{"id":240,"date":"2023-05-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2023-05-01T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:49:13","slug":"where-can-i-find-more-sounds-for-time-out-or-simon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/where-can-i-find-more-sounds-for-time-out-or-simon\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can I find more sounds for Time Out or Simon?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time Out comes with a number of built-in sounds that you can play as part of the Break Actions<\/a>, plus it lists all sounds you have installed on your Mac, which includes system default ones, and any you have added to the standard sound folders.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that you can also have Time Out play any music from your Apple Music library, too.<\/p>\n

Find more sounds<\/h3>\n
To add more sounds, you first need to find and download them from a website.<\/p>\n
There are many sites that offer sounds of varying length, quality, themes, etc. Some for free, some as paid offerings. Usually with previews so you can listen before downloading.<\/p>\n
Here are a few I\u2019ve found; note that I don\u2019t endorse or recommend any particular site; these are just ones I encountered in a brief search. If you\u2019re aware of or find a better site, please post in the Reddit community<\/a> to share with others.<\/p>\n
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SoundBible.com<\/a>: free sound clips<\/li>\n
FreeSound.org<\/a>: free sound clips<\/li>\n
AudioJungle.net<\/a>: paid sound clips<\/li>\n
SoundCloud.com<\/a>: subscription music tracks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Add the sounds<\/h3>\n
Once you have the new sounds, you can easily add them in one of the standard folders to make them available to all apps that can play sounds, or add them to the \u201cSounds<\/b>\u201d folder within the Time Out data folder to only make them available in Time Out.<\/p>\n
The system sound folders you can add to are in the following paths (tip: you can paste these paths into the Finder\u2019s Go \u25b6 Go to Folder\u2026<\/b> command to reveal them; if the folders don\u2019t exist, you can create them):<\/p>\n
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\/Library\/Sounds<\/b> \u2014 for sounds available to all users of your Mac.<\/li>\n
~\/Library\/Sounds<\/b> \u2014 where \u201c~\u201d means your home folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(There is a third folder, at \/System\/Library\/Sounds<\/b>, but you shouldn\u2019t modify that.)<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Time Out\u2019s sounds folder is at one of the following paths, depending on which edition of the app you have:<\/p>\n
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~\/Library\/Group Containers\/6Z7QW53WB6.com.dejal.timeout\/Sounds<\/b> \u2014 for the direct edition.<\/li>\n
~\/Library\/Group Containers\/6Z7QW53WB6.com.dejal.timeout.free\/Sounds<\/b> \u2014 for the Mac App Store edition.<\/li>\n
~\/Library\/Group Containers\/6Z7QW53WB6.com.dejal.timeout-setapp\/Sounds<\/b> \u2014 for the Setapp edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While you can use the Finder\u2019s Go to Folder\u2026<\/b> command to access those, an easier way is to choose Reveal Scripts<\/b> from the Add Action<\/b> drop-down menu. That will show the Scripts<\/b> folder, which is adjacent to the Sounds<\/b> folder. (I do want to make this even easier in a future update.)<\/p>\n
Simon is much the same, except will just look in the standard folders.<\/p>\n
I hope this has been helpful!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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