Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-26 Thread gonk
My daughter age 12, has the "rain and thunder" effect running every night on her SB. Every night since I showed her this feature, more than 1 year ago... -- gonk Does this unit has a bad motivator? gonk's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-24 Thread d_c_h_w
Mark Miksis;375090 Wrote: > Too bad there still aren't any actual alarm clock sounds. ;-) I use an mp3 recording of my old sony bedside alarm clock radio, which I have used on all of it predecessors, Pure Bug, Roku Radio, and now Squeezebox Boom. I like a bit of continuity when waking up in th

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread MikeekiM
Mark Miksis;375090 Wrote: > Too bad there still aren't any actual alarm clock sounds. ;-) I agree with this... I do wish there were a few sounds that just sounded like your typical alarm clock beeping, ringing and/or buzzing... I am currently using the local newsradio about 30 minutes before I

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread Mnyb
Thank you andynormancx and andy now I have two sources of interesting sounds. Big bird ? V for work , that goes on weekday alarms ;) -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this t

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread andyg
If you're interested in cool sounds, I would encourage everyone to visit http://faculty.virginia.edu/fieldrecording/ Someday I want to have all those sounds as loops within Sounds & Effects. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread Keymaster
Mnyb;442917 Wrote: > Maybe not include crows ravens seagulls and bickering vultures :) God bless the "SqueezeRooster". This blessed animal ensures that I am NEVER late :) -- Keymaster Keymaster's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread andynormancx
Mnyb;442917 Wrote: > I want more birds , why not a separate bird category. > http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/ChilShow/Sesame/BigBird/SSBB10.wav ? -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM !

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread Mnyb
I want more birds , why not a separate bird category. I use "meadowlark" on sundays as alarm, Would be nice to have a set of different birds and shuffle that. Thinking of simply DL some bird sounds and do me a bird playlist. Maybe not include crows ravens seagulls and bickering vultures :) --

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread SuperQ
Hrm, sounds like I need to bring my mics around town and do some recording. I would love to have a sound loop called Zeitgeist. :) -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2009-07-23 Thread Mike Meyer
I'm going to hi-jack this thread because it deals with Sounds & Effects. Any chance that a Bar & Pub Ambiance sound effect could be added? Just some bar chatter or something like that. It would be fun to play that downstairs in the bar area if I ever finish it. :P Thanks. -- Mike Meyer 'M

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-30 Thread andyg
Heh, send me a royalty-free sound that loops cleanly and maybe we can add it. :) -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-30 Thread badbob
Why no nails down blackboard, Vulcan afterburner or concrete paving slab cutting relaxation sounds? -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-30 Thread andyg
Sounds & Effects are downloaded only once and looped within the player. You won't waste bandwidth with them. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.s

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-30 Thread lapusey
My wife and I have, for years, played nature sounds on our alarm clock to go to sleep. I am hoping to do the same with the Boom. My problem is that I am bandwidth limited (i.e. if I exceed 200MB/day I get throttled back to intollerable speeds - no options on this point). Rather than 'waste' my da

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-27 Thread bobkoure
pfarrell;375098 Wrote: > > But the motorcycle sounds like one Harley to me. Where are the > Ducatti,... I worked in a motorcycle shop for some years (Triumph and Vincent). The nice thing about the old bikes was that each one had a very distinctive "sound. And it wasn't just architecture - Ducs s

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-24 Thread moley6knipe
pfarrell;375098 Wrote: > All boys like trains and motorcycles. You're lucky. My little lad's Grandma introduced him to "Morningtown Ride" by The Seekers, and I stupidly stored it as a favourite and then showed him how to play it. This was an error. If -only -I could hear the sound of engines

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-24 Thread Dogberry2
pfarrell;375098 Wrote: > But the motorcycle sounds like one Harley to me. Where are the Ducatti, > Yamaha TZ, Honday CRX or other sounds. Blubba Blubba is not the only > motorcycle soundSurely you mean '\"Potato Potato\"' (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200306/ai_n22200721) f

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread Pat Farrell
ChrisNY wrote: > The trains/motorcycles are a favorite All boys like trains and motorcycles. But the motorcycle sounds like one Harley to me. Where are the Ducatti, Yamaha TZ, Honday CRX or other sounds. Blubba Blubba is not the only motorcycle sound -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread ChrisNY
Well, my 3 year-old son thinks they are quite a fun way to pass the time. He asks me to "Put on the sounds" and then he happily clicks away at them. The trains/motorcycles are a favorite, although he's also keen on the nature sounds... -- ChrisNY --

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread Fletch
andyg;375055 Wrote: > Yep, Sound Effects are best used as alarms with Boom! Too bad there still aren't any actual alarm clock sounds. ;-) -- Fletch Fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 V

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread iPhone
Limping_Pylon;375048 Wrote: > Hi > > had my Transporter and SB3 for some time now and very happy with both. > Poking around the menus the other night I came across the sound effects > menu and (not for the first time)I wondered why and what for? > > How did this feature come into existence?

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread andyg
Yep, Sound Effects are best used as alarms with Boom! -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57054 _

Re: [slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread Siduhe
Limping_Pylon;375048 Wrote: > Some I can almost see a reason for (forest noises, rivers running etc) > but some of the others leave me totally baffled as to their function. > Playing some of these noises would substitute for caffeine if you > wanted to stay awake I suppose. > The "non-relaxing

[slim] Sound Effects - Gotta ask why and for what?

2008-12-23 Thread Limping_Pylon
Hi had my Transporter and SB3 for some time now and very happy with both. Poking around the menus the other night I came across the sound effects menu and (not for the first time)I wondered why and what for? How did this feature come into existence? Some I can almost see a reason for (fores