How to change the default alert sound in iCal 10.5?

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How to change the default alert sound in iCal 10.5?

I'm not particularly fond of "Basso"
Can't find anything in the documentation.
Nothing comes up when I search for "iCal default alert sound"

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 2.16, Mac OS X (10.5), iPhone

Posted on Oct 30, 2007 10:53 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 30, 2007 7:01 PM in response to J Michael

I've been looking for aw ay to do this as well/

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Answer 2

Nov 9, 2007 6:08 PM in response to stripesace

- Go to System/Library/Sounds
- Drag Basso.aiff to the trash. Authenticate to perform.
- Copy the Sound that you want to be the default sound (from System/Library/Sounds).
- Paste it to a non-system folder.
- Rename Basso.aiff (capitalize the B).
- Drag to System/Library/Sounds. Authenticate.
- Go to trash. Rename Basso.aiff to Basso2.aiff
- Drag to System/Library/Sounds. Authenticate.
- Reboot and you are good.

I tried other more elegant variations of this (trying to add a new sound and preface it with an "A" to make it first on the list, etc) but the System seems stuck on Basso. So just replace Basso and remember that the real Basso sound is really Basso2.

Voila.

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