Re: OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

I did some google searching on this and the only suggestion I found was to replace one of the files in the path I indicated earlier, though you said that path does not exist in Sierra, so I am stumped on this one. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Jul 27, 2016, at 6:57 AM, Alex Hall

Re: OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

Thanks for the suggestion. I just tried putting the cap file in ~/library/sounds, ~/library/audio/sounds/alerts, and /library/audio/sounds/alerts. I couldn't get it to show up as an option in Messages in any location. Ah well. > On Jul 25, 2016, at 08:10, Jonathan C. Cohn

Re: OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

My primary idea was to let you know to try core audio instead of an AIFF for the file type. ghe location. I used the find commad in termibal. To get Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 25, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Oddly, I don't seem to have a Private

Re: OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

Oddly, I don't seem to have a Private Frameworks under either /library or ~/library. But then, I'm on the Sierra beta, so maybe these files have moved. > On Jul 24, 2016, at 22:45, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > It looks like the file type should be core audio file > > I found

Re: OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

It looks like the file type should be core audio file I found the Bamboo sound in the Modern directory under: Library/PrivateFrameworks/ToneLibrary.framework/Resources/AlertTones Best wishes, Jonathan > On Jul 24, 2016, at 7:16 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > I just

OT: custom sound works for Mail, not Messages

Hi all, I just saved an AIFF file for use with audio alerts on my Mac. I've assigned it to Mail with no problem, but I really wanted it for messages. However, it doesn't appear in Messages > Preferences > sound. Is there more I need to do than just adding it to ~/library/sounds, or can I not