.
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 03:00:27 PM
Okay.  Here's my existing startup sound in wav format.  You may use it if you like.  I personally like a startup sound that lasts for more than 4 seconds.


http://files.filefront.com//;7918895;;/ (http://files.filefront.com//;7918895;;/)
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: Petrie. on June 29, 2007, 03:30:10 PM
I've known about that for a while.

Startup sound - ESPN Speedworld Theme
Exit sound - Shania Twain saying "I'm outta here!" and then walking off and shutting the door :p
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 03:35:39 PM
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I've known about that for a while.

Yeah.  Me too. I just haven't tried it until today.  I have had no desire to.
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: action9000 on June 29, 2007, 10:33:24 PM
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Startup sound - ESPN Speedworld Theme
Exit sound - Shania Twain saying "I'm outta here!" and then walking off and shutting the door 
LOL I love that exit sound :p

I actually don't use start or close sounds.  I'm afraid I'll leave my headphones or speakers turned up too high when I start or stop the computer and either wake up somebody or break something :p
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 10:37:16 PM
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I'm afraid I'll leave my headphones or speakers turned up too high when I start or stop the computer and either wake up somebody or break something

I always worry about that too.  I can't live without my startup sound now that I have it though. :p
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: action9000 on June 29, 2007, 11:02:49 PM
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I always worry about that too.
It would be okay if my volume level was consistant but:
I keep my computer volume at almost 50% when my headphones are plugged in to get decent volume.

I keep my computer's volume at about 5% to 10% when my speakers are plugged in because they can pump out so much.

If my speakers ever came on at 50%, I think my head would explode and half the block would wake up :p
Title: Changing Startup Sound
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2007, 11:40:58 PM
I'm constantly working with audio and video files that have very different volume levels.  If I have my speakers at 2% with one of my LBT tv series, it is so loud that the house shakes.  Then, I have to have the level at 30% when working with things such as vocal removal (which I do quite freqently).  I might think that the speakers are at a very low level and shut down the computer and get blasted.  That happened once.  It vibraded like when a jet plane went by and I couldn't hear too well for a couple hours after that.  Luckily, I was home alone at the time.