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[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Anyone know if you can make a sound happen when Mastercam Launches?

 

I want to have the THX sound go when I launch Mastercam.

 

 

James teh "I like useless bells and whistles"

[Thad]

If you go into the control panel and select Sounds and Audio devices (WinXP Home), in the Sounds tab, you can select "program event" to cause sound. "Open program" is an option, but it will do it for all programs, not just MC.

 

Thad

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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"Open program" is an option, but it will do it for all programs, not just MC.

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Ahhhhh, thanks for jarring the memory Thad.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

[M. Anderson]

James,

 

You could also assign a *.bat file to the M/C icon on your desktop, it would load M/C and you could also put in a "Beep" command.

 

Just a thought?

 

 

Mark Anderson

 

EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT -TURKEY DAY!

[Kenneth Potter]

can you give us a step by step ...How to do using *.*bat

[M. Anderson]

Kenneth,

 

Give me a while - I have not done anything like this for a long, long time. (15 - 20yrs or so)

 

When I get time I will try it myself.

 

With the way "Winblows" has changed - it might not even work anymore? But you use to have a "BEEP" command you could call, but I don't mess with progrmming anymore. SO ?????

 

Mark Anderson

[romer]

James,

 

I don't know what O/S you're running, but in W98 it's pretty easy to add sounds to any application.

 

You need to edit the registry by adding a couple of keys, and then drop the .wav file in the proper directory. The will add the app and the sounds to your sound properties in your control panel.

 

If you're interested, let me know and I will post a more detailed description.

 

Romer

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Yes, please post the info if possible.

 

I only want that WAV file to play when opening Mastercam.

 

That sound is the coolest!

[MachineSMMC]

I am also interested in doing this.

 

Thanks

[romer]

#1- BACK UP THE REGISTRY! -screw ups in there can definitely ruin your whole day, week, month, etc.

 

#2- Open HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesApps and create a new key with the same name as your application's executable ("Mill9" for example).

Edit the string to place the name of the app. as you want it to appear in the sounds control window.("Mastercam", "Mill9", etc.)

 

#3- Create another key within the "Mill9" key you just created, and name it "Open". You can also add a "Close" key if you wish in the same manner.

 

#4- Close your editor.

 

#5- Insert your .wav file in the proper directory (C:winmedia most likely).

 

#6- Go to your settings control panel and open the "Sounds" window. Scroll down and the name of the app. ("Mastercam", Mill9", etc.) and the desired command ("Open") should now appear. The sound file you added should also appear in the list of sound names. Preview and add the sounds to whatever you wish. Close up and the next time you start the app., the sound should play.

 

James, FWIW there are 2 THX sound files that I know of, the original "THX" and also "DOLBY THX".

Distinctly different but both are pretty cool sounding.

 

Personally, I've always had Darth Vader "greet" me with "What is thy bidding my master" when I open Mastercam.

 

Hope this helps,

Romer