I've got the wav files of the Atlantis sound scheme but can't spot the clacky typewriter sound used for the keystroke event. The problem is it's way louder than the rest of the sounds on my laptop so I'm forever turning the sound up or down depending if I'm typing.
So, if I can get my hands on the wav, I can create a version that's the right volume to fit in with the rest of the sounds on my PC - can you tell me what the wav is called (and, ideally, add a link to it here)?
Thanks.
What's the typewriter wav file called?
Hi Andy,
The “keystroke” sound, like all the other Atlantis sounds, is part of a compiled binary file (“Standard.asn”). These sounds can neither be retrieved directly nor modified. But you can import any custom “.wav” file to replace any of the Atlantis Sounds using “Tools | Sounds… > Custom Sound > Browse”.
Now here is what you can do to create a suitable “keystroke” sound (or a sound meant for any other “Atlantis event”):
* Use any “.wav” sound found on the Web.
* Or use “SoundLeech” (http://www.milosoftware.com) to capture the sound produced by Atlantis. Modify that sound to your liking.
I have done this for the Atlantis “keystroke” sound. You can download the modified sound directly from http://www.atlantiswordprocessor.com/en ... stroke.wav
You can adjust it further to the appropriate pitch or volume using any audio editor like “Audacity” (http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacit ... e/download).
HTH.
Cheers,
Robert
The “keystroke” sound, like all the other Atlantis sounds, is part of a compiled binary file (“Standard.asn”). These sounds can neither be retrieved directly nor modified. But you can import any custom “.wav” file to replace any of the Atlantis Sounds using “Tools | Sounds… > Custom Sound > Browse”.
Now here is what you can do to create a suitable “keystroke” sound (or a sound meant for any other “Atlantis event”):
* Use any “.wav” sound found on the Web.
* Or use “SoundLeech” (http://www.milosoftware.com) to capture the sound produced by Atlantis. Modify that sound to your liking.
I have done this for the Atlantis “keystroke” sound. You can download the modified sound directly from http://www.atlantiswordprocessor.com/en ... stroke.wav
You can adjust it further to the appropriate pitch or volume using any audio editor like “Audacity” (http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacit ... e/download).
HTH.
Cheers,
Robert
I already had (most of) the wav files as they were posted in a zip in this forum ages ago in response to a question (possibly from me) but it didn't have the keystroke sound for some reason.
I wasn't aware of SoundLeech so thanks for the keystroke wav - it's already quieter than the version in Atlantis so I don't think I'll even need to fiddle with it. By the way, Windows 'sound recorder' allows you to change volume - Audacity would be a bit of a sledgehammer for this little nut.
Thanks again.
I wasn't aware of SoundLeech so thanks for the keystroke wav - it's already quieter than the version in Atlantis so I don't think I'll even need to fiddle with it. By the way, Windows 'sound recorder' allows you to change volume - Audacity would be a bit of a sledgehammer for this little nut.
Thanks again.
Just in case anyone else wants to do the same thing...
There was something about the wav that Robert kindly uploaded that didn't sound quite right to me so I installed the SoundLeech software that he mentioned and grabbed the native typewriter sound from Atlantis. It turned out there are actually two sounds used - one for the spacebar (which is the one Robert uploaded) and another for the other keys.
On a related note, I like the old style 'clacky' typewriter sound so much that it feels missing when I'm typing elsewhere on my computer (writing emails or forum posts, for example), so I've found and installed a bit of software called Jingle Keyboard, assigned the extracted Atlantis typewriter sounds to it and that gives me the effect system wide (remember to turn it off in Atlantis though so the effect's not doubled).
There was something about the wav that Robert kindly uploaded that didn't sound quite right to me so I installed the SoundLeech software that he mentioned and grabbed the native typewriter sound from Atlantis. It turned out there are actually two sounds used - one for the spacebar (which is the one Robert uploaded) and another for the other keys.
On a related note, I like the old style 'clacky' typewriter sound so much that it feels missing when I'm typing elsewhere on my computer (writing emails or forum posts, for example), so I've found and installed a bit of software called Jingle Keyboard, assigned the extracted Atlantis typewriter sounds to it and that gives me the effect system wide (remember to turn it off in Atlantis though so the effect's not doubled).
Things are actually more complex than that. The standard sound scheme of Atlantis has individual WAVs for 38 keys (A..Z, 0..9, Space, and Enter). (Different keys of a typewriter really produce different sounds.) But the "Tools | Sounds..." dialog of Atlantis does not allow to assign custom WAVs to individual keys.
If you need to assign different WAVs to individual keys, you should compile them into an .asn file. You can download the Atlantis Sound Scheme Editor from our site:
http://www.AtlantisWordProcessor.com/do ... dit_en.zip
It is an old utility (its Help file still refers to the old name of the shareware version of Atlantis). We do not advertise it through our site anymore. But you could use it to to compile .asn files. Just unpack the content of the "sound_edit_en.zip" file to any folder on your hard disk, run "SoundEdit.exe", and follow the instructions from its Help.
If you need to assign different WAVs to individual keys, you should compile them into an .asn file. You can download the Atlantis Sound Scheme Editor from our site:
http://www.AtlantisWordProcessor.com/do ... dit_en.zip
It is an old utility (its Help file still refers to the old name of the shareware version of Atlantis). We do not advertise it through our site anymore. But you could use it to to compile .asn files. Just unpack the content of the "sound_edit_en.zip" file to any folder on your hard disk, run "SoundEdit.exe", and follow the instructions from its Help.
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Different sounds for 38 keys!?
Yikes - I thought it was attention to detail having two.
Thanks for the additional information but that 'Jingle Keyboard' software I'm using doesn't allow for different sounds for that many keys and sounds good enough (to my ears) with just the two so I think I'll leave it as is for now.
Yikes - I thought it was attention to detail having two.
Thanks for the additional information but that 'Jingle Keyboard' software I'm using doesn't allow for different sounds for that many keys and sounds good enough (to my ears) with just the two so I think I'll leave it as is for now.