Last month I bought a new laptop but it wasn't until this evening that I finally created and put in place my own Windows Sound Scheme. The alert sounds, Windows Start Up / Shut Down / Logon / Logoff tunes, critical stop alert sounds, device attach/remove/failed alerts, recycling bin emptying, everything! The following is a list of the sound effects and sound bytes used:
Asterisk & Critical Stop alerts:
Riley Freeman from The Boondocks saying "Wait, hold up" (from the A Huey Freeman Christmas episode, Riley was
writing a letter to Santa and needed an eraser).
Default Beep: Again from The Boondocks, a white teacher trying to teach Kwanzaa stuff at the public school during Christmas. He's attempting to get the kids to participate in a chant and is yelling, "Harambi!" (which I'm most likely spelling terribly wrong).
Device Connect (ie: USB devices): An announcer-type voice enthusiastically proclaiming "Here we go!"; from Blackalicious - Chemical Calisthenics.
Device Disconnect: An echoey voice saying "Drrrop"; from The Pharcyde - Drop.
Device Failed to Connect: The fill from Bob James - Take Me to The Mardi Gras, more well known as the "song with the water glasses being played with spoons sound" by Run DMC called Peter Piper featuring Jam Master Jay (the turntables might wobble but they don't fall down!).
Exclamation alert:
Strong Bad saying "Bshht! The Double Deuce."
Exit Windows: Strong Bad again, this time saying "It's about time! Why don't you go outside or something? Nerd."
Start Windows: The THX "Deep Note" thing that appears before movies (Digitally Mastered!).
Windows Logoff: A quick DJ scratch then a voice saying "You are ready to go on [echo: go on, go on, go on]"; from Blackalicious again.
Windows Logon: The most famous section of James Brown - Funky Drummer; "One, Two, Three, Four, Hit it! [the funky drummer drumming]...".
Empty Recycle Bin: Strong Bad yelling his trademark "DELETED!"
MSN Contact Online: "[quick DJ scratch] Y'all know the name!"
MSN New Mail: Before one of Strong Bad's email episodes (I'm too lazy to look up which one) he says "Awwwwwwwwwwww EMAIL!!!" and then some heavy rock riff comes in for a few seconds.
MSN New Message: [a single basic DJ scratch]
MSN New Mobile Message: Strong Bad, before checking his email another day/episode, says in great wonder and amazement "Oh! Electronic mail!"
MSN Nudge: A drumroll, then Flava Flav saying "Huh!", then a single snare hit; from Public Enemy - Revolverlution.
The only ones I want to customize but haven't are the Low Battery and Critical Battery alerts for the laptop. Otherwise I'm all set.
As well, in the next week I hope to finally spray paint the stencil I designed for the top of the lappy. I won't tell you what it is (I'll post pics when it's done), but it involves the 1980s, and the colours red, white, and black.
Tis all, you're dismissed.
revolution this,
dazz.
PS - the title of this post has nothing to do with the content, however it is not meaningless. If you can figure out the riddle/joke of it post in the comments.
["Snow is water that is thinking of becoming ice" -Weebl]