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SystemSound Extension - 5.0u

play sounds in the Finder like in Classic

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All Time:	(4.6)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	5.0u
Release Date:	2006-07-11
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	2,724
Downloads (all versions):	10,937

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Product Description:

SystemSound Extension is a prefpane. With SystemSound you can play sound without opening a application in the Finder. Like with system 7 sounds in Mac OS 9<. You can also specify a startup or shutdown sound. SystemSound plays: AIFF, AIFC, WAVE, MP3, MP2, MIDI, SD2, ULAW, MPEG4, WMA and system 7 sounds. It includes a app that converts system 7 sound to AIFF or WAVE.

What's new in this version:

French localization (Claude Le Mestric).
Made SystemSound Converter more responsive.
Universal Binary.
Added an option to keep the dialog always in front.
Added an option to stop a sound or not when opening a new one.
Rewritten/cleaned code.
Added wma (needs flip4mac).
New method for playing sounds.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
QuickTime 7
Universal Binary

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Excellent! - Version: 5.0u, 10/1/2007 06:23AM PST

Rick Deckard

What a completely awesome little tool this is! It had always annoyed me that OS X didn't have a native sound format it played without opening some app. Even AIFF files it wants to play through iTunes. What a bother! This beauty takes care of that problem once and for all.