Mac OS X UI feedback sounds are in stereo

29. Oct, 2009 5 Comments

The sound feedback when trashing an item is in stereo. Unnecesary? Yes. But very cool.

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5 Responses to “Mac OS X UI feedback sounds are in stereo”

  1. Alex Reid Reply 29. Oct, 2009 at 7:10 am

    The Mail.app 'mail sent' sound is also in stereo — it swoops from the left to right speaker. Very cool.

  2. El Aura Reply 29. Oct, 2009 at 8:39 am

    I particularly like the Unison sound when sending a message. A very nice stereo effect.

  3. Ben K Reply 29. Oct, 2009 at 9:48 am

    It used to be the case that Mac OS would play a sound when e.g. moving an item from one folder to another. (Maybe it still does, but one of the first things I do on any install is turn off those sounds, so I haven't checked lately). However, back in the day, there was no spatial information conveyed in the stereo image — e.g., dragging something from a left-hand window to a right-hand one should have sounded appropriately, but did not. Has this been fixed?

  4. Marcos Reply 29. Oct, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    In Mac OS 8 you could turn on sounds for the UI: things such as opening a menu or dragging items. The sounds were played in stereo depending on where the action on the screen happened. It was quite slick. Like so many other things, it didn't make it to Mac OS X. Unlike, say, Spring Loaded folders, it still hasn't been ported and maybe it never will. Oh well.

  5. Marcos Reply 29. Oct, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    In Mac OS 8 you could turn on sounds for the UI: things such as opening a menu or dragging items. The sounds were played in stereo depending on where the action on the screen happened. It was quite slick. Like so many other things, it didn't make it to Mac OS X. Unlike, say, Spring Loaded folders, it still hasn't been ported and maybe it never will. Oh well.

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