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- WAYS TO USE DIGITIZED SOUND FILES
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- Here are some ideas of ways to use digitized sound files:
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- ** BATCH FILES
- Incorporate sound in batch files. My autoexec is fairly lengthy,
- performing incremental backups, disk optimization and virus checking
- automatically each day. By sprinkling different sound files
- throughout the AUTOEXEC process, I can go work on other tasks
- in the office, while listening to the progress the system is making.
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- ** SLIDE SHOWS
- Incorporate sound with your slide shows. When using VPIC to
- display GIF, PCX, MAC and other picture files from a batch file,
- you can run VPIC with the /r switch to regain control. This will
- cause VPIC to exit while leaving the picture still displayed on the
- screen, then you can play an appropriate sound file.
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- ** PART OF A TUTORIAL
- Use soundfiles as part of a tutorial series. Display a screen of
- pictures or charts, while playing a descriptive message.
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- ** LECTURE RECORDINGS
- To preserve lectures, or recordings of any other noteworthy
- event you wish to preserve.
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- ** EMAIL VOICE MESSAGES
- Include voice messages and sound clips with your EMAIL messages.
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- ** EVENT WARNINGS
- To alert you that selected events that may be occurring on your
- system, such as the modification or deletion of certain files,
- or the running of a particular program.
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- ** CALENDAR REMINDERS
- To alert you that a particular date or time event has occurred.
- You can pre-program Sputter to remind you of any date/time that
- will occur in the future, and have any appropriate sound clip
- played.
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- ** SPEAKER BEEP REPLACEMENT
- To replace the run-of-the-mill BEEP with something more fitting
- for where the system is in use. I like to use different animal
- sounds, like frogs croaking, or chicks peeping. In an office
- environment, you might prefer some soothing tones, or a short
- piece of clasical music.
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- ** ASSISTANCE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
- For children younger than age 7 or 8, that haven't started to read
- yet, but still enjoy playing computer games, adding some verbal
- directions to a menuing system can make all the difference.
- I've added simple directions for inserting floppy disks,
- calibrating the joystick, or indicating which keys to hit to
- start and quit the game.
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- ** JUST PLAIN FUN!
- Make your system come to life! You can setup your favorite sound
- effects or one-liners from movies to be played automatically
- whenever you perform any of your normal system functions.
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- If you have any other unique or interesting ways of using digitized
- sound files on your PC, I'd like to hear them. Just send me a
- message on either of the BBS systems listed below, which I visit
- regularly.
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- Channel One Cambridge MA (MABOS) 617-354-8873
- Exec-PC Milmaukee WI (WIMIL) 414-789-4210
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- or call me voice at 508-486-3083
- (please remember we're on Eastern time)
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